| 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 |
| Hatching:Pec-fin (60.0h-72.0h) | Adult |
| Relationships (about) | |
| develops from: | swim bladder bud |
| develops into: | anterior swim bladder bud |
| is part of: | coelom |
| has parts: | anterior chamber swim bladder ductus communicans posterior chamber swim bladder tunica externa tunica interna |
| is a type of: | cavitated compound organ |
