Something Smells Fishy | Reptile 101 Part 1 | Fish Anatomy Part 1 | Sharks |
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What is the whale shark?
the largest known fish that can live to be over 100 years old
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What is the Komodo Dragon
the largest living lizard
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What is the operculum?
the hard, movable plate covering a fish's gills
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What are denticles?
toothlike scales found on sharks
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What is an ichthyologist?
a scientist who studies fish
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What is the horned lizard?
this lizard breaks blood vessels by its eyes and then squirts the blood at its predator up to 3 feet away
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What is the swim bladder?
a large gas-filled organ located high in the fish's body that allows the fish to stay suspended in any depth of water
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What are pups?
shark babies
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What are roe?
eggs laid by a female fish, which are fertilized by a male fish
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What are crocodilians?
the largest living reptiles that have thick skin, elongated, reinforced skulls with massive teeth, and care for their young - includes crocodiles, alligators, and caimans
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What is the caudal fin?
the fin that sticks out from the fish's tail and is used as a propeller
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What is the mermaid's purse?
a protective case where a shark lays its eggs
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What are batoids?
cartilaginous fish with flattened bodies
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What is the tuatara?
a lizard-like reptile that has a parietal eye
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What are the pectoral fins?
fins located on the side of a fish and behind its gills; acts as rudders, paddles, or brakes
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What are spiracles?
the breathing openings that sharks and rays have behind their eyes
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What is a hagfish?
an organism with slime glands that help create a slippery coating around it
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What is amnion?
the protective layer that surrounds the nutrient-filled egg of a reptile
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What are myomeres?
W-shaped bands of skeletal muscles
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