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How do fish breathe under water?

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All fish have water-breathing organs called gills located in passages leading from the throat, or pharynx, to the exterior. Fish breathe by taking water into the mouth and forcing it out through the gill passages; as the water passes over the thin-walled gills, dissolved oxygen diffuses into the gill capillaries and carbon dioxide diffuses out.

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