caudal fin

hypural bones The fan-shaped series of bones (sometimes fused to one or two plate-like bones) to which the caudal fin rays are attached.

The notochord is straight and caudal fin structures are beginning to form on the ventral side of the notochord .

lateral line scales The pored scales of the lateral line between the upper end of the gill opening and the base of the caudal fin.

Finally, the male lays sideways with his caudal fin and half of his body on the head of the female.

lunate Sickle-shaped; used to describe a caudal fin which is deeply emarginate with narrow lobes; shaped like a crescent moon.

epaxial lobe or web In the caudal fin, that part of the caudal fin between the base and dorsal margin, supported by ceratotrichia.

The father already had a somewhat unusual caudal fin pattern; instead of a long band, this fish possessed elongate spots there.

The male is characterized by the presence of a long and sword-shaped protrusion at its lower caudal fin.

opisthure The tip of the vertebral column which protrudes beyond the caudal fin, e. g. in larval Elasmobranchii.

rounded Refers to a caudal fin shape in which the terminal border is smoothly convex.

caudal filament Fine, flexible, filamentous extension of the caudal-fin tip of chimaeras .

Old World freshwater catfishes having naked skin and a long anal fin more or less merged with the eellike caudal fin.

homocercal Type of caudal fin in teleosts where the upper and lower lobes are symmetrical?

parahypural Modified haemal spine of the penultimate vertebral centrum. Supports some caudal-fin rays.

large food fish of warm waters worldwide having long anal and dorsal fins that with caudal fin suggest a three-lobed tail.

According to the bionic principle, a wireless fish-like swimming micro robot using GMF actuator as a caudal fin has been developed.

This statue is a standing statue Salmon, head up, warping the natural caudal fin, shape lifelike.

terminal lobe Posterior upper lobe of the caudal fin of some cartilaginous fishes.

epicaudal lobe A median terminal lobe of the caudal fin characteristic of coelacanths.

caudal vertebrae Centrum of the caudal fin .

forked caudal fin A caudal fin with a deeply concave or excavated hind margin, such as in tunas .

Caudal fin: to provide motivation to maintain a balance.

caudal fulcrum V-shaped, spine-like scale at front of caudal fin .

basicaudal On the base of the caudal fin.

hypural notch The crease formed when the caudal fin is bent or flexed.

i'd take a salmon home and work that caudal fin for hours

The Effect of Caudal Fin's Shape and Motion Parameters on Propulsion Velocity

Culture of Cells from Caudal Fin of Goldfish and the Effect of Serum on Cell Growth