Ichthyology Terms

 

Adipose Eyelid

Adnate adipose fin

Anadromous

Barbel

Braided

Branchiostegal ray

Catadromous

Caudal peduncle

Ctenoid

Cycloid

Character index

Emarginated

Entire

Falcate

Fin insertion

Frenum

Ganoid

Gibbous-shaped

Gill rakers

Gill isthmus

Heterocercal

Homocercal

Included

Jugular

Keel

Lacustrine

Limnetic larval stage

Lotic

Maxilla

Melanophore

Nape

Operulum

Palatine teeth

Peritoneum

Pharyngeal teeth

Plica

Predorsal scales

Preoperculomandibular pores

Pseudobranch

Serrae

Fin ray

Gill arch

Spinous Dorsal

Horn

Hypural plate

Inferior mouth

Isthmus

Leptocephalus

Axillary stripe

Buccal funnel

Halo

Nuptial tubercle

Viviparous

Oviparour

Ovovivparous

Predorsum

Papilla

Lingual lamina

 

Fish

 

Micropterus pallidus

Largemouth bass

Lepiopomus ischyrus

Bluegill

Pomoxys hexacanthus

Black crappie

Perca vitrea

Walleye

Monera Flavescens

Yellow Perch

Etheostoma blennioides

Greensided darter

Poecilichthys caeruleus

Rainbow darter

Catonotus flabellaris

Fantail darter

Boleosoma nigrum

Johnny darter

Dorosoma notatum

Gizzard shad

Salmo amethystus

Lake trout

Salmo iridea

Rainbow trout

Esox boreus

Northern pike

Semotilus corporalis

Creek chub

Rhinichthys atronasus

Blacknose dace

Notropis megalops

Common shiner

Catostomus nigricans

Northern hog sucker

Catostomus teres

white sucker

Erimyzon oblongus

Lake chubsucker

Ictalurus nebulosus

Brown bullhead

Noturus marginatus

Brindled madatom

Aphredoderus sayanus

Pirate perch

Gambusia nobilis

Mosquitofish

Morone interrupta

Yellow bass

Morone saxatilis

Striped bass

 

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