• (a.) Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks.
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a caudal fin where the upper lobe is large than the lower lobe.
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Said of the tail when the vertebrae curve upward into the upper lobe of the caudal fin.
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A term applied to the asymmetrical caudal fin of many primitive fishes (for example, paddlefishes and sturgeons), which is characterized by a larger upper lobe into which extend the last few vertebrae.
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Het`er·o·cer'cal adjective [
Hetero- + Greek ... tail.]
(Anat.) Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the lower one, as in sharks.
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Heterocercal is a term applied to ganoid and elasmobranchiate fishes, in which the vertebral column runs to a point in the upper lobe of the tail, as in the sharks and sturgeons, causing this lobe to be much larger than the other.
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(Gk: heteros=other; circa round, all around) a tail fin with unequal upper and lower lobes. See homocercal
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adj] - (ichthyology) possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
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A caudal fin with unequal sized lobes.
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adjective possessing a tail with the upper lobe larger than the lower and with the vertebral column prolonged into the upper lobe
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