Term:
Corpus calcareum
Definition:
Load-bearing axis of the vertebral centra. It represents the main structure for counting the annuli.
Domain:
Fishery
Source:
Handbook on Fish Age Determination - A Mediterranean experience, FAO Studies and Reviews No. 98, FAO, 2019 (http://www.fao.org/3/ca2745en/ca2745en.pdf).
