fish vocab

Question 1

Vertebral Column

Answer 1

protects dorsal nerve cord

Question 2

Neural crest

Answer 2

a group of cells that develop from the never cord in vertebrates

Question 3

fin

Answer 3

a paddle shaped structure on a fish or other aquatic animal that is used for balance, and propulsion

Question 4

scale

Answer 4

small,flat pate like structure near surface of skin

Question 5

Operculum

Answer 5

a movable flap that covers the gills and protects them

Question 6

Atrium

Answer 6

the chamber that receives blood from the heart

Question 7

Ventricle

Answer 7

a chamber of the heart that pumps blood from the heart to the gills

Question 8

Nephron

Answer 8

a filtering unit for the kidney, helps maintain salt and water balance

Question 9

Lateral line

Answer 9

enables fish to detect movement in water

Question 10

Spawning

Answer 10

they release gametes near each other to reproduce

Question 11

Swim bladder

Answer 11

gas filled space, allow fish to control depth

Question 12

Jawless fish

Answer 12

hagfish

Question 13

Cartilaginous fish

Answer 13

sharks

Question 14

Bony fish

Answer 14

ray-finned fish and lobed finned fish , (stingrays)

Question 15

Bowfin/Dogfish

Answer 15

3 fins on bottom. 1 long dorsal fin. spot on base of tail

Question 16

Brown Bullhead

Answer 16

2 long “whiskers” from the top lip that go down. straight tail fin. 2 short whiskers on top of head. whiskers that go down from bottom lip. greenish body

Question 17

Brown Trout

Answer 17

yellowish bottom with silver-ish dorsal side with black and red spots. tail slightly forked

Question 18

Burbot/Eelpout

Answer 18

white bottom. dark dorsal side. very slimy. dorsal fin and anal fish is wavy. tail fin is reverse fork or rounded

Question 19

Channel Catfish

Answer 19

blue-ish to grey color. very forked tail fin. commonly mistaken for brown bullhead

Question 20

Common Carp

Answer 20

a heavy-bodied minnow with whiskers on either side of the upper jaw. stocky bodies, large scales, and range in color from dark olive bronze on the top of the back to lighter silvery yellow on the belly.

Question 21

crappie

Answer 21

usually silvery-gray to green in color and show black splotches over the entire body. The dorsal and anal fins resemble each other in shape. most common pan-fish in north america

Question 22

Flathead Catfish

Answer 22

lower jaw is slightly more forward then the lower jaw. head is more flat then other catfish.

Question 23

Lake Sturgeon

Answer 23

rows of bony plates most noticeable on lateral line

Question 24

Lake Trout

Answer 24

round snout. deep forked tail. grey with blue/green tint on body with white/cream color spots

Question 25

Largemouth Bass

Answer 25

jaw extends beyond eye. dark lateral line. greenish color.

Question 26

Long-nose Gar

Answer 26

mix of fish and alligator

Question 27

Muskellunge

Answer 27

vertical spots on body. light color on body

Question 28

Northern Pike

Answer 28

darker color. horizontal lines on body.

Question 29

Rainbow Trout

Answer 29

pink lateral line. silver bottom. squared tail. blueish green back

Question 30

Sauger

Answer 30

looks like walleye without spots on tail. spots on dorsal fin. darker color on body

Question 31

Sheepshead

Answer 31

roundish body. human teeth. dark vertical lines . forked tail. high forehead

Question 32

Smallmouth Bass

Answer 32

jaw in line with eye. same as large mouth just lighter colors.

Question 33

smelt

Answer 33

minnows/ sardines

Question 34

sunfish

Answer 34

blue spot on gills. orange front bottom

Question 35

walleye

Answer 35

looks like sauger but has spot on tail. lighter body color

Question 36

White Sucker

Answer 36

sucking mouth

Question 37

Yellow Bullhead

Answer 37

olive color body. rounded tail. white to yellow whiskers

Question 38

Yellow Perch

Answer 38

thin lengthy yellowish green body. dark vertical spots