Fish Flashcards
1
Q
Class of fish we consider pets
A
Osteichthyes (bony fish)
2
Q
How do fresh water fish handle the lower salt levels?
A
They drink very little and urinate a lot
3
Q
Swim bladder
A
Provides buoyancy
4
Q
Do all fish have swim bladders?
A
No
5
Q
Heterothermic
A
Temp changes (based on water temp)
6
Q
Homeothermic
A
Temp stays the same
7
Q
Feral
A
Was domesticated/a pet, reverted back to wild
8
Q
Oviparous
A
Lay eggs
9
Q
Viviparous
A
Live birth, has a placenta
10
Q
Ovoviviparous
A
Hold eggs internally while they hatch, then gives birth
11
Q
Reproductive methods
A
Egg-scatterers, scoopers, bubble-nest builders, live-bearers
12
Q
Egg-scatterers
A
Scatter eggs, fertilization occurs ex vivo
13
Q
Scoopers
A
Deposit eggs in nests
14
Q
Mouth brooders
A
Move eggs between nests with their mouth
15
Q
Bubble-nest builders
A
Deposit eggs in floating nest of bubbles
