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Do sharks have an operculum?
No, sharks do not have an operculum. Opercula are bony plates that cover the gills of bony fish to help with breathing, but sharks breathe through gill slits located on the sides of their bodies.
Do cartilaginous fish have operculum?
Jawless fish are cartilaginous, but they do not have jaws. Class Chondrichthyes, which contains most cartilaginous fish, like sharks, have powerful jaws.
What covers the gills of perch?
The operculum
What is the gill covering of bony fish?
The flap of tissue that covers a bony fish gill is the bony operculum.
The protective bony cover over the gill slit from which water is pumped out of a fish's body is called?
This is called the operculum
Function of operculum?
operculum ( plural ; operculi ) is actually gill cover or lid of a cavity having gills . its major function is to protect gills as well as to move water over gills so that gill may be able to extract oxygen from water . as this lid play an important role in moving water over gills so fishes having operculum can survive even if they are stationary . on other hand fishes lacking operculi have to move continuously to survive .all bony fishes have operculi . best example of fish having no operculum is shark.
What type of fin is located behind the operculum on a perch fish?
The fin located behind the operculum on a perch fish is the Pectural Fins (paired).
What are three characteristics of bony fish?
Bony fish (Class: Osteichthyes) have: 1. a bony skeleton 2. a swim bladder 3. a gill flap or cover (the operculum)
Do sharks go to Spain?
Sharks don't "go" anywhere. There are some sharks in the waters around Spain.
What ways do tiger sharks move?
Question is having a grammatical mistake i.e. there should be shark in place of "sharks".
Do sharks still live?
Yes, there are still plenty of Sharks around.
What is found under the operculum in a fish?
The gills of a fish.
