The other fish Flashcards
(Sarcopterygii) Are the ______ finned or “________” fishes.
Lobe, lung
(Sarcopterygii) Skeleton ________ - cellular bone w/ mineralized deposits.
Ossified
(Sarcopterygii & Actinopterygii) Single ________ covering gill opening.
Operculum
(Sarcopterygii) ________ fins w/ sturdy internal skeleton (_______)
Paired, pelvic girdle
(Sarcopterygii) Musculature w/in the limb facilitates ___________.
Weight bearing
(Sarcopterygii) Lung-like swim bladder capable of ________.
Gas exchange
(Sarcopterygii) _________ caudal fin.
Diphycercal
(Sarcopterygii) ________ scales embedded in the dermis.
Ganoid
(Sarcopterygii) Examples are…
Coelacanth and lungfish
(Actinopterygii) Are the ______ finned fishes.
Ray
(Actinopterygii) Skeleton is mostly…
Ossified
(Actinopterygii) Paired fins w/ ______ (modified scales embedded in _______) for ______.
Dermal rays, dermis, support
(Actinopterygii) Musculature w/in the body…
Controls the fins
(Actinopterygii) Swim bladder for…
Buoyancy
(Actinopterygii) ______ - chambered heart.
Two
(Actinopterygii) Paired ________, dorsal in the body
Kidneys
(Actinopterygii) Chondrostei - _______ skeleton; _______ scales; _______ caudal fin.
Cartilage, ganoid, heterocercal
(Actinopterygii) Chondrostei examples are…
Sturgeon and paddlefish
(Actinopterygii) Neopterygii - skeleton primarily ______; _____ or ______ scales; _______ caudal fin.
bone, cycloid, ctenoid, homocercal
Neopterygii examples are…
Gars & Bowfins; Teleosts (modern bony)
