ADIPOSE FIN Definition & Meaning

adipose fin

a small, fleshy fin, usually lacking rays, behind the main dorsal fin in trouts, catfishes, and other bony fishes.

adipose fin

a posterior dorsal fin occurring in some fish, such as those of the salmon and catfish families

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You can tell them by their intact adipose fin, on top of their bodies near their tail.

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Hatchery fish have a clipped adipose fin, which is just above the tail fin.

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Federal officials are expected to decide on a plan to allow anglers to keep wild fish, which have the adipose fin, in early September.

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The season is for hatchery fish only, meaning fish that have the adipose fin between the tail and dorsal fin clipped off.

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But those that have been tagged can be identified because their adipose fin has been removed.

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