Polypterus senegalus (senegal bichir)

Roll movie of transparent skeleton and highlighted lungs

The lungs of Polypterus arise from a ventral glottis and pass around the alimentary canal into the coelom. The longer right lung continues almost the entire length of the body cavity, the left lung is shortened to accomodate the stomach and intestines. The movie was produced by isolating the internal volume of the bladder in VGStudio Max, rendering it in yellow and rendering the skeleton nearly transparent.

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