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Fish gill. Gill arches bearing gills in a pike. Gills allow fish to breathe underwater. Respiratory mechanism in bony fish. The fish draws oxygen-rich water in through the mouth (left). It then pumps it over gills so oxygen enters the bloodstream, and allows oxygen-depleted water to exit through the gill slits (right) Fish gills are organs that ...
External anatomy of a bony fish ( Hector's lanternfish ): 1. operculum (gill cover), 2. lateral line, 3. dorsal fin, 4. adipose fin, 5. caudal peduncle, 6. caudal fin, 7. anal fin, 8. photophores, 9. pelvic fins (paired), 10. pectoral fins (paired) Internal anatomy of a bony fish. Fish anatomy is the study of the form or morphology of fish.
Fish physiology is the scientific study of how the component parts of fish function together in the living fish. [ 2] It can be contrasted with fish anatomy, which is the study of the form or morphology of fishes. In practice, fish anatomy and physiology complement each other, the former dealing with the structure of a fish, its organs or ...
A gill ( / ɡɪl / ⓘ) is a respiratory organ that many aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are kept moist. The microscopic structure of a gill presents a large surface area to the ...
Teleost. Teleostei ( / ˌtɛliˈɒstiaɪ /; Greek teleios "complete" + osteon "bone"), members of which are known as teleosts ( / ˈtɛliɒsts, ˈtiːli -/ ), [ 4] is, by far, the largest infraclass in the class Actinopterygii, the ray-finned fishes, [ a] and contains 96% of all extant species of fish. Teleosts are arranged into about 40 orders ...
Aquatic respiration. Sea slugs respire through a gill (or ctenidium) Aquatic respiration is the process whereby an aquatic organism exchanges respiratory gases with water, obtaining oxygen from oxygen dissolved in water and excreting carbon dioxide and some other metabolic waste products into the water.
Operculum (fish) Opercular series in bony fish: operculum (yellow), preoperculum (red), interoperculum (green) and suboperculum (pink) The operculum is a series of bones found in bony fish and chimaeras that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills; it is also used for respiration and feeding. [ 1 ]
Shark Anatomy (50693674756) The gill slits of a whale shark flaring as it expels water from its pharyngeal cavity. In the shark anatomy image, it depicts the beginning half of the shark, including the gills. The shark gills are especially important and were evolved from the chordate pharyngeal gill slits synapomorphy.