Nose is an organ that projecting above the mouth on the face of higher vertebrates (reptiles, aves and mammals), containing one pair of nostrils and detecting smells. Nose is also used for breathing.
Fishes and amphibians have one or two pairs of nostrils (one of the two channels of the nose) which are not formed nose. Some fishes (Lamprey, Hagfish etc.) have single nostril. In fishes, nostril is used only for smelling, not breathing. In amphibians, nostril is used for smelling and breathing both.

 



Visited 132 times, 1 visits today | Have any fisheries relevant question?
Nose

Visitors' Opinions

Contributor:

বিডিফিশের লেখক এবিএম মহসিন ফিশারিজ বিষয়ে নিয়মিত লিখেন বিডিফিশ বাংলায়। এছাড়াও মাঝে মাঝে লিখেন BdFISH Feature এ। এছাড়া ছবি তোলাতেও তার নেশা রয়েছে যা প্রকাশিত হয় বিডিফিশ গ্যালারিতে

Tagged on:

Leave a Reply