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    Fish have scales, fins, and gills that allow them to breathe underwater. They are cold-blooded with a backbone and range of species. Fins help with movement and position while scales provide protection. Internally, fish have organs like gills for respiration, a kidney for waste filtration, and a heart for blood circulation. Their anatomy is adapted for aquatic living with traits such as swim bladders and lateral lines for sensing vibrations.

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    Fish have scales, fins, and gills that allow them to breathe underwater. They are cold-blooded with a backbone and range of species. Fins help with movement and position while scales provide protection. Internally, fish have organs like gills for respiration, a kidney for waste filtration, and a heart for blood circulation. Their anatomy is adapted for aquatic living with traits such as swim bladders and lateral lines for sensing vibrations.

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    Fish have scales, fins, and gills that allow them to breathe underwater. They are cold-blooded with a backbone and range of species. Fins help with movement and position while scales provide protection. Internally, fish have organs like gills for respiration, a kidney for waste filtration, and a heart for blood circulation. Their anatomy is adapted for aquatic living with traits such as swim bladders and lateral lines for sensing vibrations.

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    Fish Dissection

    External Anatomy
    Characteristics of Fish
    Cold blooded
    Have fins and a backbone
    Most fish have scales and breathe with
    gills
    22,000 different species of fish that began
    evolving 480 million years ago
    Fins
    Appendages used by fish to maintain its
    position, move, steer and stop.
    Dorsal Fin – top (2)
    Caudal Fin – tail
    Pelvic Fin – bottom/belly (2)
    Pectoral Fin – side (2)
    Anal Fin - Anus
    Scales
    Composed of connective tissue covered
    with calcium
    Mucus layer covering the body that helps
    prevent infection
    Two types:
    ◦ Ctenoid Scales: jagged edges
    ◦ Cycloid Scales: Smooth round edges
    Some have spines – defensive role
    Eyes
    Fish can see in color
    Eyes are rounder in fish than in mammals
    Why? Water can distort (change) images
    so rounder eyes help the fish focus better
    in water
    Nares/Nostrils
    Paired nostrils are called nares
    Detect odors in water and can be very
    sensitive
    Mouth
    The shape of the mouth is a clue to what
    the fish eats
    Fish will taste their food before they eat it
    to make sure it is edible.
    Some fish have teeth
    Lateral Line
    Senses water currents
    Tiny pores filled with hair-like sensors
    that are open to the water
    Detects underwater vibrations
    Determines the direction of the source of
    the vibrations
    Vent (Anus)
    External opening to digestive, urinary and
    reproductive tracts
    Can be found in front of the anal fin
    Internal Anatomy
    Muscles
    Provide movement and locomotion
    Usually the part of the fish that is eaten
    Fish swim by contracting and relaxing
    their muscles
    Spine
    Primary structural framework upon which
    the fish’s body is built
    Connects the skull at the front of the fish
    and to the tail at the rear
    Made of vertebrae – hollow and protect
    the spinal cord
    Spine

    Rib Cage
    Gills
    Allows a fish to breathe under water
    Breathing apparatus of fish and are highly
    vascularized
    Bright red in color
    Collects oxygen from the water so the fish can
    breathe
    Protected by a bony covering called an operculum
    – flexible bony plate
    Water is “inhaled” through the mouth, passes over
    the gills and “exhaled” from beneath the
    operculum
    Stomach and Intestines
    Break down and digest food
    Absorb nutrients from food
    Carnivores – short intestines
    Herbivores – longer intestines because
    fiber in plants takes longer to break down
    You can tell a lot about how and what a
    fish eats by examining the stomach
    contents.
    Stomach

    Intestines
    Kidney
    Filters liquid waste materials from the
    blood
    These wastes are passed out of the body
    Regulates water and salt concentrations
    within the fish’s body, allowing certain
    fish to live in freshwater or saltwater
    Kidney
    Swim Bladder
    A hollow, gas-filled balance organ that
    allows a fish to conserve energy by
    maintaining neutral buoyancy
    Allow a fish to float and not sink!
    Species of fish that do not have a swim
    bladder sink to the bottom if they stop
    swimming
    Liver
    Itassists in digestion by secreting
    enzymes that break down fats
    Storage area for fats and carbohydrates
    Destruction of old blood cells and
    maintain proper blood chemistry
    Heart
    Circulates blood throughout the body.
    Oxygen and digested nutrients are
    delivered to the cells of various organs
    through the blood.
    Blood transports waste products from the
    cells to the kidneys and liver for
    elimination
    Heart
    Brain
    Control center of the
    fish
    Processes the
    sensory information
    Decision making
    skills
    Spinal Cord
    Connects the brain to the rest of the body
    Relays information from the body to the
    brain
    Gives instructions from the brain to the
    rest of the body
    Pyloric Caeca
    The organ with finger like projections
    located near the junction of the stomach
    and the intestines.
    Secrete enzymes that aid in digestion
    Vent
    Waste elimination
    Gonads
    Reproductive Organs
    Female: bright orange mass of eggs
    Male: small and white gland
    Otoliths
    “Earstones”
    Hard, calcium carbonate structures
    located directly behind the brain of bony
    fish.
    Aid the fish in balance and hearing
    You can count the rings in order to
    determine the age of the fish.

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