fish

Question 1

Vertebral Column

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defines the animal subphylum Vertebra, or vertebrates, of the phylum Chordata

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Neural crest

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a collection of multipotent stem cells located at the side of the neural tube

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Fin

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thin component or appendage attached to a larger body or structure

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Scale

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a thick dry flake of skin

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Operculum

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technical term for gill cover

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Atrium

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heart chamber that receives blood into the heart

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Ventricle

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a hollow part or cavity in an organ

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Nephron

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each of the functional units in the kidney

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Lateral line

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sensory system found in fishes and aquatic amphibians

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Spawning

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fish or frog eggs

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Swim bladder

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Internal gas-filled organ that helps many fish control their buoyancy

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Jawless fish

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type of aquatic animal without out a jaw

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Cartilaginous fish

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all have skeletons primarily composed of cartilage

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Bony fish

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vertebrate animals that have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue

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Bowfin/Dogfish

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medium-sized, greenish fish, the bowfin can be found in clear lakes and slow streams through much of Minnesota

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Brown Bullhead

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a fish of the family Ictaluridae that is widely distributed in North America

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Brown Trout

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species of salmonid ray-finned fish and the most widely distributed species of the genus Salmo

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Burbot/Eelpout

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a species of coldwater ray-finned fish native to the subarctic regions of the Northern hemisphere

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Channel Catfish

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North America’s most numerous catfish species

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Common Carp

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a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers

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Crappie

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two species of North American freshwater fish of the genus Pomoxis in the family Centrarchidae

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Flathead Catfish

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large species of North American freshwater catfish in the family Ictaluridae

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Lake Sturgeon

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a North American temperate freshwater fish, one of about 25 species of sturgeon

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Lake Trout

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freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America

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Largemouth Bass

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carnivorous freshwater ray-finned fish in the Centrarchidae family, native to the eastern and central United States

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Long-nose Gar

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also known as longnose garpike or billy gar, is a ray-finned fish in the family Lepisosteidae

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Muskellunge

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species of large freshwater predatory fish native to North America

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Northern Pike

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species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox

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Rainbow Trout

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a species of trout native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America

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Sauger

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freshwater perciform fish of the family Percidae that resembles its close relative, the walleye

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Sheepshead

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It is deep and compressed in body shape, with five or six dark bars on the side of the body over a gray background

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Smallmouth bass

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a species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of the order Perciformes

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Smelt

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Smelts are a family of small fish, the Osmeridae, found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans, as well as rivers, streams and lakes

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Sunfish

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The bluegill is Minnesota’s largest and most popular sunfish

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Walleye

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The walleye is the most sought-after fish in Minnesota. Its thick, white fillets, handsome shape and coloring, and elusive nature make it the ultimate prize among anglers

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White Sucker

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The white sucker is a species of freshwater cypriniform fish inhabiting the upper Midwest and Northeast in North America

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Yellow Bullhead

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The yellow bullhead is a species of bullhead catfish, a ray-finned fish that lacks scales