Gular Humeral Nuchal Scutes Marginal Scutes
Gular Humeral Nuchal Scutes Marginal Scutes
Gular Humeral Nuchal Scutes Marginal Scutes
Humeral
Nuchal
Scutes
Marginal
Scutes
Pectoral
Abdomin
al
Neural
Scutes
Femoral
Costal
Scutes
Anal
Pygal
Scutes
Nuchal
plate
Epiplastr
on
Costal
plates
Vetebral /
Neural plate
Endoplast
ron
Hyoplastro
n
Bridge
Hypoplast
ron
Post neural
plate
Pygal plate
Xiphiplast
ron
TRUE HORN
- Hollow
- Keratinized epidermis
- Never shed
FALSE HORNS
- present in only males
- attached to the bones
- not hollow
SCALES
Ganoid
Scale
Sturgeons
Paddlefish
Garpike
Ctenii
Ctenoid
Scale
Usually found in spiny
fin rays
Placoid
- Found in fishes
with soft fin
rays; salmon
and carps
- Found in
cartilaginous
fishes; sharks,
rays
Cycloid
FEATHERS
Degenerat
ed
Barbules
Shaft
Terminal
Barbules
Root
Barbul
es
Barbs
Quill
Superior
umbilicus
Inferior
umbilicus