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The swim bladder, gas bladder, fish maw, or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish (but not cartilaginous fish [1]) to control their buoyancy, and thus to stay at their current water depth without having to expend energy in swimming. [2] Also, the dorsal position of the swim bladder means ...
Swim bladder disease, also called swim bladder disorder or flipover, is a common ailment in aquarium fish. The swim bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of a fish to control its buoyancy , and thus to stay at the current water depth without having to waste energy in swimming. [ 1 ]
Another threat to the totoaba is from human poaching: the swim bladder is a valuable commodity, as it is considered a delicacy in Chinese cuisine; [13] the meat is also sought-after for making soups. It can fetch high prices – 200 bladders may be sold for $3.6 million at 2013 prices – as it is erroneously believed by many Chinese to be a ...
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 ...
Weberian apparatus and air-bladder of a carp. The Weberian apparatus is an anatomical structure that connects the swim bladder to the auditory system in fishes belonging to the superorder Ostariophysi. When it is fully developed in adult fish, the elements of the apparatus are sometimes collectively referred to as the Weberian ossicles or Weber ...
Sciaenidae. Cuvier, 1829[2] Genera. About 66–70, see text. Sciaenidae is a family of ray-finned fishes belonging to the order Acanthuriformes. [3] They are commonly called drums or croakers[3][4] in reference to the repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make. [5] The family consists of about 293 [4] to 298 species [6] in about 66 [4 ...
The swim bladders of large numbers of mesopelagic fishes cause sonar waves to be reflected in a recognisable layer. The deep scattering layer, sometimes referred to as the sound scattering layer, is a layer in the ocean consisting of a variety of marine animals. It was discovered through the use of sonar, as ships found a layer that scattered ...
The lung/swim bladder originated as an outgrowth of the gut, forming a gas-filled bladder above the digestive system. In its primitive form, the air bladder was open to the alimentary canal, a condition called physostome and still found in many fish. [14] The primary function of swim bladder is not entirely certain. One consideration is ...