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Fish Species and Habitat

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify this species.

a)

Triggerfish

b)

Angelfish

c)

Lionfish

d)

Butterflyfish

e)

Damselfish

2.

Identify this species.

a)

Gobies

b)

Barb

c)

Clownfish

d)

Lionfish

e)

Seahorse

3.

Identify this species.

a)

Tetra

b)

Angelfish

c)

Barb

d)

Betta

e)

Molly

4.

Identify this species.

a)

Butterfly fish

b)

Damselfish

c)

Triggerfish

d)

Clownfish

e)

Angelfish

5.

Identify this species.

a)

Butterfly fish

b)

Angelfish

c)

Lionfish

d)

Triggerfish

e)

Surgeonfish

6.

Identify this species.

a)

Triggerfish

b)

Surgeonfish

c)

Lionfish

d)

Goby

e)

Seahorse

7.

Identify this species.

a)

Butterfly fish

b)

Damselfish

c)

Goby

d)

Angelfish

e)

Lionfish

8.

Identify this species.

a)

Angelfish

b)

Surgeonfish

c)

Triggerfish

d)

Cichlids

e)

Damselfish

9.

Identify this species.

a)

Goldfish

b)

Clownfish

c)

Damselfish

d)

Butterfly fish

e)

Angelfish

10.

Identify this species.

a)

Triggerfish

b)

Surgeonfish

c)

Cichlids

d)

Damselfish

e)

Angelfish

11.

Offshore/open water

a)

barracuda

b)

spadefish

c)

tarpon

d)

amberjack

12.

coastal/ inshore

a)

striped bass

b)

red drum

c)

red snapper

d)

gag grouper

13.

offshore / open water

a)

big eye tuna

b)

albacore

c)

flounder

d)

barracuda

14.

offshore / reef

a)

amberjack

b)

wahoo

c)

hickory shad

d)

king mackerel

15.

inshore / coastal

a)

flounder

b)

croaker

c)

skate

d)

oyster toadfish

16.

Which shark is the tiger shark?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

offshore / reef

a)

red drum

b)

red grouper

c)

red snapper

d)

vermillion snapper

18.

inshore / coastal

a)

striped bass

b)

silver snapper

c)

white grunt

d)

silver perch

19.

Pointed snout, pointed teeth, offshore / reef

a)

sand tiger shark

b)

bull shark

c)

tiger shark

d)

great white shark

20.

This animal is a/an_________________.

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

21.

Blue whales have gills to breathe underwater.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

What is this?

a)

crab

b)

clam

c)

shrimp

d)

lobster

23.

What is this?

a)

clam

b)

starfish

c)

oyster

d)

orange fish

24.

The ocean floor has mountains and valleys.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

ichthyology is the study of fish

a)

true

b)

false

26.

check the following fish

a)

shark

b)

jellyfish

c)

dolphin

d)

puffer fish

27.

otters are

a)

mammals

b)

fish

28.

salmon can live in bolth freshwater and saltwater

a)

true

b)

false

29.

what is it called when a fish can live in both freshwater and saltwater

a)

freshalters

b)

dual fins

c)

anadromous

d)

nontamens

30.

tetras are

a)

freshwater

b)

saltwater

31.

which is your favorite kind of sea creatures

a)

fish

b)

mammals

c)

other

32.

fish are dangerous

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

it depends on the fish

33.

Fish contract the _______________ that are attached to the backbone to swim in an s-shape.

a)

tendons

b)

muscles

c)

skins

d)

scales

34.

You can tell a fish's age by counting the lines on its ________________.

a)

tail

b)

fins

c)

scales

d)

gills

35.

Fish breathe ______________ underwater.

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

hydrogen

d)

helium

36.

_______________, rain and white water are other ways oxygen gets in the water. Choose the best answer.

a)

air

b)

snow

c)

storms

d)

waves

37.

________________ a fish that lives part of its life in freshwater and part in saltwater.

a)

Sharks are

b)

Tuna are

c)

Salmon are

d)

Rays are

38.

The bones in fish fins are called _________________.

a)

rays

b)

membranes

c)

scales

d)

backbones

39.

Like humans, fish breathe in ___________________________.

a)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

b)

air and exhale water

c)

water and exhale air

d)

oxygen and exhale carbon dioxide

40.

The body of a fish is supported by its __________________,

a)

tail

b)

lungs

c)

bones

d)

scales

41.

________________ are the organs fish use to breath.

a)

lungs

b)

gills

c)

muscles

d)

rays

42.

The oxygen that is in the water is called _______________________,

a)

dissolved carbon dioxide

b)

pure oxygen

c)

pure carbon dioxide

d)

dissolved oxygen

43.

Fish cannot live in the Great Salt Lake or _______________________,

a)

the Great Lakes

b)

the Dead Ocean

c)

the Dead Sea

d)

the Great Sea

44.

Fish can swim in schools because of their ___________________________.

a)

lateral lines and sensor lines

b)

sensory system and lacavus lines

c)

lateral lines and sensor system

d)

sensor systematic and lateral lines

45.

What type of fish is this?

a)

speckled trout

b)

spot croaker

c)

redfish

d)

flounder

46.

What type of fish is this?

a)

Black Drum

b)

Sheepshead

c)

Barred Rock Fish

d)

Flounder

47.

The best bait to catch this type of fish would be...

a)

grasshoppers

b)

live fish

c)

crab

d)

beef liver

48.

What type of fish is this?

a)

Sheepshead

b)

Barred Rockfish

c)

Blackdrum

d)

Redfish

49.

What type of fish is this?

a)

Marlin

b)

Swordfish

c)

Sailfish

d)

Mahi Mahi

50.

What type of fish is this?

a)

Marlin

b)

Sailfish

c)

Swordfish

d)

Mahi Mai

51.

Which of these fish is considered Pelagic

a)

Redfish

b)

Speckled Trout

c)

Sailfish

d)

Grouper

52.

What is the fastest fish?

a)

Cheetahfish

b)

Lightning fish

c)

Sailfish

d)

Turbofish

53.

Which one of these fish is a marlin?

a)
b)
c)
d)