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fish — fishless, adj. /fish/, n., pl. (esp. collectively) fish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) fishes, v. n. 1. any of various cold blooded, aquatic vertebrates, having gills, commonly fins, and typically an elongated body covered with … Universalium
Fish — /fish/, n. Hamilton, 1808 93, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1869 77. * * * I Any of more than 24,000 species of cold blooded vertebrates found worldwide in fresh and salt water. Living species range from the primitive lampreys and hagfishes… … Universalium
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Japanese angel shark — Taxobox name = Japanese angel shark image caption = status = trend = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Chondrichthyes subclassis = Elasmobranchii ordo = Squatiniformes familia = Squatinidae genus = Squatina species = S. japonica range … Wikipedia
epicercal — a caudal fin with the upper lobe the longer, upwardly tapering, with the skeletal elements forming the upper margin of the fin. Also called heterocercal but this perhaps applies to both epicercal and hypocercal (lower lobe longer) … Dictionary of ichthyology
heterocercal — the type of tail fin in which the vertebral column turns upwards into the upper lobe which is longer than the lower. Asymmetrical externally as well as internally, e.g. Elasmobranchii, Acipenseridae, Polyodontidae and in many larval Teleostomi.… … Dictionary of ichthyology
