Term Name: dorsal arrector
Synonyms: arrector dorsalis, dorsal arrectors
Definition: The muscle that acts as an antagonist to the arrector ventralis, reversing the direction of the leading edge of the pectoral fin to initiate the upstroke.
Appears at: Unknown
Evident until: Adult (90d-730d, breeding adult)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000499]

Relationships
develops from: primitive pectoral fin adductor
is a type of: arrector muscle

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