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Types Of Fish Crossword Trevor Tazioli P-5 10/21/12
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Caudal Fin:The posterior, or tail fin of fishes.
Pectoral Fin:Each of the pair of fins just behind the head of fishes.
Placoid Scales:Rough, sand-paper like scales.
Dorsal Fins:The fins featured on the upper surface of the body of a fish.
Disruptive Coloration:The presence of color stripes.
Demersal:A bottom-dwelling fish.
Ctenoid Scales:Thin, flexible, and overlapping scales.
Swim Bladder:The gas-filled sac in the body cavity of bony fishes.
Chromatophores:A skin cell that contains pigment.
Idiaphore:A chromatophore with light-reflecting crystals.
Cryptic Coloration:Blending with the environment to deceive predators or prey.
Counter Shading:A form of disguise in open water.
Structoral Colors:Consequence of crystals that act as tiny mirrors.
Warning Coloration:Coloration that allows organisms to escape from predators by advertising something harmful or distasteful.
Ichithyology:The scientific study of fishes.
Cycloid Scales:Smooth scales.
Alterior:The front of the fish.
Dorsal:The upper or back surface of an animal with bilateral symmetry.
Ventral:The underside or belly surface of an animal.
Posterior:The back of the fish.
Types Of Fish Crossword Trevor Tazioli P-5 10/21/12
Across:1. | Rough, sand-paper like scales. | 2. | Smooth scales. | 4. | The gas-filled sac in the body cavity of bony fishes. | 8. | The front of the fish. | 10. | A form of disguise in open water. | 12. | The posterior, or tail fin of fishes. | 13. | A bottom-dwelling fish. | 14. | The underside or belly surface of an animal. | 16. | Consequence of crystals that act as tiny mirrors. | 17. | The scientific study of fishes. | 18. | Blending with the environment to deceive predators or prey. | 19. | Thin, flexible, and overlapping scales. |
| | Down:1. | The back of the fish. | 3. | A skin cell that contains pigment. | 5. | A chromatophore with light-reflecting crystals. | 6. | The presence of color stripes. | 7. | Coloration that allows organisms to escape from predators by advertising something harmful or distasteful. | 9. | The fins featured on the upper surface of the body of a fish. | 11. | The upper or back surface of an animal with bilateral symmetry. | 15. | Each of the pair of fins just behind the head of fishes. |
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Types Of Fish Crossword Trevor Tazioli P-5 10/21/12
Across:1. | Rough, sand-paper like scales. | 2. | Smooth scales. | 4. | The gas-filled sac in the body cavity of bony fishes. | 8. | The front of the fish. | 10. | A form of disguise in open water. | 12. | The posterior, or tail fin of fishes. | 13. | A bottom-dwelling fish. | 14. | The underside or belly surface of an animal. | 16. | Consequence of crystals that act as tiny mirrors. | 17. | The scientific study of fishes. | 18. | Blending with the environment to deceive predators or prey. | 19. | Thin, flexible, and overlapping scales. |
| | Down:1. | The back of the fish. | 3. | A skin cell that contains pigment. | 5. | A chromatophore with light-reflecting crystals. | 6. | The presence of color stripes. | 7. | Coloration that allows organisms to escape from predators by advertising something harmful or distasteful. | 9. | The fins featured on the upper surface of the body of a fish. | 11. | The upper or back surface of an animal with bilateral symmetry. | 15. | Each of the pair of fins just behind the head of fishes. |
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