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Order: Acipenseriformes, Family: Acipenseridae Description: 5 rows of scutes (bony plates) on sides, Rostrum shovel like, 4 barbels, Tail: heterocercal Habitat: Anadramous Diet: Invertebrate, Fish Region: Washington |
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Order: Semionotiformes/Lepisosteriformes, Family: Lepisosteidae Description: Long narrow beak with sharp teeth, ganoid (heavy, bony) scales, dorsal fin far back above anal fin Tail: hemi-homocercal Habitat: Freshwater Diet: Fish Region: Eastern U.S. |
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Order: Amiiformes, Family: Amiidae Description: Gulgar plate between lower jaws, long sinle dorsal Fin Tail: Hemi-homocercal Habitat: Freshwater Diet: Invertebrate, fish Region: Eastern U.S. |
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Order: Clupeiformes, Family: Engraulidae Description: snout extends beyond lower jaw, maxilla etens beyond eye Tail: homocercal tail, strongly forked Habitat: Marine Diet: plankton (filter-feeder) Region: Washington |
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Order: Clupeiformes, Family: Clupeidae Description: lower jaw projects beyond upper and mouth turns up, keel-like ridges on belly Tail: strongly forked, homocercal Habitat: Marine or anadramous Diet: Plankton Region: Washington |
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Order: Cypriniformes, Family: Cyprinidae Description: plump belly, 1 dorsal fin, mouth terminal or if subterminal lower lip is thin, carp and relatives have short barbels at sides of mouth Tail: homocercal Habitat: Freshwater Diet: Invert or Herbivore Region: Washington |
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Order: Cypriniformes, Family: Catostomidae Description: Plump, 1 dorsal fin, ventral mouth with thick upper and lower lips with papillae Tail: homocercal Habitat: Freshwater Diet: Invertebrate or herbivore Region: Washington |
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Order: Siluriformes, Family: Ictaluridae Description: scaleless, 4 pairs of barbels on mouth, simple dorsal + adipose fin Tail: homocercal Habitat: freshwater Diet: Invertebrate, Fish Region: Introduced to WA, Eastern U.S. |
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Order: Esociformes, Family: Esocidae Description: flattened, duck-like rostrum, sharp teeth, 1 dorsal fin far back above anal fin Tail: homocercal Habitat: freshwater Diet: invertebrates, fish Region: introduced to WA, native to Eastern U.S. |
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Order: Salmoniformes, Family: Salmonidae Description: Angled scale (axillary) above pelvic fin, simple dorsal + adipose fin Tail: homocercal Habitat: anadramous or freshwater Diet: invertebrate or fish Region: Washington |
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Order: Gadiformes, Family: Gadidae Description: lower lip |
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