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Types of scales

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  1. ctenoid
  2. cycloid
  3. ganoid
  4. placoid
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what type of scales do bass have?

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ctenoid

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what type of scales do salmon have?

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cycloid

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what types of scales do gar have?

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ganoid

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5
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what types of scaled do sharks have?

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placoid

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on an organism, UP is…

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dorsal

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on an organism, DOWN is…

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ventral

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on an organism, towards the head is…

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anterior

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on an organism, towards the tail is…

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posterior

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10
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what is the operculum?

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the bony flap that covers the gill chamber

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What are the 4 body types we have discussed?

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  1. fusiform
  2. compressiform
  3. depressiform
  4. anguilliform
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12
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a flounder is…

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compressiform

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13
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describe the fusiform body shape…

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football shaped

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14
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describe the depressiform body shape

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dorsal ventrally flattened

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15
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describe the compressiform body shape

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flattened from side to side

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16
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a homocercal tail is…

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symmetrical

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17
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a heterocercal tail is…

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asymmetrical

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what are the four types of mouths?

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  1. inferior
  2. subterminal
  3. terminal
  4. superior
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a fish runs into a wall and hits his nose, his mouth is…

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subterminal

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20
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a fish runs into a wall and hits his mouth, his mouth is…

21
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a fish runs into a wall and hits his chin, his mouth is…

22
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a fish runs into a wall and hits his chin, his mouth is…

23
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what are the pelvic fin positions?

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  1. Abdominal Pelvic Fin Position
  2. Thoracic Pelvic Fin Position
  3. Jugular Pelvic Fin Position
24
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whats more common, homocercal or heterocercal tails?

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which pelvic fin position is most common?
the abdominal pelvic fin position
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which pelvic fin position is most common?
the abdominal pelvic fin position
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describe the abdominal pelvic fin position
both fins are attached horizontally (even with eachother)
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describe the thoracic pelvic fin position
the pectoral fin is above and anterior to the pelvic fin
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describe the jugular pelvic fin position
the pectoral fin is above but posterior to the pelvic fin
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what are the dorsal fin positions?
1. Single Dorsal Fin 2. Double Dorsal Fin (Continuous) 3. Double Dorsal Fin (Separate)
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Describe the Single Dorsal Fin
soft fins only! this is the most ancestral
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Describe the CONTINUOUS double dorsal fin
there is one soft and one spiny portion but the fin is continuous
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Describe the SEPARATE double dorsal fin
there is a separate soft and spiny portion
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What is the difference between stripes and bars?
stripes are horizontal and bars are vertical
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In this lab we are looking at the BONY FISH, also known as...
Superclass Osteichthyes
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In this lab we looked at the Class ___________, which are the ________________.
Class Actinopterygii -- the rayfinned fish
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In this lab, the outlier organism was __________. What Subclass and Order was it in?
the Shovelnose Sturgeon is in Subclass Chondrostei, Order Acipenseriformes.
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Order Acipenseriformes
the cartilaginous ray-finned fished
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Other than the Shovelnose Sturgeon, all organisms in this lab were in which subclass?
Subclass Neopterygii -- the modern ray-finned fishes
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In Subclass Neopterygii, there are two Infraclasses. What are they?
1. Infraclass Holostei | 2. Infraclass Teleostei
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The Infraclass Holostei is...
the bowfins and gars
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Order Amiiformes are...
bowfins
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Order Lepisosteiformes are...
gars. THE LONGNOSE GAR.
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What are the superorders in Infraclass Teleostei?
1. Superorder Elopomorpha 2. Superorder Clupeomorpha 3. Superorder Ostariophysi 4. Superorder Protacanthopterygii 5. Superorder Paracanthopterygii
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What organisms are in Superorder Elopomorpha?
1. Ladyfish | 2. Blackedge Moray
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What organism is in Superorder Clupeomorpha?
Scaled Sardine
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What organism(s) is in Superorder Ostariophysi? Include their Order!
1. Golden Shiner (order cypriniformes) | 2. Hardhead Catfish (Order Siluriformes)
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What organism is in Superorder Protacanthopterygii? Include the order!
The Chain/Redfin Pickerel (Order Esociformes)
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What organism is in Superorder Paracanthopterygii?
The Gulf Toadfish

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