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Primitive Fishes
Modern Fishes
The Tough Ones
100

This Salmonidae species is known for its worm-like markings on its dorsal side.

What is the Brook Trout?

100

The common name for this species is (32)

What is the Northern Hog Sucker?

100

This Amiidae species is known for its large connected dorsal and caudal fin. 

What is the Bowfin?

100

The common name of this Centrarchidae reflects its oversize mouth opening.

What is the Largemouth Bass?

100

The common name for this fish (108) 

What is the Rainbow Smelt?

200

The common name of this fish (69).

What is Emerald Shine?

200

Three species of catfish comprise this family.

What is Ictaluridae

200

This fish is known for its unique armored scutes and ventral facing mouth. 

Water is the Lake Sturgeon 

200

What modern Percidae species is known as a ringback due to its dark lateral banding?

What is the Yellow Perch?

200

This fish shares similar morphologically traits as the round goby.

What is the Mottled Sculpin?

300

The family name of the Rainbow Smelt is.

What is Osmeridae?

300

The common name of this fish (32). 

What is the White Sucker?

300

The family of this species is  (11). 

What is Lepisosteidae? 

300

The common name of this fish is (162).

What is the Walleye?

300

The family Sciaenidae is composed of this single freshwater representative. 

What is the Freshwater Drum? 

400

The pelagic filter-feeding Clupeidae species with the upturned mouth is. 

What is the Alewife?

400

Found among the rocks the Round Goby belongs to this family.

What is Gobiidae?

400

Often confused with each other, what two Salmonidae species are confused with one another because of their black spots?

What are the Rainbow and Brown trout?

400

Rock bass and Black Crappie make up this family. 

What is Centrarchidae?

400

The family Gasterosteidae is composed of these two members. 

What are Brook and Threespine stickleback.

500

 The family name of the Brook Silverside is. 

What is Atherinidae?

500

This member of the Cyprinidae family has a large dorsal fin with a false spine at the leading edge. 

What is the Common Carp?

500

This species of Cyprinidae is characterized by a unique marking in its caudal region.    

What is the Spottail Shiner?

500

This Percidae species is identified by its distinct W shaped markings on its sides. 

What is the Johnny Darter?
500

This family is composed of one member called the Banded killifish. 

What is Cyprinodontidae