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The Worldwide Biological Classification of the Baby Fishes Shown in this Web Site
On this page, the higher divisions (taxa) orders down to families, including numbered orders, follow: J.S. Nelson. 1994, Fishes of the World. (Ref. 37). The common names, scientific names, describers and dates of publication of the first description of the species from the Gulf of St. Lawrence, below, follow: A.H. Leim and W.B. Scott. 1966, Fishes of the Atlantic Coast (Ref. 34), and W.B. Scott and M.G. Scott. 1988, Atlantic Fishes of Canada (Ref. 40). The common names, scientific names, describers and dates of publication of the first description of the species of the freshwater fish, below, follow: W.B. Scott and E.J. Crossman, 1973, Freshwater Fishes of Canada (Ref. 39). The common names, scientific names, describers and dates of publication of the first description of the species of fish from Barkley Sound, below, follow: J.L. Hart, 1973, Pacific Fishes of Canada (Ref. 26), and Matarese, et al. 1989, Laboratory Guide to Early Life History Stages of Northeast Pacific Fishes (Ref. 36).
Order 18: Semionotiformes
Family: Lepisosteidae–
Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Order 23: Anguilliformes
SubOrder: Anguilloidei
Family: Anguillidae–
American Eel, Anguilla rostrata (LeSueur, 1817)
Order 25: Clupeiformes
SubOrder: Clupeoidei
SuperFamily: Clupeoidea
Family: Clupeidae–
Atlantic Herring, Clupea harengus harengus Linnaeus, 1758
Pacific Herring, Clupea harengus pallasi Valenciennes, 1847
Order 27: Cypriniformes
SuperFamily: Cyprinoidea
Family: Cyprinidae–
SubFamily: Leuciscinae
Emerald Shiner, Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque, 1818
Golden Shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814)
Redbelly Dace, Phoxinus eos (Cope, 1862)Family: Catostomidae–
Common White Sucker, Catostomus commersoni (Lacépède, 1803)
Lake Chubsucker, Erimyzon sucetta (Lacépède, 1803)
Order 32: Osmeriformes
SubOrder: Osmeroidei
SuperFamily: Osmeroidea
Family: Osmeridae–
Capelin, Mallotus villosus (Müller, 1777)
Rainbow Smelt, Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814)
Unidentified Smelt 1, Smelt species 1 (Pacific Ocean)
Order 33: Salmoniformes
Family: Salmonidae–
SubFamily: Coregoninae
Lake Whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill, 1818)
Order 42: Gadiformes
SubOrder: Gadoidei
Family: Phycidae–
SubFamily: Gaidropsarinae
Fourbeard Rockling, Enchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766)Family: Gadidae–
SubFamily: Merlucciinae
Silver Hake, Merluccius bilinaeus (Mitchill, 1814)SubFamily: Lotinae
Cusk, Brosme brosme (Müller, 1776)
Burbot, Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758)
SubFamily: Gadinae
Atlantic Cod, Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
Pollock, Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758)
Order 44: Lophiiformes
SubOrder: Lophoidei
Family: Lophiidae–
Monkfish, Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1873
Order 46: Atherinformes
SubOrder: Atherinoidei
Family: Atherinidae–
Brook Silverside, Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865)
Order 48: Cyprinidontiformes
SubOrder: Cyprinodontoidei
Family: Fundulidae–
Banded Killifish, Fundulus diaphanus (Lesueur, 1817)
Order 52: Gasterosteiformes
SubOrder: Gasterosteoidei
Family: Gasterosteidae–
Brook Stickleback, Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1841)
Ninespine Stickleback, Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Threespine Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculaetus Linnaeus, 1758
SubOrder: Syngnathoidei
SuperFamily:Syngnathoidea
Family: Syngnathidae–
SubFamily: Syngnathinae
Bay Pipefish, Syngnathus leptorhynchus Girard, 1854
Order 54: Scorpaeniformes
SubOrder: Scorpaenoidei
Family: Scorpaenidae–
SubFamily: Sebastinae
Redfish, Sebastes marinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Unidentified Rockfish 1, Sebastes 1 (Pacific Ocean)
Unidentified Rockfish 2, Sebastes 2 (Pacific Ocean)
SubOrder: Hexagrammoidei
Family: Hexagrammidae–
SubFamily: Hexagramminae
Rock Greenling, Hexagrammos lagocephalus (Pallas, 1810)
Lingcod, Ophiodon elongatus Girard 1854SubFamily: Ophiodontinae
SubOrder: Cottoidei
SuperFamily: Cottoidea
Family: Cottidae–
Cabezon, Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres, 1854)
Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsoni Girard, 1852
Longhorn Sculpin,,Myoxocephalus octodemspinosus (Mitchill, 1815)
Mottled Sculpin,,Cottus bairdi Girard, 1850
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin, Leptocottus armatus Girard, 1854
Padded Sculpin, Artedius fenestralis Jordan and Gilbert, 1882
Puget Sound Sculpin, Ruscarius meanyi (Jordan and Starks, 1895)
Shorthorn Sculpin, Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)
Slim Sculpin, Radulinus asprellus Gilbert, 1890
Spoonhead Sculpin,,Cottus ricei Nelson, 1876
Soft Sculpin, Gilbertidia sigalutes (Jodan and Starks, 1895)
Thornback Sculpin, Parcelinus hopliticus Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1889Family: Hemitripteridae–
Sea Raven, Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789)
Sailfin Sculpin, Nautichthys oculotasiatus (Girard, 1857)Family: Agonidae–
SubFamily: Anoplagoninae
Alligatorfish, Aspidophoroides monopterygius (Bloch, 1786)
Blacktip Poacher, Xeneretmus latifrons (Gilbert, 1890)
Unidentified Poacher 1, Poacher 1 (Pacific Ocean)
Unidentified Poacher 2, Poacher 2 (Pacific Ocean)SuperFamily: Cyclopteroidea
Family: Cyclopteridae–
SubFamily: Cyclopterinae
Lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus Linnaeus, 1758Subfamily: Liparidinae
Family: Liparidae
Unidentified Snailfish 1, Liparis 1 (Pacific Ocean)
Unidentified Snailfish 2, Liparis 2 (Pacific Ocean)
Unidentified Snailfish 3, Liparis 3 (Pacific Ocean)
Order 55: Perciformes
SubOrder: Percoidei
Family: Centrarchidae–
Pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Rock Bass, Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817)
Smallmouth Black Bass, Micropterus dolomieu Lacépède, 1802Family: Percidae–
SubFamily: Percinae
Tribe: Percini
Yellow Perch, Perca flavescens (Mitchill, 1814)Tribe: Etheostomatini
Iowa Darter, Etheostoma exile (Girard, 1860)
Logperch, Percina caprodes (Rafinesque, 1818)SubFamily: Luciopercinae
Yellow Walleye, Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchill, 1818)
SubOrder: Labroidei
Family: Labridae–
Cunner, Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum, 1792)Family: Zoarcidae–
Ocean Pout, Macrozoarces americanus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
Atlantic Soft Pout, Melanostigma atlanticum Koefoed, 1952Family: Stichaeidae–
SubFamily: Stichaeinae
Arctic Shanny, Stichaeus punctatus (Fabricius, 1780)
Radiated Shanny, Ulvaria subbifurcata (Storer, 1839)SubFamily: Lumpeninae
Daubed Shanny, Lumpenus maculatus (Fries, 1837)
Snake Blenny, Lumpenus lumpretaeformis (Walbaum, 1792)Family: Cryptacanthodidae–
Dwarf Wrymouth, Lyconectes aleutensis Gilbert, 1895
Wrymouth, Cryptacanthodes maculatus Storer, 1839Family: Pholididae–
Crescent Gunnel, Pholis laeta (Cope, 1873)
Rock Gunnel, Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus, 1758)Family: Anarhichadidae–
Atlantic Wolffish, Anarhichas lupus Linnaeus, 1758
SubOrder: Ammodytoidei
Family: Ammodytidae–
American Sand Lance, Ammodytes americanus DeKay, 1842
Pacific Sand Lance, Ammodytes hexapterus Pallas, 1811
Order: Gobiesociformes
Family: Gobiesocidae–
Northern Clingfish, Gobiesox maeandricus (Girard, 1858)
SubOrder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae–
Arrow Goby, Clevelandia ios (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882)
SubOrder: Scombroidei
Family: Scombridae–
Atlantic Mackerel, Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758
Order: Pleuronectiformes
SubOrder: Pleurnectoidei
Family: Bothidae–
SubFamily: Scophthalminae
Windowpane, Scophthalamus aquosus (Mitchill, 1815)SubFamily: Paralichthyinae
Family: Pleuronectidae–
American Plaice, Hippoglossoides platessoides (Fabricius, 1780)
Butter Sole, Isopsetta isolepis (Lockington, 1880)
C-O Sole, Pleuronichthys coenosus Girard, 1854
English Sole, Parophrys vetulus Girard, 1854
Greenland Halibut, Reinhardtius hippoglossoides (Walbaum, 1792)
Pacific Halibut, Hippoglossoides stenolepis Schmidt, 1904
Sand Sole, Psettichthys melanostictus Girard, 1854
Smooth Flounder, Liopsetta putnami (Gill, 1864)
Starry Flounder, Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1787)
Winter Flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum, 1792)
Witch Flounder, Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Unidentified Flounder 1, Pleuronectidae 1 (Pacific Ocean)
Unidentified Flounder 2, Pleuronectidae 2 (Pacific Ocean)