adipose fin


noun
  1. a small, fleshy fin, usually lacking rays, behind the main dorsal fin in trouts, catfishes, and other bony fishes.

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adipose fin

noun
  1. a posterior dorsal fin occurring in some fish, such as those of the salmon and catfish families

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