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Do Sharks have operculum?


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Operculum:

  1. Most bony fish have an operculum, which is a bony plate that covers their gills. It also acts as structural support for the face.
  2. An operculum is absent in sharks.
  3. Sharks and rays lack a protective covering over their gills, in contrast to bony fish (called an operculum).
  4. Instead, they breathe through a number of perforations in the body wall known as gill slits.
  5. Thus, An operculum is not present in Sharks.

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