Perch 2 Flashcards
in roof of oral cavity, in addition to marginal series
palatal teeth
in posterior upper and lower part of pharynx, in addition to marginal and palatal series
pharyngeal teeth
flaps beneath operculum
gills
compose the gills
gill filaments
perch contains 4, support gills
branchial arches
projections that extend inward across pharyngeal slit
gill rakers
mesentery covering viscera
Visceral peritoneum
mesentery lining body cavity
parietal peritoneum
dorsal to ovary
swim bladder
dark coloured, only end visible at anterior end of the cavity
liver
ventral to ovary, narrow, could be mid ventral or displaced by large ovary
small intestine
short, thick, j shaped
stomach
in vertex of stomach
spleen
between stomach and liver
gall bladder
immediately anterior to liver, separates pleuroperitoneal cavity and pericardial cavity
transverse septum