“…Neoplastic osteoblasts produce osteoid, composed of collagen fibres and tissue ground substance, which may mineralize to form bone. They have been reported from the mandible, maxilla, vertebrae (Schlumberger & Lucke, ), vertebral spines (Lima, Souza, Mesquita, Souza, & Chinelli, ; Schlumberger & Lucke, ), dental pad (Schlumberger & Lucke, ), operculum (Singaravel, Gopalakrishnan, Raja, Rajkumar, & Ferguson, ) and skin (Pereira & Peleteiro, ). Osteomas often form in specific sites in different fish species, potentially due to joint instability.…”