Diadromous Fishes and Their Importance

1. Diadromous Fishes and Their Importance By: Myles and Carlos

2. Sea lamprey What are the major characteristics that help a scientist identify this species of fish? they lack fins or a jaw and no bony skeleton What is the geographical distribution of the fish species? (Include a map) Sea lampreys are native to the Atlantic Ocean, are found along the North American coast from Newfoundland and Labrador to Florida, and also inhabit the eastern North Atlantic and the Baltic, Adriatic, and Mediterranean seas. What are the threat to this fish species? like most fishes they are affected by habitat loss and pollution of water Are there any important migration patterns? from the ocean to the great lakes what does lamprey mean an eel-like aquatic jawless vertebrate that has a sucker mouth with horny teeth and a rasping tongue. The adult is often parasitic, attaching itself to other fish and sucking their blood. do they see? yes they have eyes on the side which are some times open What is the life cycle of the fish species? the lavare is swept downstream and burrow into sand and slit they feed on algae and debris and then they migrate to a lake and they then feed on fish as a parasite then head to make a nest and lay eggs and die Petromyzon Marinus Myles Tavares “Sea Lamprey.” Fisheries and Oceans Canada, www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/profiles-profils/sealamprey-lamproiemarine-eng.html. “Pressures and Threats.” Lamprey Surveys, 4 Mar. 2014, lampreysurveys.com/impacts-and-pressures/. \http://www.glfc.org/pubs/FACT_3.pdf why are their mouths like that they lack onto prey and suck blood and nutrients from them to survive

3. American Eel What is the geographical distribution of the fish species? What are the major characteristics that help a scientist identify this species of fish? it's a snake like shape the fins and color s could determine what what stage in the life cycle, it is . • Juvenile (yellow eels) colouration varies from yellow to green or olive-brown on the belly and dark on the back. • Adults (silver eels) are grey with a white or cream-coloured belly. • Adult females may reach up to 1 metre in length; males are smaller at less than 0.4 metre. What is the life cycle of the fish species? What are the threat to this fish species? bald eagle, yellow eels, and gulls Eggs, Leptocephalus, Glass eel, Elver, Yellow eel, Silver eel, Spawning and repeat. Are there any important migration patterns? When the eels hatch they drift with the currents until the reach the coastline and start to swim up shore. They will swim up and down freshwater streams and end up back in the ocean where they spawn and die.

4. What does marine science mean to you? • How has the year progressed throughout the chapters? • How is the ocean connected to your life? • Why is marine science important to study? River Field Study Experience

5. What can we do to help the fish?

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