Term
Family Phycidae
Urophycis chuss
Red Hake
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Definition
• long feeler like ventral fins
•Upper jawbone reaches back only as far as the rear edge of the pupil
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Term
Family Scophthalmidae
Scophthalmus aquosus
Windowpane |
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Definition
• 2 ventral fins not alike
• left sided flounder
•Arched lateral line
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Term
Family Paralichthyidae
Hippoglossina oblonga
American Fourspot Flounder |
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Definition
• four oblong black eye-spots
• left handed flounder
•Arched lateral line
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Family Paralichthyidae
Paralichthys dantatus
Summer Flounder
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Definition
•Big mouth that extends past eyes
• left sided flounder
• arched lateral line
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Term
Family Pleuronectidae
Glyptocephalus cynglossus
Witch Flounder
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Definition
•Large mucous pits
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Term
Family Pleuronectidae
Hippoglossiodes platessoides
American Plaice
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Definition
• round tail fin
• large mouth extends behind eye
• right sided flounder
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Term
Family Pleuronectidae
Limanda ferrugina
Yellowtail Flounder
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Definition
• very small mouth
• Right sided flounder
• arched lateral line
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Term
Family Pleuronectidae
Pseudopleuronectes americanus
Winter Flounder
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Definition
• straight lateral line
•Small mouth
•Right sided flounder
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Term
Family Rajidae
Leucoraja erinacea
Little Skate
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Definition
• don’t be confused because this skate is bigger than the thorny one
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Term
Family Sciaenidae
Leiostomus xanthurus
Spot
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Definition
• dark spot close behind the upper corner of the gill opening
•Blunt snout
•Steeply sloping head
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Term
Family Zeidae
Zenopsis conchifera
Silvery John Dory
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Definition
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Term
Family Zoarcidae
Zoraces americanus
Ocean Pout
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Definition
•Look at its face, it looks like its pouting
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Term
Class Condrichthyes; Subclass Elasmobranchii
Family Carcharhinadae
Squalus acanthias
Spiny Dogfish
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Definition
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Class Condrichthyes; Subclass Elasmobranchii
Family Triakidae
Mustelus canis
Smooth Dogfish
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Definition
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Term
Class Condrichthyes; Subclass Elasmobranchii
Family Scyliorhinidae
Scyliorhinus rotifer
Chain Dogfish
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Definition
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Term
Class Chondrichthyes; Subclass Elasmobranchii
Family Somniosidae
Centroscymus coelolepis
Portugese Shark
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Definition
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Term
Class Actinopterygii; Subclass Condrostei
Family Polyodontidae
Polyodon spathula
Paddle Fish
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Definition
Paddle Fish
•Nose shaped like a paddle
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Term
Class Actinopterygii; Subclass Condrostei
Order Acipenserifiormes; Family Acipensuridae
Sturgeon
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Definition
•Has scutes
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Term
Class Sarcopterygii; Subclass Dionoi
Family Protopteridae; Genus Protopterus
Lungfish
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Definition
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Term
Superclass Agnatha; Class mixini
Family Mixinidae
Mixine glutinosis
Hagfish
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Definition
•jawless
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Term
Subclass Neopterygii; Order Amiiformes
Family Amiidae
Amia calva
Bowfin
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Definition
•Has gular plates, looks prehistoric
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Term
Family Cyclopteridae
Cycloterus lumpus
Lumpfish
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Definition
•Quite lumpy, maybe confused with pufferfish
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Term
Family Gadidae
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Haddock
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Definition
• black lateral line
• black blotch on shoulder
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Term
Family Gadidae
Gadus morhua
Atlantic Cod
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Definition
• big eyes
•white lateral line
•Big lips with upper jaw projecting past lower
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Term
Family Gadidae
Pollachius virens
Pollock
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Definition
• Lower jaw projects beyond upper
•angular, pointed snout
• pale lateral line
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Term
Family Gadidae
Merluccius bilinearis
Silver Hake
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Definition
• part of the cod family
•No feelers
•2 separate dorsal fins
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Term
Family Gasterostedae
Gasterosteus wheatlandi
Black-Spotted Stickleback
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Definition
•has spots near the tail
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Term
Family Gasterosteidae
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Three-Spined Stickleback
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Definition
•Much bigger than the other two sticklebacks
•3 spines!!
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Term
Family Gasterosteidae
Apeltes quadracus
Four-Spined Stickleback
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Definition
•Thin caudal peduncle
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Term
Family Phycidae
Urophycis tenuis
White Hake
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Definition
• long feeler like ventral fins
•The upper jawbone reaches back to below the rear edge of the eye
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Term
Family Rajidae
Raja radiata
Thorny Skate
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Definition
thorns along tail |
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Term
Family Engraulidae
Anchoa hepsetus
Broad Striped Anchovy
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Definition
• anal fin originates under the rear rays of the dorsal
• silvery lateral band bright and well defined
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Term
Family Sciaenidae
Cynoscion regalis
Gray Weakfish
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Definition
• no dark spot
•Moderately sloping head
• pointed snout
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Term
Family Tetradontidae
Sphoeroides maculatus
Pufferfish |
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Definition
•Prickly skin
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Term
Family Osmeridae
Osmerus mordax
Smelt |
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Definition
• upper jaw almost as long as lower
•Large teeth
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Term
Family Scombridae
Scomber scombrus
Mackerel |
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Definition
•Part of tuna family, has finlets
• thin caudal penduncle
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