Fin and flipper locomotion occurs mostly in aquatic locomotion, and rarely in terrestrial locomotion. From the three common states of matter — gas, liquid...

Cephalopod fin Fin and flipper locomotion Fish locomotion Polydactyly in early tetrapods RoboTuna Shark fin soup Tradeoffs for locomotion in air and water...

Animal locomotion Aquatic Fish fin Locomotion in space Robot locomotion Role of skin in locomotion Terrestrial locomotion Tradeoffs for locomotion in air...

A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom. Many species of animals...

fish, or similar to a flipper as seen in sharks. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fins have no direct connection with the spine and are supported by muscles...

exception, retaining several fins as adults and having ventral fins that are located behind (not below) the pectoral fins. Dorsal fins tend to be high, with...

live animal." Aquatic locomotion Fin and flipper locomotion Fish locomotion Robot locomotion RoboTuna Sail (submarine) Surfboard fin Wragg, David W. (1973)...

enlarged pectoral fins that are fused to the head, and gill slits that are placed on their ventral surfaces. Batoids are flat-bodied, and, like sharks, are...

Pelvic fins or ventral fins are paired fins located on the ventral (belly) surface of fish, and are the lower of the only two sets of paired fins (the other...

flexions of the fish's body and tail in the water, and in various specialised fish by motions of the fins. The major forms of locomotion in fish are: Anguilliform...