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Meaning of "first dorsal fin"

first dorsal fin - the primary fin located on the back of certain marine animals such as sharks and dolphins for stability and steering

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first dorsal fin
The first dorsal fin is very tall.
The outer region of the first dorsal fin is yellow.
The first dorsal fin spine is tilted forward.
The margin of the first dorsal fin is arched.
The first dorsal fin is long and narrow.
It is overall uniform dark with a yellow first dorsal fin.
In the first dorsal fin is a thin black margin.
They also lack scales and the first dorsal fin.
The first dorsal fin is quite long and low.
The front third of the first dorsal fin is a bluish black.
The first dorsal fin is slightly larger than the second.
These progress from the caudal fin to the first dorsal fin.
The first dorsal fin is moderately high with a short spine.
The second dorsal fin is nearly as large as the first dorsal fin.
The first dorsal fin is small with only six spines.

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The territory holder warns the intruder by raising its first dorsal fin.
The first dorsal fin has a large venomous spine in front of it.
They are frequently found basking at the surface, airing their first dorsal fin.
The first dorsal fin is about twice as high as the second.
Rest on the bottom, often buried with eyes and tip of first dorsal fin exposed.
Its exposed first dorsal fin is a common sight in the region.
Lateral line runs the length of the body, abruptly curving under the first dorsal fin.
The first dorsal fin is short and placed high on the back.
Like other Gobiomorphus species, the first dorsal fin of males features a coloured stripe.
The first dorsal fin is one of the strangest features of these ratfish.
Body is dark blue, slightly paler on belly ; first dorsal fin membrane black Ref.
The first dorsal fin is closer to the pelvic than pectoral fins.
The body is stout, with a very large, pointed and curved first dorsal fin.
The first dorsal fin has blackish margins and has two spines.
Like other anglerfishes, the first dorsal fin ray is modified into a lure for attracting prey.
The first dorsal fin is small and widely separated from the second.
The first dorsal fin is black in the anterior third and white posteriorly.
The first dorsal fin is positioned closer to the pelvic than the pectoral fins.
The first dorsal fin is very prominent while the second tends to be rather small.
The first dorsal fin originates just anterior to the rear edge of the pectoral fins.
The first dorsal fin has spinous rays while the second has soft rays.
The first dorsal fin is contiguous with the second and longer than the head.
The large first dorsal fin originates over the rear of the pectoral fin bases.
The first dorsal fin lies closer to the caudal fin than the pelvic fins.
The first dorsal fin of the Atlantic bonito is also lower and sloping.
The first dorsal fin shows 8 visible spines.
The first dorsal fin is high and falcate sickle-shaped.
The first dorsal fin is pigmented, but not entirely black.
The first dorsal fin has three spines, one of which is longer and stronger.
The first dorsal fin is moderately high, and both dorsal fin spines are very stout.
The first dorsal fin has three spines, of which, the first spine is very strong.
Lastly, the first dorsal fin of the lemon shark originates from behind the pectoral fins.
The first dorsal fin is large, high, stiff, and angular or somewhat rounded.
The first dorsal fin has six to nine independent, short, stout, sharp spines.
The first dorsal fin is moderately tall and falcate ( sickle-like ) in shape, with a rounded tip.

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