Anadromous and Catadromous

Multiple Choice

What is an example of an anadromous fish?

• Lemon Shark

• Alaskan Wild Salmon

• American Eel

Draw

Draw the migration direction for an anadromous fish

Open Ended

What are the benefits of being anadromous?

Open Ended

What is the pattern of this graph?

Multiple Choice

What % of the wild stock salmon population is left?

• 90%

• 10%

• 30%

Open Ended

How will this help protect biodiversity of the stream ecosystem? (be specific)

Draw

Draw arrows and label what salmon are excreting in SALT water to be able to live in the ocean to osmoregulate.

Draw

Draw arrows and label what salmon are excreting in FRESH water to be able to live in the ocean to osmoregulate.

Multiple Choice

What type of fish are catadromous?

• Lemon shark

• Alaskan Wild Salmon

• American Eel

Draw

What is the migration pattern for catadromous fish?

spawn in the Atlantic Ocean and the larvae swim upstream to grow into an adult.

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American Eeel

5 phases of an American Eel

In the spring, these eels migrate locally.

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Glass eels and Elvers

This yellow eel was once a glass eel in my net!

Open Ended

What is the benefit to being catadromous?