Shark Species
I am the fastest shark in the ocean.
What is the Mako?
A stingray is known for its venom-filled _____________.
What is a stinger, spine or barb?
Cartilaginous fish have special scales that are called...
What are dermal denticles?
It is highly recommended to do this action as you walk in the ocean to scare away rays.
What is the stingray shuffle?
I look like a snake and my mouth is always open.
What is a lamprey?
I have eyes on the end of my long, flat head that help me to see 360 degrees.
What is a Hammerhead shark?
These creatures look similar to stingrays but are smaller and do NOT have stingers.
What are skates?
Unlike bony fish, cartilaginous fish do NOT have this organ to help them float in the water.
What is a swim bladder?
Skates and some sharks lay their eggs in these specially designed cases.
What are mermaid's purses?
I look like a giant worm and produce large amounts of slime to protect myself.
What is a hagfish?
I am the largest fish in the ocean.
What is the whale shark?
I am a highly intelligent, giant ray that swims in the open ocean with my mouth wide open.
What is a manta ray?
Most cartilaginous fish have these breathing holes on top of the body that are used to take water to the gills.
What are spiracles?
Areas in coral reefs where certain fishes clean the teeth or skin of other fish are called...
What are cleaning stations?
Hagfish do this to rid themselves of slime and gain leverage for eating food...
What is tie themselves in a knot?
I can live in both freshwater and saltwater.
What is the bull shark?
I have a long, shark-like body and a long snout with teeth on the edges of it.
What is a sawfish?
Name the 3 groups of cartilaginous fish?
What are sharks, rays and jawless fish?
The bristly structures between the gills of cartilaginous fish that are used to catch plankton are called...
What are gill rakers?
What is a backbone?
I look like a ray but my 5 gill slits on the side of my head make me a shark.
What is an angelshark?
I am a spotted ray with a head like a bird and long, whip-like tail.
What is an eagle ray?
The Greek word "Chondrichthyes" means...
What is cartilganous fish?
The small pores on a shark's snout that contain nerve receptors for sensing electricity in the water.
What are ampullae of lorenzini?
When sea creatures like lampreys are born in freshwater but live their adult lives in saltwater, we say that they are...
What is anadromous?