CLASSIFICIATION
The kingdom in which fish belong to is called
Animalia
Most fish are cold-blooded and also known as
ectothermic
An abdominal organ involved in the production and removal of blood cells in most vertebrates and forming part of the immune system
What is a spleen
Bony fish have scales, bones, and lungs or this
What is a swimming bladder
This is the purpose of the dorsal fin
What is stability and balance
This is the type of fish a Lamprey is
Jawless
The part of the fish that connects the body to the caudal fin is
the peduncle
An organ that produces gametes
What are gonads
This is a complex system in bony fish
What is the digestive system
This is a lateral line used for
What is detection of changes in pressure and movement in water
What are the skeletons of bony fish fish made out of
What is bone
Fish can change depth in the water column by inflating and deflating this
What is a swim bladder
What kind of fish chase mice?
Catfish
What fins allow fish to swim backwards
What is pelvic and pectoral fins
What type of fish does not have bones
cartilaginous fish
Gills are protected by a scaly covering called
What is an operculum
This organs main job is to filter the blood coming from the digestive tract, before passing it to the rest of the body.
What is the liver
What does the circulatory system in bony fish do
What is deliver oxygen throughout the body
What fin is used primarily for speed
What is the caudal fin
How does a fish always know how much it weighs?
Because it carries its own scale.
Kidneys filter this
What is blood
What's the best way to catch a fish?
Have someone throw it to you.
Where does fertilization occur with bony fish
What is externally
What do you get when you cross a banker with a hammerhead?
A Loan Shark