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ctenoid

Comblike; having an edge or margin with multiple, tiny projections resembling the teeth of a comb.

Used in 13 species profiles

Butis amboinensis
Butis butis
Gastromyzon ctenocephalus
Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma
Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus
Laetacara flamannellus

Related terms

cyclo-ctenoid scale
Scale type with morphology intermediate between cycloid and ctenoid, possessing reduced ctenii that are smooth to the touch. Common to certain groups of fishes, e.g., characids.
elasmoid scale
Common scale-type. Found in all teleosts, and often separated into cycloid and ctenoid forms.
margin
Edge or rim.

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