Dictionary of Ichthyology
disc lamella = one of the flattened overlapping folds derived from fin rays on the head of remoras (Echeneidae) forming the sucker for attachment to other fishes and to whales.
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Dictionary of Ichthyology |
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| disc lamella = one of the flattened overlapping folds derived from fin rays on the head of remoras (Echeneidae) forming the sucker for attachment to other fishes and to whales. |
| Echeneis lineata (= Phtheirichthys lineatus) from Günther's "Fische der Südsee". Photograph by Brian W. Coad. |