Morphology/Anatomy
The fin which is located at the most posterior position of most fish.
What is Caudal Fin?
This small, colorful fish is often found in home aquariums and is famous for the ability of males to carry fertilized eggs in a pouch.
Seahorse
This pop star became famous for hits like “Roar” and “Firework,” both of which became major 2010s anthems.
Katy Perry
To legally cast a line in Texas public waters, every angler aged this or older must have a valid fishing license—unless fishing in a state park.
17 years old
Passive and Active
The row of modified scales that is present in the mid section of some fish species.
What is the lateral line?
This popular sport fish is known for its greenish body, dark horizontal stripes, and feisty fight on the line.
Largemouth Bass
This singer’s 2023 stadium tour became one of the highest-grossing tours of all time and sparked a massive concert-film release.
Taylor Swift
Texas fishing rules define this as the maximum number of a species an angler may legally keep in a single day—even if they’re caught across multiple bodies of water.
Daily Bag Limit
This common capture method uses an electrical field to temporarily stun fish so they can be netted without long-term harm.
Electrofishing
The way to accurately distinguish black crappie from white crappie (not coloration).
What is the amount of spinous dorsal fin rays?
This type of fish can survive in both freshwater and saltwater, migrating between the two to spawn.
Anadromous fishes
This British singer exploded in 2022 with the global hit “As It Was,” which sat at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 15 weeks.
Harry Styles
Texas rules require anglers to measure fish using this specific type of length, taken from the tip of the snout to the longest point of the tail.
Total Length
Often used in streams, this two-person netting technique involves one person disturbing the substrate while the other holds a stationary net downstream.
Kick Seine
A reliable method to distinguish between largemouth bass and Guadalupe bass (not coloration).
What is the presence of a tooth patch in Guadalupe bass?
This North American fish, often stocked in lakes for anglers, is known for its “nest-building” behavior called redd creation during spawning.
Trout
This Canadian artist holds the record for the most-streamed song on Spotify with “Blinding Lights.”
The Weeknd
This passive gear type consists of a long line with evenly spaced baited hooks, commonly used to sample catfish populations.
Trotline
What is the common name of this fish -
Dorosoma cepedianum
Gizzard Shad
What year did the song "Fishin' in the Dark" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band come out? (plus, minus 5 years)
1987
It is true that you need a special permit to transport gizzard and threadfin shad from one body of water to another.
TRUE
Frequently used in lakes and reservoirs, this gear type is a vertically set net with multiple panels of varying mesh sizes designed to capture a broad size range of fish.
Multi-panel/experimental gill net