Term
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Definition
Myxine
Myxinidae
paired nostril
hagfish |
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Definition
Ichthyomyzon gagei
Petromyzontidae
7 gill openings
lamprey |
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Definition
Squalus
Squalidae
no anal fin
dogfish shark |
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Term
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Definition
Narcine
Narcinidae
2 dorsal fins
skate |
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Term
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Definition
Chimaera
Chimaeridae
tail to thin point
ratfish |
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Term
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Definition
Scaphirhynous platorhynchus
Acipenseridae
4 lip lobes
sturgeon |
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Term
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Definition
Polyodon spathula
Polyodontidae
cartilagenous skeleton
paddlefish |
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Term
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Definition
Lepisosteus oculatus
Lepisosteidae
spots
gar |
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Term
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Definition
Amia calva
Amiidae
gular plate
bowfin |
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Term
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Definition
Anguilla rostrata
Anguillidae
long anal and dorsal fins
American eel |
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Term
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Definition
Esox niger
Esocidae
scaled cheek
"alligator head" from dorsal view |
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Term
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Definition
Carpiodes cyprinus
Catostomidae
silver |
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Term
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Definition
Carpiodes velifer
Catostomidae
silver, nipple lip |
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Term
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Definition
Moxostoma poecilurum
Catostomidae
black stripe on lower lobe of caudal fin |
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Term
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Definition
Hypentelium etowanum
Catostomidae
cylindrical body
Alabama hogsucker |
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Term
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Definition
Cyprinella venusta
Cyprinidae
black dot on caudal fin
blacktail shiner |
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Term
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Definition
Campostoma oligolepis
Cyprinidae
thick body
algae scrapers |
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Term
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Definition
Fundulus olivaceus
Fundulidae
wide blue stripe |
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Term
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Definition
Aphredoderus sayanus
Aphredoderidae
square caudal fin
v-shaped "armor" |
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Term
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Definition
Elassoma zonatum
Elassomatidae
round caudal fin |
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Term
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Definition
Gambusia affinis
Poeciliidae
gut, cross-hatched
mosquito fish |
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Term
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Definition
Labidesthes siculus
Atherinidae
2 dorsal fins
yellow with lateral brown stripe
long & skinny |
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Term
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Definition
Ameiurus natalis
Ictaluridae
white barbels
bull |
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Term
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Definition
Ameiurus nebulosus
Ictaluridae
dark barbels
"winged", round cadaul |
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Term
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Definition
Ictaluris punctatus
Ictaluridae
forked caudal
"mohawk" |
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Term
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Definition
Noturus leptacanthus
Ictaluridae
adipose connected to caudal fin |
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Term
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Definition
Cottus carolinae
Cottidae
joined dorsal fins
"fan arms" |
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Term
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Definition
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
black spot on rear on dorsal fin |
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Term
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Definition
Lepomis megalotis
Centrarchidae
long ear flap |
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Term
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Definition
Pomoxis annularis
Centrarchidae
dip over eye
"humpback" |
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Term
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Definition
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
upper jaw extends past eye |
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Term
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Definition
Centrarchus macropterus
Centrarchidae
black teardrop under eye (vertical line) |
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Term
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Definition
Percina nigrofasciata
Percidae
banded |
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