Weberian apparatus, connecting the ear with air bladder is found in the order
A
Perciformes
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B
Pleuronectiformes
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C
Cypriniformes
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D
Echeniformes
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Solution
The correct option is C Cypriniformes The Weberian apparatus is a structure that connects the swim or the air bladder to the auditory system or ear in the carp fishes belonging to the order cypriniformes. Their hearing is well-developed since the cyprinids have this Weberian apparatus, three specialized vertebral processes that transfer motion of the gas bladder to the inner ear. Thus, the correct answer is option C.