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marine science
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Undergraduate 3
09/29/2010

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Term
Phylum Chordata
Definition
(pharyngeal gill slits, dorsal nerve chord, post-anal tail, notochord)
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Subphylum Vertebrata
Definition
backbones
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Superclass Agnatha
Definition
jawless fishes
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Order Myxiniformes
Definition
hagfishes (sometimes subphylum ; lacks true vertebrae)
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Order Petromyzontiformes
Definition
lampreys
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Superclass Gnathostomata
Definition
jawed fishes
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Class Chondrichthyes
Definition
cartilaginous fishes
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subclass Elasmobranchii (9 Orders)
Definition
(~ 700-800 sp)sharks, skates, rays
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subclass Holocephali
Definition
(~ 35) ratfishes, chimaeras
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Grade Osteichthyes (Teleostomi)
Definition
Bony fishes
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Class Sarcopterygii
Definition
lobe finned fishes
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Class Sarcopterygii
Definition
lobe finned fishes
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Class Sarcopterygii
Definition
lobe finned fishes
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Grade Osteichthyes (Teleostomi)
Definition
Bony fishes
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Class Sarcopterygii
Definition
lobe finned fishes
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subclass Dipnoi
Definition
Lungfishes (~6)
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Class Actinopterygii
Definition
ray finned fishes
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subclass Chondrostei
Definition
(~36) Bichirs, reedfish, sturgeons, paddlefishes
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subclass Neopterygii
Definition
gars, bowfin, modern bony fishes (~21,000)
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Meristic characters:
Definition
countable structures (body segments, scales, cephalic pores, fin rays, vertebrae, etc…)
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Morphometric characters:
Definition
measurable structures (fins, head, tail, eye diameter)
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Epidermis:
Definition
outer layer
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Dermis:
Definition
thicker, inner layer
Term
holding prey; small pad-like; arranged like a wool card(catfish, perch)
Definition
Cardiform
Term
taller pads; small & fine(needlefish)
Definition
Villiform
Term
doglike; piercing and holding
(pike, walleye, viperfish, snapper)
Definition
Canine
Term
crushing and grinding
(drums, rays)
Definition
Molariform
Term
sharp edge; cutting
(chimaera)
Definition
Incisors
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Triangular cutter
Definition
– taking bites
(piranha, shark)
Term
Pharyngeal
Definition
– in throat
(carp, sucker)
Term
Quick bursts of speed
Contracts quickly (also fatigues quickly)
Definition
White Muscle
Term
Sustained swimming
Contracts slowly (hard to fatigue)
Definition
Red Muscle
Term
Pink muscle
Definition
Used in sustained swimming
Recruited after red, but before white
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Yellow Muscle is comparable to...
Definition
to red muscle!@
- Antarctic family of fishes
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