Which reduction occurs when a teleost moving into warmer waters cannot enhance gill ventilation rate sufficiently?

💡 Explanation

When ventilation cannot increase adequately, the countercurrent exchange mechanism within the gills becomes less efficient because the concentration gradient decreases with insufficient oxygen refreshment, reducing oxygen extraction. Therefore oxygen uptake drops rapidly, rather than other options because it requires maintained exchange rate.

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