Lab II: Survey of the Fishes Flashcards
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Characteristics of fish skull
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- Bony jaws (premaxilla, maxilla, dentary) with varied mobility
- Mouth mostly terminal with teeth
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Characteristics of fish skeleton
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- More or less bony; many vertebrae
- Two set of paired ventral fins (pectoral and pelvic). Fin rays support fins (reduced in Sarcopterygians)
- One or two dorsal fins; one medial anal fin
- Caudal fin homocercal (symmetrical) or heterocercal (not symmetrical)
- Form bone by replacing cartilage (endochondral formation) or direct formation (dermal formation)
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Characteristics of integument of fish
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- Mucous glands
- Most with bony dermal sacles: Placoid (extinct), ganoid (early fish groups - diamond shape), cycloid (overlap), ctenoid (overlap with spikes)
- Skin with pigmented cells (chromatophores)
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Characteristics of circulation and respiration
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- Respiration by gills supported by bony gill arches and covered by operculum
- Swim bladder with or without duct attached (absent in Chondrichthyes)
- Two-chambered heart (arterial and venus systems)
- Four pairs of aortic arches carry blood through gills
- Nucleated RBCs
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Heat regulation
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-Ecothermy: External means raise temperature (same temperature as external environment)
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Characteristics of sexes
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- Separate
- Paired gonads
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Characteristics of nervous system
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- Paired olfactory lobes and small cerebrum; large optic lobes and cerebellum; 3 pairs semicircular canals
- Vibration and pressure reception via a lateral line system (sensory hair cells with cilia detect vibration - gives info about water movement and pressure)
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Three body forms of fish
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- Terete = Highly active, fast-swimming, streamlined
- Compressed = laterally flattened, still-water, structured habitats
- Bottom-dwellers = Depressed (dorso-ventrally), may be flat like a skate or ray. Eyes on top, mouth on bottom
- Variation in bony fish body forms
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Fish phylum and subphylum
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- Phylum = chordata
- Subphylum = vertebrata
10
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Superclass Agnatha
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- Lack jaws
- Endoskeletal support
- Bone and paired appendages lacking in living species
- E.g., hagfish and lampreys
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Superclass Gnathostomata
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- Jaws derived from modern gill arches
- Paired appendages (usually)
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Class Placodermi
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- Superclass Gnathostomata
- Jaws with no teeth, very bony skull
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Class Chondrichthyes
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- Superclass Gnathostomata
- Cartilaginous fishes
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Subclass Holocephali
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- Superclass Gnathostomata
- Class Chondrichthyes
- Chimaeras, ratfish
- Small, cold water fish
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Subclass Elasmobranchii
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- Superclass gnathostomata
- Class chondrichthyes
- Sharks and rays
- Range in shape and size
- Often predaceous
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Class Acanthodii (extinct)
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- Superclass gnathostomata
- Many paired appendages
17
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Grade Osteichthyes
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- Bony fishes
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Class Sarcopterygii
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- “Lobe-finned fishes”
19
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Subclass Coelacanthimorpha
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- Grade Osteichthyes
- Class Sarcopterygii
- Large heavy marine fish
- Inhabit deep water populations (isolated)
- Fleshy appendage
- Pectoral and pelvic girdle
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Subclass Porolepimorpha and Dipnoi
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- Grade Osteichthyes
- Class Sarcopterygii
- Lungfishes
- Use surface air for respiration in gas bladder (evolutionary precursor to tetrapod lung)
23
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Order Polypteriformes
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- Class Actinopterygii
- Subclass Chondrostei
- Bichirs
- Long, scaley, eel-like, many dorsal fins
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Order Acipenseriformes
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- Class Actinopterygii
- Subclass Chondrostei
- Sturgeon and paddlefish
- Pointed snout, heterocercal tail in sturgeon
25
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Subclass Neopterygii, Order Amiiformes
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- Bowfish
- Large gular plate
27
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Order Osteoglossiformes
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- Division teleostei
- Bony tongue
- Goldeye
- Large shiny eyes
28
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Order Anguilliformes
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- Eels
- Snake-like
- Smaller scales than bichirs
- Single long dorsal fin
29
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Order Clupeiformes
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- Division teleostei
- Herrings
- Big lower lip that exceeds upper lip
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Order Cypriniformes
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- Superorder Ostariophysi
- Minnows, carps, suckers
- One dorsal fin
- White sucker = fleshy lip, ventral mouth
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Order Siluriformes
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- Superorder Ostariophysi
- Catfishes
- Stonecat in Alberta
- Whiskers on face, pectoral spine
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Order Esociformes
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- Mudminnow and northern pike
- Long body, pointed snout, many teeth
- Fins toward back
- One dorsal fin (at back of fish)
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Order Salmoniformes
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- Salmon, trout, char, and whitefish
- Many anadromous (spawn in fresh water, grow to adulthood in marine habitats)
- Adipose dorsal fin
- One dorsal fin
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Salmo trutta
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- Brown trout
37
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Oncorhynchus mykiss
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- Rainbow trout
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Salvelinus confluentus
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- Bull trout
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Salvelinus fontinalis
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- Brook trout
40
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Prosopium williamsoni
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- Mountain whitefish
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Coregonus clupeaformis
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- Lake whitefish
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Order Percopsiformes
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- Superorder Paracanthopterygii
- Trout, perch in Alberta
- Small dorsal fin (x2 - one very small in posterior)
44
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Order Gadiformes
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- Superorder paracanthopterygii
- Cods, burbot in Alberta
- 2 dorsal fins (second is very long in burbot)
46
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Order Gasterosteiformes
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- Superorder Acanthopterygii
- Sea horses, pipefishes, stickleback (in Alberta)
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Order Scorpaeniformes
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- Superorder Acanthopterygii
- Scorpionfishes, rockfishes, sculpin (in Alberta)
- Large spines
- Large, wide, gaping mouth
48
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Order Perciformes
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- Superorder Acanthopterygii
- Largest vertebrate order
- Coral reef fishes, cichlids
- Perch, walleye in Alberta
- Walleye is more streamlined than perch; very spiny first dorsal fin
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Order Pleuronectiformes
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- Superorder Acanthopterygii
- Flounders, soles
- Eyes on one side
