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Warmwater Sportfish of New York

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LARGEMOUTH BASS

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  • Upper jaw extends past eye

  • Deep notch

  • Dark horizontal band

    • WALLEYE

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  • Canine teeth

  • Two separate dorsal fins

  • Black spot at rear of edge of first dorsal fin

    • NORTHERN PIKE

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  • Light spots on a dark background
  • Cheek and upper half of gill cover scaled
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  • 5 or fewer pores on underside of jaw
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    T. Knepp/USFWS

    MUSKELLUNGE

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  • Dark vertical bars on light background

  • Upper half of cheek and gill cover scaled
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  • 6 to 9 pores on underside of jaw
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    TIGER MUSKELLUNGE

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  • Irregular vertical bars on light background

  • 5 to 8 pores on underside of jaw
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  • Cheek and upper half of gill cover scaled
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    SMALLMOUTH BASS

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  • Upper jaw does not extend past eye

  • Shallow notch

    • YELLOW PERCH

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  • Two separate dorsal fins

  • Dark vertical bars on yellow sides

    • CHAIN PICKEREL

  • Chain-like markings on sides

  • Dark vertical bar under eye
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  • Cheek and gill cover fully scaled

  • Curved

  • Snout

  • Flat, diamond shaped body

    • BLACK CRAPPIE

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  • Dark mottled patches

    • BLUEGILL

  • Bluish gill cover
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  • Dusky spot at rear of dorsal fin

  • Faint vertical dark bars

    • PUMPKINSEED

  • Wavy turquoise bands on sides of head and cheek

  • Red spot on gill cover
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    ROCK BASS

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  • Red eye

  • Irregular blotches on upper half

  • Faint horizontal lines on lower half
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