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Ariosoma nigrimanum Norman 1939

locomotion

GANS 1975
undulatory
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7884068

Definition: motion characterized by wave-like movement patterns that act to propel an animal forward. eg: crawling in snakes, or swimming in the lamprey. Typically utilized by limbless animals

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Lindsey 1978
anguilliform
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/anguilliform

Definition: Body/caudal fin propulsion, with little increase in the amplitude of the flexion wave as it passes along the body

Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_locomotion#Anguilliform

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