Bony Fishes
A fish is defined as having these two things for breathing and swimming.
What are gills and fins?
Some fish have this defense as they look like their environment.
What is camouflage?
This is the term for the most common way fish reproduce.
What is spawning?
Bony fishes have these covering their bodies.
What are scales?
This bullet-shaped body allows some fish to swim faster.
What is fusiform?
Fish have this inside of them to regulate buoyancy.
What is a fish bladder?
A young fish during the postlarval stage are often called by this nickname.
What are "fries?"
A large group of fish swimming together is called this.
What is a school?
This is the fin that gives a fish its forward thrust.
What is a caudal or tail fin?
Bright colors used to warn predators to stay away are a form of this type of defense.
What is advertising?
During this stage of development the fish finally resemble an adult fish.
What is juvenile?
Although not used for breathing, fish have 4 nostrils called this.
What are nares?
This is the flap that covers a fish's gill.
What is an operculum?
This line of pores helps fish sense what is swimming in the area.
What are lateral lines?
In this stage of fish development, the yolk sac is still attached to the body.
What is larvae?
Fish with both male and female characteristics are called this.
What are hermaphrodites?
This is the class to which bony fish belong.
What is Osteichthyes?
This type of vision allows fish to see out of each eye separately.
What is monocular?
A fish is considered an adult when it can do this.
What is reproduce?
A fish with this shape can easily dart in and out of coral reefs.
What is compressed?