ichthyology lab practical 1

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lepisosteiformes

gars

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petromyzontiformes

lampreys

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myxiniformes

hagfish

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actinistia

coelacanths

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amiiformes

bowfins

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chondrostei

sturgeons and paddlefish

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dipnoi

lungfish

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elasmobranchii

sharks and rays

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holocephali

chimaeras

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cladista

bichirs

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teleostei

teleosts

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tetrapodomorpha

terrestrial vertebrates

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chondrichthyes

cartilaginous fish

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osteichthyes

bony fish

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sacropterygii

lobe finned fishes

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actinopterygii

ray finned fishes

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anguiliform

long and slender body shape (EX lampreys, lungfish)

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compressiform

laterally flattened and deep bodied body shape (EX lookdowns)

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depressiform

dorso-ventrally flattened and wide bodied body shape (EX rays)

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filiform

thin elongated eel-like body shape (EX pipefish)

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fusiform

classic streamlined body shape (EX bass)

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globiform

short and round body shape (EX pufferfish)

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sagittiform

long and slender body shape with posterior propulsive fins (EX gars)

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ceratotrichia

supports for lobed fins

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lepidotrichia

scale-like fin supports in bony fish (rays)

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placoid scales

tooth-like scales made of dentine found in chondrichthyans

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ganoid scales

rhombus shaped scales found in gars, bowfin, paddlefish, and sturgeons

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standard length

tip of snout to base of caudal fin

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total length

tip of snout to end of caudal fin

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head length

tip of snout to end of operculum

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snout length

tip of snout to anterior margin of eye

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body depth

maximum depth of body from dorsal to ventral side

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caudal peduncle depth

minimum depth of caudal peduncle

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caudal peduncle length

posterior margin of anal fin to base of caudal fin

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body width

maximum body width/ thickness

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lateral line scales

number of scale rows from posterior margin of operculum to fold at base of caudal peduncle

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above lateral line scales

counted from base of dorsal fin to lateral line

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below lateral line scales

counted from anterior margin of anal fin to lateral line

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cardiac

anterior portion of stomach

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pyloric

posterior portion of stomach

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pyloric caeca

sacs near the origin of the intestine that secretes digestive enzymes

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physostomous

gas bladder that is connected to the esophagus through a pneumatic duct, found in less derived teleosts

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physoclistous

gas bladder that is inflated and deflated by gas exchange with blood, found in more derived teleosts

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bulbus arteriosus

anterior chamber of heart

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sinus venosus

posterior chamber of heart

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