Terms
Describes the way fish regulate their temperature
Largest known fish
Whale Shark
Characteristic of fish that shows where they live
Aquatic (water)
Organ that helps bony fish "sink" or "float"
Swim bladder
Cartilaginous
Most feared shark
Great White Shark
Characteristic of fish that comes from their bone structure
Vertebrates (backbone)
Operculum
"Laying large quantities of eggs in the water"
Spawning
Smallest Shark
Dwarf Shark
Characteristic of fish that explains their respiratory system
Gills
Organ that allows some fish to produce light
Photophore
Look like rays but they lay eggs
Skates
"Big Three"
Characteristic of fish that describe their external appendages
Fins
Organ behind a shark's eyes that allows inhalation
Spiracles
W-shaped bands in the skeletal muscle of fish
Myomeres
Only shark that comes to the surface to "gulp" air
Sand Tiger
Characteristic of fish that describe their integumentary system
Scales
Organ that describes the long nose of a sawfish
Rostrum