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adipose fin

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adipose fin (plural adipose fins)

(ichthyology) A soft, fleshy fin located behind the dorsal fin and just forward of the caudal fin, found fish of certain families, believed to have some sensory function.

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Anatomically, the pikes are characterized by the presence of shark-like, maxillary teeth, a mesocoracoid, and the absence of an adipose fin, breeding tubercules, and pyloric cecae. Source: Internet

Trout have fins entirely without spines, and all of them have a small adipose fin along the back, near the tail. Source: Internet

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