Need better identification!

[MuskieBait]

Yes, it is helpful to have an ID Help section...and it is very important to learn how to learn. No one is born with knowledge, the difference is if someone is willing to learn and search for information.

You just need to ask the right questions...no one has been asking yet...and they don't really know the resources that are available to them from this forum...if they would only ask.

I would encourage people learning about latin names. Like you said Michael, the bionomial nomenclature actually provide a lot of interesting information. It is originally designed to categorize species and it helps to show the relationships between various species.

As in your example, Largemouth Bass is really a species under the Sunfish family...while the White Perch is a species under the True Bass family related to Striped Bass but only a distant relative to Largemouth Bass. The little Rainbow Darter and Johnny Darter are in the Perch family which Walleye, Sauger and Yellow Perch are also members of the same family.

People see latin names are an impediment and a hurdle...it is actually something that will fully enlighten the curious minds.