FISH

COMMON CHARACTERISTICS

Fish live in water

Fish have a backbone
(vertebrates)
Fish breathe using gills
Some have scales
Ectothermic (cold-blooded)
Lateral line
Two chambered heart
No external ears and no
eyelids

AGNATHA CHRONDRICHTHYES OSTEICHTHYES

(Jawless fish)
(Cartilaginous fish) (Bony fish)
-Jaws are absent
-Cartilage make up -Bones make up the
-Fins are absent
the skeleton skeleton
-Skeleton is made up
-Body is covered -The gills are covered
of cartilage
with triangular with operculum
-Possess round eel
placoid scales -Swim bladder is
like body
-Possess ventral present
-Absence of swim
subterminal mouth -Fins are made up of
bladder and gill
-Fins are stiff and rays and spines
covers
non-flexible -This species possess
-Soft skins made up
-Absence of swim different types of
of scales
bladder scales
-Oviparous animals
-Internal -External fertilization
-Found in marine and
fertilization
fresh water
-Found only in
marine water
Tuna
Lampreys Bass
Hagfish Shark Salmon
Rays Trout
 Lampreys Hagfish

The function of these scales is for protection against predators. It may also have a hydrodynamic
function, helping them swim more efficiently and quietly. The placoid scales are shaped such that
little vortices form, reducing friction as the shark swims. They also direct the water around the fish.
Tuna Bass

Salmon