This is the slowest type of caudal fin, usually belongs to bottom feeding fish.
What is round.
A line of nerves in a fish that is usually visible externally.
What is lateral line.
This is a coordinated group of fish that synchronously swim together
What is school.
A type of external reproduction where eggs and sperm are released into the water.
What is spawning.
A 'normal' mouth position where the top and the bottom of the mouth are proportionate.
What is terminal mouth.
This type of fin helps in steering and acts as "arms".
What is pectoral.
This is the flap of skin that covers and protects the gills.
What is operculum.
This is a loose group of fish that swim together.
What is shoal.
This type is a type of internal fertilization.
What is copulation.
The fastest body shape - the "average" fish shape.
What is fusiform.
This fin is located at the top of a fish. Can be smooth or spiny, can be continuous or separate.
What is dorsal fin.
Bottom feeders tend to have this type of mouth positions.
What is inferior
The process of maintaining an internal balance of salt and water in a fish's body
What is osmoregulation.
Type of birthing strategy where the fish lays eggs.
What is oviparous.
These type of fish are restricted to a particular or small salinity range.
What is stenohaline.
This fin is located at the bottom of a fish, below the pectoral fins.
What is pelvic fin.
This gas-filled organ allows fish to control their buoyancy.
What is swim bladder.
This type of migration where a fish spends most of its life in saltwater, then migrates to freshwater to reproduce.
What is anadromous.
Type of birthing strategy where the fish gives live birth.
What is viviparous.
This is the study of fish.
What is ichthyology. ![]()
This type of caudal fin is in between a rounded and a forked fin. Has moderate speed.
What is truncate. ![]()
This type of scale has a toothed or spiny edge.
What is ctenoid scale.
This type of migratory fish spends most of its life in freshwater and travels to saltwater to breed.
What is catadromous.
This type of fish turns from female to male when there is no male in the group to reproduce.
What is protogynous hermaphrodite.
This type of scale has a smooth edge.
What is cycloid. 