ventral fin

How to use ventral fin in a sentence

• A dorsal and ventral fin are now clearly visible; they are continuous throughout their whole length.

  The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour

• The pectoral fins are very large, the ventral fin absent, and there is a very sharp spine in front of each dorsal.

  The Sea Shore | William S. Furneaux

• There is a species of carp with red ventral fin, which is caught and used in very large quantities: it is called "pumbo."

  The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 | David Livingstone

• The ventral fin which is uppermost as the fish lies on its side and is not to show, should be carefully cut off outside the skin.

  Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit | Albert B. Farnham

• These fishes have no true ventral fin, and have only vestiges of side fins.

  The Ocean World: | Louis Figuier