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Actinophore

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actinostnoun(ichthyology) A bone at the base of a paired fin (of a fish)
actinotrichiumnoun(zoology) Any of a group of hairlike fibres in the finfolds of fish larvae that develop into fin rays
finspinenounA bony structure supporting the fins in some fish
interspinenounBetween spines.
actinopterygiannoun(zoology) Any of the ray-finned fish of the taxonomic class Actinopterygii.
actinoptnounactinopterygian
ceratotrichianounA collection of keratinous filaments that supports a fishes fin
actinistiannounAny of those fish
bony fishnounA fish belonging to either the Actinopterygii taxonomic class or the Sarcopterygii taxonomic class; a finfish.
pterygiophorenoun(marine biology) Any of the bones in a fish that support the dorsal fin. There are two to three of them: proximal, middle, and distal. In spinous fins the distal is often fused to the middle or not present at all.
spinebacknoun(zoology) A fish with spines in, or in front of, the dorsal fins.
acanthopterinoun(zoology) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
hypercoracoidnounA bone in fish, equivalent to the scapula, that articulates with the fin rays
actinopteriannounAny fish of the Actinopteri, variously treated as a clade, class, or sub- or infra-class.
actinobranchianounAlternative form of actinobranch. [(biology) An organ, in some anthozoans, that functions as a gill]
wingnoun(zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
fishbonenounA bone from a fish.
actiniannounA sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria).
pin bonenounA long, thin bone in a fish extending sideways from the backbone.
acanthoptnoun(ichthyology) A member of the taxonomic superorder of fish, Acanthopterygii.

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