Fish Families Flashcards
Catfish
(Ictaluridae) - whiskers on face and adipose fin
Paddlefish
(Polyodontidae) - paddle like snout
Gar
(Lepisosteidae) - long narrow snout
Lamprey
(Petromyzontidae) - jawless with elongated body
Bowfin
(Amiidae) - long dorsal fin
Trout
(Salmonidae) - adipose fin present with no dorsal/anal spines
Trout-Perch
(Percopsidae) - adipose fin with weak dorsal/anal spines
Minnows
(Cyprinidae) - normally small (carp and goldfish) with forked tails and soft rayed fins
Topminnows
(Fundulidae) - small fish with rounded tail and long dorsal/anal fins
True Bass
(Moronidae) - slightly broken double dorsal, operculum spines, and angular anal fin
Sunfish
(Centrarchidae) - unbroken double dorsal with spines/rays and a rounded anal fin with typically 3 spines
Freshwater Drum
(Sciaenidae) - humped back with sloping forehead and white lips
Silverside
(Athennopsidae) - small fish with double dorsal above long, wedge like anal fin
Gobie
(Gobiidae) - double dorsal with pelvic fins fused to create disc
Sturgeon
(Acipenseridae) - flat, shovel shaped snout with scutes on head, back, and side
Sucker
(Catostomidae) - soft rayed fins with subterminal, protractile mouth
Pike
(Esocidae) - Duck like snout with rounded dorsal and anal fin pushed to back
Sculpin
(Cottidae) - double dorsal, flattened head, and separate pelvic fins
Perch
(Percidae) - broken double dorsal with 2 anal spines
Shads
(Clupeidae) - bright silver with little extension of dorsal/pectoral fin
Stickleback
(Gasterosteidae) - prominent spines along back
