Odan Fish Id Review

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Atlantic Hagfish

Myxine glutinosa

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Sea Lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

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Defining characteristics of cartilaginous fish

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Largely marine fish (exceptions bull shark)

No swim bladders

5-7 gill clefts

Rigid dorsal and pectoral fins

Several rows of teeth

ie. sharks, skates, rays

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Manta Ray

Manta birostris

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Common Stingray

Dasyatis pastinaca

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2 Classes of Bony Fish?

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1) Sarcopterygii (coelocanths/lungfish)

2) Actinopterygii (ray-finned)

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Coelocanths

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1) Oval

2) Laterally compressed

3) Depressed :(

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Longnose gar

Lepisosteus osseus

*NB: long, toothy mouth*

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Lake Sturgeon

Acipenser fulvescens

*NB: Heterocercal tail, bony plates, barbels*

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American eel

Anguilla rostrata

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Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

(Non-spawning phase)

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Coho Salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch

(Spawning phase)

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Rainbow Trout

Onchorhynchus mykiss

*Also has a steelhead morpho*

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Brook Trout

Salvelinus fontinalus

*NB: white-lined pelvic and anal fins!*

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Lake Trout

Salvelinus namaycush

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Atlantic Salmon

Salmo salar

(Spawning/fresh water phase)

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Brown Trout

Salmo trutta

Check out those spots!

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Cisco

Coregonus artedi

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Lake Whitefish

Coregonus clupeaformis

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Northern Pike

Esox lucius

**NB: Pike have horizontal striping, 5 or less pores on jaws, and caudal fin shaping is different from a muskie

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Muskellunge

Esox masquinongy

**NB: Muskie have vertical striping, 6-9 pores on jaw, and half-moon caudal fins**

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Who am I?

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Muskie!! There are more than 5 pores!

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Grass Pickerel

Esox americanus vermiculatus

*NB: defined lateral line*

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Chain pickerel

Esox niger

*NB: "chain-linked fence" spotting*

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Central Mudminnow

Umbra limi

**NB: ROUNDED caudal fin, single dorsal fin located far on their back*

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White sucker

Catostomus commersoni

*NB: pouty lips*

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Brown bullhead

Ameiurus nelulosus

*NB: 8 barbels, square tail*

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Channel catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

*NB: Barbels, forked tail*

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Brook stickleback

Culaea inconstans

*NB: 5 spikey bits*

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Threespine Stickleback

Gastrosteus aculeatus

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Fourspine stickleback

Apeltes quadracus

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Ninespine Stickleback

Pungitius pungitius

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Rock bass

Ambloplites rupestris

*NB: Dorsal fins joined, red eye*

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Smallmouth bass

Micropterus dolomieu

*NB: sometimes red eye, mouth doesn't pass eyeball*

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Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

*NB: Usually larger, dark eye. Mouth passes eyeball*

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Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

*NB: large dot*

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Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus

*NB: stripes on peduncle*

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Black crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

*NB: that big ass forehead, tiny baby face (the dwight schrute of fish*

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Burbot

Lota lota

*NB: soul patch on chin, long bod, curve between caudal and dorsal fin*

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Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

NB: orange fin on bottom

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Walleye

Sander vitreus

*NB: White dot on bottom of caudal fin, large spiney dorsal fin with dark pigmentation*

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Sauger

Sander canadensis

*NB: no white mark on caudal, clear membrane with well defined dark marks on spikey dorsal fin*

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Iowa darter

Etheostoma exile

*NB: bright red and green patches on belly and dorsal fin

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Johnny Darter

Etheostoma nigrum

*NB: "W", "X", "M", shaped black marks along the sides

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Common Carp

Cyprinis carpio

NB: one dorsal fin, abdopelvic fins, clear lateral line

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Fallfish

Semotilus corporalis

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Creek chub (hey, that's not very nice!)

Semotilus atromaculatus

*NB: dark black dot at front of dorsal fin!

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Common Shiner

Luxilus cornutus

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Blacknose shiner

Notropis heterolepis

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Emerald Shiner

Notropis atherinoides

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Redside Dace

Clinostomus elongatus

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Finescale Dace

Chromosus neogaeus

**NB: single black stripe, red/yellow/silver belly, with OBVIOUS silver line above the black stripe

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Finescale Dace

Chrosomus neogaeus

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What does ANADROMOUS mean?

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Fish lives in salt water, but spawns in fresh water

ie. Atlantic salmon

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What does CATADROMOUS mean?

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Fish lives in fresh water, but spawns in salt water

ie. American eel

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Northern Redbelly Dace

Phoxinus/Chrosomus eos

*NB: 2 black stripes above red, yellow, or silver sides.

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Northern Redbelly Dace

Phoxinus/Chrosomus eos

*NB: 2 black stripes above red, yellow, or silver sides.

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Which one is which?

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TOP: Sauger (spiney dorsal fin is clear with well defined spots)

Bottom: Walleye (spiney dorsal fin is overall darker pigmentation, plus white spot on caudal tail)

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Yellow Perch

Perca flavenscens

*NB: orange pelvic fin

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Burbot

Lota lota

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Bull shark

Carcharhuns leucas

Can live in both fresh and salt water