L. Erie & embayment-Sterling St. Pk., Monroe Co., MI
Field Trip 3
Lake Erie and embayment
at Sterling State Park, Monroe Co., Michigan
Sept. 24, 26, 1996

HERRINGS
gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) [blue shoulder spot]
MINNOWS AND CARPS
common carp (Cyprinus carpio) [protrusible mouth, thin lips]
spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera) [dark spots in dorsal]
emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) [emerald sheen on body]
golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) [small mouth, long A fin]
SUCKERS
quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus) [high anterior dorsal fin rays]
CATFISHES
black bullhead (Ameirus melas) [black chin barbels]
channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) [forked tail]
SILVERSIDE
brook silverside (Labidesthes sicculus) [slender, pointed snout]
TEMPERATE BASSES
white perch (Morone americana) [8 or 9 anal rays]
white bass (Morone chrysops) [10-12 anal rays]
SUNFISHES
smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieui) [olive, low D spines]
rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) [6 anal fin spines]
PERCHES
logperch (Percina caprodes) [vertical bars, pointy snout]