Chapter 27 Web Links

Chapter 27 The Fishes: Vertebrate Success In Water

Craniata. Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. An introduction, pictures, characteristics, discussion of the skull, phylogenetic relationships, and references on the craniates.

Jawless Fish

Hyperotreti (Hagfishes). Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. An introduction, pictures, characteristics, discussion of the skull, phylogenetic relationships, and references on hagfishes.

Hyperoartia (Lampreys). Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. An introduction, pictures, characteristics, discussion of the skull, phylogenetic relationships, and references on lampreys.

Sea Lamprey Control. Information from the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.

Introduction to the Myxini. University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. Images, photos, systematics, more information, and links.

Chondrichthyean Fish

Class Chondrichthyes. University of Michigan site on chondrichthyean fish. Pictures, much information on the morphology, distribution and ecology of a large number of sharks. Each fish is linked to web pages. Images may not be available for display depending on your server.

Introduction to the Chondrichthyes. University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. Images, photos, systematics.

The Great White Shark. Images and information. University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. Images, photos, systematics, more information, and links.

Sharks and Their Relatives. Sea World Education Department information on sharks.

Shark External Dissection Guide.

Shark Internal Dissection Guide. A guide only, no photographs or diagrams, yet there is much material on taxonomy, and description of structure and function.

Shark Pages. From the Mote Marine Laboratory, Center for Shark Research. Shark research, shark myths, information on sharks and cancer, shark attacks and more.

Shark Research Program at the University of Florida Museum of Natural History. Includes an image gallery, as well as the International Shark Attack File. Very interesting tables and graphs portraying the data.

Fiona's Shark Mania. This entertaining site provides a variety of information on sharks.

Class Chondrichthyes. From the University of Minnesota.

Shark!. Terrific photos of external and internal organs (loads slowly); some pictures are labeled, others are not. Separate pictures of various aspects of external anatomy, individual pictures of various internal organs or organ systems.

Osteichthyean Fish

Coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae. This site contains information on this "living fossil," also with links to other sites..

Sarcopterygii. Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on sarcopterygian fishes.

Class Actinopterygii. University of Michigan site on actinopterygiian fish. Pictures, much information on the morphology, distribution, and ecology of a large number of fish. Each fish is linked to additional web pages. Images may not be available for display depending on your server.

Class Osteichthyes. Information and links to a perch dissection lab, from the University of Minnesota.

Introduction to the Actinopterygii. University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. Images, photos, systematics, more information, and links.

Neopterygii. University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. Images, photos, systematics, more information, and links.

Teleostei. University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. Images, photos, systematics, more information, and links.

Teleostei. Arizona's Tree of Life Web Page. Pictures, characteristics, phylogenetic relationships, references on teleost fishes. A cladogram and references on teleosts. Some links to various groups of teleosts.

Ichthyology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Links, information on cartilaginous and bony fishes.

FISH, a Quick Course on Ichthyology. Much information about fish, including a good description and diagram of countercurrent flow, variations in fish body morphology, and interesting statistics on shark attacks. Quite a lengthy, informative page.

Fish Respiration. An excellent description of respiration in fish, including the anatomy of the fish gills, and countercurrent flow.

Marine Fishes of Hawai’i. A pictorial guide to the families of marine fishes found in the waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands.

Coral Reef Fish Ecology. An online science course with extensive information on fish of the coral reef community.

TNHC- North American Freshwater Fish Index. A huge searchable index.

Dissection of the Perch. Several pictures of internal organs.

Fish Dissection–Blue Mackerel, Scomber australasicus. This fish is different from the perch in many ways, but the photographs in this web site clearly illustrate internal organs. This may require a bit of time to load if you have a slow browser.

General Fish Resources

FAO Fisheries Department Homepage. Many links and resources on fisheries.

Vertebrate Systematics. University of California at Berkeley, Museum of Paleontology. Information on the systematics and natural history of each of the major groups of fishes and links to other fish sites. Click on photographs for more information about each group.

Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Information on fishery management in the Great Lakes. This site contains recent information on the lamprey problem in the Great Lakes, as well as information on sport and commercial fishing. It also includes a newsletter and information of fisheries research.

Fish Information Service (FINS) Index. This site is an archive of information about aquariums.

The Love Lab. An interesting site with information and links related to fish, from a marine lab.

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