In rays, the pectoral fins have connected to the head and are very flexible.

The pectoral fins are movable and used in maneuvering ; the dorsal fin is fixed and contributes stability, and the tail is used for propulsion, as well as maneuvering.

Swimming water animals such as fish and cetaceans actively use pectoral fins for maneuvering, and dorsal fins contribute stability as the animal swims, propelling and maneuvering with its tail, itself recognizable as a fin.

Catfish are responsible for over 4 % of Jamaican inhabitants ' deaths due to the deadly venom found on the tips of their dorsal and pectoral fins.

alt = Killer whale mother and calf extending their bodies above the water surface, from pectoral fins forward, with ice pack in background

Killer whale pectoral fins are large and rounded, resembling paddles.

Males have significantly larger pectoral fins than females.

It moves by combining pectoral, dorsal, anal, and caudal fins.

Because of this, they are slow-moving and rely on their pectoral, dorsal, anal, and caudal fins for propulsion rather than by body undulation.

alt = Photo of humpback whale with most of its body out of the water and its pectoral fins extended

Sharks are a group of fish characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton, five to seven gill slits on the sides of the head, and pectoral fins that are not fused to the head.

alt = Drawing of a shark labeling major anatomical features, including mouth, snout, nostril, eye, spiracle, dorsal fin spine, caudal keel, clasper, labial furrows, gill openings, precaudal pit and fins: first and second dorsal, anal, pectoral, caudal and pelvic

Coelacanths have 8 fins – 2 dorsal fins, 2 pectoral fins, 2 pelvic fins, 1 anal fin, and 1 caudal fin.

The larvae typically have protective spines on the head, over the gills, and in the pelvic and pectoral fins.

They have a pair of pectoral and pelvic fins.

The spiny first dorsal fin is normally folded back in a groove, as are its pectoral fins.

Common characteristics include the positioning of the pelvic fins ( if present ), below or in front of the pectoral fins.

They use their large pectoral fins to stabilize themselves on the floor of flowing creeks and rivers.

Their venomous spines are on both dorsal fins, the pectoral fins, pelvic fins, anal fins, and several on the gill cover.

The jaws host many sharp teeth, and pectoral fin bones are attached to the lower ribs.

The head and pectoral girdles are covered with large dermal bones.

Again, in most members, the gill plates are covered over with skin, the only gill opening a small slit above the pectoral fin.

Turtles, which are unable to move their ribs, instead use their forelimbs and pectoral girdle to force air in and out of the lungs.

In contrast to a radical mastectomy, the pectoral muscles are spared.

In the case of loose, trailing line, it is possible for the line to cut its way into the fleshy appendages of a manta as it swims, eventually resulting in irreversible injuries such as loss of cephalic fins and damage to pectoral fins, or even death if the wounds are severe enough.

The dorsal fin is reduced to a tiny triangle, and the pectoral fins are longer than the head.

The other typical insignia of most of these prelates, but not all, are the mitre, pectoral cross, and the episcopal ring.

Such CCHE systems are made up of a complex network of peri-arterial venous plexuses that run from the heart and through the blubber to peripheral sites ( i. e. the tail flukes, dorsal fin and pectoral fins ).

The caudal fin is rounded, the pectoral fins are fan-shaped, and pelvic fins are narrow with an elongate second fin ray.

The body is long and eel-like, the dorsal fin and pectoral fins are absent, and the anal fin is extremely long and used for movement.

The flying gurnards are a family, Dactylopteridae, of marine fish notable for their greatly enlarged pectoral fins.

They have heavy, protective, scales, and the undersides of their huge pectoral fins are brightly coloured, perhaps to startle predators.

Pelvic fins are absent, and relatively small pectoral fin can be found near the midline, followed the head and gill-covers.

It lacks ventral fins but pectoral fins are present.

The abbess also traditionally adds a pectoral cross to the outside of her habit as a symbol of office, though she continues to wear a modified form of her religious habit or dress, as she is unordained-not a male religious-and so does not vest or use choir dress in the liturgy.

* The West is rich in burial mounds of sand that the Wolof refer to as mbanaar, which translates to " graves ", A solid gold pectoral of mass 191 g has also been discovered near Saint-Louis.

Otariids, also known as eared seals, differ from true seals in having external ear flaps, and proportionately larger foreflippers and pectoral muscles.

The gill chamber was bound posteriorly by a stout cleithrum bone, also functioning as anchoring for the pectoral fins.

The pectoral musculature of the Kakapo is also modified by flightlessness.

* Compared to a tautog or cunner, its mouth is much larger, also the caudal fin, pectoral fin, and soft portion ( 11 rays ) of dorsal fin as long as spiny portion.

** A peculiar function of pectoral fins, highly developed in some fish, is the creation of the dynamic lifting force that assists some fish, such as sharks, in maintaining depth and also enables the " flight " for flying fish. Bigeye tuna Thunnus obesus showing finlets and keels. Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling

Their pectoral fins are quite small ; as a result they steer mostly with their dorsal and anal fins, which makes them very maneuverable, and they also use these fins to move with an exotic type of propulsion reminiscent of a propellor.

Peale's Dolphin also shares with several Cephalorhynchus species the possession of a distinct white " armpit " marking behind the pectoral fin.

Peale's dolphin also shares with several Cephalorhynchus species the possession of a distinct white " armpit " marking behind the pectoral fin.

Peale's Dolphin also shares with several Cephalorhynchus species the possession of a distinct white " armpit " marking behind the pectoral fin.

Their pectoral fins are slender and also greatly elongated.

A courting male may also bite the female behind her gills or on her pectoral fins ; these mating wounds heal completely after 4 – 6 weeks.

The pectoralis major receives dual motor innervation by the medial pectoral nerve and the lateral pectoral nerve, also known as the lateral anterior thoracic nerve.

Pain can also be in the side of the neck, the pectoral area below the clavicle, the axillary area, and the upper back ( i. e. the trapezius and rhomboid area ).

The pectoral fins are also longer than the related bluefin tuna, but not as long as those of the albacore.

The pectoral and pelvic fins are also very long and thin, almost spaghetti-like.

Noticeable signs of Muscular Dystrophy also include the lack of pectoral and upper arm muscles, especially when the disease is unnoticed through the early teen years ( some men are not diagnosed with BMD until they are in their thirties ).

also studied the relatively short clavicle and the unusual formation of the pectoral girdle.

With the help of the suckermouth, which anchor the fishes, in conjunction with the arched design of pectoral and pelvic fin spines, they are also able to remain upright while exploring this substratum.

The presence of the pectoral bar is also considered an advanced feature.

The pope's ordinary dress ( also called house dress ), which is worn for daily use outside of liturgical functions, consists of a white simar ( cassock with a shoulder cape attached to it ) girded with the fringed white fascia ( often with the papal coat of arms embroidered on it ), the pectoral cross suspended from a gold cord, the red papal shoes, and the white zucchetto.

It also has concentric contrasting white and dark grey lines that radiate around the eyes and pectoral fins, and this pattern gave rise to its alternate name stars and stripes puffer.