Organisms

Fishes

A group of cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates having gills, fins, a cartilaginous or bony endoskeleton, and elongated bodies covered with scales.

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A group of cold-blooded, aquatic vertebrates having gills, fins, a cartilaginous or bony endoskeleton, and elongated bodies covered with scales.

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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general or unspecified; prefer specifics; canned fish: coordinate with FOOD, PRESERVED

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History Note

1968 (1963)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.493w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fishes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005399. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005399
  2. Fishes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish
  3. Fishes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q152