Fish Flashcards

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Veretebral Columm

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It surrounds and protects the dorsal nerve cord

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2
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Neural crest

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Is a Group of cells that develop from nerve cord in vertebrates

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3
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Fin

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Is a paddle shaped structure on a fish or other aquatic animals

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4
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Scale

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Small, Flat, Platelike structure near the surface of the skin

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5
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Operculum

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a moveable flap that covers the gill

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6
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Atarium

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The chamber that receives blood from the heart

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7
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Ventricle

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The chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the heart to the gills

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8
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Nephrom

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Is a filtering unit for the kidey

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9
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Lateral line

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Enables fish to detect movement in water

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10
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Spawning

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They release gametes near each other

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11
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Swim Bladder

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Is a gas filled space

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12
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Jawless Fish

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Hagfish

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13
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Cartilaginous Fish

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Shark

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14
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Bony Fish

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Sting Rays and Lobe-Finned Fish

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15
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Bowfin/Dogfish

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Has long dorsal fin, Bony Fish, Related to the Gars

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16
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Brown Bullhead

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Brown in color lives at the bottom of the body of water

17
Q

Brown Trout

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Brown with a little beak like jaw

18
Q

Burbot/Eelpout

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Has long dorsal fin, Only member of the genus Lota

19
Q

Channel Catfish

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Most fished catfish, Brown/ White

20
Q

Common Carp

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Has bigger scales, Invasive from Asia

21
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Crappie

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Black and White has a bigger mouth

22
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Flathead Catfish

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Has a flat head

23
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Lake Sturgeon

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Big bony fish that is a bottom feeder

24
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Yellow Perch

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Yellow with black stripes going down the fish

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Yellow Bullhead
It is Yellow in color and has three sharp bones sticking out so when you touch them they give you a little bit of a sting
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White Sucker
Bottom feeder and is a minnow
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Walleye
Has a white patch on its tail. State fish of MN
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Sunfish
Has bright blue and orange colors and are everywhere
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Smelt
little bait fish
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Smallmouth Bass
Has a smaller mouth and is brown
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Sheepshead
Has human teeth kind of looks like a carp
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Sauger
Looks like a walleye but does not have the white mark
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Rainbow Trout
Bright colored fish with a pink strip going down the side
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Northern Pike
It is dark green and has lots of teeth
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Muskellunge
Looks like a pike but has lighter colors
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Long-nose Gar
Has a long mouth with teeth going up the mouth
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Largemouth Bass
Has a bigger mouth and is more green
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Lake Trout
Is brown, yellow and white and has lots of dots on it