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GAM E F I S H S P E C I E S I DE N T I F IC AT ION
ADIPOSE FIN
LARGE DORSAL FIN
SMALL POINTED MOUTH
MOUNTAIN WHITEFISH
Distinguished from trout by larger scales; from grayling by the small,
pointed mouth and smaller dorsal fin, and from suckers and chubs by the
presence of the adipose fin.
GRAYLING
Distinguished from trout by the coarse scales and large dorsal fin.
Distinguished from whitefish by the larger dorsal fin, large mouth, and
spots on the sides.
DEEPLY FORKED TAIL FIN
CONTINUOUS FIN
BURBOT
Slender and elongated body. Large, double dorsal fin that is scarcely
separated from the anal and caudal fins producing an almost continuous
median fin around the back half of the body. Has a single barbel in center
of lower jaw.
CHANNEL CATFISH
No scales on body and large barbels near mouth. Often has black spots
on sides. Distinguished from black bullhead by deeply forked tail.
TAIL FIN ONLY SLIGHTLY
NOTCHED
DARK, MOTTLED COLORATION
OFTEN PRESENT ON SIDES
BLACK SPOTS ON
DORSAL FIN
BLACK BULLHEAD
No scales on dark colored body and large barbels near mouth.
Distinguished from channel catfish by lack of deeply forked tail; from
stonecat by the lack of a fleshy ridge connecting the adipose and tail fins.
SAUGER
Large, silvery eye, large sharp teeth and anterior dorsal fin with spines.
Distinguished from walleye by black spots on dorsal fin and wider head.
LACKING BLACK SPOTS ON
DORSAL FIN NEAREST THE HEAD.
DISTINCT DARK
BARRING
LOWER BODY YELLOW TO
YELLOW-ORANGE
WHITE TIPS
WALLEYE
Large, silvery eye, large sharp teeth and anterior dorsal fin with spines.
Distinguished from sauger by white marking on lower lobes of tail and
anal fins, and a lack of black spots on the dorsal fin nearest the head.
YELLOW PERCH
Spiny and soft dorsal fins not connected. Back and sides crossed by
several vertical bars that are regular in size and shape. Distinguished from
walleye and sauger by lack of large prominent teeth and anal fin with 6-8
soft rays rather than 11-14.
Illustrations by Michelle LaGory. Burbot illustration by Joseph Tomelleri.
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