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A swim bladder gives a fish a abillity to float and sink, They also could store water in it like a birchir.

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The ray-finned fishes are characterized by?

The ray-finned fishes are characterized by having fins supported by bony spines or rays. They also have a skeleton made of bone, scales covering their bodies, and a swim bladder for buoyancy control. Ray-finned fishes are the most diverse group of fishes, with over 30,000 species.


What does the swim bladder do?

swim bladder, large, thin-walled sac in some fishes that may function in several ways, e.g., as a buoyant float, a sound producer and receptor, and a respiratory organ. The swim bladder, or air bladder, is located in the dorsal portion of the body cavity and is filled with gases. When gas is added to the swim bladder, by diffusion through the blood vessels in the bladder walls, the fish becomes less dense overall; when gas is removed the fish becomes more dense. The addition and removal of gases is a mechanism by which the density of the fish can be made equal to that of the surrounding water at a given depth. The swim bladder produces sound by vibrating; these sounds are probably used in courtship. The organ also amplifies water-borne sounds and thus is an aid to hearing. In most fish the swim bladder has no connection to the digestive tract, but in some, such as the lungfish, there is a connecting tube leading to the pharynx, indicating that the organ may aid in respiration.


What is the function of the swim bladder in bony fishes?

The swim bladder allows a fish to be neutrally buoyant, so it does not have to continuously swim to keep itself from sinking to the bottom or floating to the top. All it needs to do if the water changes density is to adjust the amount of gas in the swim bladder.


Bony fishes have a gas-filled organ which is called?

Bony fishes have a gas-filled organ called the swim bladder. This organ helps them to control their buoyancy and maintain their position in the water column by adjusting the amount of gas it contains.


Where do cartilaginous fishes store oil?

Cartilaginous fishes store oil in their large, oily livers. The liver serves as a buoyancy aid, helping these fishes control their depth in the water column. Additionally, the oil stored in the liver provides a concentrated energy reserve for these species.