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Oreochromis Niloticus (Tilapia) : Fishes

- Tilapia are bony fishes belonging to the family Cichlidae. They have several external fins that aid with movement and stabilization. Internally, they have gills for respiration, a heart with two chambers, a liver, kidneys, and other digestive organs. - The document describes the external parts like fins and lateral line of tilapia. It also details the internal organs including gills, heart, stomach, intestines, swim bladder and kidneys. - Tilapia are classified based on whether their mouth faces upwards as a surface feeder, or downwards as a bottom feeder.

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Oreochromis Niloticus (Tilapia) : Fishes

- Tilapia are bony fishes belonging to the family Cichlidae. They have several external fins that aid with movement and stabilization. Internally, they have gills for respiration, a heart with two chambers, a liver, kidneys, and other digestive organs. - The document describes the external parts like fins and lateral line of tilapia. It also details the internal organs including gills, heart, stomach, intestines, swim bladder and kidneys. - Tilapia are classified based on whether their mouth faces upwards as a surface feeder, or downwards as a bottom feeder.

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Wednesday, 30 October 2019

FISHES

Oreochromis niloticus (tilapia)

Phylum: Chordata

Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii (bony fishes)
Family: Cichlidae
Order: Perciformes

EXTERNAL PARTS
- Operculum. Covers the gills.
- Dorsal Fins. Serves as stabilizers..
- Pectoral fins. Control changes in direction.
- Pelvic fins. Serves as stabilizers. In male, to form claspers used in copulation.
- Anal fins.
- Fin rays. Supports the thin membrane of each fin.
- Caudal fins. Homocercal.
- Lateral line. Bearing sensory organs. Sensitive to pressure, temperature changes and responsive to water currents.

INTERNAL PARTS
- Gills. Gas exchange. Fish breathing organ. Respiratory organ of fishes.
- Gill filaments. Contains the capillaries from the branchial arteries; the gas exchange takes place.
- Gill rakers. Strain out food organisms and offer some protection to the gill filaments from food passing through the pharynx.
- Heart. Has thin-walled atrium and muscular ventricle (2 chambers only). Blood pumping organ.
- four chambers in series — sinus venosus (receiving chamber for venous blood); atrium; ventricle; bulbus arteriosus
- contraction - systolic period of heartbeat & relaxation - diastolic period of heartbeat
- Gall bladder. Secretes the bile.
- Small intestine. Absorbs the nutrients from the food.
- pyloric cecum.
- Stomach. Stores the food.
- Liver. Regulates the components of blood. Bile-producing digestive gland.
- Swim bladder. Buoyancy tank or hydrostatic organ that adjusts then specific gravity of fish.
- gas gland. Contains a network of capillaries
- rete mirabile. Assists in secretion of gases
- Kidneys. Osmoregulation. Blood-purifying organ.

Fishers with superior mouths (facing upward) are surface feeders whereas with inferior mouths (facing downward) are bottom feeders.
Fish circulation is a single-circuit system. Ctenoid scales or cyloid scales.

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