魚類學相關名詞中英對照
名詞 定義 
vexillum A long dorsal appendage in larvae (vexillifer larvae) of Carapidae and Pyramodontidae. Commences as a small pigmented thickening on the front end of the dorsal fin, changes to a small papilla, then to a soft forked projection and finally a long-lobed complex structure. The appendage degenerates when the larva assumes a benthic mode of life. It is composed of bilaterally paired, segmented components, each of which contains a proximal and a distal element.  
羽瓣 在潛魚科與潛魚科的仔魚(跗端幼生)的一個長背部附肢。在背鰭前端上的小色素增厚,變成一個小乳突,然後再變一個軟分叉突起,最後再成為一長葉狀的複雜結構。當幼體呈現一個生活的底棲模態的時候,附肢退化。它是左右對稱成對又分段組成,每段包含一近端的與一個末梢的要素。 
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