Weird deep sea fishes
Defense, camouflage, prey detection, and communication
What are the uses of bioluminescence?
Spiny-finned
What does Acanthopterygii mean?
Sockeye and steelhead
Two examples of Pacific salmon?
Elopomorpha
Which cohort of teleosts are found in all deep sea zones?
California grunion
What is the fish that mates on sandy beaches?
Electric eels and elephantfish
Two examples of fishes that can generate electric fields
Sea serpent
How are oarfish represented in mythology?
Gobiidae
What is the largest family of marine fishes?
Haplochromine cichlids and arowana
Two examples of mouthbrooders?
Viper fish and anglerfish
Two examples of fishes that have lures?
bony suborbital stay ("mail-cheek")
What is the synapomorphy of Scorpaeniformes?
European carp and striped bass
Two examples of non-native fishes in the Colorado river basin?
Male anglerfish
Who is the parasitic anglerfish?
Fugu
What is the Japanese name for pufferfish (also a delicacy)?
Sicklefin redhorse and brown trout
Two examples of fishes that can be potamodromous?