Form: Forwardly located, moved up and better for sculling (rowing)Function: Steering, stability, braking, and potentially thermoregulation Shape matters: Long and pointed = fast swimming - Rounded = slow swimming - Enlarged = escape preadors or for display - Rigid = shark example

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Form: Forwardly located, moved up and better for sculling (rowing)
Function: Steering, stability, braking, and potentially thermoregulation
Shape matters: Long and pointed = fast swimming - Rounded = slow swimming - Enlarged = escape preadors or for display - Rigid = shark example