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HAGFISHES
worm-like
Family: Myxinidae
Order: Myxiniformes
Range: temperate zones (and Gulf of Mexico + Panama)
Water: salt |
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NORTHERN LAMPREYS
scary mouth
Family: Petromyzontidae
Order: Petromyzontiformes
Range: cool zones of northern hemisphere
Water: freshwater (anadromous) |
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RATFISH
rat teeth
monster
Family: Chimaeridae
Order: Chimaeriformes
Range: Atlantic + Pacific
Water: salt |
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NURSE SHARKS
Asian
Family: Ginglymostomatidae
Order: Orectolobiformes
Range: tropical/subtropical inshore Atlantic, Pacific, & Indian
Water: salt |
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CAT SHARKS
very Asian
big nostrils
sandpaper tongue
Family: Scyliorhinidae
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Range: temperate to tropical; circumglobal; Atlantic, Indian, & Pacific
Water: salt |
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REQUIEM SHARKS
precaudal pit
Family: Carcharhinidae
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Range: warm temperate to tropical; Atlantic, Indian, & Pacific
Water: salt |
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HAMMERHEAD SHARKS
Family: Sphyrinidae
Order: Carcharhiniformes
Range: tropical to warm temperate
Water: salt |
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DOGFISH SHARKS
2 dorsal fins with spines
Family: Squalidae
Order: Squaliformes
Range: cool temperate to tropical circumglobal; Atlantic, Indian, & Pacific
Water: salt |
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NUMBFISHES
cheetah print
ROUND
Family: Narcinidae
Order: Torpediniformes
Range: tropical to warm temperate: Atlantic, Indian, & Pacific
Water: salt |
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SKATES
prickly
mushroom from underneath
Family: Rajidae
Order: Rajiformes
Range: all oceans
Water: salt |
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GUITARFISHES
bigger (tub)
guitar body
Family: Rhinobatidae
Order: Rajiformes
Range: tropical to temperate; Atlantic, Indian, & Pacific
Water: salt |
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WHIPTAIL STINGRAYS
Family: Dasyatidae
Order: Myliobatiformes
Range: tropical to warm temperate; Atlantic (+ Mediterranean), Indian, & Pacific
Water: both |
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RIVER STINGRAYS
dark gray with orange spots
moldy
Family: Potamotrygonidae
Order: Myliobatiformes
Range: South America (Atlantic + Caribbean, drainage)
Water: fresh |
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EAGLE RAYS
elevated head
Family: Myliobatidae
Order: Myliobatiformes
Range: tropical to warm temperate; Atlantic, Indian, & Pacific
Water: salt |
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BUTTERFLY RAYS
flat head
Family: Gymnuridae
Order: Myliobatiformes
Range: tropical to temperate; Atlantic, Indian, & Pacific
Water: salt |
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BICHIRS
lizards with spiracles
little "arms"
Family: Polypteridae
Order: Polypteriformes
Range: African
Water: fresh |
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STURGEONS
bony
spiny
Family: Acipenseridae
Order: Acipenseriformes
Range: Holarctic
Water: fresh and anadromous |
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PADDLEFISH
Family: Polyodontidae
Order: Acipenseriformes
Range: Holarctic
Water: fresh |
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GARS
needle mouth
Family: Lepiososteidae
Order: Lepisosteiformes
Range: Nearctic
Water: fresh |
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BOWFIN
chin bone
Family: Amiidae
Order: Amiiformes
Range: Nearctic
Water: fresh |
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BONYTONGUES
"winged" pectoral fins
underbite
1 butterfly
long anal fin
Family: Osteoglossidae
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Range: circumtropical
Water: fresh |
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FEATHERFIN KNIFEFISHES
small head
long anal fin
Family: Notopteridae
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Range: African & Oriental
Water: fresh |
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ELEPHANTFISHES
wishbone tail
Family: Mormyridae
Order: Osteoglossiformes
Range: Africa
Water: fresh |
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MOONEYES
Family: Hiodontidae
Order: Hiodontiformes
Range: Nearctic
Water: fresh |
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TENPOUNDERS / LADYFISH
"retard face"
Family: Elopidae
Order: Elopiformes
Range: tropical and subtropical
Water: salt |
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TARPONS
long skinny dorsal fin
Family: Megalopidae
Order: Elopiformes
Range: tropical & subtropical
Water: salt |
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FRESHWATER EELS
underbite
Family: Anguillidae
Order: Anguilliformes
Range: tropical & temperate seas
Water: freshwater eels (catadromous) |
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MORAY EELS
spotted
Family: Muraenidae
Order: Anguilliformes
Range: tropical & temperate
Water: salt |
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SNAKE EELS
overbite
centered nostrils
flat face
Family: Ophichthidae
Order: Anguilliformes
Range: tropical to warm temperate
Water: salt |
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CONGER EELS
long wispy tail with purple outline
Family: Congridae
Order: Anguilliformes
Range: tropical to temperate; Atlantic, Indian, & Pacific
Water: salt |
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sharp belly spine
Family: Clupeidae
Order: Clupeiformes
Range: worldwide
Water: marine + freshwater + anadromous |
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ANCHOVIES
silver lateral line
jaw extends past eye
Family: Engraulidae
Order: Clupeiformes
Range: worldwide
Salt/fresh: marine |
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MILKFISH
white spots
forked caudal
long skirted gill flaps
Family: Chanidae
Order: Gonorynchiformes
Range: tropical and subtropical Indian & Pacific
Water: salt (occasional fresh) |
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MINNOWS/CARPS
no teeth
scaleless head
Family: Cyrpinidae
Order: Cyprinoformes
Range: Nearctic, African, Oriental, Palearctic
Water: fresh |
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SUCKERS
large lips
flat bottoms
no whiskers
Family: Catostomidae
Order: Cyprinoformes
Range: Holarctic
Water: fresh |
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ALGAE EATERS
holes in top of head
spiracles
Family: Gyrinocheilidae
Order: Cypriniformes
Range: SE Oriental
Water: fresh |
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LOACHES
barbels
Family: Cobitidae
Order: Cypriniformes
Range: Oriental, Morocco
Water: fresh |
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long body, tiny mouth
weird teeth
striped
Family: Anostomidae
Order: Characiformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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jagged mouth
no gular plate
Family: Erythinidae
Order: Characiformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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PIRANNA & PACUS
plate shaped
teeth
Family: Characidae
Order: Characiformes
Range: Nearctic, Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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HATCHET FISHES
gas chests
large chest
Family: Gasteropelecidae
Order: Characiformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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gar with adipose fin
thin mouth
teeth
long, thin body
Family: Ctenoluciidae
Order: Characiformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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4 of barbels
typical catfishes
no forked tail
Family: Ictaluridae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: Nearctic
Water: fresh |
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SEA CATFISHES
3 or less pairs of barbels
middle picture is Ictaluridae
dorsal and pectoral fins have green "spines"
forked tail
Family: Ariidae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: tropical, subtropical
Water: salt |
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very long whiskers
duck bills in large ones
Family: Pimelodidae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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large adipose fin
dorsal and pectoral spines
bearded barbels
smaller in size
flat bottom
Family: Mochokidae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: Africa
Water: fresh |
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large adipose fin
dorsal and pectoral spines
bearded barbels
smaller in size
flat bottom
Family: Mochokidae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: Africa
Water: fresh |
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V-shaped armored plates
Family: Callichthyidae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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sucker mouth
armored plates (not V-shaped)
extremely ventral mouth (sucker-like)
Family: Loricariidae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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sucker mouth
armored plates (not V-shaped)
extremely ventral mouth (sucker-like)
Family: Loricariidae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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very long dorsal and anal fin
Family: Clariidae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: African, Oriental
Water: fresh |
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parasitic catfish
penis catfish
Family: Trichomycteridae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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cigar-shaped
only catfish with no dorsal fin
paintbrush caudal fin
adipose fin far back
"sun face"
"floating turds"
Family: Malapteruridae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: tropical African
Water: fresh |
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thorny plates laterally
Family: Doradidae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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banjo catfishes
Family: Aspredinidae
Order: Siluriformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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pike
duck bill snout
sharp teeth
long and skinny
Family: Esocidae
order: Esociformes
Range: Holarctic
Water: fresh |
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long thin tail ("whip tail")
lack pigment
knife fish
Family: Sternopygidae
Order: Gymnotiformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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colored knife fish
long, skinny tail with small caudal fin on end
Family: Apteronotidae
Order: Gymnotiformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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Smelt
Look like clupidae but no saw belly
adipose fin
tiny mouth
Family: Osmeridae
Order: Osmeriformes
Range: northern hemisphere in Arctic, Atlantic, & Pacific
Water: both (anadromous) |
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Lizard fishes
They look like fucking lizards, ya dummy
Family: Synodontidae
Order: Aulopiformes
Range: Atlantic, Indian, Pacific
Water: salt |
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Chin anus
long rounded caudal fin
Order: Percopsiformes
Family: Aphredoderidae
Range: eastern Nearctic
Water: fresh |
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Cavefishes
look like they just came out of another fishes stomach
no color
hardly any fins
Family: Amblyopsidae
Order: Percopsiformes
Range: eastern Nearctic
Water: Fresh |
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Look like eels with fish heads
dorsal fin connects to anal fin
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Range: Atlantic, Indian, Pacific
Water: fresh |
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cods
ugly
bigger body size
some have three dorsal fins
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percidae
Range: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific (1 holarctic freshwater species)
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electric eel
snouted eel
Family: Gymnotidae
Order: Gymnotiformes
Range: Neotropical
Water: fresh |
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