Dictionary of Ichthyology
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gephyrocercal = a secondary condition of symmetry in the caudal fin where the
original caudal fin has been lost and the interval is bridged by caudal
elements. Symmetrical internally and externally, e.g. Mola, Fierasfer,
Carapus. Sometimes applied to any secondary internal symmetry - a synonym of diphycercal.
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Tail of Mola mola from "A Guide to the Study of Fishes" by D. S.
Jordan, 1905. Photograph by Brian W. Coad. |
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