finfold

finfold
the median and metapleural folds in the integument of Amphioxi. Also the median integumentary fold of embryos of other fishes. Also a hypothetical fold from which paired fins were supposedly evolved from folds of the body wall

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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