VNH fish families

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Lepisosteidae

gars

<p>gars</p>
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Amiidae

tube nostrils, bowfins

<p>tube nostrils, bowfins</p>
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Anguillidae

eels

<p>eels</p>
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Clupeidae

rows of razor scales on belly, both marine and fresh

<p>rows of razor scales on belly, both marine and fresh</p>
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Characidae

big teeth, small adipose fin

<p>big teeth, small adipose fin</p>
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Cichlidae

big dorsal fins, anal spines

<p>big dorsal fins, anal spines</p>
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Catostomidae

big fleshy lips, looks like fat nose

<p>big fleshy lips, looks like fat nose</p>
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Cyprinidae

small, eliminate other species, minnows

<p>small, eliminate other species, minnows</p>
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Salmonidae

small scales, spotted

<p>small scales, spotted</p>
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Ictaluridae

freshwater catfish

<p>freshwater catfish</p>
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Cyprinodontidae

look like football, fins dark at tips

<p>look like football, fins dark at tips</p>
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Fundulidae

flat head, dorsal fin located far back

<p>flat head, dorsal fin located far back</p>
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Poeciliidae

barrel chested, live bearers

<p>barrel chested, live bearers</p>
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Percidae

pin stripes, big pectoral fins

<p>pin stripes, big pectoral fins</p>
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Centrarchidae

2 sets of nostrils, closely connected dorsal fins

<p>2 sets of nostrils, closely connected dorsal fins</p>
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Moronidae

distict 1st and 2nd dorsal fin

<p>distict 1st and 2nd dorsal fin</p>
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Ariidae

salt water catfish

<p>salt water catfish</p>
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Blenniidae

cirri over eyes, patterned

<p>cirri over eyes, patterned</p>
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Gobiidae

small, pouch like cheeks, long pelvic fins

<p>small, pouch like cheeks, long pelvic fins</p>
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Ogcocephalidae

bat fish

<p>bat fish</p>
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Batrachoididae

toad fish

<p>toad fish</p>
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Triglidae

armpit hair

<p>armpit hair</p>
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Tetraodontidae

pufferfish

<p>pufferfish</p>
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Cynoglossidae

left eyed, small fins

<p>left eyed, small fins</p>
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Paralichthydae

left eyed, distinct tail

<p>left eyed, distinct tail</p>
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Achiridae

right eyed, mouth bristles

<p>right eyed, mouth bristles</p>
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Carangidae

long faces, strings

<p>long faces, strings</p>
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Engraulidae

anchovies, have a ‘snout’ where upper jaw is past lower jaw

<p>anchovies, have a ‘snout’ where upper jaw is past lower jaw</p>
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Mugilidae

frowny lips, thick body

<p>frowny lips, thick body</p>
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Sciaenidae

2 nostrils, distinctive pointy gills

<p>2 nostrils, distinctive pointy gills</p>
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Serranidae

spiny fins, rounded tail

<p>spiny fins, rounded tail</p>
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Sparidae

thin and tall

<p>thin and tall</p>
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Syngnathidae

pipefish. no pelvic fin

<p>pipefish. no pelvic fin</p>
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Belonidae

needlefish, dorsal and anal fin at back

<p>needlefish, dorsal and anal fin at back</p>
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Synodontidae

lizardfish, big mouth, sharp teeth

<p>lizardfish, big mouth, sharp teeth</p>

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