fish and fishing

Question 1

Vertebral Column

Answer 1

33 bones 5 different regions

Question 2

Neural crest

Answer 2

embryonic structure in vertebrates that gives rise to most of the peripheral nervous system (PNS)

Question 3

fin

Answer 3

flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquatic vertebrates and some invertebrates, including fish and cetaceans, used for propelling, steering, and balancing.

Question 4

scale

Answer 4

covers the bodies of fish.

Question 5

Operculum

Answer 5

a structure that closes or covers an aperture, in particular.

Question 6

Atrium

Answer 6

two upper cavities of the heart from which blood is passed to the ventricles. The right atrium receives deoxygenated blood from the veins of the body; the left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the pulmonary vein.

Question 7

Ventricle

Answer 7

hollow part or cavity in an organ, in particular.

Question 8

Nephron

Answer 8

functional units in the kidney,

Question 9

lateral line

Answer 9

sense organs found in aquatic vertebrates, used to detect movement, vibration, and pressure gradients in the surrounding water.

Question 10

Spawning

Answer 10

release or deposit eggs.

Question 11

Swim bladder

Answer 11

a gas-filled sac present in the body of many bony fishes, used to maintain and control buoyancy

Question 12

Jawless fish

Answer 12

no jaws

Question 13

Cartilaginous fish

Answer 13

fish of a class distinguished by having a skeleton of cartilage rather than bone, including the sharks, rays, and chimeras.

Question 14

bony fish

Answer 14

fish of a large class distinguished by a skeleton of bone, and comprising the majority of modern fishes.

Question 15

Bowfin/Dogfish

Answer 15

eye spot at the end of the body, brown, short head. short anal fin

Question 16

brown bull head

Answer 16

darker brown green dorsally growing lighter green and yellow towards the ventral surface.

Question 17

brown trout

Answer 17

spots all over body, look shiny

Question 18

Burbot/Eelpout

Answer 18

slimy skin and tendency to wrap itself around your arm

Question 19

Channel Catfish

Answer 19

smooth, scaleless bodies. The channel catfish is olive to light blue in color with black speckles on the sides, has a forked tail, whisker-like organs around the mouth, a broad flat head, and a slender body.

Question 20

common carp

Answer 20

heavy-bodied minnow with barbels on either side of the upper jaw. Typically, color varies from brassy green or yellow, to golden brown, or even silvery.

Question 21

crappie

Answer 21

have rows of dark spots on their dorsal, anal, and caudal fins.

Question 22

flathead catfish

Answer 22

smooth, scaleless skin, whisker-like barbels around the mouth, and long spines on the dorsal (back) fin and one on each side of the pectoral (shoulder) fin.

Question 23

Lake Sturgeon

Answer 23

flat, gray, mouth on bottom, sucker.

Question 24

lake trout

Answer 24

deeply forked caudal fin and a slate grey to greenish body with lighter undersides. Cream to yellow spots are generally present on the head, body and dorsal and caudal fins. The lower fins tend to be orange-red with a narrow white edge.

Question 25

largemouth bass

Answer 25

green with dark blotches that form a horizontal stripe along the middle of the fish on either side.

Question 26

long-nose gar

Answer 26

long, narrow snouts more than twice as long as the rest of the head and they have abundant, sharp, villiform teeth.

Question 27

Muskellunge

Answer 27

long skinny and gray

Question 28

northern pike

Answer 28

single dorsal fin and light-colored spots along their dark body. … The sides of E. lucius vary from dark shades of green to olive green to brown, with 7 to 9 rows of yellowish, bean-shaped spots.

Question 29

rainbow trout

Answer 29

small, fine scales on their torpedo-shaped body. They have silvery sides with a horizontal pinkish band that varies in intensity in different populations. The back is bluish to greenish with black spots on the back and sides.

Question 30

Sauger

Answer 30

slender, spiny-rayed fish with 2 separate dorsal fins and a large mouth, the upper jaw extending about to the hind edge of the eye.

Question 31

sheepshead

Answer 31

stout, deep body with an elevated back and a short head

Question 32

smallmouth bass

Answer 32

brown, appearing sometimes as black or green (seldom yellow) with red eyes, and dark brown vertical bands, rather than a horizontal band along the side

Question 33

smelt

Answer 33

long pointed head, large mouth, a small but evident adipose fin standing above the rear part of the anal, and a deeply forked tail.

Question 34

sunfish

Answer 34

small body, long tail,pointy fins, long jaw.

Question 35

walleye

Answer 35

glassy, large pupils of this fish; light reflects from the back of their eyes, giving them a white, staring look. This eye-shine allows the fish to see extraordinarily well in darker waters. … Walleyes have huge mouths with long, pointed teeth.

Question 36

white sucker

Answer 36

bottom-feeding fish with the downturned snout characteristic of other suckers. Their mouth is round and rimmed with thick lips. They have a streamlined body with a single, flat dorsal fin, and a tail fin with a strong indent.

Question 37

yellow bullhead

Answer 37

yellow-olive to slatey-black on the back and sometimes mottled depending on habitat. The sides are lighter and more yellowish, while the underside of the head and body are bright yellow, yellow white, or bright white.

Question 38

yellow perch

Answer 38

large mouths, well-developed jaws, teeth and eyes.