Studied by 1 personKingdom?
Animalia
Phylum?
Chordata
What is the class for a Jawless fish?
Agnatha
What is the class for a bony fish?
Osteichthyes
What is the class for a Cartilaginous fish?
Chondrichthyes
Which species belong to Agnatha?
Lamprey and Hagfish
Which species belong to the subgroup Protochordates?
Sea squirts and lancelets
Which species belong to Osteichthyes?
Lobe-finned fish (ex. coelacanth and lungfish), Ray-finned fish
What species belongs to Chondrichthyes?
Sharks, skates, and rays
What sharks can be found in the Tampa Bay area?
Black Tip Reef Shark, Bonnethead Shark, Tiger Shark, Hammerhead Shark, Mako Shark, Sandbar Shark, Lemon Shark, Whale Shark, Nurse Shark, Bull Shark
What is Mrs. Stang’s fav shark?
Hammerhead shark
What is cartilage and where is it found in the human body?
Flexible connective tissue made of cells and proteins. Cartilage is found in the human body on ears, within joints and at the tip of the nose.
What does Agnatha mean?
without jaws
What does Osteichthyes mean?
Osteo = bone, Ichtys = fish, Means “bone fish”
What does Chondrichthyes mean?
Cartilage fish
What is the function of the lateral line organ?
Line of pores and canals running down body,
Detect vibrations, changes in current direction and water pressure
What are the 4 types of scales?
Ganoid, Placoid, Ctenoid, and Cycloid
What type of scales do sharks have?
placoid scales
How do fish float and adjust their position in the water column?
Pectoral fins are for keeping the fish afloat and for Steering.
How do sharks maintain buoyancy?
Very large liver – 25% of the body weight!!It is very oily and adds buoyancy (aids in keeping them afloat).
What is the main difference between a skate and a ray?
Skates are very similar to stingrays, but they do not have a barb.
What does a shark’s heart have and look like?
s shaped 2 chambers
Which coastal state would you find stingrays in the US
gulf of mexico and along atlantic coast from carolinas to brazil
What is the function of the 3 types of shark fins?
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