Lays eggs

Detects movement in the water.

Bony fishes possess this type of caudal fin.

This coloration pattern allows pelagic fishes to blend in with their surroundings.

The body shape of flounders.

This is the # of gill slits.

Detects electric impulses.

Bony fishes are covered by these scales.

This coloration patterns allows demersal fishes to blend in with their surroundings (usually kelp or coral reefs).

The body shape of most fast-moving pelagic predators.

These rays are often seen swimming in the open ocean and jumping out of the water.

Water exits through these anatomical structures.

The structure that protects the outside of the gills.

This coloration pattern can help a deep fish to see in the dark or lure prey.

The body shape of most coral reef fishes; allows them to swim quickly when trying to escape a predator.

Often sold as scallops.

Sharks possess this type of caudal fin.

How bony fishes maintain buoyancy with their air/swim bladder.

This coloration pattern keeps predators from knowing which end is anterior versus posterior.

This body shape allows certain bony fishes to live in small, tight spaces; usually within holes and crevices of coral reefs.

Location of electric organs in electric rays.

The liver maintains sharks' buoyancy by producing this substance.

In this layer of the ocean bony fishes lack a swim bladder.

Different colors are seen in the same species.

This is an adaptation distinctive of flat fishes.