魚類學相關名詞中英對照
名詞 定義　
anal fin ray count Enumeration of the soft anal fin rays. In fishes where the smaller rays in front gradually grade into larger rays, these smaller anterior rays are included in the count, e.g. Icatluridae, Esocidae, Gadidae. Where the first small rays abruptly change to larger ones or where the first small rays are very variable or difficult to count these are not included; the first unbranched ray reaching nearly to the tip of the fin and the remainder of the rays are then counted - this is called the principal ray count. Where the last two rays are closely approximated at the base some authors consider them as a branched ray counting thema as one (although they are not really a single branched ray). In fishes where the last two rays are not closely placed at the base, the rays are usually both counted. However some authors again count the last two rays as one. In some studies, only the branched rays of the anal fin are counted. It may readily be seen that if published counts are to be of use to others the method of counting should be stated. 　
臀鰭鰭條數 組成臀鰭的硬棘與軟條數目。有些魚前方較小的軟條會逐漸合併為大軟條也應個別計入，如Icaturidae、Esocidae、Gadidae。但如果前幾根形態不同或難認定，或突然變大時，這些小軟條則不計入。第一根不分叉的軟條若達到鰭的尖端則應計入，此稱為主要軟條計算法 (principal ray count)。有些鰭的最後兩根軟條在其底處合併看來像一支分枝的軟條時則計數為一根軟條。有些研究只計算分枝的軟條，故發表報告時應明載所使用之計數法。　
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