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| catfish. free adipose fin, tail not forked, *black on barbels under chin*. specimen lighter in color and less two toned than A. natalis. barbels under chin are tan vs. white. specimen are approx. finger length and very wide towards the head. |
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| catfish. free adipose fin, tail not forked, *no black on barbels under chin* specimen are darker on top and appear more two toned when compared to A. melas. |
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| catfish. free adipose fin, tail forked, *anal fin edge straight (>30 anal rays)* specimen is medium/large. very washed out in color. barbels are thin and shorter. mouth width is shorter than Ameiurus sp. |
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| catfish. pale and spotted with curved margin on anal fin. forked tail, free adipose, barbels, serrated pectoral spine, *anal fin rounded (< 30 anal rays)* barbels are longer and darker than I. furcatus. Some specimen not as spotted, and size varies a bit. |
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| genus of little catfishes with attached adipose fins! Madtoms |
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| *upper jaw longer than lower, black spot on adipose does not go to edge, serrated pectoral spine* spot not very visable. specimen are very small and dark or light but spotchy in color. |
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| small catfish, *overhung mouth*, attached adipose fin, rounded caudal, *non-serated pectoral spine* larger than N. elegans. golden to light tan in color. |
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| *upper jaw equal in length to lower jaw* line runs down center of fish. |
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| *upper jaw longer than lower, black spot on adipose goes to edge of fin, serrated pectoral spine* |
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| catfish. *free adipose, tail not forked* specimen either medium small or GIANT. small are dark in color and slightly splotchy. |
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*operculum scaled, distance from snout to eye less than from eye to tip of operculum.
long fish ranging from med to large. long snout almost bill like. |
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| sagittiform fish with a large flattened tooth mouth, lower jaw with > 12 pores, *lower half of check naked* also make sure to look at snout/eye/operculum lengths |
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| *MISSING* *operculum completely scaled, distance from snout to eye more than from eye to tip of operculum |
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| fusifrom body, slightly forked tail, adipose fin, *distinct spots on tail* super pretty, i shall give it 'my kiss' on corhynchus. |
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| black and red spots on a brown background *no or faint spots on tail* specimen is very pale with a few spots near dorsal fin. |
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| small, *eyes reduced*, elaborate sensory systems, jugular urogenital opening. very small fish also with horizontal lines on body. |
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| Typhlichthys subterraneus |
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| *eyes, urogenital opening and anus in jugular position* max size 144 mm. specimen dark or light in color, no adipose fin. upturned mouth. |
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| small slender fish, two dorsal fins, *pointy beak shaped snouth mout does not form tube* |
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| small slender fish, two dorsal fins, *rounded beak shaped snout mouth forms tube* |
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| flat dorsum, numptial males blue with orange stripes, orange fins *no black stripe* |
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| flad dorsum, dark stripe on side, *no spots above stripe* |
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| flat dorsum, dark strip on side, *dark spots above stripe* |
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| flat dorsum, straw-yellow, large scales, superior mouth, males with gonopodium, females 2X longer than males *dorsal fin base entirely behind anal fin* |
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| banded sculpin. broad head, narrow body behind, large pectoral fins, no swim bladder, brown to orange with dorsal saddles *no scales* |
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