硬鳞 (yìnglín): ganoid scale (hard, enamel-coated fish scale)

Meanings

1 ganoid scale (hard, enamel-coated fish scale)
2 hard scale

Characters

硬

Examples

鲟鱼的身上有硬鳞。

Xúnyú de shēnshàng yǒu yìnglín.

Sturgeons have ganoid scales on their bodies.

硬鳞鱼在鱼类进化史上出现得很早。

Yìnglínyú zài yúlèi jìnhuàshǐ shàng chūxiàn de hěn zǎo.

Ganoid-scaled fish appeared very early in fish evolution.

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usage

Ichthyology term: 硬鳞 refers to rhombic, enamel-plated (ganoine) scales found in ancient fish lineages like sturgeon (鲟鱼), paddlefish, and gar. Contrasts with 圆鳞 (cycloid) and 栉鳞 (ctenoid) scales of most modern bony fish. 硬鳞鱼 = ganoid fishes.