Images of body shapes used in Fish Identification Key -
Fishes with multiple dorsal fin
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Broad head armed with spine & with winglike pectoral fins |
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Large gap between first and second dorsal fins.
Note: The smaller dorsal fin may not be noticed without careful observation! |
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Closely spaced dorsal fins with the first spiny and the second soft rayed;
with a long anal fin or finlets behind the anal fin |
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Closely spaced dorsal fins with the first spiny and the second soft rayed
and with a short anal fin
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Soft rayed dorsal fins with the second much longer than the first |
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Three dorsal fins |
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