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1
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This fish family has an anal fin close to tail fin

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Catostomidae (Suckers)

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2
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This fish has a “barber’s comb” anal fin

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Blue Catfish

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3
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This catfish has freckles and a rounded anal fin

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Channel catfish

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4
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This carp has a keel from anal to pectoral fins

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Silver carp

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5
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This fish has a distinctive red spot behind its eye

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Redspot chub

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6
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This fish looks like a rummynose tetra

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Rosyface shiner

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This sunfish has a short ear flap and blue streaks on its cheek/opercle

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Green sunfish

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This bass has a dark midline band

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Largemouth bass

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9
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This catostomidae has red fins, dark scale bases, a large head, and deep lip grooves

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River redhorse

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10
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This darter has narrow green bars on its sides

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Banded darter

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11
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What is the order/family of the White Bass

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Moroniformes/Moronidae

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12
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This fish has an arched back and 5-9 stripes on its sides (that may be broken)

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White Bass

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13
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This catfish has a distinctive underbite

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Flathead catfish

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14
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This catfish has a white tip on its upper caudal fin lobe

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Flathead catfish

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15
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This small fish has a large black spot at base of tail and large, pointy fins

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Taillight shiner

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16
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This fish is similar to a cardinal tetra

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Cardinal shiner

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17
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This fish is chubby and has a round dorsal fin (and juveniles have a dark stripe that fades with age)

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Creek Chubsucker

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18
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This fish is chubby and has a round dorsal fin (and juveniles have a dark stripe that fades with age)

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Creek Chubsucker

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19
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This pale fish has a silver mid-lateral stripe; large, black outlined scales; and a big eye as long as its snout

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Inland Silverside

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20
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What order/family do the silversides belong to?

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Atheriniformes/Atherinidae

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21
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What order/family do the Gizzard shad and Threadfin shad belong to?

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Clupeiformes/Clupeidae

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22
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This gar has a blunt, rounded snout and spots on its dorsal, caudal, and anal fin

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Alligator Gar

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23
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This little fish has big ol’ eyes and a clear stripe above the black stripe on its side

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Bigeye shiner

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24
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This family of fish includes shiners, minnows, and carps

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Cyprinidae

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25
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This member of Catostomidae has a large, oblique mouth, and the tip of its upper lip is nearly level with its lower eye margin

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Bigmouth buffalo

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26
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This member of Catostomidae has a smaller, more conical head and a shallower body

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Black buffalo

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27
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This member of catostomidae has a medium size head and shallow lower lip plicae

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Black redhorse

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28
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This member of Catostomidae has a sickle-shaped dorsal fin and a small, pointy head

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Blue sucker

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29
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This sunfish has a small mouth, short ear flap, dark bars on sides, and a blotch at the rear of its dorsal fin

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Bluegill

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30
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This small cyprinid has a blunt, overbitey snout

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Bluntnose minnow

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31
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This fish has a long, beak-like snout, a pale green body, and looks kind of like a mini flying fish

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Brook Silverside

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32
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This catfish has dark chin barbels

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Brown bullhead

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33
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This fish has a firm lower jaw for grazing on rocks

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Central stoneroller

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34
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This chestnut colored fish is parasitic

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Chestnut lamprey

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35
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What order/family contains the lampreys?

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Petromyzontiformes/Petromyzontidae

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36
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This cyprinid has 2 barbels on each side of its upper jaw, and each of its scales has a black spot at the base

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Common carp

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37
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This cyprinid has a small barbel at the corner of its mouth, a spot at the base of its dorsal fin (which starts behind its pelvic fins)

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Creek Chub

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38
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This perch has rectangular dark bars and a pointed snout

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Fantail darter

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39
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This fish has a high, arched body (with matching lateral line)

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Freshwater drum

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40
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This cyprinid has a body shaped like a feature of its habitat and diet, as well as a short caudal peduncle, and large, dark-edged scales

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Grass carp

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41
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This sunfish has short, pale-margined ear flap and blue streaks on its cheek/opercle

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Green sunfish

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42
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This perch has a blunt overbite, a red/orange band at the base of its dorsal fin, and 6-7 dark green saddles

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Greenside darter

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43
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This centrarchidae has a upper jaw that extends past its eye and a dark midline band

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Largemouth bass

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44
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This perch has a conical, pig-like snout, an inferior mouth, and lots of bars that cross over its back

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Logperch

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45
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This pretty sunfish has a long, outlined ear flap and wavy blue lines on its cheek/opercle

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Longear sunfish

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46
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This gar has an elongated snout and some spots on its rear half

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Longnose gar

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47
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This sucker has a concave head and 3-6 brown saddles

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Northern hogsucker

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48
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This darter has an arched, robust body and 6-9 dark bars (more noticeable on male)

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Orangethroat darter

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49
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This redhorse has deep grooves in its lips

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River Redhorse

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50
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This redhorse has shallower lip grooves

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Black redhorse

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51
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This small cyprinid has a permanent blush and a pointy snout

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Rosyface shiner

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52
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This big perch has little black dots on its dorsal fin and dark blotches on its body

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Sauger

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53
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This bass looks like a marble rye and has a large red eye

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Shadow bass

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54
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This gar has a few black spots on its unpaired fins and a shorter nose

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Shortnose gar

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55
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This cyprinid has a metallic sheen and a long keel on its belly

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Silver carp

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56
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This bass has dark brown to bronze specks that often form bars on its sides

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Smallmouth bass

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57
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This bass’ mouth ends before its eye and it doesn’t have any spots on its belly

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Smallmouth bass

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58
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This member of Catostomidae has a deep body and a small, horizontal mouth

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Smallmouth buffalo

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59
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This two-toned lamprey is not parasitic

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Southern Brook lamprey

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60
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This small cyprinid has a red belly

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Southern redbelly dace

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61
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This small fish has two black stripes

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Southern redbelly dace

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62
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This bass has rows of small black spots on its belly and a blotchy midline stripe

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Spotted bass

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63
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This family includes bass and sunfish

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Centrarchidae

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64
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This family includes sauger and perches

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Percidae

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65
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This darter has a stipple effect

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Stippled darter

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66
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This cyprinid looks like a mini sucker

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Suckermouth minnow

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67
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This small fish is olive-brown above, silver-white below, and has a black spot at the base of its caudal fin

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Suckermouth minnow

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68
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The breeding males of this species have a bright red body

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Taillight shiner

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69
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This catfish has white to yellow chin barbels

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Yellow bullhead

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70
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This bullhead has a long anal fin

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Yellow bullhead

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71
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What are some features of the alligator gar?

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Blunt, rounded snout; spots on unpaired fins; upper jaw shorter than rest of head

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72
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What are some features of the banded darter?

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Narrow greenish bars on sides; Partially scaled opercle/cheeks

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73
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What are some features of the banded sculpin?

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Large mouth; tadpole shape; sharply defined lateral bars

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73
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What are some features of the banded sculpin?

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Large mouth; tadpole shape; sharply defined lateral bars

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74
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What order contains the family Cottidae?

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Scorpaeniformes

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75
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What family contains the sculpins?

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Cottidae

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76
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What order/family contains the sculpins?

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Scorpaeniformes/Cottidae

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77
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What are some features of the bigeye shiner?

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Big ol’ eyes; clear stripe above black stripe on side

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78
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What are some features of the bigmouth buffalo?

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Large, oblique mouth; tip of upper lip nearly level with lower eye margin

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79
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What family contains the buffalo fish?

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Catostomidae

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80
Q

What family contains the redhorses?

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Catostomidae

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81
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What are some features of the black buffalo?

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Shallower body; larger, more conical head

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82
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What distinguishes the black crappie from the white crappie?

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Mottled sides

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83
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Crappie belong to what family?

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Centrarchidae

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84
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What are some features of the black redhorse?

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Medium size head; shallow lip plicae

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85
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What are some features of the blue catfish?

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Barber’s comb anal fin; no spots

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86
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What are some features of the blue sucker?

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Small, pointy head; sickle-shaped dorsal fin; papillae on lips

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87
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Which sucker has papillae on its lips?

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Blue sucker

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88
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What are some features of the bluegill?

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Small mouth; short black ear flap; dark bars on sides; blotch at rear of dorsal fin

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89
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Which sunfish has a blotch at the rear of its dorsal fin?

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Bluegill

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90
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Which sunfish has dark bars on the side of its body?

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Bluegill

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91
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What are some features of the bluntnose minnow?

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Blunt, overbitey snout; black spot at caudal fin base; smaller scales on nape

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92
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What are some features of the brook silverside?

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Long, beak-like snout; pale green body; small scales; two separated dorsal fins

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93
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Which silverside has a long, beak-like snout?

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Brook silverside

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94
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What are some features of the brown bullhead?

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Dark chin barbels; caudal fin base uniformly dusky; sometimes has a mottled body

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95
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What order contains the catfish?

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Siluriformes

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96
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What are some features of the cardinal shiner?

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Red head, lower body, and fins; broad black stripe

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97
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Which bullhead has dark chin barbels?

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Brown bullhead

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98
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What are some features of the central stoneroller?

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Firm lower jaw; dark blotches on body

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99
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Do central stonerollers develop tubercles?

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Yes

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100
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What are some features of the channel catfish?

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Freckles on body; rounded anal fin margin

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101
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Which catfish is covered in freckles?

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Channel catfish

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102
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Which catfish has a rounded anal fin margin?

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Channel catfish

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103
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What are some features of the chestnut lamprey?

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Chestnut color; parasitic

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104
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What are some features of the common carp?

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2 barbels on either side of upper jaw; scales have dark edges and black spot at the base

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105
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What are some features of the creek chub?

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Small barbels at corner of mouth; spot at base of dorsal fin; dorsal fin starts behind pelvic fin

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106
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What family does the creek chub belong to?

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Cyprinidae

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107
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What family does the creek chubsucker belong to?

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Catostomidae

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108
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What are some features of the creek chubsucker?

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Chubby body; rounded dorsal fin; juvenile has dark lateral band that fades with age

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109
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What are some features of the fantail darter?

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Pointed snout; dark bars, if present, are rectangular

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110
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What are some features of the flathead catfish?

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Underbite; White tip on upper lobe of caudal fin

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111
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What are some features of the freshwater drum?

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Arched body (and lateral line); short 1st dorsal fin; long 2nd dorsal fin

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112
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What order contains the freshwater drums?

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Perciformes

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113
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What family contains the freshwater drums?

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Sciaenidae

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114
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What order contains the family Sciaenidae?

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Perciformes

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115
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What order/family contains the freshwater drums?

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Perciformes/Sciaenidae

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116
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What family contains the shad?

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Clupeidae

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117
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What order contains the shad?

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Clupeiformes

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118
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Which shad has a smooth, blunt snout?

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Gizzard shad

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119
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Which shad has a underbite?

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Threadfin shad

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120
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What are some features of the grass carp?

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Slender body; large, dark-edged scales; short caudal peduncle

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121
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What are some features of the green sunfish?

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Blue streaks on cheeks/opercle; ear flap short and black with pale margin; black blotch at rear of 2nd dorsal fin; yellow to orange edges of dorsal, caudal and anal fin

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122
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Which sunfish has yellow edges on its dorsal, caudal, and anal fins?

A

Green sunfish

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123
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Which sunfish has a short, black ear flap with a pale margin?

A

Green sunfish

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124
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Which sunfish has a black blotch at the rear of its dorsal fin?

A

Green sunfish

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125
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What are some features of the greenside darter?

A

Round, blunt overbite; red/orange band at base of dorsal fin; 6-7 dark green saddles

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126
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Which darter has a red/orange band at the base of its dorsal fin?

A

Greenside darter

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127
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Which darter has a round, blunt, overhanging snout?

A

Greenside darter

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128
Q

Which darter has 6-7 dark green saddles?

A

Greenside darter

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129
Q

What are some features of the inland silverside?

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Shorter snout; silver mid-lateral stripe; large scales outlined with black

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130
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Which silverside has black-outlined scales?

A

Inland silverside

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131
Q

What type of fishes does the Atherinidae family contain?

A

Silversides

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132
Q

What are some features of the largemouth bass?

A

Upper jaw extends past eye; dorsal fins nearly separate; dark midline band

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133
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What are some features of the logperch?

A

Conical, pig-like snout; inferior mouth; vertical bars that cross over back

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134
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Which perch has a pig-like snout?

A

Logperch

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135
Q

What are some features of the longear sunfish?

A

Wavy blue lines on cheek/opercle; long, outlined ear flap

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136
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Which fish has a long, outlined ear flap?

A

Longear sunfish

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137
Q

What are some features of the longnose gar?

A

Elongated snout; long, slender body; body not covered in spots

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138
Q

Which family contains the gar?

A

Lepisosteidae

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139
Q

Which order contains the gar?

A

Lepisosteiformes

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140
Q

What type of fish are in the family Lepisosteidae?

A

Gar

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141
Q

What are some features of the northern hogsucker?

A

Concave head; 3-6 dusky brown saddles

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142
Q

What family does the northern hogsucker belong to?

A

Catostomidae

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143
Q

Which member of Catostomidae has brown saddles?

A

Northern hogsucker

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144
Q

What are some features of the orangethroat darter?

A

Arched, stout body; 6-9 bars

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145
Q

Which darter has an arched, robust body?

A

Orangethroat darter

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146
Q

What are some features of the redspot chub?

A

Red spot behind eye; white belly; orange-tinted fins

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147
Q

What family does the redspot chub belong to?

A

Cyprinidae

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148
Q

What are some features of the river redhorse?

A

Medium to large head; dark scale bases; brassy/coppery/olive upper body; red tail; deeply grooved plicate lips

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149
Q

Which redhorse has dark scale bases?

A

River redhorse

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150
Q

What are some features of the rosyface shiner?

A

Red on face/fins; dorsal fin starts behind pelvic fin; pointy snout

151
Q

What family does the rosyface shiner belong to?

A

Cyprinidae

152
Q

What are some features of the sauger?

A

Scaled cheeks; black spots on dorsal fin; dark blotches on body

153
Q

What family does the sauger belong to?

A

Percidae

154
Q

What are some features of the shadow bass?

A

Large, red eye; irregular brown marbling

155
Q

What family does the shadow bass belong to?

A

Centrarchidae

156
Q

What are some features of the shortnose gar?

A

Black spots on unpaired fins; short snout

157
Q

What are some features of the silver carp?

A

Silver coloration; keel from anal fin to pectoral fins

158
Q

What are some features of the smallmouth bass?

A

Mouth ends before eye; dark brown to bronze specks often form bars; no rows of spots on lower sides

159
Q

What are some features of the smallmouth buffalo?

A

Tip of upper lip far below eye; small, horizontal mouth; deep, compressed body

160
Q

Which buffalo has the deepest body?

A

Smallmouth buffalo

161
Q

What are some features of the southern brook lamprey?

A

Grey or tan above; white to cream below; non-parasitic

162
Q

What are some features of the southern redbelly dace?

A

Two black stripes; red belly

163
Q

Which small cyprinid has two black stripes?

A

Southern redbelly dace

164
Q

What are some features of the spotted bass?

A

Well-connected spiny and soft portions of dorsal fin; black stripe of partly joined blotches on side; rows of small black spots on lower sides; dark caudal spot

165
Q

Which member of Centrarchidae has a blotchy stripe and spots on its belly?

A

Spotted bass

166
Q

What are some features of the stippled darter?

A

Stipple effect all over; wide blue stripe on breeding male

167
Q

What are some features of the suckermouth minnow?

A

Suckermouth; olive-brown above; silver-white below; intense black spot at base of caudal fin

168
Q

Which minnow is olive-brown above and silver-white below?

A

Suckermouth minnow

169
Q

What are some features of the taillight shiner?

A

First few dorsal fins pigmented; large, pointed fins; large black spot at base of tail; breeding male has bright red body

170
Q

Which cyprinid has the first few of its dorsal fins pigmented?

A

Taillight shiner

171
Q

The taillight shiner belongs to which family?

A

Cyprinidae

172
Q

What are some features of the white bass?

A

Arched back; dorsal fins slightly separate; 5-9 stripes on sides (may be broken)

173
Q

What are some features of the yellow bullhead?

A

White to yellow chin barbels; long anal fin

174
Q

What family includes mosquitofish?

A

Poeciliidae

175
Q

What order includes the family Poeciliidae?

A

Cyprinodontiformes

176
Q

What family includes the topminnows?

A

Fundulidae

177
Q

What order includes the family Fundulidae?

A

Cyprinodontiformes

178
Q

What order contains the sturgeon/paddlefish?

A

Acipenseriformes

179
Q

Do Cyprinids have a Weberian apparatus?

A

Yes

180
Q

Which family uses Schreckstoff?

A

Cyprinidae

181
Q

Which family lacks a stomach?

A

Cyprinidae

182
Q

Which family is sensitive yet are benthic generalists?

A

Catostomidae

183
Q

Which family features a twisted maxillary bone?

A

Fundulidae

184
Q

Which family is known for being extremely tolerant?

A

Fundulidae

185
Q

Which species has a gonopotee?

A

Western mosquitofish

186
Q

Which family reliably has 5-7 anal fin rays (this is just about the only way to ID them)

A

Cyprinidae

187
Q

Which family are open water spawners laying sticky eggs?

A

Atherinidae

188
Q

This family has an adipose fin

A

Ictaluridae

189
Q

These catfish have a joined dorsal and adipose fin

A

Madtoms

190
Q

Do members of the family Cottidae have a swim bladder?

A

No

191
Q

These fish are known to hybridize

A

Sunfish/Centrarchidae

192
Q

These fish have rough ctenoid scales

A

Centrarchidae

193
Q

The males of this family display and guard nests

A

Percidae

194
Q

Members of this family have 2 dorsal fins: 1 spiny, 1 soft, and either attached or connected

A

Centrarchidae

195
Q

This family likes cover habitat

A

Centrarchidae

196
Q

This family has thoracic pelvic fins; one or two anal spines; 1 spiny, 1 soft unconnected dorsal fins; and firmly attached scales

A

Percidae

197
Q

This family is usually deep-bodied; has attached/connected spiny and soft dorsal fins; has 3 or more anal spines; has thoracic pelvic fins; has a round or slightly concave tail

A

Centrarchidae

198
Q

This order has no paired fins

A

Petromyzontiformes

199
Q

This order has an inferior mouth and 2 dorsal fins (with caudal fin connected to the posterior dorsal fin)

A

Petromyzontiformes

200
Q

This order has a buccal tunnel

A

Petromyzontiformes

201
Q

This order has 1 nostril on top of the head

A

Petromyzontiformes

202
Q

This order has external gill slits/holes

A

Petromyzontiformes

203
Q

This species has a rostrum

A

Paddlefish

204
Q

This order has spiracles behind eyes

A

Acipenseriformes

205
Q

This species has Ampullae of Lorenzini

A

Paddlefish

206
Q

This species has an operculum flap

A

Paddlefish

207
Q

This order has few bones; the only ones are skull, jaw and pectoral girdle

A

Acipenseriformes

208
Q

This order has a heterocercal caudal fin

A

Acipenseriformes

209
Q

This order has scutes

A

Acipenseriformes

210
Q

This order is known for being large, slow-maturing, ancient, and endangered

A

Acipenseriformes

211
Q

This order has spiral valve intestines

A

Acipenseriformes

212
Q

This order prefers big habitat and gravel bars/vegetation for spawning

A

Lepisosteiformes

213
Q

This order has ganoid scales

A

Lepisosteiformes

214
Q

This order can breathe air using a physostomous swim bladder

A

Lepisosteiformes

215
Q

This order has the following: terminal, flexible mouth; 1 dorsal fin only; may lack pelvic fin; blocky anal fin; silvery cycloid scales; no lateral line; scaleless head

A

Clupeiformes

216
Q

This family has an axillary process

A

Clupeidae

217
Q

This family is important for management purposes

A

Clupeidae

218
Q

This order has larvae that live in muddy/sandy backwaters

A

Petromyzontiformes

219
Q

This order breeds once and then dies

A

Petromyzontiformes

220
Q

This family has pectoral spines (some with toxin)

A

Ictaluridae

221
Q

Do catfish have a Weberian apparatus?

A

Yes

222
Q

Do darters have a Weberian apparatus

A

No

223
Q

Do members of Atherinidae have a Weberian apparatus?

A

No

224
Q

Do lampreys use Schreckstoff substance?

A

No

225
Q

Do sculpins have larvae?

A

No

226
Q

Do members of Cottidae breed once and die?

A

No

227
Q

Do members of Moronidae breed once and die?

A

No

228
Q

Do members of Atherinidae lack a swim bladder?

A

No

229
Q

Do members of Lepisosteidae have barbels?

A

No

230
Q

Do members of Order Scorpaeniformes have a heterocercal tail?

A

No

231
Q

Do members of Catostomidae lack a stomach?

A

No

232
Q

Are members of Family Poeciliidae sensitive?

A

No

233
Q

Do members of family Fundulidae have an adipose fin?

A

No

234
Q

Do members of Family Fundulidae have 2 dorsal fins?

A

No

235
Q

Are Catostomidae nearly unique to North America?

A

Yes

236
Q

Do members of Family Fundulidae have an upturned mouth?

A

Yes

237
Q

Do members of family Catostomidae have ganoid scales?

A

No

238
Q

Do members of Family Sciaenidae have ganoid scales?

A

No

239
Q

Do members of Family Lepisosteidae have ganoid scales?

A

Yes

240
Q

Do members of family Clupeidae perch on the substrate?

A

No

241
Q

Do white bass and smallmouth bass belong to the same family?

A

No

242
Q

Do shadow bass and largemouth bass belong to the same family?

A

Yes

243
Q

Do black buffalo and river redhorse belong to the same family?

A

Yes

244
Q

Do northern hogsucker and creek chub belong to the same family?

A

No

245
Q

Do Neosho madtoms and logperch belong to the same family?

A

No

246
Q

Do suckermouth minnows and southern redbelly dace belong to the same family?

A

Yes

247
Q

Do redspot chubs and taillight shiners belong to the same family?

A

Yes

248
Q

Do grass carp and creek chubsuckers belong to the same family?

A

No

249
Q

Do bluntnose minnow and bigmouth buffalo belong to the same order?

A

Yes

250
Q

Do bigeye shiners and western mosquitofish belong to the same order?

A

Yes

251
Q

Do plains killifish and inland silversides belong to the same order?

A

No

252
Q

Do greenside darters and bluegill belong to the same order?

A

Yes

253
Q

Do bighead carp and creek chubsuckers belong to the same order?

A

Yes

254
Q

Do freshwater drums and river redhorse belong to the same order?

A

No

255
Q

Do sauger and freshwater drums belong to the same order?

A

Yes

256
Q

Are Sciaenidae and Centrarchidae members of the same order?

A

Yes

257
Q

Are Percidae and Poeciliidae members of the same order?

A

No

258
Q

Are Cyprinidae and Clupeidae members of the same order?

A

No

259
Q

Are Atherinidae and Ictaluridae members of the same order?

A

No

260
Q

Are Cyprinidae and Fundulidae members of the same order?

A

Yes

261
Q

Are Cottidae and Catostomidae members of the same order?

A

No

262
Q

Do members of Ictaluridae have an axillary process?

A

No

263
Q

Do members of Fundulidae have a gonopotee?

A

No

264
Q

Do members of Siluriformes have an adipose fin?

A

Yes

265
Q

Do banded sculpins have large, fan shaped pectoral fins?

A

Yes

266
Q

Do blue suckers have barbels?

A

No

267
Q

Do shovelnose sturgeons have external gill slits?

A

No

268
Q

Do black redhorse have a posteriorly set anal fin?

A

Yes

269
Q

Are blackspotted topminnows sensitive?

A

No

270
Q

Do blackspotted topminnows belong to Family Cyprindae?

A

No

271
Q

Do bluntnose minnows belong to Family Cyprinidae?

A

Yes

272
Q

Do alligator gar have spiral valve intestines?

A

No

273
Q

Can spotted gar breathe air?

A

Yes

274
Q

Do warmouths breathe air?

A

No

275
Q

Do stippled darters have 2 dorsal fins?

A

Yes

276
Q

Do chestnut lamprey have paired fins?

A

No

277
Q

Do slender madtoms have a Weberian apparatus?

A

Yes

278
Q

Do shovelnose sturgeon have pectoral fin spines?

A

No

279
Q

Do smallmouth buffalo have ganoid scales?

A

No

280
Q

Do taillight shiners have a gonopotee?

A

No

281
Q

Are blue suckers likely to be sensitive?

A

Yes

282
Q

Do blue catfish have spots?

A

No

283
Q

Do blue catfish have a forked caudal fin?

A

Yes

284
Q

Do brown bullheads have a heterocercal caudal fin?

A

No

285
Q

Do black crappies have bars on their sides?

A

No

286
Q

Do bigeye shiners have two stripes?

A

Yes (one silver, one black)

287
Q

Do brook silversides have a black stripe?

A

No

288
Q

Can brown bullheads have patterning?

A

Yes

289
Q

Do logperches have an inferior mouth?

A

Yes

290
Q

Do longnose gar have two dorsal fins?

A

No

291
Q

Do redspot chubs have a white belly?

A

Yes

292
Q

Do smallmouth bass have plicate lips?

A

No

293
Q

Do stippled darters have saddles?

A

No

294
Q

Do threadfin shad have a tail spot?

A

No

295
Q

Are warmouths and white bass in the same family?

A

No

296
Q

Do white crappie have dorsal fin spines?

A

Yes

297
Q

Do yellow bullheads have any spots?

A

No

298
Q

Do alligator gar have any spots?

A

Yes

299
Q

Do banded darters have cheek/opercle scales?

A

Yes

300
Q

Do black redhorse have a large head?

A

No

301
Q

Do blue catfish have an overbite?

A

No

302
Q

Do bluegill have an outlined ear flap?

A

No

303
Q

Do bluntnose minnows have a tail spot?

A

Yes

304
Q

Do brook silversides have a tail spot?

A

No

305
Q

Do cardinal shiners have a tail spot?

A

No

306
Q

Do central stonerollers have saddles?

A

No

307
Q

Do chestnut lampreys have an operculum?

A

No

308
Q

Do common carp have black spots at the base of their scales?

A

Yes

309
Q

Are creek chub and creek chubsucker members of the same family?

A

No

310
Q

Are creek chub and creek chubsucker members of the same order?

A

Yes

311
Q

Do creek chubsuckers have a rounded dorsal fin?

A

Yes

312
Q

Do freshwater drum belong to the same order as green sunfish?

A

Yes

313
Q

Do freshwater drum belong to the same family as longear sunfish?

A

No

314
Q

Do flathead catfish have a deeply forked caudal fin?

A

No

315
Q

Do freshwater drum have two dorsal fins?

A

Yes

316
Q

Do gizzard shad have two dorsal fins?

A

No

317
Q

Are grass carp a deep-bodied fish?

A

No

318
Q

Do green sunfish have bars?

A

No

319
Q

Do greenside darters have an overbite?

A

Yes

320
Q

Do inland silversides have a long, beak-like snout?

A

No

321
Q

Do largemouth bass have a Weberian apparatus?

A

No

322
Q

Do logperch belong to the family Catostomidae?

A

No

323
Q

Do longear sunfish belong to the same family as white crappie?

A

Yes

324
Q

Do longnose gar have spots?

A

Yes

325
Q

Are northern hogsuckers likely to be benthic generalists?

A

Yes

326
Q

Do male orangethroat darters display?

A

Yes

327
Q

Do redspot chubs belong to the same family as cardinal shiners?

A

Yes

328
Q

Do plains killifish have a heterocercal caudal fin?

A

No

329
Q

Do slender madtoms have ganoid scales?

A

No

330
Q

Do Neosho madtoms have a joined dorsal and adipose fin?

A

Yes

331
Q

Do rosyface shiners have an ear flap?

A

No

332
Q

Do sauger have the same dorsal fin arrangement as orangethroat darters?

A

Yes

333
Q

Do shadow bass have an adipose fin?

A

No

334
Q

Do shortnose gar have scutes?

A

No

335
Q

Do silver carp have eyes set below their midline?

A

Yes

336
Q

Do smallmouth bass have eyes set below their midline?

A

No

337
Q

Do smallmouth buffalo have a posteriorly set anal fin?

A

Yes

338
Q

Are southern brook lamprey two-toned?

A

Yes

339
Q

Do southern redbelly dace have saddle markings?

A

No

340
Q

Do spotted bass have an ear flap?

A

No

341
Q

Do stippled darters belong to the same order as black crappie?

A

Yes

342
Q

Do suckermouth minnows have papillae on their lips?

A

No

343
Q

Do green sunfish have an ear flap?

A

Yes

344
Q

Do fantail darters have a pointed snout?

A

Yes

345
Q

Do fantail darters breathe air?

A

No

346
Q

Do creek chub have a spot on their dorsal fin?

A

Yes

347
Q

Do comon carp have any stripes?

A

No

348
Q

Are bighead carp silver in color?

A

No

349
Q

Do bighead carp have a keel?

A

Yes

350
Q

Do paddlefish have a keel?

A

No

351
Q

Do spotted gar have a blunt snout?

A

No

352
Q

Are spotted gar ambush predators?

A

Yes

353
Q

Do shortnose gar develop tubercles?

A

No

354
Q

Do longear sunfish develop tubercles?

A

No

355
Q

Do common carp lack a stomach?

A

Yes

356
Q

Do black buffalo belong to order Cyprinodontiformes?

A

Yes

357
Q

Do brook silversides have a pale green body?

A

Yes

358
Q

Do southern brook lamprey have connected dorsal and caudal fins?

A

Yes

359
Q

Do banded sculpins have an adipose fin?

A

No

360
Q

Do bigmouth buffalo have 1 dorsal fin?

A

Yes

361
Q

Do blackspotted topminnows have a stripe?

A

Yes

362
Q

Do shovelnose sturgeons have scutes?

A

Yes

363
Q

Do plains killifish have vertical stripes?

A

Yes

364
Q

Do western mosquitofish have an upturned mouth?

A

Yes

365
Q

Do western mosquitofish have a white belly?

A

No

366
Q

Do threadfin shad have an axillary process?

A

Yes

367
Q

Do slender madtoms have an axillary process?

A

No

368
Q

Do Neosho madtoms have pectoral spines?

A

Yes

369
Q

Do banded darters have pectoral spines?

A

No

370
Q

Do white bass have stripes/spots?

A

Yes

371
Q

Do white crappie have barbels?

A

No

372
Q

Do warmouths have lines radiating from their eye?

A

Yes

373
Q

Do gizzard shad have a blocky anal fin?

A

Yes

374
Q

Do bluntnose minnows have a blocky anal fin?

A

No

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