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Bony fishes

This reading profile brings together 1 source-linked article that reference bony fishes.

Fauna does not yet have a full sourced identification profile for this name, so this page keeps the relevant reading together without inventing missing species detail.

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Field guideHow fish breathe with gillsGills pair a large, delicate exchange surface with controlled flows of water and blood. Closely spaced lamellae shorten diffusion distance, while opposing flows can preserve an oxygen gradient across much of the surface.