Widener University 

Fish Collection in Kirkbride 420 as of December 14, 2000

Class Osteichthyes

Subclass Actinopterygii

• Division Ginglymodi
• Order Seminotiformes
• Division Telostei
• Subdivision Elopomorpha
• Order Anguilliformes
• Subdivision Clupeomorpha
• Order Clupeiformes
• Subdivision Euteleostei
• Superorder Ostariophysi
• Order Cypriniformes
• Superorder Protacanthopterygii
• Order Salmoniformes
• Superorder Paracanthopterygii
• Order Batrachoidiformes
• Order Ophidiiformes
• Order Lophiiformes
• Superorder Acanthopterygii
• Series Atherinomorpha
• Order Atheriniformes
• Order Cyprinodonitiformes
• Order Beloniformes
• Series Percomorpha
• Order Tetraodontiformes
• Order Pleuronectiformes
• Order Scorpaeniformes
• Order Perciformes

Order Seminotiformes

• Family Lepisosteidae (#1)

Order Anguilliformes

• Family Anguillidae
• Genus species Anguilla rostrata (11)

(American Eel)
• Family Muraenidae
• Subfamily Muraeninae (46)

Order Clupeiformes

• Family Clupeidae (37)

• Family Engraulidae
• Subfamily Engraulinae
• Genus species Anchoa mitchilli (26)

(Bay Anchory)
• Genus species Anchoa hepsetus (31)

(Striped Anchovy)

Order Cypriniformes

• Family Catostomidae
• Genus species Catostomus commersoni

(White Sucker)
• Family Cyprinidae
• Genus species Esxoglossum maxillingua

(Cutlips Minnow)
• Genus species Rhinichthys atratulus

(Blacknose Dace)
• Genus species Notropis cornutus

(Common Shiner)
• Genus species Notropis hudsonius

(Spottail Shiner)

Order Salmoniformes

• Family Salmonidae
• Subfamily Salmoninae
• Genus species Oncorhynchus mykiss (54)

(Rainbow trout)

Order Batrachoidiformes

• Family Batrachoididae
• Subfamily Batrachoidinae
• Genus pecies Opsanus tau (21)

(Oyster toadfish)
• Subfamily Porichthyinae (38)

Order Ophidiiformes

• Family Ophidiidae
• Subfamily Ophidiinae
• Genus species Ophidion marginatum (8)

(Striped Cusk-eel, male)

Order Lophiiformes

• Family Ogcocephalidae
• Genus species Zalieutes mcgintyi (9)

(Tricorn Batfish)

Order Atheriniformes

• Family Atherinidae
• Tribe Menidiinae
• Genus species Menidia menidia (22)

(Atlantic Silverside)

Order Cyprinodonitiformes

• Family Fundulidae (25)
• Genus species Fundulus majalis (32)

(Striped Killifish, 1 male and 1 female)
• Genus species Fundulus diaphanus

(Banded Killifish)

Order Beloniformes

• Family Belonidae (27)

Order Tetraodontiformes

• Family Ostraciidae
• Genus species Lactophrys polygonia (43)

(Honeycomb Cowfish)
• Family Diodontidae
• Genus species Chilomycterus schoepfi (3)

(Striped Burrfish)
• Family Balistidae
• Genus species Monocanthus setifer (47)

(Pigmy Filefish)
• Family Tetraodontidae
• Genus species Sphoeroides maculatus (16)

(Northern Puffer)

Order Pleuronectiformes

• Family Soleidae
• Genus species Trinectes maculatus (30)
• Family Bothidae (10)
• Family Pleuronectidae
• Genus species Limanda ferruginae (13)

(Yellowtail flounder)

Order Scorpaeniformes

• Family Triglidae
• Subfamily Triglinae (45)
• Genus species Prionotus evolans (15)

(Striped Searobin)
• Family Scorpaenidae (14, 29,44)
• Subfamily Scorpaeninae
• Genus Sebastes (12)

Order Perciformes

• Family Percidae
• Genus species Etheostoma olmstedi

(Tessellated Darter)
• Family Chaetodontidae (42)
• Genus species Chateodon aculeatus (4)

(Longshout Butterflyfish)
• Family Acanthuridae
• Subfamily Nasinae (5)

• Family Embiotocidae (7)
• Family Sciaenidae
• Genus Bairdiella (6)
• Genus species Odontoscion dentex (24)

(Reef Croaker)
• Genus species Leiostomus xanthurus (34)

(spot)
• Genus species Bairdiella chrysaura (33)

(Silver Perch)
• Family Carangidae
• Genus species Selene vomer (28)

(Lookdown)
• Genus species Chloroscombrus chrysurus (52)

(Atlantic Bumper)
• Family Lutijanidae (35)
• Family Echeneidae
• Genus species Remora remora (36)
• Family Sparidae
• Genus species Stenostomus caprinus (48)

(Longspine Porgy)
• Genus species Stenotomus chrysops (23)

(Scup)
• Family Pomacanthidae (17, 18, 19, 20)
• Family Scombridae (2)
• Family Stromateidae
• Genus species Peprilus tricanthus (53)

(Butterfish)
• Family Centrarchidae
• Genus Micropterus (49)
• Family Blenniidae (50)
• Family Polynemidae
• Genus species Polydactylus oligodon (51)

(Littlescale Threadfin)