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homocercal

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homocercal [‚häm·ə′sər·kəl]
(vertebrate zoology)
Pertaining to the caudal fin of certain fishes which has almost equal lobes, with the vertebral column terminating near the middle of the base.
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The early life history stages used in our study were based on the flexion of the notochord that accompanies the hypochordal development of the homocercal caudal fin.
Revision of the genus Lepidopsetta Gill, 1862 (Teleostei: ... by Orr, James W.; Matarese, Ann C. / Fishery Bulletin
 
 
 
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