Seriously Fish
AdminAccount
AdminAccount

Results for “epidermis”

Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

Species 0Articles 0Glossary 4

  • epidermis

    The outermost, protective, non-vascular layer of skin in vertebrates.

    Used in 5 profiles

  • dermis

    Innermost layer of skin containing nerve endings and blood vessels. Lies under the epidermis and also known as corium.

  • mantle

    Protective layer of epidermis in molluscs from which the shell is secreted in many species.

  • unculus

    Horny projection originating from a single cell of the epidermis found on the disc of Garra sp. and catfishes of the family Sisoridae, for example.