Fish Shapes
Characteristics of fish
Special features
Life stages
Other
100
What shape fish is this?
Laterally compressed
100
What does every fish have?
Scales, gills, skeleton
100
What gives a fish the ability to float?
Buoyancy
100
What is the first stage of a fish's development?
the egg stage
100
What is a group of fish swimming together called?
schools
200
What shape is this fish? 
eel-shaped
200
What is the main characteristic of a jawed fish?
Movable jaws that are armed with well-developed teeth.
200
What is a defense mechanism that enables the fish to blend in with it's environment?
camouflage
200
The stage after hatching when the fish is dependent on a yolk sac for food.
Larval stage
200
What is density?
The amount of matter in an object
300
What are the main characteristics of a fusiform fish?
a streamlined, torpedo-shaped body
300
Where are the pectoral fins located?
on each side of the fish, behind the head
300
What is counter-shading?
a defense mechanism that makes a fish light on the bottom and darker on the top of it's body
300
What is the final stage of a fish's development when it is fully formed & grown?
Adult stage
300
What is the ability to see out of each eye separately called?
Monocular Vision
400
What are 3 characteristics of a depressed-shape fish?
flattened low-profile body, mouth often on the topside of body, flap-fins, eyes & mouth often on one side of body
400
What is the caudal fin also known as?
the tail
400
What does the swim bladder do?
allows the fish to be more buoyant and not sink
400
What is the third stage of a fish's development?
Postlarval stage
400
What is a lateral line?
a line of sensitive pores that run along the side of the fish's body
500
What are 3 characteristics of a compressed-shape fish?
laterally flattened bodies, quick bursts of speed, live in reefs, rounded tails, often live among plants
500
What is an Osteichthyes?
a bony fish
500
What is Aposematism?
a defense mechanism that advertises the fish could be dangerous to eat
500
What stage is a fish in when it can finally swim against the current?
Juvenile stage
500
What is barotrauma?
when a fish experiences a rapid change of pressure causing its eyes & organs to expand