Genus species / common Flashcards

1
Q

Family myxinidae

A

Hagfishes

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2
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Family Petromyzontidae

A

Lampreys

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3
Q

Apristurus brunneus

A

brown cat shark

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4
Q

Class Chondrichthyes

A

Cartilaginous fishes (sharks rays chimaeras)

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5
Q

Family Carcharhinidae

A

requiem sharks

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6
Q

Prionace glauca

A

blue shark

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7
Q

Family Squalidae

A

dogfish sharks

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8
Q

Squalus acanthias

A

spiny dogfish

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9
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Family Hexanchidae

A

cow sharks

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10
Q

Hexanchus griseus

A

Sixgill shark

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11
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Family Lamnidae

A

mackerel sharks

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12
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Lamna ditropis

A

salmon shark

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13
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Family Potamotrygonidae

A

freshwater or river stingrays

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14
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Family Myliobatidae

A

Eagle rays

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15
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Family Chimaeridae

A

Chimaeras

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16
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Family Squatinidae

A

angel sharks

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17
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Family Ginglymostomatidae

A

nurse sharks

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18
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Family Rajidae

A

skates

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19
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Family Polypteridae

A

bichars and reedfish

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20
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Family Acipenseridae

A

Sturgeons

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21
Q

Family Polyodontidae

A

Paddlefish

22
Q

Acipenser transmontanus

A

white sturgeon

23
Q

Acipenser medirostris

A

Green sturgeon

24
Q

Family Lepisosteidae

A

gars

25
Q

Lepisosteus osseus

A

longnose gar

26
Q

Family Amiidae

A

bowfins

27
Q

Amia calva

A

bowfin

28
Q

Family Hiodontidae

A

mooneyes and goldeyes

29
Q

Hiodon alosoides

A

Goldyeye

30
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Family Pantodontidae

A

butterfly fish

31
Q

Pantodon buchholzi

A

butterfly fish

32
Q

Family Notopteridae

A

knifefishes, featherbacks, featherfin knifefishes

33
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Family Mormyridae

A

mormyrids, elephant nosed fishes

34
Q

Family Osteoglossidae

A

Boney tongues

35
Q

Order Anguilliformes

A

true eels

36
Q

Order Elopiformes

A

tarpons, tenpounders

37
Q

Order Albuliformes

A

bonefishes

38
Q

Muraenesocidae

A

pike congers (big pec fins, crazy vomer teeth)

39
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Muraenidae

A

Morays (cause of the way they are)

40
Q

Congridae

A

conger eels (nose barbels)

41
Q

Anguilla rostrata

A

american eel (nothing crazy, just like americans ;) )

42
Q

Nemichthyidae

A

snipe eels

43
Q

Anguillidae

A

freshwater eels

44
Q

Family Engraulidae

A

anhovies

45
Q

Family Chirocentridae

A

wolf herrings

46
Q

Family clupeidae

A

herrings

47
Q

Engraulis mordax

A

Norther Anchovy

48
Q

Clupea pallasii

A

Pacific herring

49
Q

Alosa sapidissima

A

American Shad

50
Q

Sardinops sagax

A

Pacific sardine