Kansas Fishes

Front 1

Scaphirhyncus platorynchus

Back 1

Shovelnose sturgeon

Front 2

Polyodon spathula

Back 2

Paddlefish

Front 3

Lepisosteus platostomus

Back 3

Shortnose gar

Front 4

Lepisosteus osseus

Back 4

Longnose gar

Front 5

Anguilla rostrata

Back 5

American eel

Front 6

Ctenopharyngodon idella

Grass carp

Back 6

Sucker w/ very posterior anal fin

Front 7

Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

Silver Carp

Back 7

1. Chinese sucker

2. Shorter pectoral fin

Front 8

hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Bighead carp

Back 8

1. Chinese sucker

2. Pectoral fin extends past ventral fin

Front 9

Cyprinus carpio

Common carp

Back 9

Sucker w/ barbels

Front 10

Carassius auratus

goldfish

Back 10

Spots on nape

Front 11

Dorosoma cepedianum

Gizzard shad

Back 11

1. No lateral line

2. Yellow iris

Front 12

Dorosoma petenense

Threadfin shad

Back 12

1. No lateral line

2. Silver iris

Front 13

Carpiodes carpio

River carpsucker

Back 13

1. Deep body & long dorsal

2. Nipple on lower lip

Front 14

Carpiodes cyprinus

Quillback

Back 14

1. Deep body & long dorsal

2. No nipple on lower lip

Front 15

Moxostoma pisolabrum

Pealip redhorse

Back 15

1. Round body & short dorsal

2. Pealip

Front 16

Cycleptus elongatus

Blue sucker

Back 16

>20 dorsal spines

Front 17

Ictalurus furcatus

Blue catfish

Back 17

Straight anal fin

Forked caudal fin

Front 18

Ictalurus punctatus

Channel catfish

Back 18

Rounded anal fin

Forked caudal fin

Front 19

Ameiurus melas
Black bullhead

Back 19

All barbels black

Front 20

Ameiurus natalus
Yellow bullhead

Back 20

chin barbels lighter

Front 21

Noturus exilis
Slender madtom

Back 21

adipose fin attached to caudal fin

slender

Front 22

Noturus placidus

Neosho madtom

Back 22

adipose fin attached to caudal fin

Bands in caudal fin

Front 23

Esox lucius

Northern pike

Back 23

Duck bill

Anal/caudal fin far posterior

Front 24

Micropterus salmoides

Largemouth bass

Back 24

Large mouth
Dorsal fins almost not connected

Front 25

Micropterus punctulatus
Spotted bass

Back 25

Lateral stripe

Front 26

Micropterus dolomieu
Smallmouth bass

Back 26

Small mouth

Front 27

Ambloplites rupestris

Rock bass

Back 27

Dorsal fin w/ 11-12 spines

Front 28

Pomoxis annularis

White crappie

Back 28

Vertical bands

Front 29

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Black crappie

Back 29

Dark flecks

Front 30

Lepomis gulosus

warmouth

Back 30

Teeth on tongue

Front 31

Lepomis macrochirus

bluegill

Back 31

Dark spot on posterior dorsal

Front 32

Lepomis cyanellus

Green sunfish

Back 32

Bland sunfish

Front 33

Lepomis megalotis
Longear sunfish

Back 33

Long "ear"

Front 34

Lepomis humilis
orangespotted sunfish

Back 34

Skin covering sensory pits between eyes

Elongated pores on preopercle

Front 35

Lepomis microlophus

Redear sunfish

Back 35

Small mouth

Pectoral fin passes eye when folded forward

Front 36

Morone saxatilis

Striped bass

Back 36

Distinct stripes

Front 37

Morone chrysops

White bass

Back 37

Indistinct stripes

Front 38

Morone mississippiensis

Yellow bass

Back 38

Broken lateral stripes above the anal fin

Front 39

Morone americana

White perch

Back 39

Dorsals connected

No lateral stripes

Front 40

Sander vitrieum

Walleye

Back 40

Smooth cheek

Front 41

Sander canadense

sauger

Back 41

Rough cheek, spotted spiny dorsal fin

Front 42

Aplodinotus grunniens
Freshwater drum

Back 42

Lateral line runs into the caudal rays

Post. dorsal much longer than ant. dorsal

Front 43

Hiodon alosoides

goldeye

Back 43

Dorsal fin directly above anal fin

Front 44

Pylodictus olivaris

Flathead catfish

Back 44

Mottled appearance

Front 45

Catostomus commersonii

White sucker

Back 45

1. Round body & short dorsal