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1
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specialized sense organs in lateral line

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neuromasts

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2
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Muscles that make up most of the trunk

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Axial muscles

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3
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w-shaped blocks of muscle in the trunk

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myomeres

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4
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where the heart is located

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pericardial cavity

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5
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where blood is oxygenated

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vental aorta

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6
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A connected swim bladder

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physostomous

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7
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a disconnected swim bladder

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physoclistous

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8
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finger-like projections extending from the stomach

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pyloric ceca

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9
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sheet-like material surrounding intestine. may contain fat

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mesentery

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10
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location where many fish not having reproductive ducts will shed sperm and eggs

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abdominal pores

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11
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part of brain coordinating muscular movement and equilibrium

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cerebellum

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12
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part of brain processing imagery

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optical lobes

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13
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elongated spindle-like body form, such as a lingcod

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fusiform

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14
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eel-like body form

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anguilliform

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15
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shortened body form, such as a lumpsucker

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ovate or truncated

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16
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compressed body form, like a perch

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compressed

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17
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flattened body form, like a skate or ray

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depressed

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18
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hemispherical body form, like a pufferfish

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globiform

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19
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sensory protrusions found on head

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cirri

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20
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What is the main reason attributed to the inability to adequately monitor shark populations?

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the vast geographic scale of pelagic marine ecosystems

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21
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What is the most widespread fishing gear used in the open ocean?

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Pelagic longline

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22
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Why are sharks slow to recover from overexploitation?

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They have low maximum intrinsic rates of increase

23
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What are 2 strong recommendations to safe-guard sharks and other large pelagic predators from further declines?

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  • create carefully designed marine reserves

- reduce fishing pressure

24
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numerous, small, flag-like projections between the main dorsal fins and the caudal fin

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finlets

25
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a flat, blade-like bone that lies within the skin of the ventral side of the head

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Gular plate

26
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parallel, bony struts, which are arranged like the ribs of a bellows or a fan

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Brachiostegal rays

27
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lid-like structure covers and protects the separate gill openings.

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operculum

28
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narrow elongated teeth

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caniniform

29
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sharp, blade-like teeth

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incisoriform

30
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blunt or flattened teeth

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molariform

31
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the margin of the mouth

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gape

32
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discontinuous variable

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meristic

33
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changes in body proportions throughout life cycle

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allometric growth

34
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penis-like extension found in male guppies

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gonopodium

35
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process when one embryo consumes another

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embryophagy

36
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Where can variability be introduced?

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  1. natural variability between specimens
  2. inter-individual variability. people making measurements differently
  3. intra-individual variabilty. the same person making the same measurement twice, but with different results.
37
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electro receptors - common in sharks

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ampullae of lorenzini

38
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mouth type - midwater feeder

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terminal

39
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mouth type - surface feeder

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superior

40
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mouth type - bottom feeder

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inferior/sub-terminal

41
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internal structure marking the end of the vertebral column

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hypural plate

42
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another name for the shoulder girdle

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cleithrum

43
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three ways gill membranes can attach

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  1. free or separate from isthmus
  2. united across isthmus
  3. joined to the isthmus
44
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hard rays

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spinous rays

45
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improvement of premaxilla uper jaw mobility

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ascending process

46
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piece of mouth where the ascending process moves along

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rostral cartilage

47
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self-fertilization

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hermaphroditism

48
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eggs develop without fertilization

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parthenogenisis

49
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scale eating feeding behaviour

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lepidophagy

50
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occupying both marine and freshwaters in lifecycle

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diadromous

51
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vertebra concave at both ends

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amphicoelous

52
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vertebra concave at one end

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opisthocoelous

53
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a feature shared by a common ancestor and its descendents

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synapomorphy

54
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what does PIT stand for?

A

Passive Integrated Transponder

Ichthyology (4 decks)

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