ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHYSOCLISTOUS
From Greek phusa bladder + -clistous, from kleistos closed.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHYSOCLISTOUS»
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Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life
The development and relative positions of physostomous and physoclistous
swim bladders. Figure B1 0.1 Dolphin surfing the wake of a boat. Physostomous
sive muscle and skeletal tissue, have body densities about 5% greater than that
of ...
James L. Sumich, John Francis Morrissey, 2004
2
Evolutionary Innovations
PHYSOSTOME RM B PHYSOCLIST Fig. 4. Swim bladders with their respective
gas-producing and gas-absorbing organs. A, physo- stomous eel swim bladder.
B, typical physoclistous swim bladder. CN, absorbent organ; E, esophagus; GO, ...
Matthew H. Nitecki, Doris V. Nitecki, 1990
3
Where the Fish Are: A Science-Based Guide to Stalking ...
Physoclistous fish, in contrast, swallow air to fill their bladder for the first time as
larvae, and by adulthood, the swim bladder is sealed, and its volume of gas is
controlled by gas resorption and excretion mechanisms. These mechanisms can
...
4
Vertebrates: Structures and Functions
A physoclistous bladder (Gr. kleiein, to close) is not connected to the esophagus
as a pneumatic duct is lacking. Physoclistous fish include walleye, perch, bass
and many panfishes. A physoclistous bladder has a gas gland and a rete
mirabile ...
Structure and blood supply of a physoclistous gas bladder. Red body is
concerned with gas secretion and oval body with gas resorption. of gas into the
blood takes place in the posterior region of the physoclistous (closed) forms.
anterior ...
6
Fundamentals of Ornamental Fish Health
Physoclistous. swim. bladder. There is no duct between the bladder and the
esophagus in physoclistous fishes (all teleosts above salmonids), so there must
be a well-developed gas gland/rete and resorptive area in order to fill and empty
the ...
7
Comparative High Pressure Biology
substantial pressure changes, physoclistous fish (with no duct between the
swimbladder and the intestinal tract) will unavoidably respond by expansion or
contraction of the swimbladder and have their buoyancy affected (Tytler and
Blaxter, ...
8
Modern Text Book of Zoology: Vertebrates
Such a closed or ductless air bladder is called physoclistous. 3. Structure of
teleostean air bladder. A typical teleostean air bladder is a thin-walled gas-filled
sac lying dorsal to alimentary canal extending the entire length of body cavity.
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The Ecology of Fishes on Coral Reefs
... function of entire body weight, development of the physoclistous swim bladder
to adjust buoyancy and the elaboration of the alimentary tract, modification of the
jaws and pharyngeal apparatus to provide increased power and a more efficient
...
10
Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Volume 2: Scorpaeniformes to ...
Physoclistous gas bladder and pyloric caecae are present. Gas bladder has a
single lobe. Armored searobins occur worldwide in tropical to temperate seas. All
species are benthic on continental and insular slopes. They usually occur at ...
John D. McEachran, Janice D. Fechhelm, 2006
