swim bladder

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Otophysan fish improved this pathway by adding small bony "ossicles" that connect the air bladder, often mistakenly called the swim bladder, to the inner ear.

From Science Daily • Nov. 3, 2025

When the cartilage is released it hits the swim bladder.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2024

The vaquitas are caught and drown in illegal gill nets set for Totoaba, a Gulf fish whose swim bladder is considered a prized delicacy in China, worth thousands of dollars per pound.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Their lungs evolved from their swim bladder — the internal pool float that helps them hold to a certain depth.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2021

It corresponds with the swim bladder of most modern fishes, and appears to have had a common origin with it.

From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon