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LEPIDOTRICH [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
OBS

[In] bony fishes [the fin ray] is(...) broad, segmented, and bony and is called [a] lepidotrich(=scale + hair). [The] lepidotrich is considered to be derived from dermal scales that have sunk below the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
OBS

Chez les "Osteichthyens", le rayon [de nageoire] est ossifié et homologue d'écaille : d'où son appellation de "lépidotriche." Il peut être simple et rigide (rayon épineux des Téléostéens dits Acanthoptérygiens : Perche, Vive ...) ou segmenté, généralement ramifié et flexible (rayon mou des Téléostéens dits Malacoptérygiens : Truite, Hareng, Brochet ...). Primitivement pairs, ils peuvent fusionner en une seule rangée. Ils peuvent être surmontés d'une double nappe de petits "actinotriches" apparus très tôt chez l'embryon et refoulés vers le bord libre de la nageoire.

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