Service employee processing a specimen

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee identifies fish in NCTC class CSP 2220-Fish ID. The objectives of the class are: Correctly identify unknown fish by following the methods described in the course; Use proper fish-collection labeling and preservation techniques; Discuss the benefits of using a combination of reference sources for fish identification; Use distributional maps as an aid to fish identification; Employ dichotomous keys; Discuss identification tricks-of-the-trade; and Correctly obtain morphometric information needed for fish identification.