Morphology/Anatomy
The fin which is located at the most posterior position of most fish.
What is Caudal Fin?
A common sunfish species with vertical bars and a dark spot at the posterior region of the dorsal fin.
What is a bluegill?
The main freshwater Sciaenidae species caught in Texas rivers.
What is freshwater drum?
What is angling?
The minimum length of channel catfish.
What is no minimum?
The row of modified scales that is present in the mid section of some fish species.
What is the lateral line?
A catfish species with a dorsoventrally compressed head and the capability of growing to 75+ lbs.
What is a flathead catfish?
The largest species in the family Centrarchidae present in Texas.
What is largemouth bass?
Common capture method uses an electrical field to temporarily stun fish so they can be netted without long-term harm.
What is electrofishing?
The daily bag limit of alligator gar.
What is 1 fish?
A method to distinguish between adult spotted gar and longnose gar (not coloration).
What is snout length and width?
A non-native catfish species prevalent in central Texas rivers that has a terminal mouth position used for scraping algae.
What is an suckermouth armored catfish?
The main method for assurance of Florida bass vs largemouth bass.
What is genetic analysis?
A net with a lead line and float line that is strung between two poles.
What is a seine?
The daily bag limit of largemouth bass.
The way to accurately distinguish black crappie from white crappie (not coloration).
What is the amount of spinous dorsal fin rays?
The common name of Aplodinotus grunniens
What is a freshwater drum?
The main three saltwater Sciaenidae species caught in Texas bays.
What is speckled trout, red drum, and black drum?
A trap net that is a stationed on the bottom of a water body which has a block net to direct fish into the trap.
What is a fyke net?
The minimum length of striped bass.
What is 18 inches?
A reliable method to distinguish between largemouth bass and Guadalupe bass (not coloration).
What is the presence of a tooth patch in Guadalupe bass?
The scientific name of American Eel.
What is Anguilla rostrata?
A native Texas fish that is in the Catostomidae family which grows to 50+ lbs and looks like a carp.
What is smallmouth buffalo?
A three layer net that has a lead line and float line and multiple panels to catch fish.
What is a trammel net?
The daily bag limit for paddlefish.
What is no harvest allowed?