proterocercal

proterocercal
the type of tail fin primitively symmetrical, both internally and externally, and hence one which has not undergone reduction or modification of the original form, e.g. in Petromyzontiformes. Also called protocercal

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • protocercal — proterocercal …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • archicercal — proterocercal (the type of tail fin primitively symmetrical, both internally and externally, and hence one which has not undergone reduction or modification of the original form, e.g. in Petromyzontiformes) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • proterocercy — condition in a proterocercal tail …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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