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The 12 pages that link to Fish scale, each with the reason it gives.

• Ray-finned fishRelated: Ganoid, cycloid, and ctenoid scales distinguish major ray-finned fish lineages.

• Bony fishRelated: Scales protect many bony fishes while allowing flexible movement.

• AcanthodiiRelated: Acanthodian scales often survive where the rest of the skeleton does not.

• ArapaimaRelated: Arapaima’s large, layered scales resist damage and have inspired materials research.

• AnaspidaRelated: Small scales, rather than a continuous heavy shield, covered anaspid bodies.

• CarassiusRelated: Scale counts and patterns are among traits used to identify Carassius species.

• Common breamRelated: Large scales cover the bream’s deep, laterally compressed body.

• FilefishRelated: Filefish skin bears rough, scale-like plates that give the family its name.

• PriacanthidaeRelated: Scale form and arrangement help distinguish bigeye species.