Fish Sticks
Tuna, codfish, salmon, trout: Bony fish or Cartilaginous fish
Bony fish
Animals that live primarily in trees.
Arboreal
Animals that live primarily on land
Terrestrial
Internal, gas filled organ used to control depth of the fish
Swim bladder
Fish that can create up to 650 volts
Electric eel
What is the purpose of the caudal fin?
Provides power
Can't generate any form of internal heat, relies on the sun for warmth
Cold blooded
Sharks, rays, skates: Bony fish or Cartilaginous fish
Cartilaginous fish
Name of fin on top of the fish
Dorsal fin
The top of the heart is the ____, while the bottom of the heart is the ____.
Atrium Ventricle
External nostrils, located back of nasal cavity
Nares
Fish that shoots down its target to eat.
Archer fish
Sensory receptor that takes a chemical substance and generates a biological signal.
Chemoreceptors
"Amphibian with lizard like appearance, blunt snout, short limbs and tail.
Salamander
Portion of the brain that controls heart beat, breathing: Medulla or Cerebellum
Medulla
Fresh water fish that can breathe air, lives in Africa, South America
Lung fish
Cartilaginous fish, flat bodied, live on ocean floor, eats snails, clams, and oysters
Skates and rays
Eggs covered with a shell are called _____ eggs.
Amniotic
Individual openings in the side of a fish, 5-7 pairs
Gill slits
Jawless fish, bores into the flesh of other fish to suck their blood
Lamprey
Fish that makes slime, lays eggs, no jaws
Hagfish
Animal adapted to digging where it lives underground
Fossorial
Rare form of a tiger salamander
Axoloti
Oviparous means ______________.
Animals that lay eggs
Baby develops inside the mother's body
Viviparous