median fin

median fin
one of those fins located on the sagittal plane of the body, the dorsal, caudal and anal fins. Also called perissopterygium

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • fin ray chamber — one of the compartments in the median fin fold (dorsal and ventral fin folds) into which project so called fin rays in Amphioxi …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • Median fins — Fin Fin, n.[OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. & Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf. {pen} a feather.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fin — Fin, n.[OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. & Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf. {pen} a feather.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fin ray — Fin Fin, n.[OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. & Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf. {pen} a feather.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fin whale — Fin Fin, n.[OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. & Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf. {pen} a feather.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Fin de l'empire romain d'occident — Empire byzantin Empire byzantin Empire romain d Orient Imperium Romanum (la) Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων / Basileía Rhōmaíōn (grc) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • median length — fork length (the distance from the most anterior point of the body to the deepest point of the fork in the caudal fin. Abbreviated FL. Mostly used in fishery biology and not in systematics) …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • fin fold — noun : a median fold of integument which extends along the body of an embryo fish and from which the dorsal, caudal, and anal fins are developed …   Useful english dictionary

  • dorsal fin — noun unpaired median fin on the backs of fishes and some other aquatic vertebrates that help to maintain balance • Hypernyms: ↑fin …   Useful english dictionary

  • Apidose fin — Fin Fin, n.[OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. & Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf. {pen} a feather.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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