test 1 Flashcards
shape
relates to where it lives, how it moves and how it feeds
Dermsal/bottom dwelling fish
flat- this allows them to stay close to the ocean floor.
fish that live in coral reefs
deep flat bodies
highly agile
long slender fish
able to hide under rocks and among coral easily
slow round fish
can have spines, body armour or poisonous flesh
fish with elongated bodys
can swim for along time- no bdy prtection
Continuos tail
slow
highly manouverable
easy access to crevices and caves
Lunate tail
very fast
able to maintail high speeds
cant stop or turn easily
forked tail
can swim fast continously
more manuverable than a lunate tail
truncate tail
fast acceleration
manuverable
Rounded tail
good manuverability
good acceleration
can sim quickly for a short amount of time
Inferior mouth
eats what below them
sand feeders
bethic
superior mouth
eats whats above them
Terminal
eats whats below them
Chases its food
strong beak
used to scrape food of hard surfaces
Turbular
used to pick at food