wildlife and recreation management mr. lemmons
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Freshwater Fish. Wildlife and Recreation Management Mr. Lemmons. IDENTIFYING FISH. Shape and number of spines Number of type of scales Teeth Eye diameter Internal anatomy Location of specific body parts. Why do fish change color?. STRESS!! 1. Being hooked 2. Being removed from water - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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 hooked2. Being removed from water3. Environmental changes4. 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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White BassOriginated 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 BassIntroduced
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 BassOften 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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Smallmouth Bass• 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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GarAlligator 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