What Is a Fish?

Series: Biology Series Unit 7 - Animal Classification and Physiology

Duration: 22

Year Published: 1963

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educ Corp

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Description: Discusses the three main divisions of fish--the lampreys, the sharks and rays, and the bony fishes--pointing out the functions, habitat, and characteristics of each. Emphasizes the diversity of the bony fishes, which are the most numerous and the most successful group. Pictures many strange varieties. Time lapse photography shows development of embryo from fertilization of egg to the hatching of tiny fish. Illustrates the complexity and variety of fish., Major types of fish. Evolutionary development of the fish. Habits, characteristics, anatomy, and reproductive process of many kinds of fishes.

Complete Record: Discusses the three main divisions of fish--the lampreys, the sharks and rays, and the bony fishes--pointing out the functions, habitat, and characteristics of each. Emphasizes the diversity of the bony fishes, which are the most numerous and the most successful group. Pictures many strange varieties. Time lapse photography shows development of embryo from fertilization of egg to the hatching of tiny fish. Illustrates the complexity and variety of fish., Major types of fish. Evolutionary development of the fish. Habits, characteristics, anatomy, and reproductive process of many kinds of fishes.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.