Introduction to Missouri Fishes

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FISHESMissouriMissouriFISHES

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Niangua Darter

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Using the mapsStatus key

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An Introduction to Missouri FishesFish provide food and fun

An Introduction to Missouri FishesM

What is a fish?

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Range of sizes

Rover predator

All small fish aren’t minnows...

Fish have adapted to diverse habitatsFish have adapted to diverse habitats

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Bottom rover

Surface-oriented

Lie-in-wait predator

Deep-bodied fish

Eel-like fish

Bottom clinger A

All minnows aren’t small fish...

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Chestnut Lamprey

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Lake Sturgeon

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Shovelnose Sturgeon

Pallid Sturgeon

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Longnose Gar

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Paddlefish

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Bowfin

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American Eel

head length

dorsal fin

total length

adipose fintail fin

barbels

gill cover

cheekanus

lateral linesoft dorsal

spinousdorsal

tail fin

pelvicfin

bellypectoral

finbreast

nostril

analfin

External anatomy of a fishExternal anatomy of a fish

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Central Stoneroller

Gizzard Shad

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Grass Carp

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Common Carp

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Silver Carp

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Bighead Carp

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Duskystripe Shiner

Red Shiner

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Striped Shiner/Common Shiner

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Golden Shiner

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Hornyhead Chub

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Ozark Minnow

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Fathead Minnow

Southern Redbelly Dace

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River Carpsucker

Creek Chub

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Northern Hogsucker

White Sucker

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Golden Redhorse

Bigmouth Buffalo

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Black Bullhead

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Blue Catfish

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Slender Madtom

Catfish identification tipsCatfish identification tips

Channel catfish

upper jaw extends beyond lower jaw

anal fin margin rounded with 24-29 rays

tail fin forked

Black bullhead

spines on front of fin

tail fin square

dark, not mottled

barbels

Blue catfish

upper jaw extends beyond lower jaw anal fin margin straight

with 30-35 rays

tail fin forked

Flathead catfish

lower jaw extends beyond upper jaw

tail fin square

upper fin lighter than remainder of fin

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Flathead Catfish

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Chain Pickerel

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Brown Trout

Rainbow Trout

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Trout-perch

Pirate Perch

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Southern Cavefish

Brook Silverside

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Northern Studfish

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Freshwater Drum

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Western Mosquitofish

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Blackstripe Topminnow

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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

Bluegill

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Longear Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

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Spotted Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

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Largemouth Bass

Bass identification tipsBass identification tips

horizontal stripes

teeth on back of tongue in two parallel patches

Striped bass

upper jaw does not reach

back of eye dark horizontal stripe, lower side with series of dark horizontal streaks

two fins connected

rough patch on tongue

very small cheek scales

Spotted 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

two fins not well connected

scales on cheek are same size as

on body

dark horizontal stripeupper jaw extends

beyond back of eye

smoothtongue

Largemouth bass

teeth on back of tongue in a single patch

horizontal stripes

White bass

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Black Crappie

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White Crappie

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Johnny Darter

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Greenside Darter

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Sauger

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Orangethroat Darter

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Walleye

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Logperch

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Channel Catfish

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