interbranchial septum

interbranchial septum
the tissue layer separating the two halves of the gill (hemibranchs). They extend to the exterior and are continuous with the skin in Elasmobranchii but are reduced in other fishes and do not project beyond the hemibranchs

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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