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Researchers have a theory Sharks are among a group of fish that don't have a swim bladder – an organ that contains gas, helps fish maintain their depth and produces sound.
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
With no swim bladder to regulate buoyancy—a structure that would collapse under such extreme pressure—the blobfish relies on its low-density, fatty tissue to hover effortlessly above the seafloor.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The fifth rib is pulled forward during muscle contractions, which creates tension on the drumming cartilage, before the cartilage is released to strike the swim bladder.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Poachers were cutting into the fishes' bellies onshore, pulling out the swim bladder and leaving the big animals on the sand to rot in the sun.
—Erik Vance, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2017
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Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
With no swim bladder to regulate buoyancy—a structure that would collapse under such extreme pressure—the blobfish relies on its low-density, fatty tissue to hover effortlessly above the seafloor.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
The fifth rib is pulled forward during muscle contractions, which creates tension on the drumming cartilage, before the cartilage is released to strike the swim bladder.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
Poachers were cutting into the fishes' bellies onshore, pulling out the swim bladder and leaving the big animals on the sand to rot in the sun.
—Erik Vance, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2017
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“Swim bladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swim%20bladder. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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