abdominals

Updated: May 18, 2025

"Secundo," Conseil went on, "the abdominals, whose pelvic fins hang under the abdomen to the rear of the pectorals but aren't attached to the shoulder bone, an order that's divided into five families and makes up the great majority of freshwater fish. Examples: carp, pike." "Ugh!" the Canadian put in with distinct scorn. "You can keep the freshwater fish!"

Jules Verne - Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea