Fish Lab Pract 1

Front 1

Flattened elongated heads

Spiracels absent

Back 1

Sphyrinidae

Front 2

1. Strongly pronounced spine at front of each dorsal fin

2. Anal fin absent

3. Well developed spiracles

Back 2

Squalidae

Front 3

1. Caudal/dorsal fins well developed

2. Oval body shape w/smooth skin

3. Kidney shaped electric organ on each side of head

Back 3

Torpedinidae

Front 4

1. Large spiracles

2. Body indeterminate, dorsal fins/caudal fin present

3. Spade like shape

Back 4

Rhinobatidae

Front 5

Similar to stingrays in appearance

Rough dorsal surface

Back 5

Rajidae

Front 6

1. Thin, whip-like tail w/ one or more barbed spines

2. Caudal fin absent

Back 6

Dasyatidae

Front 7

1. No scales

2. Large spine in front of dorsal fin (poison gland)

3. Prominent lateral line

Back 7

Chimaeridae

Front 8

Moderately elongated body

Fleshy paired appendages

Back 8

Protopteridae

Front 9

1. Looks like an eel

2. Rhomic ganoid scales

3. Dorsal fin w/ 5-18 finlets

4. Fleshy lobe

Back 9

Polypteridae

Front 10

Mormon beard

Back 10

Mormyridae

Front 11

1. Terminal/superior mouth

Back 11

Elopidae

Front 12

Small inferior mouths that open behind the snout

Scaleless head

Back 12

Albulidae

Front 13

1. Elongate body w/ no pect fins

2. Many large teeth

3. Gill openings

Back 13

Muraenidae

Front 14

Pect fins usually present

Complete lateral line

Back 14

Congridae

Front 15

1. Large mouths

2. No scales on belly

3. Bulbous snout/inferior mouth

Back 15

Engraulidae

Front 16

Caudal fin deeply forked

Catfish looks

Back 16

Ariidae

Front 17

1. Bony plates on body

2. Ventral mouth w/, w/o barbels

3. Adipose fin w/ spine (if present)

Back 17

Loricariidae

Front 18

Compressed body w/ term mouth with sharp teeth

Back 18

Serrasalmidae

Front 19

Back 19

Betracboididae

Front 20

1. Deep body w/ large mouth

2. Very small gill opening

3. Lure that dangles in front of mouth

Back 20

Antennariidae

Front 21

Dont **** this one up

Back 21

Ogcocephalidae

Front 22

1. Silver & cylindrical w/ large head

2. Dorsal fins separated, 4 spines

3. Pect fins high on side of body

Back 22

Muglidae

Front 23

Dont fucketh it up

Back 23

Belonidae

Front 24

1. Pelvic fin w/ 1 spine

2. Large eyes

3. Large anal spine

4. Forked cadaul fin

Back 24

Holocentridae

Front 25

Back 25

Sygnathidae

Front 26

Dorsal fins w/ 11-17 spines

Back 26

Scorpaenidae

Front 27

1. Long snout w/ lower jaw past upper

2. Lateral line cont. Onto tail

3. Anal fin w/ 3 spines

Back 27

Centropomidae

Front 28

1. Usually reddish

2. Large eyes

3. 2 dorsal fins 1st w/ 6-8 spines, 2nd w/ 1

4. Anal fin w/ 2 spines

Back 28

Apogonidae

Front 29

Back 29

Echeneidae

Front 30

1. 2 anal spines sep from snal fin

2. Compressed body

3. 2 dorsal fins. 4-8 on 1st, 2nd w/ 1 spine

Back 30

Carangidae

Front 31

chubby cheeks

Back 31

Serranidae

Front 32

1. Dorsal cont or w small notch w 9-12 spines

2. Anal fin w 3 spines

3. Largish mouth term w canine teeth

4. Truncate to deeply forked caudal

Back 32

Lutjanidae

Front 33

1. Dorsal fin cont w 9-14 spines

2. Anal w 3 spines

3. Mouth small w no canines

Back 33

Haemulidae

Front 34

1. Dorsal cont w 10-13 spines

2. Anal w 3 spines

3. Maxilla hidden when mouth closed

Back 34

Sparidae

Front 35

1. Has barbels like goat

2. Elongate body

3. 2 dorsal, 1st w 6-8 spines, 2nd w 1

4. Anal w 1 or 2 spines

5. Caudal forked

Back 35

Mullidae

Front 36

1. Strobgly compressed

2. Spine on preopercle

3. Dorsal cont w 9-15 spines

4. Anal fin w 3 spines

Back 36

Pomacanthidae

Front 37

Back 37

Chaetodontidae

Front 38

1. Dorsal w 5-9 spines and notched

2. Anal w 3 spines

3. Deep body, laterally compressed, small mouth

Back 38

Ephippidae

Front 39

1. Pelvic w 1 spine

2. Dorsal w 4-9 spines

3. 1 or more moveable dorsal spines on cadaul peduncle

Back 39

Acanthuridae

Front 40

1. Single nostril on each side of head

2. Interrupted lateral line

3. Dorsal w 3-15 spines

4. Anal w 3-15 spines

Back 40

Cichlidae

Front 41

1. Elongate w depressed head

2. 6-9 short spines in front of long dorsal

3. Anal fin long

Back 41

Rachycentridae

Front 42

1. Single nostril on each side of head

2. Single cont dorsal fin

3. Anal w 2 spines

Back 42

Pomacentridae

Front 43

1. Protractile mouth w large fang-like

2. Some have beaks

3. Dorsal 8-21 spines

4. Anal 2-6 spines

5. Large conspicuous scales

Back 43

Labridae

Front 44

1. Elongate w dorsal long

2. Very blunt head

3. Small pelvic

4. Many have eyelashes

Back 44

Blennidae

Front 45

1. Pelvic fins form adhesive or sucking disk

2. Dorsal fin 2-8 spines (when present)

Back 45

Gobiidae

Front 46

1. Elongate w large tooth filled mouth

2. Lower jaw past upper

3. Widely seperated dorsal fins, 1st w 5 spines, 2nd w 1

Back 46

Sphyraenidae

Front 47

1. 2 dorsal that are depressible into grooves

2. 5-12 finlets behind 2nd dorsal and anal

Back 47

Scombridae

Front 48

1. Mouth almost vertical and has eyebrows

2. Eyes on top of head

Back 48

Uranoscopidae

Front 49

1. Compressed w several free pectoral rays

2. Shark like face

Back 49

Polynemidae

Front 50

1. Only one species

2. Short, stout head w many triangular, sharp teeth

Back 50

Pomatomidae

Front 51

1. Protrusible jaws

2. Deeply forked tail

Back 51

Gerreidae

Front 52

Pelvic fin longer on eye side than eyeless

Back 52

Pleuronectidae

Front 53

Dorsal and anal free from caudal

Back 53

Soleidae

Front 54

Dorsal and anal cont around body, no pect

Back 54

Cynoglossidae

Front 55

1. No pelvic

2. 3 dorsal spines

3. Abiltity to lock dorsal spines

Back 55

Balistidae

Front 56

1. Inflatable

2. Body naked or w short prickles

3. Four fused teeth

Back 56

Tetraodontidae

Front 57

1. 2 fused teeth in jaws

2. No caudal peduncle or fin

Back 57

Molidae