fin

bony skin-covered spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish or aquatic mammal
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Summary

fin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,891 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • fin is a type of fin[2].
  • fin is part of fish anatomy[3].
  • fin's Commons category is recorded as Fish fins[4].
  • fin comprises Dermotrichia[5].
  • fin's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • fin's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • fin's different from is recorded as Q55282676[8].
  • fin's has part is recorded as Nageoire impaire[9].
  • fin's has part is recorded as Nageoire paire[10].

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Definition and Type

fin is a type of fin[2].

Use and Application

fin comprises Dermotrichia[5]. fin is part of fish anatomy[3].

Why It Matters

fin ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,891 views/month).[1] fin has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] fin is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 58
    Cephalopod ontology id → 0000112
    Subject lexeme → L1557317
    Different from → Q55282676
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Cephalopod ontology id: 0000112, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/157142474|fin (#157142474)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6079|Cephalopod Ontology]] #m"
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