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Here are 9 fish species. Use the accompanying dichotomous key to identify the Genus and species of each.

Transcribed Image Text:## Fish Identification Guide
### Illustrative Figures of Various Fish
This guide contains illustrations of different types of fish. Each fish is numbered for easy reference. Below each illustration is a series of steps to help identify the fish.
1. Fish with a round flattened body and small fins.
2. Fish with two dorsal fins, one of which is long and extends along the back.
3. Fish with a single dorsal fin and a rounded body.
4. Fish with a triangular shape and large pectoral fins.
5. Fish with a diamond-shaped body and long tail.
6. Fish with a long body and small fins.
7. Fish shaped like an eel, slender and elongated.
8. Fish with a round, deep body and small fins.
9. Fish with a long, slender body and long snout.
### Fish Key
Follow the guide below to identify the fish based on their physical features.
#### Step 1:
- **A**: If fish shape is long and skinny, then go to Step 2.
- **B**: If fish shape is not long and skinny, then go to Step 3.
#### Step 2:
- **A**: If the fish has pointed fins, it is a trumpet fish.
- **B**: If the fish has smooth fins, it is a raft fish.
#### Step 3:
- **A**: If fish has both eyes on top of the head, then go to Step 4.
- **B**: If fish has one eye on each side of the head, then go to Step 5.
#### Step 4:
- **A**: If the fish has long whip-like tail, it is a spotted eagle ray.
- **B**: If the fish doesn't have long whip-like tail, it is a short-tailed rudge.
#### Step 5:
- **A**: If fish has spots, then go to Step 6.
- **B**: If fish does not have spots, then go to Step 7.
#### Step 6:
- **A**: If fish has chin "whiskers," it is a spotted goat fish.
- **B**: If fish does not have chin "whiskers," it is a band-tail puffer.
#### Step 7:
- **A**: If fish has stripes, then go to Step 8.
- **B**: If fish does not have stripes, it is a

Transcribed Image Text:# Fish Identification Key
The image provides a fish identification key, utilizing a step-by-step process to help identify various species of fish based on their physical characteristics. Below is a transcription and detailed explanation of the diagram and instructions provided in the image.
## Fish Key Steps
### Step 1
- **A**: If fish shape is long and skinny...
- **then go to Step 2**
- **B**: If fish shape is not long and skinny...
- **then go to Step 3**
### Step 2
- **A**: If the fish has pointed fins, it is a **trumpet fish** (Image 9).
- **B**: If the fish has smooth fins, it is a **spotted moray eel** (Image 7).
### Step 3
- **A**: If fish has both eyes on top of the head...
- **then go to Step 4**
- **B**: If fish has one eye on each side of the head...
- **then go to Step 5**
### Step 4
- **A**: If the fish has long whip-like tail, it is a **spotted eagle ray** (Image 5).
- **B**: If fish has short, blunt tail, it is a **peacock flounder** (Image 6).
### Step 5
- **A**: If fish has spots...
- **then go to Step 6**
- **B**: If fish does not have spots...
- **then go to Step 7**
### Step 6
- **A**: If fish has chin "whiskers," it is a **spotted goat fish** (Image 2).
- **B**: If fish does not have chin "whiskers," it is a **band-tail puffer** (Image 1).
### Step 7
- **A**: If fish has stripes...
- **then go to Step 8**
- **B**: If fish does not have stripes, it is a **glassy sweeper** (Image 3).
### Step 8
- **A**: If fish has a V-shaped tail, it is a **squirrel fish** (Image 4).
- **B**: If fish has a blunt tail, it is a **glassy-eye snapper** (Image
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