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radial

In ichthyology, a bony or cartilaginous support for a fin ray or spine.

Used in 15 species profiles

Akysis pulvinatus
Allenbatrachus grunniens
Brevibora cheeya
Brevibora dorsiocellata
Centromochlus macracanthus
Centromochlus reticulatus

Related terms

axial
Located on, around, or in the direction of an axis running antero-posteriorly through the centre of a fish. Opposite of radial.
ichthyology
Branch of zoology concerned with the study of fishes.
scapula
Paired bone attached to the pterygials, actinosts or radials of the pectoral fin. Articulates ventrally with the coracoid and anteriorly with the cleithrum.

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