answersLogoWhite

0

By external it means that the process of fertilization does not happen within the body by outside, thus EXTERNAL.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Most bony fishes reproduce by external fertilization What does this mean?

By external it means that the process of fertilization does not happen within the body by outside, thus EXTERNAL.


What are the only vertebrate animals that have external fertilization and lay eggs in water?

There are thousands of such vertebrates as bony fishes .


A fish has what type of fertilization?

External!External fertilization takes place in fishes. This means that the sperm cell of a male is linked together with the egg cell of a female in the external bodies of the individual fish.


What type of fish has bony skeletons?

There are bony fishes and cartilaginous fishes.


What are the three major groups of fishes?

The three major groups of fishes are:Jawless Fishes-have no jaw, but a roundmouth, a tube like body made of cartilage (flexible, like your nose), no scales; have slimy skin. Examples: lamprey and hagfish (google them).Cartilaginous Fishes-skeleton made of cartilage, movable jaws, have scales. Examples: sharks, skates and rays.Bony Fishes-skeleton made of bone, 95% of all fish species, covered by bony scales, have a swim bladder (helps fish keep balance), reproduce by external fertilization called spawning; some species have internal fertilization. Examples: perch, bass, northern pike, salmon, and goldfish.Thanks to SIS for the Life Science notes, taken on Friday, May 21st.-sylvesterrose12


Both bony fishes and cartilaginous fishes have?

it has denticles


Were does fertilization and development take place in most bony fish?

It takes place in the ocean or external. And fish develop in eggs


Why are bony fishes able to perform more complex movements than jaw less fishes?

Bony fishes have two sets of paired limbs.


How do cartilaginous fishes and bony fishes maintain buoyancy?

Pizza?


What are the 2 types of fertilizers?

Internal fertilization and external fertilizationinternal means When the fusion of the male and female gamete occurs within the female genital tract it is called internal fertilization. This type of fertilization occurs in all terrestrial animals both oviparous and viviparous. Reptiles, Birds and mammals show internal fertilization external fertilizationThe fusiri of the gametes occurs outside the body of the animal and is common in aquatic animals. In bony fishes, frogs, echinoderms the sperms and ova are released into the water and their union occurs by Chromosome number of few chance. Since fertilization occurs outside the body of the animal externally, this method is called external fertilization.


What type of skeleton does red snapper have?

A bony skeleton. Snappers are a member of the taxonomic group Osteichthyes (bony fish), as opposed to cartilaginous fishes (like sharks) or boneless fishes (like hagfish).


Do bony fish reproduce sexually or asexually?

Bony fish reproduce sexually. No pun intended.