Squam"i*pen (? or ?), n. ;pl.
Squamipennes (#). [L. squama a scale +
penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zoöl.)
Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins
partially covered with scales.
&fist; They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical
fishes, belonging to Chætodon and allied genera. Many of
them are called soral fishes, and angel fishes.
Squam"i*pen (? or ?), n. ;pl.
Squamipennes (#). [L. squama a scale +
penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zoöl.)
Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins
partially covered with scales.
&fist; They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical
fishes, belonging to Chætodon and allied genera. Many of
them are called soral fishes, and angel fishes.