air breathing fishes
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air bladder — air blad der 1. (Anat.) An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed, in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in the same way as the lungs of air breathing vertebrates, and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
air sac — noun 1. a tiny sac for holding air in the lungs; formed by the terminal dilation of tiny air passageways • Syn: ↑alveolus, ↑air cell • Derivationally related forms: ↑alveolate (for: ↑alveolus) • Hypernyms … Useful english dictionary
respiration — respirational, adj. /res peuh ray sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing. 2. Biol. a. the sum total of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which oxygen is conveyed to tissues and cells,… … Universalium
lungfish — /lung fish /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) lungfish, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) lungfishes. any of various slender, air breathing fishes of the order (or subclass) Dipnoi, of rivers and lakes in Africa, South America, and… … Universalium
Synbranchiformes — Taxobox name = Synbranchiforms image caption = Monopterus albus image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Synbranchiformes subdivision ranks = Families subdivision = Synbranchidae Chaudhuriidae… … Wikipedia
Channidae — Taxobox name = Snakehead image width = 250px image caption = Northern snakehead, Channa argus regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Actinopterygii ordo = Perciformes subordo=Channoidei familia = Channidae subdivision ranks = Genera… … Wikipedia
Northern snakehead — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Mudskipper — Mudskippers Mudskippers in The Gambia Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Snakehead (fish) — Snakehead Northern snakehead, Channa argus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Periophthalmus — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Gobies Periophthalmus … Wikipedia Español
