Freshwater Fish I and II Freshwater Fish I and II Vertebrate Zoology Lab Vertebrate Zoology Lab Spring 2010 Spring 2010 Order Petromzontiformes Order Petromzontiformes Family Petromyzontidae Family Petromyzontidae Species Petromyzon marinus Species Petromyzon marinus Sea lamprey Sea lamprey Mouth is a circular Mouth is a circular discdisc No jaws No jaws No paired fins No paired fins Seven pairs of gill Seven pairs of gill openings openings Order Acipenseriformes Order Acipenseriformes Family Acipenseridae Family Acipenseridae Species Acipenser Species sp Acipenser sp Sturgeon Sturgeon Scales are Scales are triangular prism triangular prism shaped shaped Barbels on ventral Barbels on ventral side of mouth side of mouth Mouth is ventral Mouth is ventral and shovel shaped and shovel shaped Order Semionotiformes Order Semionotiformes Family Lepisosteidae Family Lepisosteidae Lepisosteus osseus Species Lepisosteus osseus Species Longnose Gar Longnose Gar Long tubular snout Long tubular snout Triangular scales Triangular scales Snake like Snake like Order Amiiformes Order Amiiformes Family Amiidae Family Amiidae Species Amia calva Species Amia calva Bowfin Bowfin Continuous dorsal Continuous dorsal finfin Face is ossified to Face is ossified to change into bone change into bone Order Anguilliformes Order Anguilliformes Family Anguillidae Family Anguillidae Species Anguilla rostrata Species American eel American eel Anguilla rostrata No pelvic fins No pelvic fins Snake like body Snake like body Continuous dorsal Continuous dorsal caudal and anal caudal and anal fins fins Caudal fin not Caudal fin not distinct distinct Order Clupeiformes Order Clupeiformes Family Clupeidae Family Clupeidae Alosa Species Alosa Species Alewife pseudoharengus Alewife pseudoharengus Countershading Countershading Top dark Top dark Bottom silver Bottom silver Order Cypriniformes Order Cypriniformes Family Cyprinidae Family Cyprinidae Species Carassius auratus Species Goldfish Goldfish Carassius auratus Large scales Large scales Order Cypriniformes Order Cypriniformes Family Cyprinidae Family Cyprinidae Species Cyprinus carpio Species Common Carp Common Carp Cyprinus carpio Chin barbel Chin barbel Order Cypriniformes Order Cypriniformes Family Cyprinidae Family Cyprinidae Notemigonus Species Notemigonus Species Golden Shiner crysoleucas Golden Shiner crysoleucas Lateral line follows Lateral line follows belly lower belly lower Order Cypriniformes Order Cypriniformes Family Catostomidae Family Catostomidae Catostomus Species Catostomus Species White sucker commersoni White sucker commersoni Ventral mouth Ventral mouth Lateral line Lateral line Dorsal fin with Dorsal fin with more than ten rays more than ten rays Order Cypriniformes Order Cypriniformes Family Catostomidae Family Catostomidae Species Erimyzon oblongus Species Creek chubsucker Creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus Ventral mouth Ventral mouth No lateral line No lateral line Dorsal fin with Dorsal fin with more than ten rays more than ten rays Order Siluriformes Order Siluriformes Family Ictaluridae Family Ictaluridae Species Ameiurus nebulosus Ameiurus nebulosus Species Brown bullhead Brown bullhead No body scales No body scales Long barbels Long barbels around mouth around mouth Order Salmoniformes Order Salmoniformes Family Esocidae Family Esocidae Species Esox americanus Species Redfin pickerel Redfin pickerel Esox americanus Order Order Salmoniformes Salmoniformes Family Esocidae Family Esocidae Esox niger Species Esox niger Species Snout FishFish Snout Chain pickerel Chain pickerel Length Length Eye Eye Stripe Stripe Chain Chain Pickere Pickere ll Redfin Redfin Pickere Pickere ll Long Long Down Down straight straight Backward Short Backward Short s down s down Order Salmoniformes Order Salmoniformes Family Salmonidae Family Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss Species Oncorhynchus mykiss Species Rainbow trout Rainbow trout Caudal fin Caudal fin distinctly marked distinctly marked with radiating rows with radiating rows of black spots of black spots Order Cyprinodontiformes Order Cyprinodontiformes Family Cyprinodontidae Family Cyprinodontidae Species Fundulus diaphanous Fundulus diaphanous Species Banded killifish Banded killifish Banding pattern Banding pattern Order Cyprinodontiformes Order Cyprinodontiformes Family Cyprinodontidae Family Cyprinodontidae Species Fundulus heteroclitus Fundulus heteroclitus Species Mummichog Mummichog Order Gasterosteiformes Order Gasterosteiformes Family Gasterosteidae Family Gasterosteidae Gasterosteus Species Gasterosteus Species 3 Spine stickleback aculeatus 3 Spine stickleback aculeatus Usually three Usually three dorsal spines dorsal spines Rarely two or four Rarely two or four Order Gasterosteiformes Order Gasterosteiformes Family Gasterosteidae Family Gasterosteidae Species Pungitius pungitius Species Pungitius pungitius 9 Spine stickleback 9 Spine stickleback Usually nine dorsal Usually nine dorsal spines spines Rarely seven to Rarely seven to twelve twelve Order Perciformes Order Perciformes Family Centrarchidae Family Centrarchidae Species Enneacanthus obesus Enneacanthus obesus Species Banded sunfish Banded sunfish Rounded caudal fin Rounded caudal fin Banding pattern Banding pattern Order Perciformes Order Perciformes Family Centrarchidae Family Centrarchidae Species Lepomis gibbosus Species Pumpkinseed Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus No black spot on No black spot on dorsal fin dorsal fin Cream colored spot Cream colored spot Forked fin Forked fin Order Perciformes Order Perciformes Family Centrarchidae Family Centrarchidae Species Lepomis macrochirus Lepomis macrochirus Species Bluegill Bluegill Black spot on Black spot on dorsal fin dorsal fin No spot No spot Forked fin Forked fin Order Perciformes Order Perciformes Family Centrarchidae Family Centrarchidae Species Micropterus salmoides Micropterus salmoides Species Largemouth bass Largemouth bass Body elongated Body elongated More than 55 More than 55 lateral line scales lateral line scales Darkly pigmented Darkly pigmented mid lateral line mid lateral line Order Perciformes Order Perciformes Family Percidae Family Percidae Etheostoma fusiforme Species Etheostoma fusiforme Species Swamp darter Swamp darter Lateral line Lateral line incomplete and incomplete and arched upward arched upward Upper lip fused to Upper lip fused to snout snout Order Perciformes Order Perciformes Family Percidae Family Percidae Species Etheostoma olmstedi Etheostoma olmstedi