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Fashion A Fish Modified from “Fashion a Fish,” Project WILD Aquatic

Fashion A Fish Modified from “Fashion a Fish,” Project WILD Aquatic. Objectives. Students will be able to: Describe the adaptations of fish to their environments Describe how adaptations can help fish survive in their habitats Interpret the importance of adaptation in animals

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Fashion A Fish Modified from “Fashion a Fish,” Project WILD Aquatic

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  1. Fashion A FishModified from “Fashion a Fish,” Project WILD Aquatic

  2. Objectives • Students will be able to: • Describe the adaptations of fish to their environments • Describe how adaptations can help fish survive in their habitats • Interpret the importance of adaptation in animals • Construct a fish with a given set of adaptations

  3. Background • Aquatic Animal adaptations have occurred over the course of several years • Adaptations increase likelihood of survival • Some have adapted to a point that they are vulnerable to slight changes

  4. Mouth 1: • Sucker Shaped Mouth • Advantage: Feeds on very small plants and animals • Examples: Sucker, Carp

  5. Mouth 2: • Elongated upper jaw • Advantage: feeds on prey it looks down on • Examples: Spoonbill, Sturgeon

  6. Mouth 3: • Elongated Lower Jaw • Advantages: Feeds on prey it sees above • Examples: Barracuda, snook

  7. Mouth 4: • Duckbill Jaws • Advantages: Grasps prey • Examples: Muskellunge, Pike

  8. Mouth 5: • Extremely Large Jaws • Advantages: Surrounds Prey • Examples: Bass, Grouper

  9. Body Shape 1: • Torpedo Shape • Advantages: Fast Moving • Examples: Trout, Salmon, Tuna

  10. Body Shape 2: • Flat Bellied • Advantages: Bottom Feeder • Examples: Catfish, Sucker

  11. Body Shape 3: • Vertical Disk • Advantages: Feeds above or below • Examples: Butterfish, Bluegill

  12. Body Shape 4: • Horizontal Disk • Advantages: Bottom Dweller • Examples: Flounder, Halibut

  13. Body Shape 5: • Hump Backed • Advantages: Stable in fast-moving water • Examples: Sockeye, Salmon, Chub, Razorback

  14. Coloration 1: • Light-Colored Belly • Advantages: Predators have difficulty seeing it from below • Examples: Most minnows, Perch, Tuna, Mackerel

  15. Coloration 2: • Dark Upper Side • Advantages: Predators have difficulty seeing it from above • Examples: Bluegill, Crappie, Barracuda, Flounder

  16. Coloration 3: • Vertical Stripes • Advantages: Can hide in vegetation • Examples: Muskellunge, Pickerel, Bluegill

  17. Coloration 4: • Horizontal Stripes • Advantages: Can hide in vegetation • Examples: Yellow and White Bass, Snook

  18. Coloration 5: • Mottled Coloration • Advantages: Can hide in rocks and on bottom • Examples: Trout, Grouper, Rock Bass, Hogsucker

  19. Reproduction 1: • Eggs deposited in bottom • Advantages: Hidden from Predators • Examples: Trout, Salmon, most minnows

  20. Reproduction 2: • Eggs deposited in nests • Advantages: Protected by adults • Examples: Bass, Stickleback

  21. Reproduction 3: • Floating Eggs • Advantages: Dispersed in high numbers • Examples: Striped Bass

  22. Reproduction 4: • Eggs attached to vegetation • Advantages: Stable until hatching • Examples: Perch, Northern Pike, Carp

  23. Reproduction 5: • Live Bearers • Advantages: High Survival Rate • Examples: Guppies

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