General Description
Most fish have paired fins for movement, scales for protection, and gills for breathing.
They are aquatic vertebrates.
Examples include sharks, ray finned fish, lampreys.
Most fish have paired fins for movement, scales for protection, and gills for breathing.
They are aquatic vertebrates.
Examples include sharks, ray finned fish, lampreys.
Specific Information
There are two major groups of fish, bony and cartilaginous.
Fish use gills to exchange Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide.
All fish have bilateral symmetry.
There are two major groups of fish, bony and cartilaginous.
Fish use gills to exchange Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide.
All fish have bilateral symmetry.
Characteristics of Fish
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Classes of Fish
Taxonomic Relationship Between Fish and Echinoderms
Similarities
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Differences
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Phylogenetic Tree of Fish
The Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus eques)
- They are closely related to seahorses.
- Leafy Sea Dragons are named from their leafy appearing appendages.
- Often, they use their appearance as camouflage.
- The average length of a Sea Dragon is 35 cm.
- They are only found in Australia's temperate waters.
- Mostly, they feed on plankton and small crustaceans.
- Like Seahorses, Sea Dragon males carry their young, but lack a pouch. Instead, they carry them from the end of their tail.
- They are Near Threatened on the IUCN list.