fish anatomy

• where is the buccal floor on a fish


  it is just bellow the inside of the mouth
• what is another name for the mouth of a fish

  buccal cavity
• Where is the buccal cavity?


  mouth
• What is the operculum?


  A hard plate that protects bony fish's gills
• where are the gill arches


  these are found inside the fish behind the operculum
• how many gill arches are there on each side of the fish


  usually 4
• describe the process of water flowing though a bony fish

  the mouth(buccal cavity )opens , the operculum closes , the buccal floor lowers ,volume increases pressure decreases and water flows in
• what do the buccal cavity floor and the operculum allow


  the one way current of water flow