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Fishes Flashcards

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What are the 6 Gnathostome synapomorphies?

A

jaws (derived from gill arches), most have dentin-based teeth, complex endoskeleton, 3 semi-circular canals, paired fins/limbs, gill tissue external to gill arches

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What did Gnathostome jaws evolve from?

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2 pharyngeal (branchial) arches - first arch becomes mandibular arch, 2nd arch becomes hyoid arch

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What are placoderms?

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extinct group of jawed fishes (430-359 Ma)

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Where is placoderm armor located?

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cranial and thoracic bony armor

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T/F: Placoderms have teeth

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False: jaws lined with self-sharpening occluding bony plates (no teeth)

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What is donkleosteus?

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predatory placoderm found in North America, Poland, Belgium, Morocco
- massive: 10m long, 4 tonnes

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7
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what is materpiscis (mother fish)

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oldest known vertebrate to show matrotrophic viviparity (nutrition from mother and birth to live young). bears unborn embryo and mineralized umbilical cord

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what are Acanthodians?

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extinct group of paleozoic jawed fishes (450-290 Ma)

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What are some features of acanthodians(spiny sharks)?

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prominent spines at leading edges of fins, body covered in small non-overlapping rhomboid scales, single or multiple gill covers (operculum), large eyes

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what are chondrichthyans?

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cartilagenous fishes, fossil record extends back to paleozoic

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what kind of jaw suspension do sharks have?

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hyostylic jaw suspension; upper jaw has a weak ligamentous attachment to braincase and is mostly supported by the hyoid arch

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what is the benefit of hyostylic jaw suspension

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produces greater mobility of jaws and development of a protractile bite (increases ability to tear off large pieces of flesh or provide effective suction)

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what are some features of sharks (chondrichthyans)?

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active predators, cartilagenous endoskeleton, dermal skeleton composed of placoid scales (protection and reduce friction), fins composed of keratinized ceratotrichia

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T/F: all extinct and extant male sharks have claspers

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true

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15
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what function does the rectal gland serve?

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osmoregulation: removes excess salt

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16
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what function does the liver serve in sharks?

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replaces swim bladder, produces and stores squalene that reduces body density.
lighter than water - specific gravity of 0.85

17
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what is dynamic lift?

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heteroceral tail pushes water posteriorly and ventrally producing a reaction forces with dorsal lift and anterior thrust components
flat ventral body and pectoral fins also produce lift

18
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what kind of jaw suspension do Batoids (rays) have?

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euhyostylic jaw suspension (suspended solely by the hyoid arch)

19
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what are some features of batoids?

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dorsoventrally flattened
expanded pectoral fins fused to head
eyes and enlarged spiracle are placed dorsally, mouth and gill slits placed ventrally

20
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what kind of jaw suspension do holocephalans have?

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hyostylic (palatoquadrate fused to chondrocranium and not supported by hyomandibular)

21
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What are some features of holocephalans?

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cartilaginous endoskeleton (males have claspers)
tooth plates
operculum covering gill arches
narrow whip-like tail
swim via rowing action of pectoral fins

22
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what are actinopterygians?

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ray-finned fishes: fins fully “rayed” from base with bony lepidotrichia
fossil record dates back to Paleozoic

23
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what are chondrosteans?

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primitive actinopterygians
used to be large group now only paddlefish and sturgeons

24
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what are some features of chondrosteans?

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mostly cartilaginous endoskeleton, ganoid scales, unconstricted notochord, heteroceral tail, vascularized physostomous swim bladder

25
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what are holosteans?

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intermediate actinopterygians
dated back to late permian

26
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what are some features of holosteans

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heavily armored with ganoid scales, elongated body with heteroceral tail, posterior dorsal and anal fins, physostomous swim bladders, moderate ossification of endoskeleton

27
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what are teleosts?

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derived actinoperygians
95% of all living fishes (more species than all other vertebrate classes combined)
first appeared in mid triassic - explosive radiation during jurassic

28
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what is the feeding mechanism for teleosts?

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highly mobile upper jaw
rapid mouth opening creates negative pressure in the oral cavity drawing food items into mouth

29
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what function does the heteroceral tail serve?

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provides dynamic lift for heavy primitive actinopterygians

30
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how is vertical movement accomplished by primitive actinopterygians?

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primarily by pectoral fins

31
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what function does the teleost homoceral tail serve?

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pushes water posteriorly producing a reaction force with anterior thrust component only

32
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what are some advantages of the homoceral tail?

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increased efficiency in horizontal swimming (thrust is purely horizontal)
increased versatility (pectoral fins can take on other locomotory functions other than planing)

33
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what are sarcopterygians?

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lobe-finned fishes
fossil record extends back to the Paleozoic
only 8 extant species

34
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what are some features of sarcopterygians?

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lobed fins resembling ancestral tertrapods
fin muscles external to the body wall
cosmoid scales, choanae, hinge like joint on top of skull, prominent notochord, diphyceral tail

35
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what is the structure of cosmoid sclaes?

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complex dentin-layer (cosmine) and an outer coating of enamel

36
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what are choanae?

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paired internal openings into the oropharyngeal cavity

37
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what is Tiktaalik roseae?

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transitional fishapod (intermediate between fish and amphibians
late devonian (375 Ma)

38
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what are some features of tiktaalik roseae?

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cosmoid scales, tetrapod-like limb bones and functional wrist joint, heavy endoskeleton with robust ribs, well-developed pectoral girdle separate from skull, hinge-like intracranial joint

Biology 421 - Comparative anatomy (25 decks)

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