Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Abdominales

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​Abdominales, or Abdominal Fishes, a sub-division of the Malacopterygious Order, whose ventral fins are placed behind the pectorals, under the abdomen. The typical abdominals are carp, salmon, herring, silures, and pike.

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