fish Flashcards
Vertebral Column
Forms the support structure inside the fish,
Neural crest
cells give rise to the dentine-producing cells of teeth
Fin
Are supported only by muscles.
Scale
can be used to identify the species of fish it came from
Operculum
series of bones found in bony fish that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills.
Atrium
The blood from the body.
Ventricle
thin-walled muscular chamber.
Nephron
the structure that actually produces urine in the process of removing waste and excess substances from the blood.
Lateral line
a system of tactile sense organs located in the head and along both sides of the body.
Spawning
the eggs and sperm released or deposited into water by aquatic animals
Swim bladder
internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of many bony fish to control their buoyancy.
Jawless fish
the group is sister to all vertebrates with jaws, known as gnathostomes.
Cartilaginous fish
that have a skeleton made of cartilage, rather than bone.
Bony fish
is a diverse taxonomic group of fish that have skeletons primarily composed of bone tissue.
Bowfin/Dogfish
are bony fishes related to gars in the infraclass Holostei.
Brown Bullhead
is a fish of the Ictaluridae family that is widely distributed in North America
Brown Trout
is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally
Burbot/Eelpout
is the only gadiform freshwater fish.
Channel Catfish
is North America’s most numerous catfish species.
Common Carp
is a widespread freshwater fish of eutrophic waters in lakes and large rivers in Europe and Asia.
Crappie
fresh water fish in the sunfish family Centrarchidae.
Flathead Catfish
is a large species of North American freshwater catfish.
Lake Sturgeon
is a North American temperate freshwater fish, one of about 25 species of sturgeon.
Lake Trout
is a freshwater char living mainly in lakes in northern North America.
Largemouth Bass
freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae family.
Long-nose Gar
primitive ray-finned fish of the gar family.
Muskellunge
is a species of large, relatively uncommon freshwater fish native to North America.
Northern Pike
is a species of carnivorous fish of the genus Esox.
Rainbow Trout
is a trout and species of salmonid native to cold-water tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America
Sauger
a freshwater perciform fish of the family Percidae which resembles its close relative the walleye.
Sheepshead
is a marine fish that grows to 76 cm, but commonly reaches 30 to 50 cm.
Smallmouth Bass
species of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of the order Perciformes.
Smelt
they are also known as freshwater smelts or typical smelts to distinguish them from the related Argentinidae, Bathylagidae, and Retropinnidae.
Sunfish
family of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the order Perciformes.
Walleye
a freshwater fish in the perch family that is a popular and commonly-stocked game fish.
White Sucker
is a freshwater cypriniform fish inhabiting the upper Midwest and Northeast in North America
Yellow Bullhead
a species of bullhead catfish that is a ray-finned fish that lacks scales.
Yellow Perch
s a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America.
