Fishes - Australian Museum Fish Site

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Dissection of a Blue Mackerel
Scomber australasicus

The gills of the Blue Mackerel.

  1. Gill filaments - the site of gas exchange
  2. Gill rakers - appendages along the front edge of the gill arch
  3. Gill arches - support the gills
Blue Mackerel gills
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