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vertical fins
(English) The dorsal, caudal and anal fins, that are single and on the median plane of the body, as contrasted with the paired fins: pectoral and ventral. (See also: median fins, dorsal fin, anal fin)
nageoires impaires
(French) Nageoires dorsales, caudales et anales qui sont impaire et sur le plan médian du corps, comme contrasté avec les nageoires paires : les nageoires pectorales et ventrales. (See also: median fins, dorsal fin, anal fin)
barbatanas ímpares
(Portuguese) Barbatanas dorsal, caudal e anal, que são singulares e situam-se no plano mediano do corpo dos peixes, contrastando com as barbatanas pares-peitoral e ventral. (See also: median fins, dorsal fin, anal fin)

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