Definition of Squamipen
1. n. Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins partially covered with scales.
Medical Definition of Squamipen
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Origin: L. Squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. Squamipenne.
Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins partially covered with scales.
They are compressed and mostly, bright-coloured tropical fishes, belonging to Chaetodon and allied genera. Many of them are called soral fishes, and angel fishes.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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