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Snout
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Nape
What part of the fish is this?
Operculum; Plate-like structure covering the branchial chamber and consisting of four bones: the opercle, preopercle, subopercle, and interopercle.
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Lateral line; Sensory system consisting of pores and canals along the head and body for the detection of vibrations and water movement, often associated with perforated scales along the body
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Caudal Peduncle
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Anus
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Isthmus; Area of the throat ventral to the gill openings.
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Branchiostegals; Slender, bony elements in the gill membrane, slightly ventral and posterior to the operculum.
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Cheek
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Compressed
What body shape is this fish?
Depressed
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Globiform
What body shape is this fish?
Anguilliform
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Soft Dorsal Fin; unpaired
What fin is this and is it paired or unpaired?
Adipose; unpaired
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Caudal fin; unpaired
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Anal fin; unpaired
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Pelvic; paired
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Pectoral fin; paired
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Spinous dorsal fin; unpaired
What fin is this and is it paired or unpaired?
Soft dorsal fin; unpaired
What fin is this and is it paired or unpaired?
Soft rays: have evident segments, are bilaterally divided, are often branched, are typically flexible, and are usually connected by a fleshY membrane
Spines: lack segments, are not bilaterally divided, are never branched, and are usually stiff and sometimes pungent
Difference between soft rays and spines
Abdominal; Inserted well posterior to the pectoral fins.
Where is the pelvic fin positioned on this fish?
Subabdominal; inserted slightly posterior to the pectoral fins
Where is the pelvic fin positioned on this fish?
Jugular; Inserted slightly anterior to the pectoral fins.
Where is the pelvic fin positioned on this fish?
Thoracic; Inserted slightly posterior to or directly under the pectoral fins.
Where is the pelvic fin positioned on this fish?
Mental; Inserted far forward, often near the symphysis of the lower jaw .
Where is the pelvic fin positioned on this fish?