homocercal adj 1: possessing a symmetrical tail that extends beyond the end of the vertebral column (as in most bony fishes) [ant: {heterocercal}]
Homocercal \Ho`mo*cer"cal\, a. [Homo- + Gr. ? tail.] (Zool.) Having the tail nearly or quite symmetrical, the vertebral column terminating near its base; -- opposed to heterocercal. [1913 Webster]