Fish Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
vertebrate
A
to have a backbone
2
Q
vertebral column
A
the back bone, protects the spine
3
Q
neural crest
A
primitve brain
4
Q
closed circulatory system
A
veins with a heart
5
Q
cycloid scales
A
smooth edges scales
6
Q
placoid scales
A
harder like sand paper
7
Q
ganoid scales
A
very hard and bony
8
Q
gills
A
allows fish to breathe underwater
9
Q
spawning
A
allows fish to breathe
10
Q
jawless fish
A
fish with a lack of jaw
11
Q
cartilaginous fish
A
have a light jaw made of cartillage
12
Q
bony fish
A
have a bone jaw
13
Q
lobefinned fish
A
have lobes for fins
14
Q
dogfish
A
the ugliest fish ever
15
Q
bullhead
A
has spines on its head
16
Q
brown trout
A
very brown with a jaw
17
Q
eelpout
A
kinda eely
18
Q
channel catfish
A
a flat bottom and bigger than the other variety
19
Q
carp
A
big and usually found in channels and rivers
20
Q
crappie
A
o mouthed with spines
21
Q
flathead catfish
A
has a flathead
