Families

Question 1

Lampreys (No pectoral or pelvic fins)

Answer 1

Petromyzontidae

Question 2

Paddlefish(Long paddle-like snout)

Answer 2

Polyodontidae

Question 3

Sturgeon(Short, rounded, shovel-like snout)

Answer 3

Acipenseridae

Question 4

Gar (Long, beak-like snout)

Answer 4

Lepisosteidae

Question 5

Bowfin (Short, rounded snout and gular plate)

Answer 5

Amiidae

Question 6

Eel (No pelvic fins, dorsal-caudal-anal fins continuous)

Answer 6

Anguillidae

Question 7

Catfish (Has 8 or at least 4 barbels near mouth. Dorsal and pectoral fins each with a large spine.
No scales.)

Answer 7

Ictaluridae

Question 8

Trout Perch

Answer 8

Percopsidae

Question 9

Salmon and Whitefish (Has pelvic axillary process.)

Answer 9

Salmonidae

Question 10

Smelt

Answer 10

Osmeridae

Question 11

Freshwater Cod (Has 1 barbel near tip of chin.)

Answer 11

Gadidae

Question 12

Pirate Perch (Anal opening in front of pelvic fin)

Answer 12

Aphredoderidae

Question 13

Stickleback (Has 4-6 dorsal spines not connected by membrane)

Answer 13

Gasterosteidae

Question 14

Carp/Goldfish (inferior mouth with barbel, 1 sharp dorsal spine)

Answer 14

Cyprinidae

Question 15

Mooneye (Sharp teeth)

Answer 15

Hiodontidae

Question 16

Herring

Answer 16

Clupeidae

Question 17

Sucker (Has 10 or more dorsal rays and sucker-like mouth (a few exceptions have 9 rays).
Anal fin nearly reaches caudal fin when folded)

Answer 17

Catostomidae

Question 18

Minnow (Has 8 dorsal rays (or 9 in one exception). Anal fin cannot reach caudal fin when folded.)

Answer 18

Leuciscidae

Question 19

Pike (Caudal fin deeply forked. Duck-like snout and large canine teeth.)

Answer 19

Esocidae

Question 20

Mudminnow (Pre-maxillaries not protractile. Origin of pelvic fins closer to base of caudal fin than to tip of nose)

Answer 20

Umbridae

Question 21

Topminnow & Killifish (Third anal ray branched)

Answer 21

Fundulidae

Question 22

Livebearers (Third anal ray unbranched. Male anal fin unlike female’s)

Answer 22

Poeciliidae

Question 23

Silverside (Body has cycloid scales)

Answer 23

Atherinidae

Question 24

Sculpins (Body is scaleless or with a few small, spiny prickles.)

Answer 24

Cottidae

Question 25

Sea Bass (Has dorsal fins completely separated or just slightly conjoined at base. Opercle flap with spine)

Answer 25

Moronidae

Question 26

Sunfish (Has dorsal fins completely conjoined; sepeparated at most by deep notch. Opercle flap lacks spine)

Answer 26

Centrarchidae

Question 27

Goby (Fused pelvic fins)

Answer 27

Gobiidae

Question 28

Perch (Lateral line ends before caudal fin. Torpedo-shaped body; body depth less than head length
(except in gravid females). Anal spines weak)

Answer 28

Percidae

Question 29

Drum (lateral line extends onto caudal fin. Slab-sided body; body depth much greater than head length.
Second anal spine extremely long and heavy.)

Answer 29

Sciaenidae