Fishionary

A blog about fish words!

By Abigail Lynch

A blog about fish words!

poikilothermic

Poikilotherm

Posted by abby on June 5, 2015

Poikilothermic fish have no control over their body temperature and their core body temperature can fluctuate broadly.  While some ectothermic stenotherms thermoregulate their body temperature by inhabiting constant temperature environments, internal temperature of poikilotherms can widely vary.

Thoughout their lives, Steelhead's internal temperature varies considerably (NPS).

Thoughout their lives, Steelhead’s internal temperature varies considerably (NPS).

 

Posted in: P | Tagged: poikilotherm, poikilothermic, stenotherm, temperature, thermoregulation

Fishionary Alphabet

  • Home
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z

Recent Posts

  • Kype
  • Fish conservation zones (FCZs)
  • Amphidromous
  • Cartilaginous
  • Cetí (Español – English)
The views expressed in these posts are solely the views of the AFS member who wrote them and do not necessarily reflect the views of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), its officers, or the U.S. Geological Survey. Both organizations make no representation on the accuracy of opinions expressed in this blog. AFS merely hosts voluntary blogs as a place for members to share their personal views with other AFS members and to engage in friendly exchanges on fish topics.

Copyright © 2022 Fishionary.

Theme by themehall.com.