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Gill Histochemistry of Fresh Water Teleost, clarias Batracus


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1 Fisheries Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Kakatiya University, Warangal A.P., India
     

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In fresh water teleost, Clarias batrachus four pairs of gills and four pairs of gill arches are present on either side of pharynx. The four gill arches on one side bearing the gills are enclosed in gill chamber, which is covered by operculum. The gill rackers and gill arches are the other important structures in gill. The present study deals with the histological and histochemical nature of gill.

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clarias Batrachus, Histology, Histochemistry, Gill
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  • Gill Histochemistry of Fresh Water Teleost, clarias Batracus

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Authors

B. Laxma Reddy
Fisheries Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Kakatiya University, Warangal A.P., India
G. Benarjee
Fisheries Research Lab, Department of Zoology, Kakatiya University, Warangal A.P., India

Abstract


In fresh water teleost, Clarias batrachus four pairs of gills and four pairs of gill arches are present on either side of pharynx. The four gill arches on one side bearing the gills are enclosed in gill chamber, which is covered by operculum. The gill rackers and gill arches are the other important structures in gill. The present study deals with the histological and histochemical nature of gill.

Keywords


clarias Batrachus, Histology, Histochemistry, Gill