fish vocab

Question 1

series of vertebrae extending from the base of the skull to the tailbone

Answer 1

Vertebral Column

Question 2

group of cells that develop into a variety of tissues

Answer 2

Neural crest

Question 3

flattened appendage used for propelling/steering/balancing

Answer 3

Fin

Question 4

hard, bony plates that form the covering of fish

Answer 4

Scale

Question 5

gill cover of fish & amphibians

Answer 5

Operculum

Question 6

chamber of the heart that receives blood from the veins and pumps it into a ventricle
fish have 1 atrium

Answer 6

Atrium

Question 7

fish have 1 ventricle

a chamber of the heart, having thick muscular walls, that receives blood from the atrium and pumps it to the arteries

Answer 7

Ventricle

Question 8

One of the units of the kidney that filter waste products from the blood and produce urine.

Answer 8

Nephron

Question 9

A series of sensory pores along the head and sides of fish and some amphibians by which water currents, vibrations, and pressure changes are detected.

Answer 9

Lateral line

Question 10

offspring of fish

Answer 10

Spawning

Question 11

A gas-filled structure in many fishes that functions to maintain buoyancy and, in some species, to aid in respiration or to produce sound

Answer 11

Swim bladder

Question 12

fish that have no jaws or paired appendages

Answer 12

Jawless fish

Question 13

skeleton consisting of cartilage rather than bone

Answer 13

Cartilaginous fish

Question 14

skeleton consisting of bone rather than cartilage

Answer 14

Bony fish

Question 15

fish first appeared in this period

Answer 15

Devonian Period

Question 16

rounded body shape
bioluminescent
shark
has fin spines
mouth underneath body

Answer 16

Bowfin/Dogfish

Question 17

heavy, rounded body with a large, wide head

four pairs of whisker-like, black barbels

top and side of fish are yellow-brown, olive, grey to almost blue-black

underside of fish is pale yellow to white

Answer 17

Brown Bullhead

Question 18

back and sides are marked with olive brown to black spots

undersides are white to pearl

dorsal fin is typically yellow-olive, marked with brown to black spots

Answer 18

Brown Trout

Question 19

looks like a cross between an eel and a catfish

long body with smooth skin and a single whisker under its chin

slimy skin and wraps around your arm

Answer 19

Burbot/Eelpout

Question 20

forked tails and dark spots scattered around body

slender and have smaller heads than other catfish

Answer 20

Channel Catfish

Question 21

large scales
long dorsal fin with serrated spine
deep laterally compressed body
barbels on each side of mouth

Answer 21

Common Carp

Question 22

rounded body
back is greenish
sides silvery with black markings
belly silvery w/out markings

Answer 22

Crappie

Question 23

has a flathead
has smooth scaleless skin 
whisker-like barbels
long spines on dorsal fin
typically pale yellow
tail fin not deeply forked
belly is pale yellow or cream colored

Answer 23

Flathead Catfish

Question 24

5 rows of bony plates
mouth on bottom side of head
have 4 barbels in front of mouth and beneath snout
have 1 dorsal fin near the tail fin
have no simple scales
young-sandy brown color with black blotches
adults-olive brown to grey with white underneath and lack black blotches

Answer 24

Lake Sturgeon

Question 25

strongly forked tail lack of red spots on body 1 dorsal fin with no spines

Answer 25

Lake Trout

Question 26

``` bodies are thick and elongated mostly green color white or cream colored belly upper jaw extends beyond eye has clear separation between first and second dorsal fins ```

Answer 26

Largemouth Bass

Question 27

``` has long narrow snout spots on body smaller than spotted gar and less developed fins tinted w/ orange median fins are spotted spots on head less noticeable or absent ```

Answer 27

Long-nose Gar

Question 28

1 dorsal fin upper half of cheek and gill cover has scales body and dorsal fin have dark spots on lighter backgrounds

Answer 28

Muskellunge

Question 29

``` long slender bodies and duck shaped bill green or brassy color to help blend in have needle sharp teeth forked tails single dorsal fin far back on body ```

Answer 29

Northern Pike

Question 30

torpedo shaped bodies blue-green or yellow-green in color with a pink streak along their sides, white underbelly, and small black spots on their back and fins

Answer 30

Rainbow Trout

Question 31

Large, silvery eye. Large sharp teeth and anterior dorsal fin with spines. Dark, mottled coloration often present on sides. Black spots on dorsal fin. Distinguished from walleye by black spots on dorsal fin and wider head.Distinguished from walleye by lack of white tip on tail.

Answer 31

Sauger

Question 32

oval shaped deep body blunt snout silvery to greenish yellow with an olive back

Answer 32

Sheepshead

Question 33

golden green sides and back | faint wavy olive blotches along the sides

Answer 33

Smallmouth Bass

Question 34

have 2 dorsal fins | long thin body with purple pink and blue sides

Answer 34

Smelt

Question 35

large and flattened body eyes and mouth are small silvery to brownish gray color dorsal fin looks like paddle

Answer 35

Sunfish

Question 36

no barbels | golden skin white belly

Answer 36

Walleye

Question 37

have thick lips | coarse scales

Answer 37

White Sucker

Question 38

large heads dark olive-brown with yellowish sides and belly small eyes 4 pairs of whiskers

Answer 38

Yellow Bullhead

Question 39

yellow sides | 2 dorsal fins

Answer 39

Yellow Perch