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Accessory Respiratory Organ

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000214

In fishes, a superficial or internal organ which complements the gills in respiration when the fish is in poorly oxygenated water or in air.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000214
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNOAA Coral Reef Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000214",
  "term": "Accessory Respiratory Organ",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "In fishes, a superficial or internal organ which complements the gills in respiration when the fish is in poorly oxygenated water or in air.",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Coral Reef Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/accessory-respiratory-organ/"
}

Record 214 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.