Vertebrate Class Actinopterygii (Fishes)
Taxonomic Navigation -?-
| Order in Actinopterygii |  |  |
| CentrarchidaeSunfish and Bass | 2 | 3 |
| CottidaeSculpins | 3 | 12 |
| CyprinidaeMinnows | 7 | 21 |
| GasterosteidaeSticklebacks | 2 | 6 |
| PercidaePerch, Walleyes, and Darters | 1 | 1 |
| SalmonidaeTrout, Salmon, and Whitefish | 1 | 1 |
3 orders aren't included.
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The specific properties of baitfish vary so widely that, given the relative unimportance of their differences, I have not yet put aside the time to write about them.
On this site, I the whole fishes section is deliberately incomplete. It's focused on possible prey for trout, and other taxa are left off the lists. I haven't put as much time into this fish section as I have into the insects, but I will start adding some good closeups of more baitfish species soon.
16 Fish Specimens:
Cottidae (Sculpins) Sculpin Adult
View 7 PicturesThis seems to be a mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi. Normally this species is more mottled.
View 7 PicturesThis seems to be a mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi. Normally this species is more mottled.Region: Catskills
Collected May 6, 2007
Added May 18, 2007
Cyprinidae (Minnows) Minnow Adult
View 4 PicturesBluntnose Minnow
Pimephales notatus
View 4 PicturesBluntnose MinnowPimephales notatus
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jul 14, 2003
Added Jan 19, 2006
Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks) Stickleback Adult
View 3 PicturesBrook Stickleback
Culea inconstans
View 3 PicturesBrook SticklebackCulea inconstans
Region: Upper Midwest
Collected Jan 13, 2004
Added Jan 25, 2006
1 Underwater Picture of Fishes:
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This tiny sculpin is the size of a mid-sized mayfly nymph.
In this picture: Fish Order Cottidae (Sculpins).
In this picture: Fish Order Cottidae (Sculpins).
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