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marine bio ch 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| gill rakers | projections along the inner surface of fishes gills used for filter-feeding. |
| chromatophores | surface pigment cells that expand and contract to produce various colors. |
| demersal | fishes that live on the bottom of the ocean. |
| anadromous | a life cycle in which creatures are hatched in freshwater, migrate to salt water when adults, and return to freshwater in order to reproduce. |
| myomeres | bands of muscle along the sides of fishes used for locomotion. |
| migration | the regular movement of an organism from one locomotion to another. |
| catadromous | referring to fishes that migrate from freshwater to reproduce in the ocean. |
| hermaphroditism | a situation in which an animal has the reproductive organs of both sexes. |
| oviparous | a type of development in which eggs are hatched outside a females body. |
| ovoviviparous | a type of development in which eggs are hatched inside the females body. |
| viviparous | a type of development in which the young obtain their nutrients directly form their mother and are birthed live. |