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Skin. It's all about Protection. Senses Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line Basic Anatomy Disease Resistance Defense (mucus) Defense (scales) Defense (poisons) Osmoregulation Colors and Camo Light. Senses Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line Basic Anatomy
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Skin It's all about Protection
Senses • Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line • Basic Anatomy • Disease Resistance • Defense (mucus) • Defense (scales) • Defense (poisons) • Osmoregulation • Colors and Camo • Light
Senses • Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line • Basic Anatomy • Disease Resistance • Defense (mucus) • Defense (scales) • Defense (poisons) • Osmoregulation • Colors and Camo • Light
Senses • Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line • Basic Anatomy • Disease Resistance • Defense (mucus) • Defense (scales) • Defense (poisons) • Osmoregulation • Colors and Camo • Light
Alarm Substance Fat Cell Catfish Skin Collagen Fibers Epithelial Cell Muscle Goblet Cell Epidermis Dermis Fat Tissue Muscle
Catfish Skin Alarm Substance Cell Taste Bud Epidermis Dermis
Catfish Skin Goblet Cell Taste Bud Alarm Substance Cell
Scale Fat Cell Scaly Skin Collagen Fibers Epithelial Cell Muscle Goblet Cell Epidermis Dermis Fat Tissue Muscle
Skin with Scales Goblet Cell Scale Epidermis Dermis Fat Muscle
Senses • Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line • Basic Anatomy • Disease Resistance • Defense (mucus) • Defense (scales) • Defense (poisons) • Osmoregulation • Colors and Camo • Light
Mucus • Disease resistance • Gooey glycoproteins • Stream from skin • Hard for pathogens to attach • Lysozyme: Dissolves bacterial cell walls • Histones: Antibacterial • Antibodies: Block specific pathogens
Senses • Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line • Basic Anatomy • Disease Resistance • Defense (mucus) • Defense (scales) • Defense (poisons) • Osmoregulation • Colors and Camo • Light
Mucus • Disease resistance • Gooey glycoproteins • Stream from skin • Hard for pathogens to attach • Lysozyme: Dissolves bacterial cell walls • Histones: Antibacterial • Antibodies: Block specific pathogens • Defense • Nemo! • Hagfish - goo • Trunkfish
Ostrcitoxin: A choline chloride ester of palmitic acid. The toxin has a minimum lethal concentration of 2 ppm and an LC50 of 3.5 ppm using mosquito fish as the test organism.
Mucus • Disease resistance • Gooey glycoproteins • Stream from skin • Hard for pathogens to attach • Lysozyme: Dissolves bacterial cell walls • Histones: Antibacterial • Antibodies: Block specific pathogens • Defense • Nemo! • Hagfish • Toxins* • Baby food
Mucus • Disease resistance • Gooey glycoproteins • Stream from skin • Hard for pathogens to attach • Lysozyme: Dissolves bacterial cell walls • Histones: Antibacterial • Antibodies: Block specific pathogens • Defense • Nemo! • Hagfish • Trunkfish • Baby food • Communication
Senses • Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line • Basic Anatomy • Disease Resistance • Defense (mucus) • Defense (scales) • Defense (poisons) • Osmoregulation • Colors and Camo • Light
Ganoid Scales One scale: Dark green is the hard external part of the scale. Light green is under the skin Ganoid scales on gar skin
Placoid Scales One placoid scale: Dark green is the external part. Enamel Dentine Internal anatomy of a placoid scale. Pulp Epidermis Dermis
Senses • Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line • Basic Anatomy • Disease Resistance • Defense (mucus) • Defense (scales) • Defense (poisons) • Osmoregulation • Colors and Camo • Light
E. Velvetfish spine F. Scorpionfish spine H. Stonefish spine with glands I. Toadfish opercular spine
Senses • Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line • Basic Anatomy • Disease Resistance • Defense (mucus) • Defense (scales) • Defense (poisons) • Osmoregulation • Colors and Camo • Light
FW Fish Water In Salt Out
Ocean Fish Salt In Water Out
Senses • Touch, taste, smell, electric, lateral line • Basic Anatomy • Disease Resistance • Defense (mucus) • Defense (scales) • Defense (poisons) • Osmoregulation • Colors and Camo • Light
Chromatophores Cells that carry pigments • Actual Pigments • Xanthophores – Yellow • Erythrophores – Red • Cyanophores -Blue • Melanophores – Brown & Black • Leucophores – White (purines)
Melanosomes dispersed in melanocyte. The fish has dark color. The melanosomes are aggregated. The fish looks light.