Adipose fin - Adipose fin

Japanese: 脂びれ - あぶらびれ
Adipose fin - Adipose fin

…The fins of herring and salmon lack spines and have only soft rays, while the fins of red sea bream and bonito have both spines and soft rays. Salmon have a single rayless adipose fin behind their dorsal fin. Bonito and tuna have several small fins behind their dorsal and anal fins.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "adipose fin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…ニシンやサケなどのひれは棘を欠き,軟条のみを備え,マダイやカツオなどのひれは棘と軟条とを備える。サケの仲間には背びれ後方に1個の鰭条のない脂(あぶら)びれがある。またカツオ・マグロの仲間では背びれとしりびれの後方にそれぞれ数基の小離鰭と呼ばれるひれが並んでいる。…

※「脂びれ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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