FISH Gills instead of lungs Scales instead of skin Live in water Cold Blooded Lay eggs (10’s to 100’s)
Skeleton of a fish
FISH SCALES Placoid scales - shark Ctenoid scales - perch Cycloid scales- salmon Ganoid scales - gar
Anatomy of a Fish
How Fish Breathe
Yellow Perch Yellow perch feed on a variety of insects, invertebrates, and small fish. These fish are also favored by fishermen for their excellent flavor!
Black Sea Bass Many of these fish begin their adult life as males, then change into females for the remainder of their lives.
Great White Shark
Cookie Cutter Shark The cookie-cutter shark is named for the cookie-shaped bites that it takes out of its prey.
Hammerhead Shark
Northern Pike If you ever go fishing in Michigan, you might catch one of these. Be careful of their teeth, though. These animals are predators that feed on birds, mammals, amphibians, snakes, and even other fish! A Northern Pike can grow to be as long as 4.5 feet.
Tropical Fish cleaner wrasse trigger fishclown fish
Can you remember five things about fish? GGills instead of lungs SScales instead of skin LLive in water CCold Blooded LLay eggs (10’s to 100’s)