Ch. 17 Aquaculture Vocabulary

The growing of aquatic animals for human use.

• Aquaculture

• Aquaponics

• Ornamental Fish Production

• None of these

An animal that lives in water.

• Crustacean

• Ornamental Fish

• Aquatic Animal

• Ectothermic Animal

Refers to an animal that gets its body temperature from its environment.

• Endothermic

• Ectothermic

• Omnivorous

• Herbivorous

Fish who are usually found in deep lakes and rivers as the warm temperatures provide an ideal environment for their survival and fruitful reproduction.

• Cool-Water Fish

• Ornamental Fish

• Brackish Water Fish

• Warm-Water Fish

A pond used to keep fish that breed and lay eggs.

• Brood Ponds

• Raceways

• Impoundments

• Repro Ponds

A mass of fish eggs.

• Fingerlings

• Fry

• Roe

• Calamari

Small, newly hatched fish.

• Roe

• Fingerlings

• Spawn

• Fry

A fish from 3 to 6 inches long that is used for stocking ponds or lakes.

• Fry

• Roe

• Fingerlings

• Crustaceans

Oxygen that is dissolved in water and is usable by animals that breathe through gills.

• Forced Oxygen

• Dissolved Oxygen

• Elemental Oxygen

• Manufactured Oxygen

Fish that thrive in water that is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Warm-Water Fish

• Cool-Water Fish

• Crustaceans

• Endothermic Fish