Term Name: median fin fold
Synonyms: median fin
Definition: Surface structure that will develop into one of the median fins. Extends from dorsal surface of fish, caudal to the 8th somite, to the ventral surface ending at the caudal side of the vent.
Appears at: Segmentation:26+ somites (22.0h-24.0h)
Evident until: Larval:Day 5 (120.0h-144.0h, 3.9mm, 6 teeth)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000040]

Relationships
develops into: median fin
has parts: apical ectodermal ridge median fin fold cleft cell dorsal fin fold fin fold actinotrichium mesenchyme median fin fold ventral fin fold
is a type of: surface structure

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