pseudotissue

pseudotissue
a gelatinous layer found between the body proper and the skin. Most often found in bathypelagic fishes; may represent a flotational mechanism, e.g. in Careproctus (Liparidae), Melanostigma (Zoarcidae)

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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