Mesocoracoid - E

E

• Elasmobranchs: cartilaginous fishes - sharks, rays and allies
• Electrocyte: a cell that generates electricity
• Elongate: extended, drawn out
• Emarginate: with the margin slightly hollowed
• Endemic: restricted to a particular region, for example endemic to Australia
• Entire: with a smooth margin
• Epibenthic: referring to organisms living on the bottom surface
• Epipelagic: referring to organisms living in the region between the surface and 200 m depth
• Erectile: capable of being raised or erected, often referring to spines
• Esca: the lure or "bait" on the end of the illicium of some anglerfishes and relatives
• Estuarine: living in estuaries