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ventral keel

Fleshy, longitudinal ridge running along the abdomen and caudal peduncle in some fishes.

Used in 13 species profiles

Carinotetraodon lorteti
Carinotetraodon salivator
Metynnis maculatus
Metzia bounthobi
Metzia formosae
Metzia lineata

Related terms

abdomen
The lower part of the body that lies in front of the cloaca and contains the digestive and reproductive organs; also referred to as the belly.
caudal peduncle
The typically narrow section of the body located between the posterior of the dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin origin. Its depth is measured vertically at the narrowest point.
longitudinal
Running lengthwise.
ridge
In morphology, an elongate, raised strip, margin or border on a bone, tooth, tissue membrane, etc.

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