Glossary

ridge

In morphology, an elongate, raised strip, margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc.

Used in 60 species profiles

adipose crest
Fatty ridge of flesh extending along the dorsal or ventral surface of the caudal peduncle in certain fishes, e.g., some Schistura spp.
carinate
Possessing a distinct ridge or keel.
caudal keel
A fleshy, raised ridge extending along the caudal peduncle, most commonly the dorsal surface.
crest
Bony or fleshy ridge on the head or certain parts of the body, e.g., the caudal peduncle.
margin
Edge or rim.
membrane
Thin, usually flexible layer of tissue covering, lining, separating, or connecting cells or parts of an organism.
morphology
Branch of biology concerned with the form and structure of organisms; the form and structure of an organism.
stria
A linear mark, line, ridge, or groove on a surface.
strip
To artificially remove gametes from for captive breeding; to forcefully remove eggs or fry from the buccal cavity of a mouthbrooding fish in order to hatch/raise them elsewhere.
ventral keel
Fleshy, longitudinal ridge running along the abdomen and caudal peduncle in some fishes.
watershed
An ridge or otherwise elevated piece of land that physically separates areas drained by different river systems. Also used to refer to an area or region drained by a particular river, river system, or other water body.