Fish Flashcards
Vertebral Column
basically a spinal cord
Neural Crest
A temporary group of cells
Fin
Helps a fish steer and balance
Scale
a plate that grows on the outside of a fish and used for protection
Operculum
covers the gill
Atrium
upper chamber where blood enters ventricle
Ventricle
upper chambers that hold blood
Nephron
in the kidney
Lateral Line
sense organs
spawning
releasing eggs
Swim bladder
controls fish bouyancy
jawless fish
No jaw, bottom feeders
Cartilaginous fish
They have jaws and scales
Bony fish
have a full skeleton
Dogfish
nasty fish that is worthless
Brown bullhead
mean fish that stings
brown trout
a brown fish with black spots
eelpout
nasty eel type fish you can catch up north
channel cat
most common catfish in america
carp
worthless fish brought from china or something
crappie
A rush lake favorite at the 40 foot hole
flathead cat
another common river fish in america
Lake sturgeon
a fish that does not come by often but can usually catch on the snake river
lake trout
Grindstone lake favorite
Largemouth bass
Addies favorite fish to catch
Gar
Long nose fish you find in kansas
Muskie
kinda like a pike but a different pattern
pike
slimy things that bite on meps
rainbow trout
colorful pretty fish
sauger
knock off brand of walleye
sheephead
nasty fish that fight like a walleye but have rocks in the head
smallmouth bass
a mille lacs favorite besides the MN gold
smelt
small fish found in rivers
sunfish
a dock favorite
walleye
MN GOLD with the white tip on the tail
white sucker
a pointless fish
yellow bullhead
a sting fish in ponds
perch
the fish that has grill lines
