Term Name: vertebra
Synonyms: vertebrae
Definition: All serially repeated ossified, cartilaginous, and ligamentous elements around the notochord (Schultze and Arratia, 1988). Adult zebrafish usually 32 vertebrae but may have as few as 30 to as many as 33 vertebrae.
Appears at: Larval:Protruding-mouth (72.0h-96.0h, 3.5mm)
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001189]

Relationships
is part of: vertebral column
has parts: centrum lacunocanalicular system neural arch
is a type of: endochondral bone
has subtype: caudal vertebra precaudal vertebra preural centrum 1+ ural centrum 1 ural vertebra

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