serrated appendage

serrated appendage
Wilder\'s organ (paired serrated appendages in the gill chamber attached to the isthmus by connective tissue and some sternohyoideus muscle fibres in Amia (Amiidae). It is supported by bone and equipped with tooth-like structures. Function unknown)

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