uropterygium

uropterygium
(plural uropterygia))
caudal fin (the tail fin, aiding movement. The fin at the posterior end of the vertebral column (but in Centriscidae the hind end of the body rotates so that the caudal fin is ventral, and in some Trachipteridae the upper lobe of the caudal may be dorsal (the separate lower lobe may disappear). In other families, such as the Zoarcidae and Anguillidae, dorsal, caudal and anal fins are united and are externally indistinguishable. Abbreviated as C)

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • caudal fin — the tail fin, aiding movement. Also called the uropterygium. The fin at the posterior end of the vertebral column (but in Centriscidae the hind end of the body rotates so that the caudal fin is ventral, and in some Trachipteridae the upper lobe… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • pinna caudalis — (plural pinnae caudales)) caudal fin (the tail fin, aiding movement. Also called the uropterygium. The fin at the posterior end of the vertebral column (but in Centriscidae the hind end of the body rotates so that the caudal fin is ventral, and… …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • uropterygia — plural of uropterygium …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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