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Caught in the crossflow

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Suspension-feeding fishes filter water through complex structures in their throats. Food particles could clog the filters, but the fishes have a cunning system to prevent that happening.

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Figure 1: Suspension feeder.

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Figure 2: Dead-end and crossflow filtration.

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