Table of Contents Title 17 5 Fish Commercial
Table of Contents Title: 17. 5 Fish; Commercial Species of Bony Fish Page #: 102 Date: 5/1/2013
Objective �Students will be able to describe characteristics of commercially valuable bony fish. �Students will be able to identify what senses fish may use to detect certain stimuli.
Word of the Day �Commercial: Having profit as a chief aim.
17. 5 Commercial Species of Bony Fish Commercial species of bony fish Pg. 433 Epipelagic Zone: Area of the ocean between the surface and a depth of 200 m (660 ft. ) • Most commercially valuable fish are found here. Features: • • • Streamlined Active Predatory Fast Travel long distances
17. 5 Commercial Species of Bony Fish Commercial species of bony fish Pg. 433 Feed on plankton. • Schools develop in areas of high productivity (lots of plankton. ) Examples: • • Sardine Anchovy Menahaden Herring
Sardine Anchovy
Manahaden Herring
17. 5 Commercial Species of Bony Fish Commercial species of bony fish Pg. 433 Other valuable fish: • • Mackerel Pompano Swordfish Tuna These fish are caught out of sigh of land.
Mackerel Pompano
Swordfish Yellow Fin Tuna
17. 5 Commercial Species of Bony Fish Commercial species of bony fish Pg. 433 Demersal Fish: Bottom fish. • Slower than other fish. • Examples: Flounder Halibut Turbot Sole Rockfish: Hide in rocks and reefs along seafloor. • Examples: Perch Snapper
Flounder Turbot
Perch
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