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Definition of Homocercal fin
1. Noun. Symmetrical tail fin extending beyond the end of the vertebral column as in most bony fishes.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Homocercal Fin
Literary usage of Homocercal fin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of Zoology by Richard Hertwig (1912)
"... entirely formed of the ventral portion, which is usually divided by a terminal
notch into upper and lower halves. The homocercal fin begins with a ..."
2. Text-book of Paleontology by Karl Alfred von Zittel (1902)
"Branchiostegal rays numerous. Notochord with ring-vertebrae. Caudal fin externally
homocercal. Fin fulcra minute. Bathonian to Upper Cretaceous. ..."
3. Laboratory Exercises in General Zoölogy by Glenn Washington Herrick (1907)
"It is known as a homocercal fin because its lobes are equal and the backbone does
not extend into it but stops at its base. Note the shape and position of ..."
4. A Course in Vertebrate Zoölogy: A Guide to the Dissection and Comparative by Henry Sherring Pratt (1905)
"... the hinder end is less compressed than the forward portion and terminates with
a homocercal fin, which is the principal organ of locomotion. ..."
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