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SQUAMIPEN
Squam"i*pen ( or ), n. ;pl. Squamipennes. Etym: [L. squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins partially covered with scales.
Note: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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