- Look up
denticle or
denticles in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
denticle is any
small tooth-like or bristle-like structure. "
Denticle" may
refer to:...
- The
denticle herring (Denticeps clupeoides) is a small, up to 15 cm (5.9 in) long,
species of ray-finned fish
found only in the
rivers of Benin, Nigeria...
- rays. They are also
called dermal denticles.
Placoid scales are
structurally homologous with
vertebrate teeth ("
denticle"
translates to "small tooth"), having...
- and
density (
denticles per unit distance) are used to
describe and
classify fossilized teeth,
especially those of dinosaurs.
Denticles are also present...
- in up to nine rows of
large denticles pointing anteriorly. The
dorsal side of the head has its own
collection of
denticles which point posteriorly. The...
- shark,
which lives only in freshwater.
Sharks have a
covering of
dermal denticles that
protects their skin from
damage and
parasites in
addition to improving...
- also
called placoid scales (or
dermal denticles),
making it feel like sandpaper. In most species, all
dermal denticles are
oriented in one direction, making...
-
denticles may have been
composed of bone
rather than a form of dentin, and many
denticles form fused,
compound structures.
These compound denticles,...
- backwards-facing, single-cusped
denticles around the head,
multicusped lepidomorial denticles across the body, and
pharyngeal denticles preserved in the throats...
-
ornamented with rows of small,
rounded denticles along their lateral sides and two rows of larger,
recurved denticles along their anterior sides. The first...
