Scute: A type of scale most common in catfish.
Scyphozoa: The true jellyfish, members of the phylum Cnidaria.
Sea Cow: Large herbivorous marine mammals of tropic waters; includes the manatee and dugong.
Scute: A type of scale most common in catfish.
Silicon: A trace element in the marine system. It is an element which is a building block for many organisms with silica shells ...
Scute A type of scale most common in catfish
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· Scutes = hard bony structures on some fishes' bodies and clams covers
· Secretocytes = special kind of cells in the skin of Symphysodon discus which produce the food the fry need in their early stages.
· Sensor = sensory organ, senses.
The scutes that give these fish their namesake are one of the most obvious characteristics of these fish.
It has the characteristic armored scutes rather than scales, and the mouth tucked under the head and adapted for sucking, rasping, and holding fast in strong currents. This is a stocky critter, with a broad head and medium to short tail.
One of the main characteristics of the Doradids is the presence of thorn-like projections along the side of the body, which are known as scutes. These scutes are very sharp, so care should be taken when moving these fish.
The parasitic snails are nocturnal, spending the day near the base of the clam or between the scutes of certain species of clams (Delbeek and Sprung, 1994).
The Mochokidae lack the protection of body scutes (which you will know through Corydoras) so nature compensated by the provision of a continuous bony shield that runs from behind the eye to the dorsal fin spine that deflects all but the hardest ...
The "Synodontis catfishes" do not have scales, scutes or or any other kind of body protection. They were originally famous for the first-kept member of the genus Synodontis; the Upside-Down Catfish, Synodontis nigriventis! ...
The only way to be really sure is to count the number of lateral scutes. Nobody is really sure whether the fish they have is atropersonatus or sychri.
They cover the majority of the body on most fishes. Not all fishes however possess scales although only very few are true 'naked' such as some catfish. While other catfish possess thick, heavy bony plates called scutes.
It has only put on about 1/4 inch of new shell, though that includes two sets of "scutes". Giant clam, Tridacna derasa This clam was purchased in March, 1992 and initially put in another aquarium. It was moved to this tank in October, 1993.
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