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Fish Internal and External Anatomy

Fish Internal and External Anatomy. ( Centrarchidae ). Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically Ectotherms (cold-blooded) Covered with scales Has a gill cover called an OPERCULUM Minimal Protective Mucus, nonselective defense against bacteria

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Fish Internal and External Anatomy

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  1. Fish Internal and External Anatomy

  2. (Centrarchidae) • Fish are aquatic vertebrates that are typically Ectotherms (cold-blooded) • Covered with scales • Has a gill cover called an OPERCULUM • Minimal Protective Mucus, nonselective defense against bacteria • Multiple sets of paired fins and unpaired fins

  3. Cold BloodedWarm Blooded

  4. External Fish Anatomy

  5. Fish Anatomy 6 2. 1. 3. 8. 7. 4. 5.

  6. Herbivore-Carnivore Comparison

  7. Functions of the Gill SMALL PARTICLES: Tiny particles of food are strained by long projections of gills called gill rakers, as the particles are carried in the water passing over the gills.

  8. Functions of the Gill • Gill Functions • When water is passed over the gills, oxygen is absorbed and carbon dioxide and ammonium is exhaled. • 75% of the ammonia excreted by the fish is through the gills. • The gills also help the fish osmoregulate, (equalize body pressures). • They are covered by a bony flap known as the operculum. • Each gill consists of a bone arch with filaments extending at right angles to the arch. • Lamellae are the tiny branches on the filaments. • Healthy gills are bright red and do not stick together.

  9. Fish Gill Anatomy

  10. Fish Gill Anatomy

  11. Gill Filaments Lamellae Fish Gill Anatomy

  12. Fish Anatomy

  13. Fish Anatomy

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