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**Fishes Practical
Anatomy
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
10/29/2009
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Fusiform Body
 Definition

stream-lined; foot-ball shape

 

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Compressiform Body
 Definition

compressed latteraly

 

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Depressiform Body
 Definition

flattened

 

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Anguilliform Body
 Definition

eel-like

 

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Filiform Body
 Definition

filament-like

 

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Taneniform Body
 Definition

ribbon-like

 

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Sagittiform Body
 Definition

arrow-like

 

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Globiform Body
 Definition

globe-like

 

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Heterocercal Tail
 Definition

 

top lobe larger than bottom

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Homocercal Tail
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both halves are same

 

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Abbreviate Heterocercal Tail
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slight up-turning at end

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Isocercal Tail
 Definition

fused into one section

 

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Rounded Caudal Fin Shape
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Truncate Caudal Fin Shape
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Emarginate Caudal Fin Shape
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Lunate Caudal Fin Shape
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Forked Caudal Fin Shape
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Placoid Scales
 Definition

tiny, tooth-like structures that are partially embedded in the skin

 

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Cycloid Scales
 Definition

thin, round, almost transparent scales

 

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Ctenoid Scales
 Definition

tiny, comb-like projections (ctenii) on their posterior edges

 

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Ganoid Scales
 Definition

hard and smooth

 

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Scutes
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Inferior Mouth
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Subterminal Mouth
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Terminal Mouth
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Superior Mouth
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Supraorbital Lateral Line Canal
 Definition

Above Eye

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Suborbital Lateral Line Canal
 Definition

Below Eye

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Hyomandibular Lateral Line Canal
 Definition

Bottom Jaw

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Occipital Lateral Line Canal
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Vertical, next to eye to top of head

 

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Lateral Line
 Definition

Length of Body

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Premaxilla
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Maxilla
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Dentary (Lower Jaw)
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Preoperculum
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Interoperculum
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Operculum
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Suboperculum
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Abdominal Vertebre
 Definition

(B) Contains Pleural Ribs at bottom. Neural Spine/Neural Canat at top.

 

 

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Caudal Vertebrae
 Definition

(A) Contains Hemal Spine at bottom; Hemal Canal in middle; Neural Spine at Top

 

 

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Term
Bones of Skull Bearing Teeth
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Lepidotrichia
 Definition

Spines of Bone (rays and spines)

 

 

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Ceratotrichia
 Definition

Rays of Protein

 

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Pterygiophores
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Abdonimal Pelvic Fin
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Subabdominal Pelvic Fin
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Thoracic Pelvic Fin
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Jugular Pelvic Fin
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Gill Structure
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Measurement
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Epineural Spine
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Epipleural Spine
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Finlet
 Definition

 

dorsal and anal, fast swimming fish

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Term
Illicium
 Definition

spine modified to form fishing rod

 

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Term
sucking disc
 Definition

remora

 

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