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whereas the dorsal, anal and caudal fins are unpaired and situated along the midline (median) of the body. During evolution, certain fin types may be modified to adapt to different niches: certain species have "lost" certain fins during their evolution (e.g. pelvic fins in swordfish and deep-sea anglerfish, the caudal fin in Molidae),

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