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Results for “forked”

Ichthyological terms, not general ones.

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  • forked

    Divided or separated into two branches; shaped like a fork. Used to describe the shape of the caudal fin in some fishes.

    Used in 106 profiles

  • fork length

    Length of a fish specimen measured from the tip of the snout to the end of the medial caudal fin rays, i.e., the deepest point of the 'fork' formed by the fin. Tends not to be used in systematics.

  • bifurcate

    Split or divided into two forks or branches.

    Used in 14 profiles

  • branched rays

    A soft or segmented fin ray which is distally forked/divided into two.

    Used in 51 profiles