What is the function of the swim bladder?

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Cornelius Daniels

Biology

11 July, 11:08

What is the function of the swim bladder?

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Deshawn · Answer 1

Answer: The crucial and most important function of the swimbladder is hydrostatic.

Explanation: The swim bladder is found in fish. It is an internal organ filled with gas and it enables the fish maintain buoyancy.

It usually contains gas and functions as a hydrostatic enabling the fish to maintain its depth inside water without floating upward or sinking below.

Valerie Spencer · Answer 2

The swim bladder is located in the body cavity and is derived from an outpocketing of the digestive tube. It contains gas (usually oxygen) and functions as a hydrostatic, or ballast, organ, enabling the fish to maintain its depth without floating upward or sinking.