FISHES

General Information• They are vertebrates and found in salty, fresh,

cold or even hot water.• Can lay eggs or give birth to live young.• Cold bloodied because their body temperature

changes when environment temperature changes.

ClassificationsKingdom Animalia

Phylum Chordata

Classes AgnathaChondrichytesOsteichytes

Agnatha• A superclass of jawless fish in the phylum

Chordata.• Examples are:

Lamprey Hag Fish

Example of Agnatha• Lampreys- They are parasites, have tooth-like

structures in their mouth that can attach to bodies of other fishes and feed on their tissues and blood.

Lamprey

Example of Agnatha

A photo of a large lamprey caught on a lake in New Jersey

U.S.A

Example of Agnatha• Hag Fish - Wormlike and use a toothlike tongue

to eat dead organisms. They produces slime.

Example of Agnatha• Hag Fish - Wormlike and use a toothlike tongue

to eat dead organisms. They produces slime.