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    Fish anatomy is the study of the form or morphology of fish. It can be contrasted with fish physiology, which is the study of how the component parts...
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    The anglerfish are fish of the teleost order Lophiiformes (/ˌlɒfiɪˈfɔːrmiːz/). They are bony fish named for their characteristic mode of predation, in...
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    Anatomy (from Ancient Greek ἀνατομή (anatomḗ) 'dissection') is the branch of morphology concerned with the study of the internal structure of organisms...
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    In fish anatomy and turtle anatomy, a barbel is a slender, whiskerlike sensory organ near the mouth. Fish that have barbels include the catfish, the carp...
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  • system in fish" in Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 13 (1976), F. S. Russell, Maurice Yonge (eds). Robert Bentley Todd, The Cyclopaedia of Anatomy and Physiology:...
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    Fish gills are organs that allow fish to breathe underwater. Most fish exchange gases like oxygen and carbon dioxide using gills that are protected under...
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    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...
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    Shark anatomy differs from that of bony fish in a variety of ways. Variation observed within shark anatomy is a potential result of speciation and habitat...
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    Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of different species. It is closely related to evolutionary biology and...
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    In biology, the electric organ is an organ that an electric fish uses to create an electric field. Electric organs are derived from modified muscle or...
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    A fish scale is a small rigid plate that grows out of the skin of a fish. The skin of most jawed fishes is covered with these protective scales, which...
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  • Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies, for data used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy...
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    protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct...
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    Fish bone is any bony tissue in a fish, although in common usage the term refers specifically to delicate parts of the non-vertebral skeleton of such as...
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    Ovipositor (category Fish anatomy)
    Look up ovipositor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The ovipositor is a tube-like organ used by some animals, especially insects, for the laying of...
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    Fish reproductive organs include testes and ovaries. In most species, gonads are paired organs of similar size, which can be partially or totally fused...
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    Kinocilium (category Fish anatomy)
    be seen and do not appear on the surface of skin of fish and frogs.[citation needed] Fish anatomy Utricle Otolith Mescher, Anthony L. (2021). "Chapter...
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    Swim bladder (redirect from Fish maw)
    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) to control...
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    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;...
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  • Related to the anus of animals: Anal fin, in fish anatomy Anal vein, in insect anatomy Anal scale, in reptile anatomy Related to the human anus: Anal sex, a...
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    Kype (redirect from Kype (anatomy))
    ): remodelling and regression of the kype after spawning". Journal of Anatomy. 203 (5): 435–450. doi:10.1046/j.1469-7580.2003.00239.x. PMC 1571185. PMID 14635799...
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    Surface anatomy (also called superficial anatomy and visual anatomy) is the study of the external features of the body of an animal. In birds, this is...
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    Most bony fishes have two sets of jaws made mainly of bone. The primary oral jaws open and close the mouth, and a second set of pharyngeal jaws are positioned...
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  • of demersal fish with fins History of fishing Prehistoric fish Ichthyology Ichthyology terms Ethnoichthyology Diversity of fish Fish anatomy Ampullae of...
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    Slime coat (category Fish anatomy)
    coat (also fish slime, mucus layer or slime layer) is the coating of mucus covering the body of all fish. An important part of fish anatomy, it serves...
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  • Genital papilla (category Fish anatomy)
    fleshy tube behind the anus present in some fishes, from which the sperm or eggs are released; the sex of a fish often can be determined by the shape of its...
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    Environmental Biology of Fishes. 80 (2–3): 111–124. Bibcode:2007EnvBF..80..111E. doi:10.1007/s10641-007-9247-0. S2CID 22875855. "Ray & Skate Anatomy :: Florida Museum...
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  • The fish collar, a cut from a fish's clavicle, is a seafood delicacy. Fish collars are popular in Asian countries and are mostly found in Asian fish markets...
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    The development of fishes is unique in some specific aspects compared to the development of other animals. Most bony fish eggs are referred to as telolecithal...
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    Clasper (category Fish anatomy)
    structure found in some groups of animals, used in mating. Male cartilaginous fish have claspers formed from the posterior portion of their pelvic fin which...
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