Fish Flashcards

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1
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Vertebral Column

A

basically a spinal cord

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Neural Crest

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A temporary group of cells

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Fin

A

Helps a fish steer and balance

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4
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Scale

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a plate that grows on the outside of a fish and used for protection

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5
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Operculum

A

covers the gill

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Atrium

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upper chamber where blood enters ventricle

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Ventricle

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upper chambers that hold blood

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Nephron

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in the kidney

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Lateral Line

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sense organs

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10
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spawning

A

releasing eggs

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11
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Swim bladder

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controls fish bouyancy

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12
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jawless fish

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No jaw, bottom feeders

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Cartilaginous fish

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They have jaws and scales

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14
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Bony fish

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have a full skeleton

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15
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Dogfish

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nasty fish that is worthless

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16
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Brown bullhead

A

mean fish that stings

17
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brown trout

A

a brown fish with black spots

18
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eelpout

A

nasty eel type fish you can catch up north

19
Q

channel cat

A

most common catfish in america

20
Q

carp

A

worthless fish brought from china or something

21
Q

crappie

A

A rush lake favorite at the 40 foot hole

22
Q

flathead cat

A

another common river fish in america

23
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Lake sturgeon

A

a fish that does not come by often but can usually catch on the snake river

24
Q

lake trout

A

Grindstone lake favorite

25
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Largemouth bass

A

Addies favorite fish to catch

26
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Gar

A

Long nose fish you find in kansas

27
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Muskie

A

kinda like a pike but a different pattern

28
Q

pike

A

slimy things that bite on meps

29
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rainbow trout

A

colorful pretty fish

30
Q

sauger

A

knock off brand of walleye

31
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sheephead

A

nasty fish that fight like a walleye but have rocks in the head

32
Q

smallmouth bass

A

a mille lacs favorite besides the MN gold

33
Q

smelt

A

small fish found in rivers

34
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sunfish

A

a dock favorite

35
Q

walleye

A

MN GOLD with the white tip on the tail

36
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white sucker

A

a pointless fish

37
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yellow bullhead

A

a sting fish in ponds

38
Q

perch

A

the fish that has grill lines