Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Fish Diversity of Fish Operculum Swim Bladder Scales Fins Lips Eyes Cells Mucous
Fish Diversity of Fish Operculum Swim Bladder Scales Fins Lips Eyes Cells Mucous
Fish Diversity of Fish Operculum Swim Bladder Scales Fins Lips Eyes Cells Mucous
Main article: Fish See also: Diversity of fish Fish anatomy includes a two-chambered heart, operculum, swim bladder, scales, fins, lips, eyes and secretory cells that produce mucous. Fish breathe by extracting oxygen from water through their gills. Fins propel and stabilize the fish in the water. Major fishes coming under two categories - Elasmobranchs and teleosts.[clarification needed] A reported 32,700 species of fish have been described (as of December 2013),[6] more than the combined total of all other vertebrates. About 60% of fish species are saltwater fish.[7]