Marine Fishes

True or False: Fish are Endothermic

• True

• False

What body shape do most of the fastest swimming fish have?

• Fusiform

• Compressed

• Depressed

• Globiform

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Which of these is NOT a way that fish camouflage

• Behavior

• Body shape

• Coloration

• Temperature

The camouflage technique where fish are dark on their back and light on their belly is known as..

• ambient shading

• countershading

• counter coloring

• mimicry

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Eels have a secondary set of teeth in their throat that they extend when eating called..

• Dermal Denticles

• Secondary jaw

• Esophageal teeth

• Pharyngeal jaw

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Which deep ocean fish uses bioluminescence to lure in prey? 

• Sturgeon

• Chimaera

• Archer fish

• Angler fish

Which of these is NOT a reason that lionfish are considered invasive?

• They have no natural predators

• They eat a lot of our local fish species

• They are non-native to the area

• They are venomous fish

The key way to identify a trigger fish is by looking at their..

• Ganoid Scales

• Teeth

• Caudal fin

• Dorsal fin

Cichlid mothers often carry their babies in their mouths to protect them, because of this they are known as...

• Oviparous

• Active Predators

• Dermal Brooders

• Mouth Brooders

Which of these cartilaginous fish is least related to the others?

• Skate

• Stingray

• Shark

• Chimaera

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