Bony Fish!

Hey its me once more. Do you know why you are here for? You are here to learn about bony fish. To know exactly what you are going to learn read this.

What You Are Going To Learn

1. How bony fish float.
2. What the role of each fin is.
3. What a lateral line on a fish is.
4. How bony fish breathe.
5. What cold blooded means.
6. What bony fish eat.
7. Interesting facts about three types of bony fish.

Before we start learning about bony fish here is a picture of bony fish....

First, let's talk about how bony fish float. Do you ever wonder how bony fish float? Well, I'm going to tell you now. Fish float because they have a swim bladder. A swim bladder sounds really weird. Another name for it is the gas bladder. Here is a picture of it to clear your mind.

It is not really real it is just an drawing.
The swim bladder is an organ in the fish. That organ helps it float while it isn't swimming. A swim bladder is like our lungs. It can get bigger and smaller. The bladder gets filled with oxygen that is collected from the surrounding water from the gills. When the bladder is filled with this oxygen gas it expands and allows the fish to float.

Fins
Let's talk about the roles of each fin. Before we start here is a picture of the fins.



Now you know where all the fins are. GREAT!!!
   The first fin we are going to to pelvic fin. The pelvic fin adds stability for a fish. Just in case you didn't know, stability means firmness in position. The pelvis fins also slow down the fish when they are going fast.
    The second fin we are going to talk about is the pectoral fin. The pectoral fin helps the fish turn. So basically it works everyday 24/7.

Can you see the fish turning?
Answer: yes






     Time for the third one. The third one is the anal fin. The anal fin basically adds more stability for the fish. It copies the pelvic fin. COPIER!!!!!!!
 The anal fin is a copier.






Time for the caudal fin. The caudal fin helps propel the fish like a helicopter.

Last but not least the dorsal fin. This fins job is used for changing directions fast. So if a shark is chasing it it has to it's dorsal fin.
    Fish says AHHH!!






That is it for the fins. Time to learn about the lateral line on a fish.






On a fish there is a lateral line. Like the following....









A lateral line is a sense used to detect movement and vibration. It also detects preys and predators because of the current. So basically it has eyes and ears on its body. You might think that is totally non sense,but it is true.
Here is another picture of a lateral line.




Time to talk about how fish breathe. How do fish breathe? Time for me to figure it out.
Fish have to breathe in water. Fish can breathe because they have gills. Most fish have four gills. They breathe through their gills. They switch gases , take in oxygen, and release carbon dioxide.
Here is a picture of the gills.



Next on the list is.... What does cold blooded mean?  Time for me to tell you.
Cold blooded means animals have no control of their body temperature. So if we were cold blooded, on the 100 degree weather days we could not make our self cooler.

If we were cold blooded once again on the 10 degrees weather days we could not make ourselves warmer. So we would be really cold.


We are almost done. Time to learn what fish eat. Different types of fish eat different things. Most fish eat plankton, crustaceans, algae, and sea grass.

Time for the last thing. I'm going to talk about three types of bony fish.
The first fish I'm going to talk about is the percula clown fish. I chose this because it looks like Nemo.

     










They look so alike.

Facts
It lives in the Western Pacific Ocean. It is about 3-4 inches long. It gets along with other species. It must have tons of friends then. It is an omnivore so it can eat a whole bunch of things. It can live in an aquarium so humans can take care of it. It can live up to our age, 10.
Once again here is a picture.


The second fish I chose is the Purple Tang. I chose this because Dory from Nemo is a Tang.


They are 10 inches in length. They are herbivores so they only eat plants. It lives near the Red Sea and Persian. This is also an animal that can be found in an aquarium. It can live up to 10 years or longer.


The last fish were going to talk about is the African tiger fish. I chose this because it sounds really cool.


As you can see it has sharp teeth. It can grow up to 30 inches long. WOW! It eats smaller fish. Of course it is found in African rivers. It is aggressive. At least with that sharp teeth it isn't called the North American Tiger Fish.


I hoped you learned something today. If you didn't please comment. If you thought something was bad help me and please comment. See you next time bye.