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Diphycercal vs Homocercal - What's the difference?

diphycercal | homocercal | coordinate terms |

Homocercal is a coordinate term of diphycercal.



As adjectives the difference between diphycercal and homocercal

is that diphycercal is describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip while homocercal is describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.

diphycercal

English

Adjective

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  • (zoology) Describing a symmetric tail fin in which the vertebral column extends to the tip

    • homocercal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (ichthyology) Describing the symmetric tail of a fish that has two lobes extending from the end of the vertebral column.

    • Coordinate terms

    * diphycercal * heterocercal * protocercal