http://www.centralfloridafishingreport.com/FishingInfo/11.html Parts of a Fish information from Central Florida Fishing Report. en-us 2013 Central Florida Fishing Report info@cflfr.com webmaster@cflfr.com Sat, 25 May 2013 17:32:30 -0400 Sat, 25 May 2013 17:32:30 -0400 Recreation Fishing Information Parts of a Fish PHP Version 4.3.10 (Linux; Apache/1.3.29) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.centralfloridafishingreport.com/images/CFLFRLogoTransWhite.gif Parts of a Fish information from Central Florida Fishing Report. Justin Recreation Fishing Information Parts of a Fish Sat, 06 May 2006 11:46:41 -0400 Parts of a Fish: CFLFR Adipose Fin - A relatively small fleshy fin on the back of some fishes between the dorsal and caudal fins. Anadromous - Fishes living in the sea, which enter freshwater to spawn. Anal Fin - The fin on the median ventral line between the anus and the tail. Anal Spines - Stiff, pointed processes located on the anterior portion of the anal fin. Barbels - Slender, Tactile, whiskerlike projections extending from the head of some fishes. Benthic - Bottom dwelling. Carnivorous - Flesh eating. Catadromous - Fish living in fresh water but spawning in the sea. Caudal Fin - The tail fin. Caudal Peduncle - The slender portion of a fish’s body just found in front of the tail fin. Caudal Saddle - A mark or blotch of color saddling the caudal peduncle of some fish. Circumtropical - Encompassing the tropical regions of the world. Ctenoid Scale - A bony scale with tiny spines on the exposed surface. Cycloid Scale - A bony scale with a smooth surface. Demersal - Bottom dwelling. Dentition - The type, arrangement and number of teeth of an animal. Detritus - Finely divided material suspended in the water that usually settles to the bottom. Dorsal Fin - The median fin on the back of fishes. It may be divided into spiny-rayed and soft-rayed parts. Endemic - Belonging or native to a particular place. Fecundity - The number of eggs produced by a mature female. Finlets - A series of small, usually separate fin rays situated behind the main dorsal fin. Fork Length - The measurement from the tip of a fish’s snout to the fork in the tail. Fusiform - Shapes like a spindle; tapered at both ends. Ganoid Scale - A diamond-shaped scale having an enamel-like surface and not overlapping to any extent. Gill Arches - The bony supports to which the gills are attached. Gill Rakers - A series of bony projections attached to the inside of the gill arches, used to strain food from the water. Incisors - front teeth flattened to form a cutting edge. Lateral - Pertaining to the side. Lateral Keel - A ridge situated on the side. Lateral Line - A longitudinal line on each side of a fish’s body, composed of pores opening to sensory organs. Longevity - Length or duration of life. Mandible - The lower jaw. Maturity - The age or size when a fish is able to reproduce. Molars - Grinding teeth usually situated toward the back of the mouth. Nocturnal - Active at night. Nonstriated - Not marked with furrows, stripes, or streaks. Nuchal - Relating to, or lying in the region of the back of the neck. Ocellus - A spot of color encircled by a band of another color. Olivaceous - A deep shade of green; olive. Omnivorous - Eating all kinds of foods, indiscriminately. Opercular Flap - A fleshy extension of the rear edge of the gill cover. Operculum (Opercle) - The gill cover. Opportunistic - Nonselective in feeding. Outcropping - A part of a rock formation that appears at the surface of the ground, or bottom of the sea. Ova - Eggs. Pectoral Fins - The paired fins attached to the shoulder girdle, immediately behind the gill opening. Pelagic - Living or growing in the region of free waters in the seas and inland lakes. Pelvic Fins - The paired hind fins. Peritoneum - The membrane lining of the body cavity. Plankton - The small animals and plants that float or drift in the water, usually on the surface. Pod - A small group of several fish. Population - The whole number of a species inhabiting or occupying a specific geographical locality. Potamodrous - Migrating in fresh water; making short spawning runs in fresh water. Preoperculum - A bone before or in front of the opercle. Protgynous Hermaphrodite - A fish that changes sex from female to male with age or size. Sargassum - Any of several brown algae that are widely distributed in the warmer waters; the floating common gulfweed. Scute - An external horny or bony plate or scale. Stock - A reproductively distinct population of fish; to move from one place to another, as when introducing a species to a body of water where it does not naturally occur. Substrate - The base on which organisms live. Terminal - At the end or tip. Total Length - The measurement from the tip of a fish’s snout to the tip of the tail. Ventral Fins - The pelvic fins. Justin Recreation Fishing Information Parts of a Fish Thu, 04 May 2006 20:18:27 -0400 Parts of a Fish: CFLFR