Identification and Characteristics (Fish, and a few algae) Flashcards
characteristics of algae
flexible, smooth, rubbery
characteristics of calcareous alga
hard, smooth, pastel
characteristics of a sponge
spongely, rough, soft
characteristics of a bryozoan
hard, rough, thin
characteristics of a coral
hard, rough, thick
characteristics of a colonial tunicate
soft, smooth, thick
types of caudal fins
heterocercal, homocercal, isocercal, lunate, truncate(rounded)
types of caudal penduncles
thick/stout for power and thin for high speed
study dorsal fin for which characteristics?
shape, size, number
pectoral fins help with…
precision in swimming, attachment site varies based on lifestyle
placements of pelvic fins include…
jugular, thoracic, abdominal
a fish with heterocercal caudal fin is…
a shark
fish with a homocercal caudal fin include…
bony fish
fish with isocercal caudal fins include…
bony fish, includes box fish
fish with lunate caudal fins are…
built for speed, include tangs, tuna, jacks
fish with rounded or truncate caudal fins are…
built for power, includes butterflyfish
a fish with a long mouth is a…
predator type
a fish with a top mouth is a…
surface feeder
a fish with a bottom mouth is a…
bottom feeder
a fish with a barbell type mouth is a…
bottom feeder
a fish with a deep body is…
relatively slow, but manuverable, category includes most reef fish
a fish with a fusiform type body is…
streamlined and fast, includes sharks and wrasses
a fish with a trigonal body is…
typically a bottom-dweller, includes scorpian fish
a fish with a vermiform type body is…
elongate, includes trumpetfish
a fish with a flat body is…
thin, spread out, includes sole and rays
when the entire fishes body conducts wave it is
anguilliform, and is of the order Anguilliformes, includes moray eel
when only the fishes fins move, and the body is rigid…
ostraciform, and is of the order Ostraciidae, includes boxfish
when 1/4 to 1/2 of the fishes body conducts a wave it is…
carangiform, and is of the genus Caranx, includes jacks
a fish who hunts prey via active pursuit, and is fast
a rover predator, ex. Sharks
a rover predator
a fish who hunts prey via active persuit and is fast
a fish who is motionless until prey is spotted
a lie-in-wit predator or stalker, ex. Needlefish, barracuda, moray eel, lizard fish
a lie-in-wit predator or stalker
a fish who is motionless until prey is spotted
a surface feeding fish is typically…
an open water surface dweller, ex. Island silversides
a fish who strains plankton for food is…
a trawler, ex. Manta rays, damsel fish
a trawler is a type of fish which…
strains plankton for food
a fish which sucks things from reef cracks and crevices is…
a tube-mouth feeder, ex. Pipefish, trumpetfish
a fish which is a tube-mouth feeder…
sucks food from reef cracks and crevices
a fish which bites off chunks of algae, sponges, coral, etc. is …
a grazer, includes butterflyfish, angelfish, surgeonfish, wrasses, parrotfish
a fish that grazzes eats by…
biting off chunks of algae, sponges, coral, bryozoans, and other invertabrates
fish whose color functions as camouflage…
stonefish, sole, squirrelfish at nigh
fish who color acts as a warning…
lionfishes, certain morays
fish whose color acts as a territorial defense/display…
some wrasses
fish who color helps attract others for reproduction…
most reef fish actually
