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Order Atheriniformes (silversides)

Family Atherinopsidae (neotropical silversides)

Labidesthes sicculus (brook silverside)

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Order Clupeiformes (herrings and relatives)

Family Clupeidae (herrings, shads, and relatives)

Alosa chrysochloris (skipjack shad)

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  Illustration

Dorosoma cepedianum (American gizzard shad)

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Dorosoma petenense (threadfin shad)

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Order Cypriniformes (carps, minnows, and relatives)

Family Cyprinidae (carps, true minnows, and relatives)

Campostoma anomalum (central stoneroller)

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Clinostomus elongatus (redside dace)

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  Illustration

Clinostomus funduloides (rosyside dace)

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Cyprinella analostana (satinfin shiner)

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Cyprinella galactura (whitetail shiner)

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Cyprinella whipplei (steelcolor shiner)

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  Illustration

Erimystax dissimilis (streamline chub)

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Exoglossum laurae (tonguetied minnow)

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Exoglossum maxillingua (cutlips minnow)

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  Illustration

Hybognathus regius (eastern silvery minnow)

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  Illustration

Hybopsis amblops (bigeye chub)

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Luxilus chrysocephalus (striped shiner)

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Luxilus cornutus (common shiner)

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  Illustration

Lythrurus ardens (rosefin shiner)

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Lythrurus umbratilis (redfin shiner)

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Macrhybopsis hyostoma (Shoal chub)

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Margariscus margarita (Allegheny pearl dace)

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(Extirpated) Nocomis biguttatus (hornyhead chub)

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Nocomis leptocephalus (bluehead chub)

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Nocomis micropogon (river chub)

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Notemigonus crysoleucas (golden shiner)

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Notropis amoenus (comely shiner)

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Notropis ariommus (popeye shiner)

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Notropis boops (bigeye shiner)

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  Juvenile
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(Extirpated) Notropis dorsalis (bigmouth shiner)

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Notropis hudsonius (spottail shiner)

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  Illustration

Notropis stramineus (sand shiner)

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Notropis photogenis (Silver shiner)

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Notropis procne (swallowtail shiner)

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Notropis rubellus (rosyface shiner)

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Notropis telescopus (telescope shiner)

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Notropis volucellus (mimic shiner)

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Ericymba buccata (silverjaw minnow)

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Phenacobius mirabilis (suckermouth minnow)

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Chrosomus erythrogaster (southern redbelly dace)

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Pimephales notatus (bluntnose minnow)

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Pimephales promelas (fathead minnow)

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Pimephales vigilax (bullhead minnow)

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Rhinichthys atratulus (eastern blacknose dace)

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  Male in breeding colors
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Rhinichthys cataractae (longnose dace)

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Scardinius erythrophthalmus (common rudd)

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Semotilus atromaculatus (creek chub)

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  Two females (background) and a male, about to spawn
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Semotilus corporalis (fallfish)

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Family Catostomidae (suckers)

Carpiodes carpio (river carpsucker)

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Carpiodes cyprinus (quillback)

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(Extirpated) Catostomus catostomus (longnose sucker)

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Catostomus commersonii (white sucker)

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Cycleptus elongatus (blue sucker)

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Erimyzon oblongus (creek chubsucker)

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Hypentelium nigricans (northern hogsucker)

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Ictiobus bubalus (smallmouth buffalo)

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  Juvenile with an infection of the tail fin
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Ictiobus cyprinellus (bigmouth buffalo)

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Ictiobus niger (black buffalo)

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Minytrema melanops (spotted sucker)

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Moxostoma anisurum (silver redhorse)

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Moxostoma duquesnei (black redhorse)

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Moxostoma erythrurum (Golden redhorse)

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Moxostoma macrolepidotum (shorthead redhorse)

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Thoburnia rhothoeca (torrent sucker)

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Order Cyprinodontiformes (toothcarps)

Family Fundulidae (topminnows)

Fundulus diaphanus (banded killifish)

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  Female, illustration
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Family Category:Poeciliidae (livebearers)

Gambusia affinis (mosquitofish)

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  Egg, illustration
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  Fry, illustration
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  Female
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  Female, illustration
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  Male
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Order Esociformes (pikes and mudminnows)

Family Umbridae (mudminnows)

Umbra limi (central mudminnow)

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Order Gasterosteiformes (sticklebacks)

Family Gasterosteidae (sticklebacks)

Culaea inconstans (brook stickleback)

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Order Perciformes (sunfishes and perches)

Family Moronidae (temperate basses)

Morone americana (white perch)

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Morone chrysops (white bass)

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Morone saxatilis (striped bass)

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  Juvenile
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Family Centrarchidae (sunfishes)

Ambloplites rupestris (rock bass)

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Lepomis auritus (redbreast sunfish)

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Lepomis gibbosus (pumpkinseed)

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Lepomis gulosus (warmouth)

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Lepomis humilis (orangespotted sunfish)

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Lepomis megalotis (longear sunfish)

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  Adult male
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Micropterus punctulatus (spotted bass)

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Family Percidae (perches, darters, and relatives)

Ammocrypta pellucida (eastern sand darter)

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Ammocrypta clara (western sand darter)

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Etheostoma blennioides (greenside darter)

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Etheostoma caeruleum (rainbow darter)

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  Female
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Etheostoma camurum (bluebreast darter)

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Etheostoma flabellare (fantail darter)

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Etheostoma nigrum (Johnny darter)

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Etheostoma olmstedi (tessellated darter)

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  Illustration of eggs
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Etheostoma osburni (candy darter)

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Etheostoma simoterum (snubnose darter)

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Etheostoma variatum (variegate darter)

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Etheostoma zonale (banded darter)

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Percina caprodes (common logperch)

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Percina copelandi (channel darter)

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Percina evides (gilt darter)

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Percina maculata (blackside darter)

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Percina peltata (shield darter)

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Percina roanoka (Roanoke darter)

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Percina sciera (dusky darter)

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Percina shumardi (river darter)

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Order Percopsiformes (trout-perch)

Family Percopsidae (trout-perch)

Percopsis omiscomaycus (trout-perch)

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Order Scorpaeniformes (mail-cheeked fishes)

Family Cottidae (sculpins)

Cottus bairdii (mottled sculpin)

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Cottus caeruleomentum (Blue Ridge sculpin)

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Cottus cognatus (slimy sculpin)

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Order Siluriformes (catfishes)

Family Ictaluridae (ictalurid catfishes)

Ameiurus catus (Ameiurus catus white bullhead)

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  Fry, illustration in multiple views
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Ameiurus melas (black bullhead)

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  Fry, schooling
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Noturus flavus (stonecat)

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Noturus miurus (brindled madtom)

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