OK fish ID Flashcards
This fish family has an anal fin close to tail fin
Catostomidae (Suckers)
This fish has a “barber’s comb” anal fin
Blue Catfish
This catfish has freckles and a rounded anal fin
Channel catfish
This carp has a keel from anal to pectoral fins
Silver carp
This fish has a distinctive red spot behind its eye
Redspot chub
This fish looks like a rummynose tetra
Rosyface shiner
This sunfish has a short ear flap and blue streaks on its cheek/opercle
Green sunfish
This bass has a dark midline band
Largemouth bass
This catostomidae has red fins, dark scale bases, a large head, and deep lip grooves
River redhorse
This darter has narrow green bars on its sides
Banded darter
What is the order/family of the White Bass
Moroniformes/Moronidae
This fish has an arched back and 5-9 stripes on its sides (that may be broken)
White Bass
This catfish has a distinctive underbite
Flathead catfish
This catfish has a white tip on its upper caudal fin lobe
Flathead catfish
This small fish has a large black spot at base of tail and large, pointy fins
Taillight shiner
This fish is similar to a cardinal tetra
Cardinal shiner
This fish is chubby and has a round dorsal fin (and juveniles have a dark stripe that fades with age)
Creek Chubsucker
This fish is chubby and has a round dorsal fin (and juveniles have a dark stripe that fades with age)
Creek Chubsucker
This pale fish has a silver mid-lateral stripe; large, black outlined scales; and a big eye as long as its snout
Inland Silverside
What order/family do the silversides belong to?
Atheriniformes/Atherinidae
What order/family do the Gizzard shad and Threadfin shad belong to?
Clupeiformes/Clupeidae
This gar has a blunt, rounded snout and spots on its dorsal, caudal, and anal fin
Alligator Gar
This little fish has big ol’ eyes and a clear stripe above the black stripe on its side
Bigeye shiner
This family of fish includes shiners, minnows, and carps
Cyprinidae