Fish Flashcards

1
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Vertebral Column

A

spine

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2
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Neural Crest

A

group of cells

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3
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Fin

A

Appendage used to swim

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4
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Scale

A

Covers and protects the skin

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5
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Operculum

A

gill cover

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6
Q

Atrium

A

part of the heart

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7
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Ventricle

A

part of the heart

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8
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Nephron

A

filters blood

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9
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Lateral Line

A

organs used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients

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10
Q

Spawning

A

Female fish lay eggs and males fertilize them.

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11
Q

Swim Bladder

A

organ that holds air that controls bouyancy

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12
Q

Jawless fish

A

a primitive fish

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13
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Cartilaginous fish

A

have cartilage for bones. Like a shark.

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14
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Bony fish

A

gill covers, swim bladder, and skeleton of cartilage

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15
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Dog Fish

A

Has false eye on tail

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16
Q

Brown Bullhead

A

No problem

17
Q

Eeelpout

A

Looks like an eel

18
Q

Channel catfish

A

Streamlined, and dark grey

19
Q

Common Carp

A

Has a tiny mustache

20
Q

Crappie

A

Dark and round, has spiny back

21
Q

Flathead Catfish

A

Has flathead

22
Q

Lake sturgeon

A

Prehistoric, armor plated fish

23
Q

Lake trout

A

Looks like a trout, but is grey and skiny

24
Q

Largemouth Bass

A

Has large mouth

25
Long-nose gar
Has long nose
26
Muskie
Has tiger like stripes
27
Pike
Basically a muskie, but darker (and no tiger stripes)
28
Rainbow trout
Has a pink stripe
29
Sauger
Kinda like a walleye, but doesn't have foggy/misty eyes
30
Sheepshead
White ish fish. Has big spines and weird mouth
31
Smallmouth Bass
Has smaller mouth than bigmouth bass
32
Smelt
Tiny white/silver fish
33
Sunfish
Bluegill
34
Walleye
Tastyfish, has foggy eyes
35
White Sucker
has sucker mouth
36
Yellow Bullhead
num
37
Yellow Perch
Kinda looks like a bass, but isn't. It is yellow. Kinda like a mix between a crappie and a smallmouth bass....