fish and fishing Flashcards
The main skeletal structure in a fish
Vertebral Column
a temporary group of cells unique to vertebrates that arise from the embryonic ectoderm cell layer
Neural crest
Flat appendages used to swim
Fin
Little plates that cover a fishes body
Scale
covers the gills
Operculum
each of the two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles
Atrium
the two biggest cavities in the heart
Ventricle
regulates the amount of water in the body and filters wastes from the blood to produce urine
Nephron
a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs that detect pressure and vibration
Lateral Line
Female fish release eggs, male comes by and fertilizes them #reproduction
Spawning
Gas filled sac used to maintain and control buoyancy
Swim Bladder
Fish that lack jaws
Jaw-less Fish
Fish that have a skeleton made of cartilage
Cartilaginous Fish
Fish that have a skeleton made of bones
Bony Fish
a geologic period and system of the Paleozoic 60 million years long
Devonian Period
a predatory American freshwater fish with a large blunt head and a long dorsal fin
Bowfin/Dogfish
A big brown catfish with barbs
Brown Bullhead
a fish introduced to america as a game fish
Brown Trout
small fish that tried to wrap around your arm if caught
Burbot/Eelpout
catfish with a forked tail
Channel Catfish
deep-bodied freshwater fish typically with barbels around the mouth
Common Carp
freshwater fish of the sunfish family
Crappie
catfish with a very flat head compared to others
Flathead Catfish
a HUGE bony fish that has a lumpy back and looks more like a shark
Lake Sturgeon
any of a number of fishes of the salmon family that live in large lakes and are highly prized as a game fish and as food
Lake Trout
A bass with a big mouth
Largemouth Bass
a fish with a long ugly snout
Long-nose Gar
a big fish found in rush lake and other places that are very popular
Muskellung
another very popular fish that is darker green
Northern Pike
pink lateral line
Rainbow Trout
slender North American pikeperch with silver eyes
Sauger
bottom feeding ugly fish that can get huge
Sheepshead
bass with a small mouth
Smallmouth Bass
a little small fish
Smelt
most common fish with a bright yellow spot
Sunfish
common fish in america very popular with creepy eyes
Walleye
suction cup mouth
White Sucker
yellow catfish
Yellow Bullhead
a perch that is yellow
Yellow Perch
