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Fish ID Flashcards available for the following species:
Family name
Common name, Scientific name
Clupeidae
gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum
Cyprinidae
common carp, Cyprinus carpio
goldfish, Carassius auratus
grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella
central stoneroller, Campostoma anomalum
suckermouth minnow, Phenacobius mirabilis
longnose dace, Rhinichthys cataractae
speckled dace, Rhinichthys osculus
red shiner, Cyprinella lutrensis
fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas
sand shiner, Notropis stramineus
Colorado pikeminnow (formerly Colorado squawfish), Ptychocheilus lucius
humpback chub, Gila cypha
bonytail, Gila elegans
roundtail chub, Gila robusta
Catostomidae
white sucker, Catostomus commersoni
longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus
razorback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus
Ictaluridae
black bullhead, Ameiurus melas
channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus
Esocidae
northern pike, Esox lucius
tiger muskellunge, E. lucius X E. masquinongy
Osmeridae
rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax
Salmonidae
brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis
lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush
brown trout, Salmo trutta
rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Snake River cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki subsp.
greenback cutthroat, Oncorhynchus clarki stomias
kokanee salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
mountain whitefish, Prosopium williamsoni
Cyprinodontidae
plains killifish, Fundulus zebrinus
Poeciliidae
western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis
Gasterosteidae
brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans
Cottidae
mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi
Centrarchidae
largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides
smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu
bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus
green sunfish, Lepomis cyanellus
orangespotted sunfish, Lepomis humilis
Percidae
walleye, Sander vitreus
orangethroat darter, Etheostoma spectabile
Johnny darter, Etheostoma nigrum
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Interactive Electronic Fish I.D. Flashcards created by Brett M. Johnson, at the Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, at Colorado State University.
Thanks to Colorado Division of Wildlife for use of the fish photos.

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Last Modified 09/06/06
Brett M. Johnson