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MissouriFISHESMissouriFISHES
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Using the maps
Niangua Darter
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An Introduction to Missouri FishesAn Introduction to Missouri FishesM
What is a fish?
Fish provide food and fun
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Fish have adaptedto diverse habitats
Range of sizes
All small fish aren’t minnows...
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Fish have adaptedto diverse habitats
Rover predator
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Lie-in-wait predator
Deep-bodied fish
Eel-like fish
Bottom clinger
Bottom rover
Surface-oriented
All minnows aren’t small fish...
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Chestnut Lamprey
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Lake Sturgeon Scientific name
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Pallid Sturgeon Scientific name
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Shovelnose Sturgeon
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Paddlefish
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Longnose Gar
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Bowfin
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External anatomy of a fishExternal anatomy of a fish
head length
dorsal fin
total length
adipose fin tail fin
barbels
spinous dorsal
soft dorsallateral line
tail fin
nostril
pectoralcheek fin belly analbreast anus fingill cover pelvic
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American Eel
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Gizzard Shad
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Central Stoneroller
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Common Carp
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Grass Carp
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Silver Carp
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Bighead Carp
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Red Shiner
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Duskystripe Shiner
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Striped Shiner/Common Shiner
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Golden Shiner
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Hornyhead Chub Scientific Name
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Ozark Minnow Scientific name
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Southern Redbelly Dace
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Fathead Minnow Scientific name
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Creek Chub
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River Carpsucker
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White Sucker
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Northern Hogsucker Scientific name
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Bigmouth Buffalo
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Golden Redhorse
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Black Bullhead
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Blue Catfish
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Catfish identification tipsCatfish identification tips
Channel catfish
upper jaw extends beyond lower jaw
tail fin forked
anal fin margin rounded with 24-29 rays
Flathead catfish upper fin lighter than
lower jaw extends beyond upper jaw
remainder of fin
tail fin square
Blue catfish
upper jaw extends
tail fin forked
beyond lower jaw anal fin margin straight with 30-35 rays
Black bullhead tail fin square
barbels
spines on front of fin dark, not mottled
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Slender Madtom
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Flathead Catfish
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Chain Pickerel
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Rainbow Trout
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Brown Trout
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Trout-perch
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Pirate Perch
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Southern Cavefish
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Brook Silverside
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Northern Studfish
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Freshwater Drum
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Blackstripe Topminnow
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Western Mosquitofish
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Blackspotted Topminnow
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Banded Sculpin
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Northern Rock Bass
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White Bass
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Flier
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Green Sunfish Scientific name
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Bluegill Scientific name
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Longear Sunfish Scientific name
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Redear Sunfish
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Smallmouth Bass
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Spotted Bass
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Largemouth bass two fins not well connected
Spotted bass two fins connected
Bass identification tipsBass identification tips
dark horizontal
smooth tongue
upper jaw does not reach
rough patch on tongue
upper jaw extends stripescales on cheek back of eye dark horizontal stripe,beyond back of eye very smallare same size as lower side with series ofcheek scaleson body dark horizontal streaks
horizontal stripes
teeth on back of tongue in two parallel patches
Striped bass
upper jaw does not extend beyond
back of eye
very small cheek scales
two fins connected
side plain with a series of separate vertical bars
Smallmouth bass
teeth on back of tongue in a single patch
horizontal stripes
White bass
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Largemouth Bass
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White Crappie
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Black Crappie
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Greenside Darter
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Johnny Darter
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Orangethroat Darter
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Sauger
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Logperch Scientific name
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Walleye
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Channel Catfish
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