Curated OER
Fishes
In this fish worksheet, students will review the characteristics of fish by comparing the jaws, skeleton, and fertilization of each fish class. Then students will use a phylogenetic tree to compare the groups of fish to ancestral...
Palomar Community College District
Palomar College: Class
In the animal kingdom, there are seven living classes in the phylum Vertebrata. The Palomar College shares detailed information on each of these classes. Includes examples and photos as well as a follow-up quiz.
University of Toronto (Canada)
University of Toronto: Visualization of Pectoral Motion
Provides information and illustrations about the role of pectoral motion in fish locomotion.
University of Washington
Fish Scope: Fish Development
Provides photographs of the stages of fish development.
PBS
Pbs: Kingdom of the Seahorse
This site provides information about seahorses, including reproduction, behavior and ecology. Provides several links and an interactive menu.
University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg: The Bony Fish
Provides information on the characteristics of bony fish including reproduction and external anatomy.
John Wiley & Sons
Wiley: Earth Through Time: Life of the Paleozoic: Phylum Chordata
Learn about the evolution of life in the Paleozoic Era based on fossil evidence of the five classes of fishes. Read about the role these chordates played in the evolution of tetrapods.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Ichthyology: How Fish Swim
Provides descriptions and illustrations of how fish swim.
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Ichthyology: Fish Groups
Provides information on, and photographs of, the primitive fish classes. Discusses the Superclass Agnatha, the Class Chondrichthyes, and the Osteichthyes. Very interesting, with lots of pictures!
Biology Pages
Kimball's Biology Pages: Vertebrate Kidneys
Everything you've ever wanted to know about vertebrate kidneys. Modules include Freshwater Vertebrates, Amphibians, Lizards and Snakes, Birds, Mammals, Marine Fishes. Resources can be used as classroom notes or supplemental materials.
California Academy of Sciences
California Academy of Sciences: Echinoderm Webpage
Resource provides a brief overview of echinoderms. Includes pictures and links for more information.
Other
Look d.com: Fish Anatomy
This site, which is given by LookD.com, provides a basic overview of fish anatomy. The information is medium in length, and factual, making it worth checking out on the subject.
Other
Look d.com: Fish Circulation
This site from LookD.com provides information about bony fish circulation systems. The article is very brief, only one paragraph in length, but worth checking out on the subject.
Other
Marine Biology: Coral Reef Fish Ecology
Provides information about larval recruitment and other aspect of fish reproduction.
Other
Look d.com: Fish Reproduction
This site, which is provided for by LookD.com, gives information about bony fish reproduction. The information that is presented is medium in length, and worth checking out on the subject.
Other
Look d.com: Gas Bladder
This site, which is from LookD.com, provides information about the bony fish gas bladder. The information that is presented at this site is medium in length and interesting, making it worth checking out.
Other
Look D: How Fish Swim
This site, which is provided for by LookD.com, gives brief but factual information on the way in which fish swim.