International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies
2019, Vol. 7, Issue 2, Part A
Morpho-histological approach of African cat fish (Clarias gariepinus) respiratory system with mucocytes and arterial blood supply attribute
Author(s): E EL-Hady, EI EL-Behery and LL Ebraheim
Abstract: This study was designed to precisely clarify the peculiarity of the gills and accessory respiratory organs of
Clarias gariepinus aimed to find the structural correlations concerning the respiratory area microstructure, mucocyte distribution, and vasculature attribution. Basically,
Clarias gariepinus have a main and accessory respiratory organ. The main one consists of equilateral triangle gill masses of five pair’s gill arches and the accessory one consists of the dendritic organs, Suprabranchial membrane, and the gill fans. The arterio-arterial circulation appeared as extensive vasculature network of afferent and efferent branchial arteries. Histologically, there were matching in the respiratory areas and the covering stratified epithelium with mucocyte at all parts of the respiratory system except at the gill lamellae. The epithelial covering thickness was highest at the gill rakers (106.03±1.94) and lowest at the gill lamellae (14.90±1.10) while mucocyte numbers were highest at the rakers (99.66±2.90) and fewest at the filament (12.83±1.51).
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How to cite this article:
E EL-Hady, EI EL-Behery, LL Ebraheim. Morpho-histological approach of African cat fish (Clarias gariepinus) respiratory system with mucocytes and arterial blood supply attribute. Int J Fish Aquat Stud 2019;7(2):31-41.
