Scale that is smooth-edged, round or oval and composed of acellular dermal bone lacking small spines on the posterior exposed edge. (from http://www.briancoad.com/Dictionary/introduction.htm). [ TAO:wd ]
Term information
Typical of many teleosts. Some cycloid scales may have a serrated margin and are then termed spinoid scales. (from http://www.briancoad.com/Dictionary/introduction.htm).
This class was sourced from an external ontology (teleost_anatomy). Its definitions, naming conventions and relationships may need to be checked for compatibility with uberon