They relax their sphincter muscles in the pneumatic duct that
connects their gut with their gas bladder. By doing that, the air
will be allowed to empty out of the bladder. This reflex action is
sometimes called "gas-spitting".
They relax their sphincter muscles in the pneumatic duct that
connects their gut with their gas bladder. By doing that, the air
will be allowed to empty out of the bladder. This reflex action is
sometimes called "gas-spitting".
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they have an organ called a swim bladder. It is filled with gas
and it keeps them afloat.
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oxygen and carbon minoxide and bubble gas co2
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gas bladder
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The swim bladder is the organ that keeps the fish balanced and
upright, is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the
ability of a fish to control its buoyancy. It is also known as the
gas bladder, fish maw or air bladder.