fish Flashcards
vertebral column
series of approximately 33 bones called vertebrae, which are separated by inter vertebral discs.
neural crest
transient embryonic structure in vertebrates
fin
helps the fish swim
scale
helps protect the fish
Operculum
technical term for gill cover.
Atrium
each of the two upper cavities of the heart
Ventricle
a hollow part or cavity in an organ
Nephron
functional units in the kidney,
Lateral line
a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs
Spawning
the time of reproduction for fish
Swim bladder
a gas-filled sac present in the body of many bony fishes,
jawless fish
it is fish without jaws
Cartilaginous fish
there skeleton is made of cartilage
bony fish
fish that have real bones
dog fish
the distinctive spot by the tail
brown bullhead
bullhead that has more of a brown color pattern
brown trout
trout with a brown belly
eelpout
dogfish looking things without the spot and long bottom fin
channel catfish
the most plain looking catfish
common carp
super scaly looking fish
crappie
green and gold plate shaped fish
flat head catfish
cat fish with a really sloped head
lake sturgeon
long and rigid looking fish
lake trout
more of a plain trout
largemouth bass
bass with the bigger mouth
small mouth bass
bass that is more brown and has the smaller mouth
long nose gar
only fish with the long nose
muskellunge
bigger and more brown than Northern pike
Northern pike
darker than the Muskellunge and a bit smaller
rainbow trout
more colorfull looking trout
sauger
close to a walleye but the fins and coloration are differnt
sheephead
lighter color with a flat head
smelt
smallest fish
sunfish
small round fish
walleye
gold and green fish that look like sauger
white sucker
its got a sucker mouth and its white
yellow bullhead
a lighter colored bull head
yellow perch
small yellow and green fish shaped like a walleye
