Fish

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	Silver Carp Common names: Silver Carp, Asian Carp Scientific name: Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
	Freshwater Drum Common names: white perch, sheepshead, gaspergou , goo, croaker, thunderpumper, crocus, silver bass, gray perch, lake drum, jewel-head, grunt, bubbler, grinder, river drum Scientific name: morone Americana, aplodinotus, grunniens Size: Commonly reaching 1/2 pound and occasionally as large as 8 pounds. Features and benefits: Sheepshead, because of their diet, and with proper care, is an excellent eating fish; as good as, if not better than the walleye. The meat is moderately firm, mild, and sweet tasting. Meat color turns snow white when cooked. Freshwater Drum may be used as a substitute for snapper, grouper, tilapia, pike, or halibut.
	Common Carp Common names: German carp, European carp, scaled carp, leather carp, mirror carp, bulgemouth bass, king carp, Israeli carp. Scientific name: cyprinus carpio Size: Varies – 9 inches to 3 foot long and weights of 2 to 30 pounds(1 to 14 kgs). Features and benefits: The fish has a heritage in native Europe and Asia as the menu for royalty as a delicacy food. As the cost of protein based foods escalates, utilization of over-abundant and inexpensive fishes as substitutes will be found. Carp are relatively easy to acquire and are inexpensive. Carp has the preeminent advantage over such fish as the black bass, trout, grayling, and others in that it is a vegetable feeder. Carp when processed, can taste a good deal better than some so-called game species. Carp can be baked, pickled, smoked, steamed, fried, prepared as gefilte fish, or put into chowders or soups. It can be ground and stuffed into sausages or made into appetizing fish spreads, patties, or pies.
	Freshwater Sucker Common names: white sucker, spotted sucker, northern redhorse, river redhorse, golden redhorse, blue sucker Scientific name: Catostomidae – Greek Size: Suckers range is approximately 10 to 16 inches and weigh about 1 to 5 pounds. Features and benefits: Suckers are usually marketed as “mullet” in fresh and frozen forms. Suckers make an excellent smoked product and can be turned into flavorful fish sausages, due to the whiteness, flavor, and texture of the meat.
	Bigmouth Buffalo Common names: common buffalo, gourdhead buffalo, redmouth buffalo fish, stubnose buffalo, mud buffalo, lake buffalo, slough buffalo Scientific name: Ictiobus – Greek cyprinellus – Latin Size: Commonly up to 30 inches and 15 pounds (6.8 kgs), but 30-40 pound fish are not unusual.
	Smallmouth Buffalo Common names: blue pancake, brown buffalo, suckermouth buffalo, rooter, razorback, quillback buffalo, carp, humpedback buffalo, liner, roachback Scientific name: Ictiobus – Greek bubalus – Greek Size: Smallest of the buffalofish, but can grow up to 15 pounds. It is usually considered superior in flavor to the other species.
	Quillback Common names: carpsucker, American carp, silver carp, eastern carpsucker, plains, highfin carp sucker, shad, white carp, white buffalo Scientific name: carpiodes velifer rafinesque (Latin), cyprinus (Greek) Size: Most adult quillbacks fall into the 12 to 15 inch class and weigh 3 pounds or so.
	Bighead Carp Common names: big head, silver big head, black big head, bighead carp, noble fish, speckled armur, lake fish, tongsan, Chinese fish Scientific name: Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, hypophthalmichthys molitrix Size: Deep bodied fish with tiny scales and gray to black blotches on body, which gives them a speckled appearance. Bighead can reach 60 pounds or more. A 4 year old fish may weigh up to 20 – 25 pounds. The primary market size is for 6 to 12 pound fish. Features and benefits: The many bones are what have kept bighead carp out of the U.S. fresh fish markets, except those frequented by Asian shoppers. World wide, this Chinese delicacy is the most eaten fish, and it’s considered the Cadillac of fish in Asian countries. Product feature is firm, clean, and slightly translucent with metallic sheen like that of whitefish and trout. Product taste is not fishy, similar to pollock. Will readily absorb spices and marinades. The large head is desirable prepared in soup.
	Paddlefish Common names: Paddlefish, Mississippi Paddlefish Scientific name: Polydon spathula
	American Eel Common names: American Eel Scientific name: anguilla rostrate
	Longnose Gar Common names: Longnose gar Scientific name: lepisosteus osseus
	Bowfin Common names: bowfin, dogfish Scientific name: amia calua linnaeus
	Gizzard Shad Common names: gizzard shad, American shad, skipjack Scientific name: dorosoma cepedianum
	Northern Pike Common names: northern pike, jax Scientific name: esox lucius linnaeus
	Black Bullhead Common names: black bullhead, brown bullhead, yellow bullhead Scientific name: ictalurus natalis
	Channel Catfish Common names: channel catfish Scientific name: ictalurus punctatus
	White Bass Common names: white bass Scientific name: morone chrysops
	Striped Bass Common names: striped bass Scientific name: morone saxatilis
	Sun Perch Common names: bluegill sunfish, sunny, bream, rock bass, sun perch Scientific name: lepomis macrochirus rafinesque
	White Crappie Common names: white crappie Scientific name: pomaxis annularis rafinesque
	Black Crappie Common names: black crappie, specs, calico bass, spots Scientific name: pomoxis nigromaculatus
	Walleye Common names: walleye, yellow pike, pickeral, dory, pike-perch, glass eye Scientific name: stizostedion vitreum
	Shovelnose Sturgeon Common names: shovelnose sturgeon, hackleback Scientific name: scaphirhynehus platerynchus
	Lake Whitefish Common names: lake white fish Scientific name: coregonus clupeaformis
	Rainbow Trout Common names: rainbow trout Scientific name: salmo gairdneri
	Grass Carp Common names: grass carp, white amur Scientific name: Ctenopharyngodon idella
	Large Gold Fish Common names: gold carp, gold fish scientific name: carassius auratus
	Lake Herring Common names: lake herring, cisco Scientific name: coregonus artedi