Fishes Flashcards

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Gill arches of many teleosts are modified into powerful

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pharyngeal jaws for chewing, grinding, and crushing

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What class is this?

Tough, leathery skin covered with placoid scales

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Elasmobranchii

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what species: Slow swimming bc body shape generates too much frictional drag

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eel

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What class is this?

United by the presence of
- Endochondral bone (replaces cartilage developmentally)
- Lungs or swim bladder (derived from gut)
- Several cranial and dental characters

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Osteichthyes

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Tail is diphycercal with a small lobe between the upper and lower caudal lobes, producing a three-pronged structure

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coelacanth

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Gas may be removed from SB in two ways

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Physostomous
Physoclistous

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Sharks have large livers containing a lipid called […]

The liver acts like an oil sac that helps to compensate for a shark’s heavy body.

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squalene

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A sperm of a different species initiates egg development, but does not contribute genetic material

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gynogenesis

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9
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What class is this?

Buccal pumping; with 5 to 7 gill slits in front of pectoral fins

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Elasmobranchii

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10
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lungfish or coelacanth:

SB modified as 1 or 2 lungs

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Lungfishes (dipnoi)

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marine fishes: higher concentration of [..] in their blood than their environment

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water

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12
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What class is this?

no swim bladder

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Chondrichthyes

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13
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osmotic regulation in freshwater fishes

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freshwater fish actively absorb NaCl across gills

to flush out excess water, the glomerular kidneys produce dilute urine by reabsorbing sodium chloride

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freshwater: higher concentration of […] in their blood than their environment

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salt

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Swim bladders are fat-filled and not used for respiration

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coelacanth

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16
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lungfish or coelacanth:

marine

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coelacanth (actinistia)

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17
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What class is this?

Have a low-pressure circulatory system served by three accessory hearts in addition to the main heart positioned behind the gills.

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Class Myxini

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18
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What class is this?

paired fins supported primarily by dermal rays

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Actinopterygii

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the only synchronous hermaphrodite known to self-fertilize

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Mangrove jellyfish

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males that can change into females

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Synchronous hermaphrodites examples

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parrotfish, salmon, sea bass, goby

22
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What class is this?

Heavy dermal armor replaced by light, thin, flexible cycloid and ctenoid scales.

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Actinopterygii

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what species: Swept-back caudal fins shaped like a sickle
Such fin is the aquatic counterpart of the high-aspect wings of the fastest birds

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Marlin, swordfish, amberjacks, and mackerel

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Actinopterygii characteristics .. they have

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Large eyes
Heterocercal caudal fins
Thick, interlocking scales with an outer layer of a form of enamel called ganoin

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females that can change into males
protogenus
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South American (Lepidosiren) respiration
lungs respiration
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What class is this? Asymmetrical heterocercal tail
Elasmobranchii
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lungfish or coelacanth: three-lobed caudal fin
coelacanth (actinistia)
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African lungfishes (Protopterus) respiration
lungs respiration
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What class is this? Fusiform or spindle-shaped body
Elasmobranchii
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What class is this? nearly blind and hunts through barbels
Class Myxini
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What class is this? These fishes had - Diphycercal - Powerful jaws - Heavy, enameled scales - Strong, fleshy, paired lobed fins
Sarcopterygii
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What class is this? largest class of fishes
Osteichthyes
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What class is this? Secretes fluid that becomes slimy in contact with seawater
Class Myxini
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lungfish or coelacanth: freshwater
Lungfishes (dipnoi)
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In teleost, there are modifications in dorsal fins such as [3]
Lure of anglerfishes Venom-delivering spines of scorpionfishes Suctorial disc of sharksuckers
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Australian lungfishes (Neoceratodus) respiration
gill respiration
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What class is this? Bony fishes
Osteichthyes
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What class is this? Small fishes with - Large eyes - Heterocercal caudal fins - Thick, interlocking scales with an outer layer of a form of enamel called ganoin
Actinopterygii
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What class is this? single gill opening covered by operculum
Actinopterygii
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What class is this? 5 gill slits found on the anterior of each pectoral fin
Elasmobranchii
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osmotic regulation in marine fishes
a marine fish must drink seawater to replace water lost osmotically to the salty environment
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What class is this? Can enter the prey’s (dead) body through the mouth
Class Myxini
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Sarcopterygii characteristics .. they have
Diphycercal Powerful jaws Heavy, enameled scales Strong, fleshy, paired lobed fins