Fish Features

Fish are...

• Vertebrates
• Invertebrates

Fish only live in saltwater

• True
• False

What is the class name for bony fish?

• CHONDRICHTHYES

• AGNATHA

• OSTEICHTHYES

What is the aquatic name for the tail of a fish?

• pectoral fin

• anal fin

• caudal fin

Many aquatic vertebrates have a lateral line. The purpose is to 

• sense blood in the water
• detect pressure and vibrations
• keep it swimming in a straight line

Nares are actually 

• used in digestion
• used to detect movement
• nostrils

What kind of deep sea fish is this?

• AN ANGLERFISH

• AN AGLERFISH

• AN UGLYFISH

• AN ANGRYFISH

What's the point of fish having scales?

• To cover and protect the fish

• To fend off predators

• To help the fish breathe

• To help them swim

Choose all that apply to the reproduction of fish

• Lays eggs

• Ovoviparous

• They hug for a long time

• Viviparous

Jawless fish that have a circular mouth that is continuously open; many are parasitic; some migrate to freshwater to reproduce

• parrot fish

• lampreys

• guitarfish

• sunfish