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Fish Families
Fish Family Characteristics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lepiosteridae | long cylindrical body, long jaws with sharp teeth, hardened scales over body |
| Clupeidae | thin fish with silvery scales, lateral line absent, saw-toothed keel on belly |
| Cyprinidae | lips not sucker-like, usually not more than 10 dorsal rays |
| Catostomidae | sucker-like mouth with thick lips, body with large, smooth, simple scales |
| Ictaluridae | scaleless body, barbels present around mouth, adipose fin present, sharp, heavy pectoral and dorsal spines |
| Moronidae | body with obvious stripes, opercle with well-developed spine, dorsal fin is almost completely divided |
| Sciaenidae | deep bodied silvery fish, high back and long dorsal fin, lateral line extends onto caudal fin |
| Centrarchidae | dorsal fin is united and confluent, anal fin with 3-8 spines. opercle without well-developed spine, thoracic pelvic fins present |
| Cichlidae | lateral line broken under dorsal fin, one nostril under each side of head |
| Percidae | dorsal fin completely divided, anal fin with 1 or 2 spines |
| Esocidae | long, cylindrical body, both jaws extend forward, shaped like a duck bill |
| Fundulidae | top of head and back flattened, mouth upturned, body elongated, lateral line absent |
| Aphredoderidae | dark olive, somewhat speckled , anus under throat, large mouth |
| Atherinopsidae | slender fish with silvery band on sides, snout flattened, lower jaw extending before upper jaw |
| Poeciliidae | similar in appearance to topminnows, third anal ray not branched |
| Cyprinodontidae | deep rounded body, mouth upturned, head is flattened but back is usually highly arched, lateral line is absent |
| Lepiosteridae | spotted gar, alligator gar, longnose gar |
| Clupeidae | herrings, gizzard shad, threadfin shad |
| Cyprinidae | central stoneroller, golden shiner, bullhead minnow, red shiner, blacktail shiner, common carp |
| Catostomidae | sucker family, gray redhorse, river carpsucker, smallmouth buffalo |
| Ictaluridae | channel catfish, yellow bullhead, blue catfish, flsthead catfish |
| Moronidae | white bass, yellow bass, striped bass |
| Sciaenidae | drum and croaker family, red drum |
| Centrarchidae | green sunfish, bluegill, longear sunfish, spotted bass, largemouth bass, white crappie |
| Cichlidae | rio grande cichlid, blue tilapia |
| Percidae | orangethroat darter, dusky darter, bigscale logperch |
| Esocidae | chain pickeral, redfin pickeral |
| Fundulidae | blackstripe topminnow, blackspotted topminnow |
| Aphredoderidae | pirate perch |
| Atherinopsidae | brook silverside |
| Poeciliidae | western mosquito fish, sailfin molly |
| Cyprinodontidae | pupfish minnow, sheepshead minnow |
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