Fish

• Cold-blooded
• Most have vertebral column, jaws,
paired fins, scales, gills, and a
single loop blood circulation
• Breathe with gills
• Almost all are covered with scales.
• Lay eggs in water.
 Bony Fish
• Largest group of fish
• Have bony skeletons, paired fins,
and protective overlapping scales.
• Fins – maintain balance and control
the direction of movement
• Have swim bladder or air bladder –
floatation device
Angelfish
Lionfish
Trunkfish
Cartilaginous Fish
• Made up of cartilage tissue
• Have movable upper and
lower jaws equipped with
several rows of sharp teeth.
Shark
Stingray
Skate
 Economic
Importance of Fish
• Sources of food and other
products
• Control the spread of disease.
• Kept as pets.