Fish Flashcards
Vertebral Column
a spinal column
Neural crest
a transient structure
Fin
helps the fish move through the water
Scale
part of the skin of a fish
Operculum
the gill cover
Atrium
upper cavities of the heart
Ventricle
hallow part of the body in an organ
Nephron
the functional units of the kidney
Lateral line
a visible line along the side of a fish
Spawning
the release of eggs
Swim bladder
used to maintain and control buoyancy
Jawless fish
a fish with no jaws
Cartilaginous fish
a shark like fish
Bony fish
distinguished by its backbone
Devonian Period
the period between the paleozoic era and silurian period
Bowfin/Dogfish
thy inflate their bodies
Brown Bullhead
a type of catfish
Brown Trout
dark spotted skined
Burbot/Eelpout
eel like body
Channel Catfish
the common catfish
Common Carp
a shark like fish in freshwater
Crappie
from the sunfish family
Flathead Catfish
long narrow head darked skin
Lake Sturgeon
one of the oldest fish know of
Lake Trout
dark spotted skin with lighter belly
Largemouth Bass
related to the sunfish
Long-nose Gar
long nose with sharp teeth
Muskellunge
looks like a muskie
Northern Pike
most common fish
Rainbow Trout
migrates through the rivers to lay eggs
Sauger
perchlike slender fish
Sheepshead
an uncommon fish
Smallmouth Bass
similar to the largemouth bass
Smelt
a tye of fish
Sunfish
most common fish
Walleye
state fish
White Sucker
freshwater fish
Yellow Bullhead
a type of catfish
Yellow Perch
freshwater fish that lives in the bottoms of lakes
