Vertebrates Phylum Chordata Fish (3 classes) Ichthyology- study of fish
Class Agnatha - jawless fish hagfish and lampreys - they suck blood or bore into their bodies and eat them from the inside out.
Hagfish
Hagfish
Hagfish slime
Lampreys
lamprey
Lamprey Mouth
Lamprey Damage
- sharks, rays and skates - skeleton made of cartilage 2.Class Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fish - sharks, rays and skates - skeleton made of cartilage - rough sand papery skin
Chondrichthyes
Cartilaginous skeleton
Denticles
Shark Skin
Shark Skin
SHARKS 250 species - found throughout oceans at all depths, but mostly in tropical coastal waters;a few found in freshwater (bullshark) - all sizes from 10 in.(spiny pygmy shark) to 60 ft.(whale shark) - most carnivorous predators, some peaceful plankton feeders.
Sharks
Bull Shark
Spiny Pygmy Shark
Whale Shark
Sand Tiger Shark
Tiger Shark
Leopard Shark
Nurse Shark
Basking Shark
Saw Shark
Stingrays and Skates have flat bodies and mostly live on the bottom - gill slits are on the underside - pectoral fins are flat and expanded,look like wings - eyes on top of the head - stingrays have a whip like tail with a stinging spine - skates do not have a whip like tail with spines
Sting Rays
Sting Rays
Stingray
Manta Ray
Stingray Stinger
Skates
Skate
Skate
Skates
Class Osteichthyes Bony Fishes - have a skeleton of bone - have thin, overlapping scales covered with protective mucus - have gill covers or operculum - has a swim bladder, a gas filled sac that adjusts its buoyancy - highly maneuverable fins
Bony Fish
Scales
Gills
Operculum
Boxfish
Mahi Mahi
Lionfish
Crocodile Fish
Flying Fish
Grouper
Halibut
Mola
Mola
Parrotfish
Sailfish
Scorpion fish
Tuna
Flounder
Salmon
Wolf eel
Coelacanth
Viperfish
Gulper Eel
Anglerfish