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Yes, they are located under their carapace (shell) and known as deadmans fingers

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What is the respiratory organ of crab?

It is a gill chamber.


What breathes through a gill chamber?

crab


How can a crab stay on land for short periods of time?

It has gill chambers which stores water. Water contains dissolved oxygen which is needed to breathe so it can stay on land. Also, it returns to the waters once the supply of water is running out.


What are the openings in the throat region of a fish that lead to the gill chamber?

gill slits


How many gills are there in the gill chamber of tilapia?

Tilapia have four pairs of gills, totaling eight gill arches in their gill chamber. Each gill arch supports numerous gill filaments, which are responsible for gas exchange. This structure allows tilapia to efficiently extract oxygen from water as they breathe.


The openings in the throat region of a fish that lead to the gill chamber are called?

The openings in the throat region of a fish that lead to the gill chamber are called gill slits. These slits allow water to flow over the gills so that oxygen can be absorbed and carbon dioxide can be released.


What is the function of gill bailer?

Its a structure attached to the gills of crustaceans like lobsters. it sort of beats, causing water to flow in and out of the gill chamber.


How does a gill chamber work?

First, dissolved oxygen in the water is absorbed by the creature and then it flows through the gill chambers. And the waste products flow through the gill chambers and it will be passed out through the body.


What is the gill chamber function?

It can store water for the animal to stay out of water for a short period of Time.


Does the mouth of a fish connect to the gill chamber?

yes they swallow water and expel the used water out their gills.


Are crab and mud skipper able to take in air from the atmosphere?

No, but they have gill chambers which they use to store water, to take in dissolved oxygen.


What does the gill opening in a fish do?

To help them breath!