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longitudinal

Running lengthwise.

Used in 114 species profiles

Acestrorhynchus falcirostris
Acestrorhynchus isalineae
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum
Aphyosemion bivittatum
Aphyosemion striatum
Apistogramma bitaeniata

Related terms

transverse
Crossing from side to side; located or lying across; orientated crosswise. Opposite of longitudinal.
ventral keel
Fleshy, longitudinal ridge running along the abdomen and caudal peduncle in some fishes.

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