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 |