In all

animals the wind-pipe extends to the lung, and the
manner how, we shall discuss hereafter; and the oesophagus, in all
that have the organ, extends through the midriff into the stomach.
For, by the way, as has been observed, most fishes have no oesophagus,
but the stomach is united directly with the mouth, so that in some
cases when big fish are pursuing little ones, the stomach tumbles
forward into the mouth.