OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION FISHY SCIENCE Explore the

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION FISHY SCIENCE Explore the world under our seas.

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Fish are vertebrate animals that live in the water. Vertebrate means they have a spinal cord surrounded by bone or cartilage. Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo from CWRU: http: //geology. cwru. edu/~huwig/catalog/slides/841. A. 7. jpg 2

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Fish have gills that extract oxygen from the water around them. Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo from Educaiton Portal: http: //educationportal. com/cimages/multimages/16/Fish_Gills_Labeled. jpg 3

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION There are over 30000 known species of fish. Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo From: http: //uit. no/Content/271027/fiskestim. jpg 4

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Some flatfish use camouflage to hide themselves on the ocean floor. Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo From: http: //i. dailymail. co. uk/i/pix/2012/10/11/article 2216091 -15730 C 71000005 DC-610_964 x 624. jpg 5

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Tuna can swim at speeds of up to 70 kph (43 mph). Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo From: http: //images. politico. com/global/news/111205_tuna_ap_328. jpg 6

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Relative to their body size, fish have small brains compared to most other animals Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo From: https: //sciencevogel. wikispaces. com/file/view/internal_anatomy. pn 7 g/125563519/internal_anatomy. png

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Fish are covered in scales which are often covered in a layer of slime to help their movement through water. Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo from: http: //mail. colonial. net/~hkaiter/Aaa_web_images 2012/fish-scales 01. gif 8

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Cleaner fish help out other fish by removing parasites and dead skin from their scales. Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo From: http: //news. nationalgeographic. com/news/bigphotos/images/09082 0 -cleaner-fish_big. jpg 9

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Although jellyfish and crayfish have the word ‘fish’ in their name, they aren’t actually fish. Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo From: http: //ocean. si. edu/sites/default/files/styles/colorbox_full/public/phot os/jellyfish-lifecycle-blue. jpg? itok=Z 1 EVHpqj 10

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Over 1000 fish species are threatened by extinction. Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo From: http: //www. indybay. org/uploads/2009/10/29/tsukiji_fish_market_an d_tuna. jpg 11

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION Mermaids are mythological creatures with the tail of a fish and the upper half of a woman. It is believe that sailors once mistook Manatee’s for Mermaids. Adapted from Animal Facts, http: //www. sciencekids. co. nz/sciencefacts/animals/fish. html Photo From: http: //zoodesign. files. wordpress. com/2012/09/west 12 indian-manatee-nursing-calf. jpg