: any of the bony processes on a gill arch that divert solid substances away from the gills
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Recent Examples on the WebResearchers found a new kind of amphipod living in the gill rakers of a female whale shark's mouth, according to a paper describing the new species in the journal Species Diversity. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 29 Oct. 2019 With spongelike gill rakers, the silver carp specialize in filtering microscopic algae, even outcompeting accompanying schools of bighead carp. Tony Briscoe, chicagotribune.com, 12 Aug. 2019 Tiny beads of glass caught in its gill rakers suggest that the creature perished while gasping for air as fire rained from the sky. David Von Drehle, Twin Cities, 22 July 2019