Fish Flashcards

1
Q

Spine, Protects the dorsal nerve chord

A

Vertebral Column

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2
Q

Group of cells that develop from the nerve chord in Vertebrates

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Neural crest

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3
Q

A paddle-shaped structure on a fish that provides balance, steering, and propulsion

A

Fin

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4
Q

A small, flat, platelike structure on the skin

A

Scale

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5
Q

A moveable flap over the gills that protect them

A

Operculum

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6
Q

Chamber of the heart that receives blood from the body

A

Atrium

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7
Q

Chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the gills

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Ventricle

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8
Q

A filter system in the kidney that helps maintain the salt and water balance

A

Nephron

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9
Q

Lets the fish detect movement in the water

A

Lateral line

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10
Q

Males release their gametes on the female’s eggs in the water

A

Spawning

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11
Q

Gas-filled space that allows the fish to control depth

A

Swim bladder

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12
Q

Jawless, eel-shaped fish

A

Jawless fish

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13
Q

Skeleton made of Cartilage designed for flexibility

A

Cartilaginous fish

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14
Q

Fish with a bony skeleton

A

Bony fish

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15
Q

Has and “eyespot”

A

Bowfin/Dogfish

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16
Q

Brown with 4 pairs of dark, whiskerlike barbells

A

Brown Bullhead

17
Q

Has Dark Brown Spots on it

A

Brown Trout

18
Q

Has long Dorsal/Anal Fins that run from the middle of the body to the back

A

Burbot/Eelpout

19
Q

Has whiskers and a a tail that looks like a C

A

Channel Catfish

20
Q

Bottom feeder with a red tint

A

Common Carp

21
Q

A panfish/ grey with black dots

A

Crappie

22
Q

Has a defined flathead

A

Flathead catfish

23
Q

Bottom feeder that looks like a dinosaur

A

Lake sturgeon

24
Q

Pointed beak with brown and grey body

A

Lake trout

25
Q

Green and black fish with mouth that goes behind the eye

A

Largemouth Bass

26
Q

Has a long nose

A

Long-nose gar

27
Q

Toothy fish with Vertical lines

A

Muskellunge

28
Q

Toothy fish with horizontal striped

A

Northern pike

29
Q

Trout with a long pink stripe

A

Rainbow Trout

30
Q

Looks like a walleye does not have white dot

A

Sauger

31
Q

Bottom feeder with a small head and silver body

A

Sheepshead

32
Q

Golden brown color Bass with the lip in front of the eye

A

Smallmouth Bass

33
Q

A minnow like fish

A

Smelt

34
Q

Little panfish with blue and yellow colors

A

Sunfish

35
Q

Golden fish with a white dot on tail

A

Walleye

36
Q

A longer white bottom feeder

A

White sucker

37
Q

A golden yellow fish with whiskers

A

Yellow bullhead

38
Q

Small fish with Green and yellow body

A

Yellow Perch