Test 3 Fish

Moronidae Morone chrysops

Moronidae Morone chrysops

*black horizontal stripes on sides *bulkier deep body compared to M. saxatilis

Moronidae Morone mississippiensis

*black horizontal stripes on sides with lower stripes broken and shifted *second anal spine nearly as long as third *lower and upper jaws even

Moronidae Morone saxatilis

*black horizontal stripes on sides, usually continuous *body more elongate and less deep than M. chrysops

Centrarchidae Ambloplites rupestris

*5-7 spines in anal fin *dark mottling on body

Centrarchidae Centrarchus macropterus

*7-9 spines in anal fin *dark suborbital bar or tear drop

Centrarchidae Elassoma zonatum

*extremely small *9-12 dark vertical bars

Centrarchidae Lepomis auritus

*opercular lobe black, fleshy, and lacking pale border *vermiculations on preorbital area and cheek

Centrarchidae Lepomis cyanellus

*opercular lobe black with pale margin and bony to edge *mouth large with the maxilla extending well beyond anterior rim of eye -vermiculation on head

Centrarchidae Lepomis gulosus

*light bars radiating from the opercle *looks a lot like Ambloplites but has 3 anal fin spines

Centrarchidae Lepomis macrochirus

*long pectoral fins that are moderately to sharply pointed and will reach past anterior margin of the eye when depressed anteriorly *opercular lobe completely black and fleshy to its margin *dorsal fin with dusky spot in posterior base, but not always

Centrarchidae Lepomis megalotis

*opercular lobe dark and fleshy with white margin on its tip *mouth small -vermiculations on the cheeks and opercles

Centrarchidae Lepomis microlophus

*opercular lobe bony to margin with a white dot on posterior margin (often concave) that is red in life *long and sharply pointed pectoral fins that extend well past anterior margin of eye and over dorsum if depressed anteriorly or dorsally, respectively

Centrarchidae Lepomis miniatus

*pale spots on body (red in life) and cheeks with dark colored spots opercular lobe stiff to its margin *no vermiculations on cheeks -pale spot at anterior end of lateral line

Centrarchidae Micropterus dolomieu

*bronze coloration with dark blotches or vertical bars on sides *dorsal spines nearly equal in height

Centrarchidae Micropterus punctulatus

*wide back lateral stripe or nearly confluent blotches *lines of dark pigment spots on the lower sides *dorsal spines nearly equal in height

Centrarchidae Micropterus nigricans

*wide black lateral stripe or nearly confluent blotches *tallest dorsal spine more than twice height of the shortest *few scattered flecks of dark pigment on the lower sides

Centrarchidae Pomoxis annularis

*vertical bars on the sides *anal fin with 6-7 spines *length of dorsal fin base is less than the distance from the origin of the dorsal fin to the middle of the eye

Centrarchidae Pomoxis nigromaculatus

*lacks vertical bars on the sides *anal fin with 6-7 spines *length of dorsal fin base is equal to the distance from the origin of the dorsal fin to the middle of the eye

Percidae Ammocrypta sp.

*body very slender *color pallid or translucent with little dark pigment *1 anal spine *belly lacking scales

Percidae Etheostoma blennioides

*frog face *"W" or "U" shaped markings on sides *dorsum with 6-7 saddles

Percidae Etheostoma blennius

*frog face *4 distinct dorsal saddles diagonally oriented *first saddle distinctly before first dorsal fin

Percidae Etheostoma caeruleum

*8-10 dorsal saddles *about 10 midlateral dark blotches *lateral line incomplete -has red in the anal fin

Percidae Etheostoma chlorosoma

*blunt, round nose *preorbital bar continuous around snout *suborbital bar typically present

Percidae Etheostoma cinereum

*dusky streaks slanting posteriorly (looks like smeared graphite) *males with dorsal fins that are greatly elongated *horizontal rows of spots on the dorsum -one of the most distinct darters and probably of hybrid origin

Percidae Etheostoma flabellare

*dark pigment at base of spinous dorsal fin *striations in caudal fin *gill membranes broadly joined where E. kennicotti has narrowly joined gill membranes

Percidae Etheostoma fusiforme

*very small *highly arches lateral line anteriorly with only 2-3 scales between lateral line and dorsal fin

Percidae Etheostoma histrio

*pair of fused blotches at the caudal fin base in the form of a "filled in B" *lots of dark pigment in blotches on the sides *6 dorsal saddles

Percidae Etheostoma jessiae

*6 hourglass shaped dorsal saddles

Percidae Etheostoma kennicotti

*clear at base of dorsal fin with a median dark streak, no dark pigment at base of spinous dorsal fin, a lot like E. flabellare *dark humeral spot present *caudal fin with vertical stripes

Percidae Etheostoma nigrum

*dorsum with 6 evenly spaces saddles *a series of "W" "M" or "X" shaped midlateral markings *preorbital bars present that are not continuous around snout *anal fin with 1 weak spine

Percidae Etheostoma oophylax

*3 distinct basicaudal spots *narrowly connected gill membrane *dorsal rays in breeding males develop egg knobs

Percidae Etheostoma parvipinne

*short snout *pale lateral line scales *distinct vertical column of dots on caudal peduncle

Percidae Etheostoma proliare

*small *really long pelvic fins and a row of rectangular blotches along sides

Percidae Etheostoma simoterum

*blunt nose *8-9 dorsal saddles with the first one touching the posterior of head

Percidae Etheostoma swannanoa

*6 dorsal saddles *obvious pale spot just posterior to head and anterior to first saddle

Percidae Etheostoma virgatum

*gill membranes narrowly connected *sides also with 10-12 horizontal stripes *dark humeral spot present *oblique pale bar bordered by black is present on the cheek

Percidae Etheostoma zonale

*6 dorsal saddles *around 10 vertical bars on sides that extend onto belly

Percidae Nothonotus camurus

*all median fins with pale submarginal band and dark marginal band *no white basicaudal spots -sides with fine horizontal lines

Percidae Nothonotus denoncourti

*smallest Nothonotus with distinct saddles just posterior to head and anterior to caudal fin *no horizontal lines like other Nothonotus

Percidae Nothonotus rufilineatus

*dark horizontal markings on cheek, often forming two spots *large pair of white basicaudal spots present, often in hourglass shape *all median fins with pale submarginal band and dark marginal band

Percidae Nothonotus vulneratus

*median fins with dark marginal bands and NO pale submarginal bands -fine horizontal lines on sides

Percidae Perca flavescens

*distinct dorsal fins *thick bands vertically -it looks like a perch

Percidae Percina aurantiaca

*dark midlateral band or row of blotches *rows of black spots along dorsum

Percidae Percina burtoni

*many dorsal saddles with larger blotches on sides than P. caprodes *circles on dorsum (look like cheerios) *pig-like snout

Percidae Percina caprodes

*many dorsal saddles *midlateral blotches smaller than in P. burtoni *pig-like snout

Percidae Percina evides

*suborbital bar usually prominent *midlateral blotches becoming shorter and wider posteriorly

Percidae Percina williamsi

*head long *sides with 8-14 fused blotches *suborbital bar in shape of sickle

Percidae Percina maculata

*middorsal spots that are interconnected with 8 or so lateral blotches, which are not connected to each other *single basicaudal spot that is large and darker than lateral blotches

Percidae Percina nigrofasciata

*midlateral blotches are narrow and elongate *3 vertically arranged basicaudal spots with lower two coalescing with age

Percidae Percina sciera

*margins of midlateral blotches not distinct and often connected *3 basicaudal spots present with lower two usually partially coalesced

Percidae Percina vigil

*4 dorsal saddles with anterior most dorsal saddle partially or entirely beneath dorsal fin *posterior margin of 4th dorsal saddle well in advance of caudal fin insertion

Percidae Sander canadense

*canine teeth well developed *spinous dorsal fin with horizontal rows of discrete black spots *pigment on sides in large blotches

Percidae Sander vitreus

*canine teeth well developed *spinous dorsal fin lacking black spots *pigment on sides scattered and more diffuse than in S. canadense

Cottidae Cottus sp.

*large and wide mouths *3 diagonal dark saddles *spines on the opercle

What are the two contested names for this taxon at the genus level?

Stizostedion and Sander