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Missouri Fishes II
ID exam 1
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
02/16/2015

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Cards

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Characteristics: Single patch on tounge. Body is deeper than striper. 

Definition

Family: Moronidae

Morone chrysops

white bass

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Characteristics: Vertical bars. Body deepest beneath 1st dorsal fin.

Definition

Family: Percidae

Etheostoma caeruleum

Rainbow darter

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Definition

Family: Amiidae

Amia calva

Bowfin

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Characteristics: Very shiny. This should be the specimen used for the exam.

Definition

Family: Moronidae

Morone saxatilis

Striped bass

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Definition

Family: Percidae

Etheostoma spectabile

Orangethroat darter

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Characteristics: small dark splotches

Definition

Family: Percidae

Ammocrypta vivax

Scaly sand darter

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Definition

Family: Percidae

Stizostedion vitreum

Walleye

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Characteristics: Mouth overung by snout. Squigly lines around lateral line.

Definition

Family:Percidae

Etheostoma blennioides

Greenside darter

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Characteristics:  No filament on dorsal. Lower jaw w/ dark spots near tip. 

Definition

Family: Clupeidae

Alosa chrysolchloris

Skipjack herring

Term

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Characteristics: Back w/ dark bars

Definition

Family: Percidae

Crystallaria asprella 

Crystal darter

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Definition

Family: Salmonidae

Salmo trutta

Brown trout

Term

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Characteristics: Dark vertical blotches

Definition

Family: Percidae

Percina evides

Gilt darter

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Definition

Family: Sciaenidae

Aplodinotus grunniens

Freshwater drum

Term

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Characteristics: 8 dorsal spines.

Definition

Family: Percidae

Etheostoma flabellare

Fantail darter

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Characteristics: cheek not scaled. Dorsal fins only slightly separated. Dark streaks not meeting on tip of snout.  

Definition

Family: Percidae

Etheostoma nigrum 

Johnny darter

Term

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Characteristics: Snout hangs over mouth. vertical bars continuous over back. Dark spot in fork of tail. 

Definition

Family: Percidae

Percina caprodes

log perch

Term

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Characteristics: Elongated filament on dorsal

Definition

Family: Clupeidae

Dorosoma cepedianum

Gizzard shad

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Definition

Family: Salmonidae

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Rainbow trout

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Definition

Family: Percidae

Perca flavescens

Yellow perch

 

Term
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Definition

Family: Percidae

Stizostedion canadense

Sauger

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Definition

Family: Polydontidae

Polyodon spathula

Paddlefish

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Definition

Family: Percidae

Percina phoxocephala

Slenderhead darter

Term

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Characteristics: offset horizontal bars midway

Definition

Family: Moronidae

Morone mississippiensis

Yellow bass

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