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Discuss in detail hemihomocercal and gephyrcercal caudal fin

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hemi homocercal caudal fins –characterizedbyatailfinhavingtwosymmetrical lobesextendingfromtheendofthevertebralcolumn,asinmostbonyfishes.


Diphycercal caudal fin – Having or designating atail finin which the vertebral column extends to the tip, with symmetrical upper and lower parts, as in the lungfishes.