cycloid scale
Scale type having a smooth margin.
Used in 27 profiles
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Ichthyological terms, not general ones.
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.
Used in 3 profiles
elasmoid scale
Common scale-type. Found in all teleosts, and often separated into cycloid and ctenoid forms.