Lab - Fish Classification

Question 1

fish classes

Answer 1

sarcopterygii and actinopterygii

Question 2

coelicanthiformes

Answer 2

order of coelacanths. fleshy fins, diphycercal tail

Question 3

ceratodontiformes

Answer 3

order of lungfish. oar like fins, small eyes, fused dorsal and caudal (we have an australian and a south american - thread like fins)

Question 4

polypteriformes

Answer 4

order of bichirs, reedfish. ganoid scales. lobe looking fins, dorsal finlets.

Question 5

acipenseriformes

Answer 5

sturgeons order. reevolved mostly cartilage skeleton. heterocercal tail, ganoid, protrusible jaw, bony scutes. ALSO paddlefish. very cutey, not saw teeth on paddle. we do have these, look like sharks.

Question 6

subclass neopterygii

Answer 6

everyone except the freaks. starts with gars

Question 7

lepisosteiformes

Answer 7

order of gars. rounded tail, ganoid scales, caniform or villiform teeth, vascularized swim bladder

Question 8

amiiformes

Answer 8

bowfins order. cycloid scales, all fused fins. very feathery dorsal fin. median gular plate on skull (that skull is amiiformes)

Question 9

teleosts

Answer 9

infraclass of all the fish that are normal

Question 10

diversity in freshwater =

Answer 10

43%

Question 11

elopomorpha

Answer 11

grouping w tarpons, eel.

Question 12

anguilliformes

Answer 12

order of true eels. scaleless, no pelvic fin, long, fused fins around body

Question 13

clupeiformes

Answer 13

order of pelagic schooling fish like sardines, anchovies. no lateral line, silver scales. no adipose fin, reduced caudal fin, modified jaw. the one thats tan with silver stripe is this

Question 14

ostariophysi

Answer 14

63% of freshwater fish. have weberian apparatus.

Question 15

cypriniformes

Answer 15

toothless order! minnows, loaches, suckers. forked tails, no adipose fin.

Question 16

characiformes

Answer 16

order w tetras, piranhas. adipose fin sometimes, ctenoid scales. freshwater, teeth on jaw and palate, forked tail. when in doubt its this.

Question 17

siluriformes

Answer 17

catfish order, benthic, adipose fin, fused skull bones and bony plates, no scales, barbels

Question 18

salmoniformes

Answer 18

order, includes salmon, trout and pikes, adipose fins, no spines. most guys with a funny nose (pike)

Question 19

gadiformes

Answer 19

order inc eating fish like cod, haddocks. interesting dorsal fins often divided in 2 or 3 parts. some have barbels. weird freaky sucking mouths.

Question 20

cyprinodontiformes

Answer 20

order with guppies, pupfishes, killifish. superior mouth, rounded tail, viviparous

Question 21

sygnathaformes

Answer 21

seahorses and pipefishes. all have male brood care

Question 22

perciformes

Answer 22

order with groupers, perches (inc. scorpaens) fin spine, divided dorsal fin with spiky front, very anterior pelvic fins. MAIN ID feature = the anterior pelvic fin

Question 23

pleuronectiformes

Answer 23

flounders. flat, eyes on one side

Question 24

tetradontiformes

Answer 24

order with boxfish, puffers, triggerfish, sunfish. WATCH FOR compressed bodies- flat fuck with eyes on both sides. often lost pelvic fins, leathery skin. gill arches often lost > gill holes

Question 25

lophiiformes

Answer 25

order inc anglerfish, frogfish, batfish. deep and shallow, live on bottom and look weird. frowny face, flattened dorsally.

Question 26

illicium

Answer 26

shallow water light up to lure prey (lophiiformes)

Question 27

esca

Answer 27

deep water light up to lure prey (lophiiformes)