Abstract
THE ability to inflate the body cavity by pumping in air or water through the mouth is found in several groups of fishes, chiefly highly specialized and otherwise rather degenerate types such as the well-known puffers, in certain forms from deeper waters and in some small sharks.
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SMITH, J. Self-inflation in a Gobioid Fish. Nature 177, 714 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177714a0
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