Michaela Gentile, Alyssa Williams, Ajani Salaña, Caroline
1a external gill slits- 2
1b no external gill slits 12
2a Dorsally flattened- 3
2b not dorsally flattened- 5
3a pattern on dorsal side- 4
3b no pattern on dorsal side- southern stingray
4a black with white spots- spotted eagle ray
4b yellow with white spots- yellow stingray
5a long rostrum with teeth- largetooth sawfish
5b short or medium length rostrum- 6
6a wide, flattened head- 7
6b non-flattened head- 8
7a rectangular shaped head- scalloped hammerhead
7b rounded-rectangular shaped head- bonnethead shark
8a Fins are black on the top- blacktip shark
8b fins are not black- 9
9a large eyes- shortfin mako
9b normal sized eyes- 10
10a wide pectoral fins- nurse shark
10b narrow/normal pectoral fins- 11
11a yellow color- lemon shark
11b gray color- bull shark
12a no pectoral fins- 13
12b has no pectoral fins- 14
13a green color body- green moray
13b brown color body- american eel
14a has a long rostrum- 15
14b has a small or normal sized rostrum- 21
15a flattened rostrum- paddlefish
15b thin rostrum- 16
16a dorsal fin close to cuadal fin- 17
16b dorsal fin closer to anterior of fish- 18
17a lunate cuadal fin- ballyhoo
17b rounded cudal fin- alligator gar
18a has soft rays on dorsal- 19
18b has no soft rays on dorsal- swordfish
19a has large dorsal fin- sailfish
19b dorsal fin is tall in the anterior of fish then short- 20
20a has stripes- blue marlin
20b no stripes- white marlin
21a has black vertical stripes- 22
21b no black vertical stripes- ___
22a yellow with two black stripes on head- pork fish
22b not yellow with two black stripes on head- 23
23a black and white alternating stripes- 24
23b no black and white alternating stripes- 25
24a large dorsal fin- atlantic spadefish
24b small dorsal fin- sheepshead
25a distinctive scalpel-like spine near the base of the tail-doctorfish
25b fish with yellow color on dorsal -26
26a a yellow color on dorsal side - sergeant major
26b yellow markings dorsal fin and blue body - blue tang
27a rough, textured body with distinct patterns and colors - gray triggerfish
27b slender body - 28
28a slender body resembling a long-jawed silver fish -Bonefish
28b Slender fish with a slightly pointed head and a prominent lateral line
-common snook
29a silvery body and forked tail- 30
29b deep-bodied fish with a prominent lateral line and yellow fins -greater
amberjack
30a robust body and a deeply forked tail - crevalle jack
30b faint lateral line -florida pompano
30c Shad-like and forked tail fin - american shad
31a laterally compressed body and disc-shaped appearance -lookdown
31b Prominent lateral line and yellow fins -greater amberjack
32a vertical bars on its body - 33
32b -
33a Dark spot above pectoral fin —- Pinfish
33b No spots, only stripes——-Sheepshead
34a) Torpedo shaped body - 8
34b) Shiny silvery scales - 7
35a) brown coloration with white stripe- Cobia
35b) dorsally pointed mouth - Tarpon
36a) Two Dorsal fins- 4
36b) One dorsal fin- Lady fish
37a) Has Stripes- 3
37b) Yellow spotted- Spanish Mackerel
38a) Blue stripes- Wahoo
38b) Faded white stripes- Great barracuda
39a) Black Stripes - King Mackerel
39b) Red coloration across body - 3
40a) Black spot near caudal fin - Lane Snapper
40b) Dark fringe around the dorsal and tail fins- Red Snapper
41a) Black spots on cheeks - Red Grouper
41b) Continuous Spiny Dorsal Fin- 4
42a) Stripes on face - Goliath Grouper
42b) Oval Pattern on lateral side - Black Grouper
43a)Dark wavy marking on lateral side - Gag Grouper
43b) Bright yellow caudal fin - 5
44a) Two barbels under chin - Yellow Goatfish
44b) Yellow stripe from eye to caudal fin - Yellowtail Snapper
45a) Long blue dorsal fin - common dolphinfish
45b) thick grey stripes across the body - French Grunt
46a) Thin blue stripes across the body - Bluestriped grunt
46b) Long purple anal fin - French Hogfish
Freshwater Fish
1a) body is round and short- 8
1b) body is thin and elongated- American Eel
2a) dorsal fins are pointed- 11
2b) dorsal fins are rounded-8
3a) small pointed dorsal fin- pumpkinseed
3b) long slender dorsal fin- 15
4a) long, split caudal fin- 9
4b) short, round caudal fin- 9
5a) fish has multiple spots- brown bullhead
5b) fish has a single spot-6
6a) fish has horizontal stripes- striped bass
6b) fish has vertical stripes- butterfly peacock bass
7a) fish has barbels- 14
7b) fish does not have barbels- 9
8a) anal fin is long and rounded-12
8b) anal fin is short- 10
9a) tail is fan shaped- largemouth bass
9b) tail is v-shaped- grass carp
10a) fish has one dorsal fin- smallmouth bass
11a) fish has pelvic fins- bluegill
12a) head is short- black crappie
12b) head is elongated- alligator gar
13a) elongated snout- paddlefish
13b) short snout- white crappie
14a) split caudal fin- channel catfish
15a) thick body- bowfin
