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Webb 1984
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Cellularity and growth form
Fairbairn 2013
Ladich and Popper 2004
Land and Fernald 1992
Mineralogy
Namigai et al 2014
Webb 1984
locomotion
Webb 1984
body/caudal fin propulsion
URI:
https://eol.org/schema/terms/body_caudal_fin
Definition:
swimming by generating thrust using lateral movements of their body and caudal fin. Most fishes use this type of propulsion
Attribution:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_locomotion#Body/caudal_fin_propulsion
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