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fin formular
(English) In old works the dorsal, ventral, and anal fin counts were each presented as a formula with the spine count the numerator above the ray count, e.g. D.20/14-15 means 20 spines and 14 to 15 rays in the fin. (See also: dorsal and anal fin ray counts, ventral fins)

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