Social Behavior

Schools- when fish aggregate together

Protection- apparent size, reduces chance of getting
eaten for the individual
Feeding-Collectively round up prey
Mostly bony fish school.
Same size and species.
Hammerhead is known to school.
Migration
The regular movement of an organism from one
location to another.
Daily, yearly or only once in a lifetime
 Salmon
Reproduction
CLOACA- opening for digestive and reproductive
systems
HERMAPHRODITIC- an animal has the
reproductive organs of both sexes
INTERNAL FERTILIZATION- cartilaginous fishes
with claspers
EXTERNAL FERTILIZATION- spawn (release
gametes into H2O)
3 types of development
OVIPAROUS- eggs are hatched outside the body
VIVIPAROUS- young develop inside the mother
OVOVIVIPAROUS- eggs are retained inside the
mothers body and hatch inside. Live young are
birthed.