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How to Identify Fish. West Virginia’s 182 fish species are grouped within 24 different taxonomic families. Most species are found within the familes Cyprinidae (minnows and carps), Percidae (darters and perches), Catostomidae (suckers), Centrarchidae (basses and sunfish) and Ictaluridae (catfishes). Other fish families may not be as prevalent ...
- fish brochure - Fishes of West Virginia
Fishes of West Virginia W est Virginia is blessed with a...
- fish brochure - Fishes of West Virginia
The state of West Virginia has a wide variety of freshwater fish species in its rivers, lakes, and streams. 20% of these species are sportfish, and the remaining 80% are nongame species. [1]
Fishes of West Virginia W est Virginia is blessed with a variety of fish resources, including 178 species and 3 hybrid sport fishes distributed among 24 different families. Interestingly, approxi-mately 20 percent are sport fishes, 80% are nongame fishes and 75% are found in just five families: carps/minnows (60 species),
Fishes of West Virginia; Print Fishes of West Virginia All 68; Taxonomy; 65 Ray-finned Fishes Class Actinopterygii; 3 Jawless Fishes Superclass Agnatha; Search. Sort Guide order; Alphabetical by display name; Alphabetical by scientific name; Grid Card. Rainbow Trout 1. Oncorhynchus mykiss. Brown Trout 2. Salmo trutta.
Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Blue Catfish and all game fish hybrids. Paintings by Duane Raver WEST VIRGINIA SPORT FISH IDENTIFICATION Brook Trout Brown Trout Rainbow Trout Golden Rainbow Trout Largemouth Bass Smallmouth Bass Spotted Bass Chain Pickerel Muskellunge Northern Pike Tiger Musky Striped Bass White Bass Hybrid-striped Bass ...
Sport Fish Identification _____ Game Fish Defined: all trout (Brook, Brown, Rainbow, Golden Rainbow), black bass (Largemouth, Smallmouth, Spotted), Chain Pickerel, Muskellunge,
Seventy-five percent of the fish species found in West Virginia are from just five families: Carps and minnows (60), perch (31), suckers (18), bass and sunfish (14), catfish (12). Brook trout, West Virginia’s official State Fish, are the only trout, salmon, or charr that is native to the state.