fish and fishing Flashcards

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Vertebral Column

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is either made of cartilage, in cartilaginous fish, or bone in bony fish

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2
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Neural crest

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neural crest cells give rise to the dentine-producing cells of teeth

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3
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Fin

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helps guide their movement

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4
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Scale

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outer skin used to keep the fish smooth gliding through the water

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5
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Operculum

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corneous or calcareous anatomical structure like a trapdoor which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails

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6
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Atrium

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each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles

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7
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Ventricle

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hollow part or cavity in an organ

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8
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Nephron

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each of the functional units in the kidney

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9
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Lateral line

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system of sense organs found in aquatic vertebrates

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10
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Spawning

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release or deposit eggs

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11
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Swim bladder

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internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish to control their buoyancy

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12
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Jawless fish

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usually consisting of fish that have a sucker for the mouth

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13
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Cartilaginous fish

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bones made of cartilage not real bones also jawless

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14
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Bony fish

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bones made of calcium and they have a jaw

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15
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Bowfin/Dogfish

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Bowfin are basal bony fishes

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16
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Brown Bullhead

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brown bullhead is a fish of the Ictaluridae family that is widely distributed in North America

17
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Brown Trout

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brown trout is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally

18
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Burbot/Eelpout

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looks like leopard print

19
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Channel Catfish

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looks like a catfish

20
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Common Carp

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sliver scales with a sloped head

21
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Crappie

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looks like a sunfish with multicolored scales

22
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Flathead Catfish

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catfish with a flat head

23
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Lake Sturgeon

A

tiny shark

24
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Lake Trout

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gravel pattern

25
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Largemouth Bass

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mouth ends behind eye

26
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Long-nose Gar

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pointy nose

27
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Muskellunge

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orange and yellow

28
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Northern Pike

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white spots and pointy teeth

29
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Rainbow Trout

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has a rainbow pattern

30
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Sauger

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lacks white tip on tale

31
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Sheepshead

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looks like a disc

32
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Smallmouth Bass

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mouth ends before eye

33
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Smelt

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looks like a minnow

34
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Sunfish

A

the first fish i cough

35
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Walleye

A

i know it

36
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White Sucker

A

its white and has a sucker

37
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Yellow Bullhead

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its yellow copy of a bullhead

38
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Yellow Perch

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tiger stripes