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Gallbladder
small organ near liver that stores bile; bile is needed for the complete digestion of food

Gamefish
any fish valued for its sporting qualities

Gills
structures in a fish where respiration takes place consisting of gill filaments, gill rakers and covered by an operculum; well supplied with blood via tiny capillaries; diffusion of gases occurs here

Gill arch
structure behind the gill covers that support the gill filaments and gill rakers in a fish

Gill filament
structure of gill that absorbs oxygen and releases carbon dioxide

Gill raker
structure of gill that traps food items carried in the water over the gills; tiny, bumpy projections on gill arch

Gonads
reproductive organs (testes and ovaries) located in the abdomen of the fish

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