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dorsal depressor

Term ID
ZFA:0000195
Synonyms
  • depressor dorsalis
  • dorsal depressors
Definition
Dorsal fin muscle that moves individual rays the dorsal fin into a lowered position. The dorsal depressors extend from either the right or left base of a dorsal fin ray to the posterior edge of a proximal pterygophore in the median septum. Antagonistic to dorsal erector muscle. There is one dorsal depressor for each dorsal fin lepidotrichium.
Appears at
Unknown
Evident until
Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
References
  • TAO:0000195
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