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Possess a backbone (aka vertebral column, spine) Vertebrae=Dorsal row of hollow skeletal elements (usually bone) Nerve cord=spinal cord, protected by vertebrae, (part of nervous system), ends in brain Bilateral symmetry, endoskeleton
Discuss 3 classes of fish Dissect different fish- up to 3 different forms Write paper comparing different fish forms
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Global Habitats
41.2%
58.2%
39.9%
Fish importance
Appeared > 500 mya Comprise half of vertebrate species Feed on all types of marine organisms some organisms previously discussed use fish as their home (bacteria to crustaceans) Some animals eat fish Most economically important marine organism Vital source of protein to millions of humans Ground up for chicken feed, fertilizer, leather, glue, vitamins obtained from them Some kept as pets
Fish Morphology
Skin
Color
Bioluminescence
Swimming Locomotion
Fins
Muscles
Skin
Organ of the body Consists of connective tissue Muscles pull against skin tissue & skeleton
Key component of the muscle-tendon-tail fin system
Layers
Epidermis Typically 250 m thick 10-30 cell layers Range 20 m 3 mm Dermis
Fish Skin
Function:
Hold fish together
Serves as barrier against abrasive agents Osmoregulation (what does this mean?) Permeable respiratory function Biomechanical properties in sharks
Fish Skin
Derivatives:
Mucous formed in epidermis cells
Fish Scales
First appear as dermal bone Found in fossil of Cambrian period (570 mya)
Placoid
Cosmoid Ganoid Cycloid Ctenoid
As fish grows, do not increase in size, instead new scales are added
Less evolved than Elasmobranchs and Actinopterygii (fish with rayed fins)
Coloration
Coloration
Fish display a multitude of patterns involving 2 or more colors, in many tints and shades, arranged in spots, stripes, patches, and blotches 3 Types of coloration predominant in oceans Silver pelagic, upper zone
Coloration
Chromatophores Colored cells from which light is reflected off
Mimicry
Hiding Protection from sun (especially larvae)
Coloration:
Advertisement: Bright, bold and showy males indicate:
Reproductive availability, either permanently or seasonally, e.g. cichlids, wrasses, minnows, sunfish
Unpalatable or venomous, e.g. lionfishes
Mimicry Disguise: Disguises: look like something in habitat, e.g. leaffish, sargasso fish Mimicry: mimic distasteful species
Coloration: Concealment
General color resemblance resemble background
Coloration
Bioluminescence
Most luminous fish found 300-1000 m depths, few shallow 3 Types of light producing methods: Self-luminous (on/off) Symbiotic bacteria nurtured in special glands Acquire from other bioluminescent organisms- diet contains light-emitting compounds Function: Concealment by counter-illumination - ventral placement matches background from above, against attack from below Dorsal photophores safeguard against predators from above Advertisement for courting, maintaining territory, to startle and confuse predators, and feeding
Fish Locomotion
Means of Locomotion: Simplest form: Passive drifting of larval fish
Many can:
Burrow Walk, hop, or crawl
Glide
Fly Most can: Swim in a variety of ways
Types of fins:
Fins
Paired fins: pectoral and pelvic Median fins: dorsal, caudal, anal, & adipose
Fins
Main functions: Swimming increase surface area w/o increasing mass Stabilizers yaw, stability-dorsal and anal fins - brake, pitch, roll, reverse -pectoral/pelvic
Fins
Soft rays vs. Spines
Soft rays: Usually soft and not pointed Segmented Usually branched Bilateral, w/left and right halves
Unsegmented
Unbranched Solid
Fish Muscles
Muscles provide power for swimming Myomers=bands of muscle, run along sides of body, attached to backbone Constitute up to 80% of the fish itself Much hardly used except during emergencies Dont have to contend with same effect of gravity Fish muscle arrangement not suitable on land Cow: 30% muscle/wt Tuna: 60% muscle/wt Contraction causes oscillation of body and tail Body bends as one side contracts b/c of an incompressible notochord or vertebral column Caused by bands of muscle = myomeres
Fish Muscles
Major fibers (see handout): Red, pink, and white Pink intermediate between red and white Muscle types do not intermingle Different motor systems used for different swimming conditions Red cruising White short duration, burst swimming Pink sustained swimming, used after red and before white
Anguilliform-eel-like
Globiform-e.g. lumpsucker
Fish Locomotion
Swimming classified into 2 generic categories: Periodic (or steady or sustained)- e.g. running marathons, for covering large distance at constant speed Transient (or unsteady) e.g. like running sprints, used for catching prey or avoiding predators
pectoral
Gymnotiform -anal
dorsal
Amiiform -dorsal
Ostraciform-rigid body, caudal main propulsion Thunniform-rigid body, caudal main propulsion
Anguilliform
(Wavelike)
(fanlike)
High narrow tails propulsion with least effort, used to design efficient propulsion systems for ships
Fish
Three Classes: Agnatha
Chondrithyes
Osteicthyes
Class Agnatha
Jawless fishes Ex. Hagfish, lampreys No paired fins Gill holes, no slits or operculum
Class Agnatha
Hagfishs mouth
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Class Chondricthyes
Sharks and rays Skeleton = cartilage, not bone Paired fins-efficient swimming Gill slits exposed, no operculum Large oil-filled liver Heterocercal tail (upper longer than lower lobe) Placoid scales-skin like sandpaper
Class Osteichthyes
Bony fish
Largest group of living vertebrates Bones for skeletons