Fish Flashcards

1
Q

Vertebral Column

A

spine

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2
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Neural Crest

A

group of cells

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3
Q

Fin

A

Appendage used to swim

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4
Q

Scale

A

Covers and protects the skin

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5
Q

Operculum

A

gill cover

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6
Q

Atrium

A

part of the heart

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7
Q

Ventricle

A

part of the heart

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8
Q

Nephron

A

filters blood

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9
Q

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
Q

Cartilaginous fish

A

have cartilage for bones. Like a shark.

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14
Q

Bony fish

A

gill covers, swim bladder, and skeleton of cartilage

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15
Q

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
Q

Long-nose gar

A

Has long nose

26
Q

Muskie

A

Has tiger like stripes

27
Q

Pike

A

Basically a muskie, but darker (and no tiger stripes)

28
Q

Rainbow trout

A

Has a pink stripe

29
Q

Sauger

A

Kinda like a walleye, but doesn’t have foggy/misty eyes

30
Q

Sheepshead

A

White ish fish. Has big spines and weird mouth

31
Q

Smallmouth Bass

A

Has smaller mouth than bigmouth bass

32
Q

Smelt

A

Tiny white/silver fish

33
Q

Sunfish

A

Bluegill

34
Q

Walleye

A

Tastyfish, has foggy eyes

35
Q

White Sucker

A

has sucker mouth

36
Q

Yellow Bullhead

A

num

37
Q

Yellow Perch

A

Kinda looks like a bass, but isn’t. It is yellow. Kinda like a mix between a crappie and a smallmouth bass….