Adipose eyelid

An adipose eyelid is a transparent eyelid found in fish, that covers some or all of the eye.[1][2][3]

Compare the brille found in some other animals.

References

  1. ^ "FishBase glossary: Adipose eyelid". FishBase. http://www.fishbase.us/glossary/Glossary.php?q=adipose+eyelid. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  2. ^ "Teleost Anatomy Ontology: Adipose eyelid". National Center for Biomedical Ontology. http://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/46007/?p=terms&conceptid=TAO%3A0001921. Retrieved 2011-12-11. 
  3. ^ "Smithsonian Tropical Research Insititute - Shorefishes of the Tropical Eastern Pacific". Smithsonian Tropical Research Insititute. http://biogeodb.stri.si.edu/sftep/glossary.php?id=1. Retrieved 2011-12-11.