start stage end stage dermal bone bony plate ZFA:0005532 Ceri Dermal bone that is located on or subjacent to the surface anywhere on the body and that is not part of the general complement of scales, dermal bone of the dermatocranium, postcranial axial skeleton or paired fin skeleton. Bony plate may exist singly, or as unpaired or paired clusters or series. 2010-07-23T01:53:33Z TAO:0002053 zebrafish_anatomy unknown adult