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Page 147
... fin stabilizer , a fin or small wing mounted on a ship or aircraft in such a way as to oppose unwanted motions of ... dorsal fin , short baleen , and 80 or more grooves along its throat and chest . It is gray with white on the underparts ...
... fin stabilizer , a fin or small wing mounted on a ship or aircraft in such a way as to oppose unwanted motions of ... dorsal fin , short baleen , and 80 or more grooves along its throat and chest . It is gray with white on the underparts ...
Page 174
... dorsal fin on the back and a long anal fin on the belly . Flatfishes vary considerably in size . Small species may reach a length of only about 10 centimetres ( 4 inches ) ; the largest , the Atlan- tic halibut ( Hippoglossus ...
... dorsal fin on the back and a long anal fin on the belly . Flatfishes vary considerably in size . Small species may reach a length of only about 10 centimetres ( 4 inches ) ; the largest , the Atlan- tic halibut ( Hippoglossus ...
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... dorsal fin ; and usually the one on the first dorsal fin . Chondrichthyes growth rate comparisons 16 : 497c poisonous animals , table 6 14 : 612c Greenleaf , Ralph ( b . c . 1899 , Monmouth , Ill.-d. March 15 , 1950 , Philadelphia ) ...
... dorsal fin ; and usually the one on the first dorsal fin . Chondrichthyes growth rate comparisons 16 : 497c poisonous animals , table 6 14 : 612c Greenleaf , Ralph ( b . c . 1899 , Monmouth , Ill.-d. March 15 , 1950 , Philadelphia ) ...
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