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Query: EelResult: 724th of 770
Image of: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Subject: Image of: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Source: http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resou...
v04 id130fshtail.jpg
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Image of: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)


Image of: Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

ADW: v04_id130fshtail.jpg


Caption
Fish move through the water with movements of their tail, here different kinds of fish locomotion are illustrated: A. A crucian carp's fin action for stabilizing and maneuvering. a. Anguilliform locomotion (eel); b. Carangiform locomotion (tuna); c. Ostraciform locomotion (boxfish). The blue area on these fish shows the portion of the body used in locomotion.
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