fin spine

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fin spine [′fin ‚spīn]

(vertebrate zoology)

A bony process that supports the fins of certain fishes.

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No references found			Their front-most dorsal fin spines are separated uniquely and are distinctively fringed, too, rather than solidly connected like the other flounders. `Left-handed' fish is quite all right by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) As the alternative name suggests, black crappies loosely resemble bass, with a very narrow, deep body shape and dorsal fin spines. Black Crappie by Ronald Moody / Travel, recreation and leisure community All fin spines exhibit allometric growth, and juveniles have relatively longer spines. Species of the rougheye rockfish complex: resurrection of Sebastes ... by Orr, James W.; Hawkins, Sharon / Fishery Bulletin			filter-cake washing filter-press cell filter-pressing filter-type respirator filterability Filterable Bacteria filterable virus filtered radar data filtered stock filtered-particle testing filtering Filth filtrate Filtration filtration sterilization Fimbria fimbriate Fimbristylis FIMS Fin fin assembly fin efficiency fin fold fin keel fin rot fin spine fin stabilization fin wall fin waveguide fin whale fin-reinforcing assembly Finagle's Law final final acceptance final account final amplifier final backfill final boiling point final certificate final common pathway final completion final cut final design final diameter final drawing final filter final grade final great-circle course final grind final heading final inspection			fin fin fin fin fin fin fin assembly fin de siecle fin de siècle fin de siècle Fin de siécle fin efficiency fin fold Fin Grip Pro Handlebar FIN INS FIN INSP fin keel fin keel fin keels fin keels Fin Opener Crank fin ray fin ray fin ray fin rays fin rays fin rays Fin rot Fin rot Fin rot fin spine fin stabilization Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot Fin Stabilizer Fin Stabilizer System fin wall fin waveguide fin whale fin whale fin whales fin whales Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation Fin-backed whale Fin-backed whale fin-de-siecle fin-de-siècle Fin-footed fin-reinforcing assembly Fin-Shaped Field Effect Transistor Fin-toed Fin. Fina Fina Fina Fina finable finable finable finable finable Finacea

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