Fish Vocab Flashcards by Ryan Monson | Brainscape

Q

vertebrate

A

to have a backbone

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vertebral column

A

the back bone, protects the spine

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Q

neural crest

A

primitve brain

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Q

closed circulatory system

A

veins with a heart

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Q

cycloid scales

A

smooth edges scales

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Q

placoid scales

A

harder like sand paper

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Q

ganoid scales

A

very hard and bony

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Q

gills

A

allows fish to breathe underwater

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Q

spawning

A

allows fish to breathe

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Q

jawless fish

A

fish with a lack of jaw

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cartilaginous fish

A

have a light jaw made of cartillage

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bony fish

A

have a bone jaw

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lobefinned fish

A

have lobes for fins

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dogfish

A

the ugliest fish ever

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bullhead

A

has spines on its head

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Q

brown trout

A

very brown with a jaw

Q

eelpout

A

kinda eely

Q

channel catfish

A

a flat bottom and bigger than the other variety

Q

carp

A

big and usually found in channels and rivers

Q

crappie

A

o mouthed with spines

Q

flathead catfish

A

has a flathead