| ZFIN ID: ZDB-ANAT-010921-495 | OBO ID: ZFA:0000076 |
| Name: | swim bladder | Search: | |
| Synonyms: | gas bladder | ||
| Definition: | The swim bladder is a double-chambered organ located in the coelom and used to maintain buoyancy and may function as an acoustic resonator. The zebrafish does not appear to have a gas gland, but it is not yet clear if there are gas producing cells distributed more widely. (1) |
| Appears at | Evident until |
| Pharyngula:Prim-15 (30.0h-36.0h) | Adult |
| Relationships (about) | |
| is part of: | coelom esophagus |
| has parts: | anterior chamber swim bladder ductus communicans posterior chamber swim bladder tunica externa tunica interna |
| is a type of: | cavitated compound organ |
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