Fish Flashcards
Veretebral Columm
It surrounds and protects the dorsal nerve cord
Neural crest
Is a Group of cells that develop from nerve cord in vertebrates
Fin
Is a paddle shaped structure on a fish or other aquatic animals
Scale
Small, Flat, Platelike structure near the surface of the skin
Operculum
a moveable flap that covers the gill
Atarium
The chamber that receives blood from the heart
Ventricle
The chamber of the heart that pumps blood to the heart to the gills
Nephrom
Is a filtering unit for the kidey
Lateral line
Enables fish to detect movement in water
Spawning
They release gametes near each other
Swim Bladder
Is a gas filled space
Jawless Fish
Hagfish
Cartilaginous Fish
Shark
Bony Fish
Sting Rays and Lobe-Finned Fish
Bowfin/Dogfish
Has long dorsal fin, Bony Fish, Related to the Gars
Brown Bullhead
Brown in color lives at the bottom of the body of water
Brown Trout
Brown with a little beak like jaw
Burbot/Eelpout
Has long dorsal fin, Only member of the genus Lota
Channel Catfish
Most fished catfish, Brown/ White
Common Carp
Has bigger scales, Invasive from Asia
Crappie
Black and White has a bigger mouth
Flathead Catfish
Has a flat head
Lake Sturgeon
Big bony fish that is a bottom feeder
Yellow Perch
Yellow with black stripes going down the fish
Yellow Bullhead
It is Yellow in color and has three sharp bones sticking out so when you touch them they give you a little bit of a sting
White Sucker
Bottom feeder and is a minnow
Walleye
Has a white patch on its tail. State fish of MN
Sunfish
Has bright blue and orange colors and are everywhere
Smelt
little bait fish
Smallmouth Bass
Has a smaller mouth and is brown
Sheepshead
Has human teeth kind of looks like a carp
Sauger
Looks like a walleye but does not have the white mark
Rainbow Trout
Bright colored fish with a pink strip going down the side
Northern Pike
It is dark green and has lots of teeth
Muskellunge
Looks like a pike but has lighter colors
Long-nose Gar
Has a long mouth with teeth going up the mouth
Largemouth Bass
Has a bigger mouth and is more green
Lake Trout
Is brown, yellow and white and has lots of dots on it