[DOC] [TLE] Fish fin - Wikipedia [PAR] Fins are usually the most distinctive features of a fish. They are composed of 
bony spines or ... Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct 
connection with the spine and are ... Fins can also be used for other purposes; 
male sharks and mosquitofish use a .... Bony fish have fin spines and rays called 
lepidotrichia. [DOC] [TLE] Shark anatomy - Wikipedia [PAR] Shark anatomy has points of difference with the anatomy of bony and other types 
of fish. ... Shark fins are supported by internal rays called ceratotrichia. Tail[edit]. 
The tail of a shark consists of the caudal peduncle and the caudal fin, which 
provide ... the former is generally used by sedentary, bottom-dwelling sharks 
while the... [DOC] [TLE] Fish anatomy - Wikipedia [PAR] Fish anatomy is the study of the form or morphology of fishes. It can be contrasted 
with fish .... An arch extending from the top of the centrum is called a neural arch, 
while .... The jaws were used in the buccal pump (observable in modern fish and 
.... Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fins have no direct connection with the spine... [DOC] [TLE] Identifying Fish Fins - The Diving Blog [PAR] The fish uses this fin for balance in the water and sudden movements. Caudal 
fins ... Anal fins are on the ventral (bottom) surface of the fish, behind the anus. ... 
Pectoral fins are located on each side of the fish, around where the head meets 
the body. ... These help the fish go up and down as well as turn sharply in the 
water. [DOC] [TLE] Fins to the Left, Fins to the Right . . . [PAR] The image of a shark's dorsal fin, knifing through the waves toward some hapless 
... The pectoral and pelvic fins are each paired, arranged as mirror images of one 
... sausage-like intromittant organs called "claspers", which are used to transfer ... 
from top-to-bottom, forming a strong lateral keel on each side of the caudal fin. [DOC] [TLE] Fish Identification: Find family - FishBase [PAR] Jun 29, 2012 ... Caudal fin separated from dorsal and anal fins by a short peduncle in ... and 
coralline algal meadows, soft-bottom communities estuaries and ... Sensory 
pores on top of head and cheeks usually distinct. .... Valued as sports fish and 
used in physiological and ecological ...... Up to 60 cm maximum length. [DOC] [TLE] Shark Savers :: Shark Biology Primer [PAR] Unlike bones in fish fins, shark fins are supported by soft, unsegmented rays of 
large ... The tail fin of sharks is called the caudal fin is considered heterocercal, 
meaning the top and bottom lobes are not symmetrical and the vertebral column 
extends upwards into the top lobe. ... A shark's skin is made up of dermal 
denticles. [DOC] [TLE] Undulatory Swimming [PAR] Because the caudal fin is attached to the rest of the fish body, flapping of this fin is 
achieved by ... This type of undulatory swimming is called thunniform swimming 
for its ... From a side view, the caudal fin of a dolphin oscillates up and down as ... 
on the animal, such as dorsal (top) and ventral (bottom) fins in the case of tunas. [DOC] [TLE] Fins: For and Function - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources [PAR] Vocabulary: adaptations, adipose fin, anal fin, caudal fin, dorsal fin, form ... 
streams, muddy dried-up ponds, thermal vents on the ocean floor, and, ... Models 
can be used to investigate how different types of fish fins .... that the upper and 
lower tail lobes are the same size. ... Pelvic fins, located on the bottom of the fish 
in front. [DOC] [TLE] Cod [PAR] The number of fin rays was as follows, in a large series of Gulf of Maine cod, 23 to 
37 inches long, ... The pectoral fins, set high up on the sides, reach back as far as 
the rear end of the first dorsal. .... catches a large rock cod as these dark brown or 
red fish are called

Question: Fins on the bottom of a fish are called pectoral; this is used to describe the opposite fin up on top
Answer: dorsal