Mucus is the key to gill health, study finds

Features28 May 2025by Robert Outram

Fish gills

An article published in the Journal of Fish Diseases has set out what its authors claim is the first universal reference by which fish barrier health – the effectiveness of the external immune system – can be measured.

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