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Minnesota Fish Identification Shawn P. Linder Perham High School 3/24/02
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Problem Statement What are the various identifying features of Minnesota Game Fish?
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Learning Objectives List and describe the Five shapes of fish we look at to help us Identify them. Identify the features that help identify a particular fish. Positively identify the Minnesota game fish important for the economy of the state.
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K.Q. #1: What are the various shapes that classify MN game fish? Rover Predators Lie-in-wait Predators Bottom Rovers Deep bodied Eel Like
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Rover Predators Streamlined shape, pointed head, narrow caudal peduncle. Always on the move. E.g. Trout, Walleye
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Lie-in-wait Predators Explosive ambush predators. Body streamlined and elongate, torpedo like. Large caudal fin. Dorsal and anal fins far back. E.g. Northern, Musky
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Bottom Rovers Rover type body with a flattened head, humped back, enlarged pectoral fins. E.g., Catfish and Sturgeons.
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Deep Bodied Laterally flattened with a body depth at least 1/3 that of the length. Long dorsal and anal fin, pectoral fins high on the body with pelvic fins immediately below. Small mouth, large eyes, and short snout. Highly maneuverable, spines common. E.g., sunfish
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Eel-like fish Elongate bodies, blunt or wedge-shaped heads. Tapered, rounded tails.
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K.Q.#2: What are various fish within these fish shapes?
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Rover Predators
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Rainbow Trout
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Lake Trout
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Brook Trout
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Brown Trout
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Tulibee (White Fish)
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Walleye
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Sauger
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Yellow Perch
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Rainbow Smelt
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Lie-in-Wait Predators
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Northern Pike
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Muskellunge (Musky)
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Long-Nose Gar
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Bottom Rovers
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German Carp
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White Sucker
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Lake Sturgeon
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Channel Catfish
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Black Bullhead
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Deep Bodied
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Blue Gill
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Pumpkin Seed
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Rock Bass
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Largemouth Bass
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Smallmouth Bass
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Black Crappie
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White Crappie
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Eel-Like Fish
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American Eel
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Sea Lamprey
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Bowfin (Dog Fish)
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Burbot (Eel Pout)
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Quiz
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