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The adipose fin is a small, fleshy fin found on the back of many species of fish, including salmon and trout. It is located between the dorsal fin and the tail fin. While the precise function of the adipose fin is not fully understood, it is believed to play a role in the stability and maneuverability of the fish. Some fishery management practices involve removing the adipose fin for identification or conservation purposes
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- A soft, fleshy fin located behind the dorsal fin and just forward of the caudal fin, found fish of certain families, believed to have some sensory function.
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The adipose fin is usually very long.
Most species also possess an adipose fin.
The adipose fin is well developed.
The dorsal fin and adipose fin are spotted.
An adipose fin is present and moderate.
Dorsal fin adipose fin snout.
The adipose fin is three times as long as it is deep.
The fish has no pelvic fin or adipose fin.
The small adipose fin is set far back.
Both species lack an adipose fin.
The small adipose fin is small.
They also have a relatively long adipose fin.
Dorsal fin and adipose fin are connected to a diaphragm.
It has a slightly subterminal mouth and no adipose fin.
The adipose fin is absent.
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The mud darter does not have an adipose fin.
An adipose fin is usually present.
Banjo catfishes lack an adipose fin.
The adipose fin is wide.
They have an adipose fin.
The adipose fin is about four times as long as it is deep.
Its pelvic fins are abdominal and has no adipose fin.
The adipose fin is present.
The fins are short and the adipose fin is entirely absent.
The majority of hatchery coho are also identified by removal of the adipose fin.
They have an adipose fin and their vision is lateral.
The dorsal fin membrane connects to the adipose fin spine.
They have an adipose fin that may also contain a spine.
The dorsal fin is short and the adipose fin is small.
The adipose fin is dark except for the extreme tip which is lighter.
Most of these fish have four pairs of barbels and a large adipose fin.
The adipose fin is present and can have a relatively long base in some species.
Juveniles may have small dark specs on the back and adipose fin.
O Adipose fin clipping of juvenile Coho.
There are two populations of the species one with and one without an adipose fin.
O Adipose fin clipping of juvenile Steelhead.
The African butter catfish has a compressed body and an adipose fin is always present.
The adipose fin is 5 times as long as it is deep.
The pelvic fins are elongated, and there may be an adipose fin.
The adipose fin has a pointed, depressible spine.
There is no dorsal fin, but there is an adipose fin close to the tail.
The adipose fin is joined to the caudal fin, which is unforked.
In common with many characins, the lemon tetra possesses an adipose fin.
A small adipose fin is present, and all other fins are relatively long.
The dorsal fin is located in the middle of the back, with a small adipose fin.
When present, the adipose fin usually has a spine at the forward edge.
The dorsal fin has 9 short soft rays and there is also a dorsal adipose fin.
The adipose fin is normally unpigmented in the centre, but edged with black.
Except for some particular species, they have a dorsal adipose fin near the caudal one.
Fin clipping the adipose fin is a management tool used to identify hatchery-reared fish.
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