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Wildlife and Recreation Management Mr. Lemmons Freshwater Fish
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IDENTIFYING FISH Shape and number of spines Number of type of scales Teeth Eye diameter Internal anatomy Location of specific body parts.
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Why do fish change color? STRESS!! 1. Being hooked 2. Being removed from water 3. Environmental changes 4. Spawning
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Dorsal Fin Caudal Fin Anal Fin Pelvic Fin Pectoral Fin Operculum
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Bluegill
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1/2 as deep as long under 1” thick blue color on lower portion of both the jaw and operculum Color is NOT a good way to identify Dark round spot on the rear dorsal fin 5-9 dark vertical bands running down their sides. Aka: Bream, Brim, Perch, Sunfish, Sunperch Average size 4 - 6 oz State Record 2.02 Lampasas River Bluegill
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Red Eared Sunfish
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Produced from a Bluegill and Pumpkinseed crossbreeds. Red Eared Sunfish
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Crappie
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Both Black and White (black = 7-8 dorsal spines, white = 6 dorsal spines.) Very thin, perhaps the thinnest of all sunfish 8-10 inches is common WHITE CRAPPIE: Nest Builders Average 3/4 to 1 1/2 lbs. Crappie
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WHITE CRAPPIE CONT. State Record 4.56 lbs. Navarro Mills Lake Vertical Bars on the side BLACK CRAPPIE North and East Texas Irregular Dark side blotches Average size 3/4 - 1 1/4 lbs. State Record 3.92 lbs- Lake Fork
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Yellow Perch
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Golden Yellow Coloration on their sides. (may vary) 6-8 dark vertical bands along their sides have two dorsal fins, membrane between the two is black caudal fin is slightly rounded and forked Yellow Perch
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Largemouth Bass
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Upper jaw extends beyond the eye Deep notch in dorsal fin Caudal fin is forked and rounded Brown and gold eyes Dark, irregular horizontal stripe along lateral line Dorsal Fin almost divided 12-13 Rays in Soft Dorsal Fin (rear section) aka: Black bass, green trout, bigmouth bass, lineside bass 2-6 lbs average State Record 18.18 lbs. - Lake Fork Largemouth Bass
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White Bass
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Originated in Caddo Lake State wide Double dorsal fin aka: Sand bass, barfish, streaker, silver bass 1 to 1 1/2 pounds average State record 5.56 pounds - Colorado river
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Striped Bass Introduced Largest member of the bass family 2 sharp points on gill cover 7 - 8 horizontal stripes State record 53 pounds - Brazos river
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Yellow Bass Often confused with white bass Lower 2 stripes broken Average size 1/2 pound State record 1.44 pounds – Cedar Creek Lake
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Smallmouth Bass
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Upper jaw does not extends beyond the eye Slight notch in dorsal fin Caudal fin is not forked and not rounded Red eye Dark, vertical stripe along sides Large clear water lakes State record 7.93 pounds - Lake Meredith
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Rock Bass
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Brown eye Brown coloration, with light vertical stripes along the sides Heavy bodied aka: warmouth, goggle eye Average size 8 oz State Record 1.3 lbs- Town Lake Rock Bass
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Other Bass Guadalupe Bass Flowing waters aka: Guadalupe spotted bass State record 4.69 - San Marcos River
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Other Bass Spotted Bass Native to East Texas Confused with Largemouth Kentucky spotted bass, spotted black bass State record 5.62 pounds – Lake Alan Henry Hybrid Striped Bass White Bass X Striped Bass State Record 19.66 pounds - Lake Ray Hubbard
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Channel Catfish
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Scaleless, tough skin 8 barbels Three sharp spines, (1 dorsal, 2 pectoral) Black spots on lower side of body Popular with Trotliners aka: Willow cat, forked-tail cat Deeply forked caudal fin Excellent table quality Average 2-3 lbs. State Record 36.5 lbs - Pedernales River Channel Catfish
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Flathead Catfish
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Scaleless, tough skin 8 barbels Three sharp spines, (1 dorsal, 2 pectoral) No spots on lower side of body squared caudal fin aka: Yellow cat, opelousas, mud cat, shovelhead cat flattened head lower lip protrudes past upper lip Flathead Catfish
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Yellow Bullhead
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Scaleless, tough skin 8 barbels Sharp spines (1 dorsal, 2 pectoral) Black, Brown or Yellow species Polliwog, chucklehead cat Caudal fin is slightly notched and squared Texas nongame fish Yellow Bullhead
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Carp Grass and Common
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Common Carp
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Rough fish Very scaly Barbels Considered a nuisance to American Anglers, prized in Europe Much like a sucker fish aka: German or European Carp Nongame Fish Common Carp
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Grass Carp
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Harmful to Native resources 100% Herbivorous Used for vegetation control Texas Nongame Triploid (sterile) are legal for use in Texas only Must have permit to obtain. Aka: White amur Grass Carp
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Freshwater Drum Gaspergou, sheepshead Only freshwater member of drum family Forces air into smaller air bladders State record 34.7 pounds - Texoma
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Gar Alligator Gar Spotted Gar Shortnose Gar Longnose Gar
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Alligator Gar Others - Spotted, Longnose, Shortnose Air breather - can survive in stagnant water Long, cylindrical body Hard, interlocking scales State record 279 pounds - Rio Grande River
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Fish need areas of protection Streams and Rivers: Riffles, pockets, pools Overhangs Current breakers Dams, waterfalls
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LAKES: Depth Changes Weedy Shallows Gravel Bars Channels Road Beds Trees & Obstructions Fish need areas of protection
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