fish Flashcards
(38 cards)
having 33 vertebrae allows to move.
vertebral Column
A Transient embryonic structures in vertebrates.
Neural Crest
Appendage that allows fish to move and swim around.
Fin
a protective piece of a fishes outer body to keep it slick in water.
scale
Other name for the gill plate.
Operculum
Upper cavities in heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles.
atrium
hollow part or cavity in an organ
ventricle
Each of the functional units in the kidney
Nephron
a group of sense organs located in the head and along the body.
lateral lines
The time where females lay eggs and males fertalize them.
spawning
Controls the fishes buoyancy to move throughout the water column
swim bladder
a fish with no jaw
jawless fish
Fish without bones and have a blank replacement for bones
cartilaginous fish
a feet that is made up of bones
Bony fish
has circle at bottom of the rear tail yellow in color
Dogfish
Brown with 6 whiskers
Brown Bullhead
Member of the trout family with black spots around its body.
Brown Trout
slimy green and brown bottom feeder .
Eelpout
cut tail in shape of a C
channel cat
big perky lips yellow in color.
common carp
about the size of your hand with black spots
Crappie
Like the channel cat but has a strait tail fin
Flathead Cat
Big long gray fish with armor looking shell on its back.
Lake sturgeon
Dark gray in color with silver under body and spots
lake trout
