Fish Identification Flashcards by Melissa chernick

Q

long continuous dorsal fin

has barbels

A

Common Carp

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Q

upward facing mouth

A

Golden Shiner

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Q

straight mouth

A

Yellowfin Shiner

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Q

downward facing mouth

A

Bluehead Chub

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Q

head is concave

A

Northern Hog Sucker

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Q

head is covex

A

Striped Jumprock

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Q

forked caudal fin

A

Channel Catfish

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Q

big flat head and mouth

modeled skin

A

Flathead Catfish

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Q

caudel fin not forked

wide mouth

A

Snail Bullhead

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Q

light spots on dark background

A

Eastern Brook Trout

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Q

dark spots

no spots on caudal fin

A

Brown Trout

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Q

smaller speckles on body and caudal fin

adapose fin has dark border

A

Rainbow Trout

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Q

deep notch between dorsal fins

upper jaw extends beyond eye

A

Largemouth Bass

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Q

shallow notch between dorsal fins

upper jaw doesn’t extend beyond eye

A

Smallmouth Bass

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Q

long skinny body with spots that form rows

A

Redeye Bass

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Q

more continuous dorsal fin

modeling

large mouth

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A

Warmouth

Q

spot on both dorsal and anal fin

white margins on fins

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A

Green Sunfish

Q

spot on dorsal fin only

long pectoral fin

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A

Bluegill

Q

long pectoral fins

white margin on ear flap

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A

Redear Sunfish

Q

longest ear

not as rounded

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A

Redbreast Sunfish

Q

very rounded shape

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A

Longear Sunfish

Q

upward facing mouth

modeling on body and fins

triangle mouth/front face shape

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A

Black Crappie

Q

broken stripes

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A

White Bass

Q

complete stripes all the way from front to back

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A

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