Contents Fish index (by name) Fish families (by picture) Glossary Parts of a fish
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GLOSSARY amphibious: living both on land and water. benthic: living on the sea bottom. brackish: mixture of fresh- and sea-water. carnivorous: flesh-eating. creek: small stream. confluent: joined, continuous. See also ... Parts of different types of fish sea bass catfish stingray Different types of mouth, fins and scales dorsal: pertaining to upper side of body. estuarine: of the river mouth where sea water mixes with freshwater. euryhaline: able to live in freshwater and seawater. filament: slender, threadlike process. herbivorous: eating only plant matter. hyaline: translucent. interorbital: between the eyes. keel: a sharp ridge. lateral: pertaining to the side. lateral line: series of sensory pores along side of body. membrane: thin, flexible sheet or film. nape: part of neck or shoulders adjoining the skull. omnivorous: eating both plant and animal matter. operculum: gill cover. ovate: egg-shaped. orbicular: circular in outline. oviparous: laying eggs that hatch outside the mother's body. ovoviviparous: producing eggs that hatch inside the mother's body papilla: small protuberance. pelagic: inhabiting open water above the substrate. piscivorous: feeding on fish. planktivorous: feeding on plankton. polychaete: a class of segmented marine worrns with bristles. rostral: pertaining to the snout. scute: bony plate or shield. serrae: series of saw-like teeth or notches. spiracle: opening behind eyes of sharks and rays. tubercle: small swelling or rounded projection. ventral: pertaining to underside of body.

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From A Guide to Common Marine Fishes of Singapore by Kelvin K P Lim and Jeffrey K Y Low Published by the Singapore Science Centre and sponsored by BP ©Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research and Singapore Science Centre