Across
- 5. feeding by filtering out things suspended in the water
- 6. an example of eel-like body shapes
- 10. a body shape that resembles that of a manta ray
- 11. a type of scale on a bony fish with a smooth rounded edge
- 13. fish use this to blend into their surroundings
- 17. surface pigment cells that expand and contract to produce various colors
- 19. a coloration with bright colors to scare predators
- 21. Ariel's fish friend from the little mermaid
- 22. a type of coloration that makes a fishes body look split or nonexistent
- 23. the main organ in most fishes intestines
- 24. projections along the inner surfaces of fishes gills used for filter feeding
- 25. a pattern that helps fish effectively hide in open water
- 26. a body shape that gives a flattened appearance
- 27. an irregular shaped fish named in the book
- 29. bands of muscle along the sides of fishes used for locomotion
Down
- 1. another example of eel-like body shapes
- 2. fishes that have a skeleton comprising of at least some bone
- 3. a fin on the back side of fish
- 4. a flap made of bony plates and tissue
- 7. an area in a sharks intestine that resembles a spiral staircase
- 8. a body shape resembles a disc
- 9. this helps fish attain natural buoyancy
- 12. a line on a fish that helps the fish determine direction of water movement
- 14. what bony fishes fins are supported by
- 15. bottom dwelling fishes
- 16. a type of coloration that helps fish to blend in
- 17. a fin on the rear end of a fish
- 18. a fin on the ventral side of fish
- 20. a type of scale on a bony fish with comb-like extensions
- 28. a body shape type also called tapered