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Common genera Flashcards

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Lepisosteus

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Gars

Longnose, Spotted, Shortnose

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Rhinichthys

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Riffle Dace

Longnose, Western Blacknose,

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Luxilus

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Highscale Shiners

Striped, Common

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Pimephales

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Bluntnose Minnows

Bluntose, Fathead, Bullhead

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5
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Notropis

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Eastrn Shiners

River, Spottail, Emerald, Silver, Rosyface, Popeye, Mimic, Blackchin

Many other species

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Ictiobus

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Buffalofish

Bigmouth Buffalo, Smallmouth Buffalo, Black Buffalo

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Catostomus

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Suckers

White & Longnose

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Maxostoma

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Redhorse

Black, Golden, Silver, Smallmouth, Shorthead, River, Greater, Harelip,

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Ictalurus

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Catfish

Channel & Blue

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Ameirus

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Bullhead

Black, Brown, and Yellow bullhead, White catfish

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Noturus

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Madtoms

Mountain, Northern, Brindled, stonecat, Tadpole, Scioto,

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Esox

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Pickerel, Pike, Musky

Grass & Chain Pickerel, Northern pike, Muskellunge,

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Salvelinus

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Trout

Only Lake and Brook trout

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Fundulus

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Topminnow & Killifish

Blackstripe Topminnow, Western Banded Killifish, Eastern Banded, etc

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Cottus

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Sculpin

All Mottled and Spoonhead,

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16
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Morone

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Temperate Bass

White Bass, White Perch, Wipers

17
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Pomoxis

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Crappie

White Crappie, Black Crappie,

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Lepomis

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Sunfish

Warmouth, Green, Central Longear, Northern, Orangespotted, Pumpkinseed

also included bluegill and redear

19
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Micropterus

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Black Bass

Smallmouth, Spotted, Largemouth

20
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Etheostoma

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Colorful Darters

Johnny, Greenside, Banded, Variegate, Bluebreast, Spotted, Tippecanoe,

Also inclued: Fantail, Orangethroat, Rainbow, Iowa, and Least darters

21
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Oncorhynus

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Pacific Salmon

Pink, Coho, Chinook,

22
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Percina

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Darters

Blackside, Dusky, River, Gilt, Channel,

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