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Biology Question on Kingdom Animalia

Weberian ossicles are found in

A

frog

B

snakes

C

fishes

D

birds.

Answer

fishes

Explanation

Solution

Weberian ossicles are four bony structures that form the Weberian apparatus. It is anatomical structure that connects the swim bladder to the auditory system in fishes beloning to the superorder Ostariophysi. The ossicles derive from parts of the anterior most vertabrae. Their function is somewhat analogous to that of the middle ear ossicles of the terrestrial vertebrates.