adipose fin
a small, fleshy fin, usually lacking rays, behind the main dorsal fin in trouts, catfishes, and other bony fishes.
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There are also three beautiful red spots on the adipose fin.
Fly Fishing in Wonderland | KlahowyaTowards the tail, and some distance from it, was an adipose fin, that was at least a foot high and fifteen feet long.
Perseverance Island | Douglas FrazarThis is known as the adipose fin, being formed of fatty substance covered by skin.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr JordanIn a few catfishes, this adipose fin develops a spine or soft rays.
A Guide to the Study of Fishes, Volume 1 (of 2) | David Starr Jordan
British Dictionary definitions for adipose fin
a posterior dorsal fin occurring in some fish, such as those of the salmon and catfish families
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