Fish Vocab

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Across
  1. 1. mouth pointing downwards for eating on the bottom
  2. 3. snake-like body shape
  3. 5. body shape flattened from side-to-side, best for moving through coral reefs
  4. 8. paired fins on either side of the body that help with turning
  5. 11. class name for jawless fish
  6. 13. class name for cartilaginous fish
  7. 16. mouth points upwards for eating above/on the surface
  8. 17. body temperature depends on their surrounding
  9. 18. mouth on the end of the head for eating directly in front
Down
  1. 2. sense that fish have to detect movement and vibration in the water around them
  2. 3. long, arrow-like body shape
  3. 4. class name for bony fish
  4. 5. tail fin
  5. 6. the study of fish
  6. 7. fin on top of the body
  7. 9. flattened body shape best for burrowing and camouflaging on the ocean floor
  8. 10. body shape of a puffer fish, gives fish a way to avoid being swallowed
  9. 12. long, oval body shape that allows for fast swimming
  10. 14. has a backbone
  11. 15. covers the gills