Inland Silverside (IMAGE)

Smithsonian

Inland Silverside

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A reflected inland silverside (Menidia beryllina) performs "aquatic surface respiration" in an aquarium. When threatened with low oxygen, fish often swim to the surface, where oxygen is more abundant but predators can more easily spot them.

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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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