Some bony fish had nasal passages {nares}| with internal openings into windpipe inside body, rather than externally to water. Nares allowed more-efficient breathing, moist and filtered air, and alternative air path through mouth, not just nose.
Some jawed bony fish had nasal passages inside to lungs {internal nares}, allowing more efficient breathing.
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