Fish Identification Flashcards
long continuous dorsal fin
has barbels
Common Carp
upward facing mouth
Golden Shiner
straight mouth
Yellowfin Shiner
downward facing mouth
Bluehead Chub
head is concave
Northern Hog Sucker
head is covex
Striped Jumprock
forked caudal fin
Channel Catfish
big flat head and mouth
modeled skin
Flathead Catfish
caudel fin not forked
wide mouth
Snail Bullhead
light spots on dark background
Eastern Brook Trout
dark spots
no spots on caudal fin
Brown Trout
smaller speckles on body and caudal fin
adapose fin has dark border
Rainbow Trout
deep notch between dorsal fins
upper jaw extends beyond eye
Largemouth Bass
shallow notch between dorsal fins
upper jaw doesn’t extend beyond eye
Smallmouth Bass
long skinny body with spots that form rows
Redeye Bass
more continuous dorsal fin
modeling
large mouth
Warmouth
spot on both dorsal and anal fin
white margins on fins
Green Sunfish
spot on dorsal fin only
long pectoral fin
Bluegill
long pectoral fins
white margin on ear flap
Redear Sunfish
longest ear
not as rounded
Redbreast Sunfish
very rounded shape
Longear Sunfish
upward facing mouth
modeling on body and fins
triangle mouth/front face shape
Black Crappie
broken stripes
White Bass
complete stripes all the way from front to back
Striped Bass
light with dark vertical bands
Yellow Perch
vertical stripes
Blackbanded Darter
black saddles over top of body
sides a bit pigmented / speckled
Turquoise Darter
