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Externally they are at once recognized by the absence of a rayed dorsal fin, of which only a rudiment remains as a small interneural spine concealed below the skin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

The interneural plates are peculiar to the dog-fish in this comparison.

From Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)