pelvic fins
Fish belly stabilizers
Pelvic fins are the pair of fins on the underside of a fish, positioned toward the rear of the body.
They correspond roughly to the hind limbs of land vertebrates and help with steering, braking, and maintaining stability.
In some species they're modified for specialized functions like walking along the seafloor or clasping during mating.
- walking fishAquatic animal with locomotion
- bottom dwellersOrganisms inhabiting lowest regions
- bottom feedingConsuming from the lowest level
- fishGilled aquatic vertebrate
- bony fishFish with calcified skeleton
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anatomical position on fish body
pelvic finspectoral fins
Fish steering appendages
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