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15 Cards in this Set
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Largemouth bass
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•Cheek scales same size as rest of body scales
•Green with dark horizontal stripe •Without rows of dark spots •Upper jaw extends beyond back of eye •Smooth tongue •Dorsal fins not well connected |
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Smallmouth bass
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•Cheek scales much smaller than rest of body scales
•Bronze and greenish-brown color •No dark horizontal stripe •Without rows of dark spots •Upper jaw does not extend beyond back of eye •Tongue usually has rough patch •Dorsal fins connected |
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Spotted bass
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•Cheek scales much smaller than rest of body scales
•Green with dark horizontal stripe •Rows of dark spots •Upper jaw does not extend much beyond back of eye •Tongue has rough patch |
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Striped bass
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•Teeth on back of tongue in two parallel patches
•Horizontal stripes |
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White bass
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•Teeth on back of tongue in a single patch
•Horizontal stripes |
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Common carp
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•Barbels on each side
•Dorsal fin forked at front •Deep-bodied |
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Grass carp
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•Scales appear to be cross-hatched
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Bighead carp
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•Large head with upturned mouth
•Eye far forward and turned downward •Keel extends to base of pelvic fins •Often has irregular splotches on body •Non-native species: If using as bait, do not transfer to other waters |
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Silver carp
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•Keel extends forward to base of pectoral fins
•No dark splotches •Non-native species: If using as bait, do not transfer to other waters |
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Channel catfish
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•Upper jaw extends beyond lower jaw
•Anal fin margin rounded with 24-29 rays •Tail fin forked •Dark spots on lighter skin |
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Flathead catfish
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•Lower jaw extends beyond upper jaw
•Upper tail fin lighter than remainder of fin •Tail fin square |
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Blue catfish
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•Upper jaw extends beyond lower jaw
•Anal fin margin straight with 30-35 rays •Tail fin forked |
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Black bullhead
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•Barbels
•Spines on front of pectoral fin •Dark, not mottled •Tail fin square |
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Shovelnose sturgeon
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•Bases of barbels form a straight line
•Thin scale-like plates on belly •Long, slender filament on tail (if not broken off) •Reddish-brown or buff color •Rarely exceeds 30 inches or 5 pounds |
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Pallid sturgeon
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•Bases of barbels form a crescent
•Skin-like, scaleless belly •Grayish-white color •May exceed 30 inches and 10 pounds •Endangered. If caught, return unharmed to water immediately |
