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Sorry that this one only has 6 Google hits, but it cracks me up…

The fin on the back of a fish is the dorsal fin. Since we’re all familiar with the way sharks make that fin stick out of the water, it’s not surprising that some may think of it as a dorSAIL fin.

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Rate PostTry cutting off the tail and dorsail fin of the perch and slice a few cuts in the meat of the fish. This will make the fish bleed and he will be wounded. ...
brotherhood-of-catfishermen.com/.../board-profile.cgi?action=rate&topic=66&page=63787&post=55950 – 22k – Supplemental Result – Cached – Similar pages

The Planted Tank Forum – View Single Post – sex this RamMale… lack of a Pink belly and the pointed tip on the rear end of the dorsail fin. (females usually more rounded)..
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Artist Profilesharks dorsail fin..(perhaps humans messed about with him genetically or something…..) two huge wings when he is possessed by the BloodWrath …
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Old Elfwood Account || Old DeviantART Account || New DeviantART …the fluke, dorsail fin, beak, and patterning. First you have to draw the basic shapes, such as: triangles, circles, and lines. ...
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Forum > Lost Most Scales, Dorsal Fin Half Gone, FloatingLost most of her scales, and part of dorsail fin. She’s in a two gallon tank now. Have done 50% water exchanges every month with the de-chorinator. ...
kokosgoldfish.invisionzone.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t32798.html – 5k – Supplemental Result – Cached – Similar pages