- caudal flexure
- the bend at the aboral (caudal) end of the embryo; called also sacral f.
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caudal flexure
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caudal flexure — the fold formed at the end of the caudal peduncle when the caudal fin is flexed to determine the position of the posterior edge of the hypural plates. This posterior edge is often difficult to determine as a point for measurement for standard… … Dictionary of ichthyology
caudal peduncle — the wrist like portion of the posterior part of the body between the end of the anal fin and the base of the caudal fin. Its length is measured between the insertion of the anal fin and the caudal flexure (the fold shown by the hind edge of the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
flexure — A bend, as in an organ or structure. SYN: flexura [TA]. [L. flexura] anorectal f. [TA] the anteroposterior curve or angle, with convesity directed anteriorly, of the anorectal junction; tonus of the puborectalis (muscle) produces the … Medical dictionary
sacral flexure — 1. caudal f. 2. flexura sacralis recti … Medical dictionary
tail wrist — caudal peduncle (the wrist like portion of the posterior part of the body between the end of the anal fin and the base of the caudal fin. Its length is measured between the insertion of the anal fin and the caudal flexure (the fold shown by the… … Dictionary of ichthyology
SL — abbreviation for standard length the measurement from the most anterior tip of the body to the midlateral posterior edge of the hypural plate (in fish with a hypural plate) or to the posterior end of the vertebral column (in fish lacking hypural… … Dictionary of ichthyology
standard length — the measurement from the most anterior tip of the body to the midlateral posterior edge of the hypural plate (in fish with a hypural plate) or to the posterior end of the vertebral column (in fish lacking hypural plates). It may be restricted to… … Dictionary of ichthyology
Breitensteinia — Taxobox name = Breitensteinia regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Akysidae subfamilia = Parakysinae genus = Breitensteinia genus authority = Steindachner, 1881 type species = Breitensteinia… … Wikipedia
Acrochordonichthys — Taxobox name = Acrochordonichthys regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Siluriformes familia = Akysidae subfamilia = Parakysinae genus = Acrochordonichthys genus authority = Bleeker, 1857 type species = Pimelodus… … Wikipedia
peduncle — 1) caudal peduncle, pedicel (the wrist like portion of the posterior part of the body between the end of the anal fin and the base of the caudal fin. Its length is measured between the insertion of the anal fin and the caudal flexure (the fold… … Dictionary of ichthyology
