United States and Canada Freshwater Fish* and Our Lifelists

SPECIES
JOSH
JOY
LAMPREYS - Petromyzontidae
Sea Lamprey - Petromyzon marinus
Silver Lamprey - Icthyomyzon unicuspus
Northern Brook Lamprey - Icthyomyzon fossor
Chestnut Lamprey - Icthyomyzon castaneus
Southern Brook Lamprey - Icthyomyzon gagei
Ohio Lamprey - Icthyomyzon bdellium
Mountain Brook Lamprey - Icthyomyzon greeleyi
Pacific Lamprey - Lampetra tridentata
Miller Lake Lamprey - Lampetra minima
Lake Lamprey - Lampetra macrostoma
Klamath River Lamprey - Lampetra similis
Pit-Klamath River Lamprey - Lampetra lethophaga
Kern Brook Lamprey - Lampetra hubbsi
Arctic Lamprey - Lampetra japonica
American Brook Lamprey - Lampetra appendix
River Lamprey - Lampetra ayresi
Western Brook Lamprey - Lampetra Richardsoni
Pacific Brook Lamprey - Lampetra pacifica
Least Brook Lamprey - Lampetra aepyptera
STURGEONS - Acipenseridae
Shortnose Sturgeon - Acipenser brevirostrum
Lake Sturgeon - Acipenser fulvescens
X
X
Green Sturgeon - Acipenser medirostris
White Sturgeon - Acipenser transmontanus
Atlantic Sturgeon - Acipenser oxyrhynchus
Shovelnose Sturgeon - Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus
X
X
Pallid Sturgeon - Scaphirhynchus albus
PADDLEFISHES - Polyodontidae
Paddlefish - Polyodon spathula
GARS - Lepisosteidae
Alligator Gar - Atractoseus spatula
Shortnose Gar - Lepisosteus platostomus
Longnose Gar - Lepisosteus osseus
X
X
Spotted Gar - Lepisosteus oculatus
X
Florida Gar - Lepisosteus platyrhincus
BOWFINS - Amiidae
Bowfin - Amia calva
X
FRESHWATER EELS - Anguillidae
American Eel - Anguilla rostrata
X
HERRINGS AND SHADS - Clupeidae
Blueback Herring - Alosa aestivalis
Alewife - Alosa pseudoharengus
Hickory Shad - Alosa mediocris
Skipjack Herring - Alosa chrysochloris
American Shad - Alosa sapidissima
X
Alabama Shad - Alosa alabamae
Gizzard Shad - Dorosoma cepedianum
Threadfin Shad - Dorosoma petenence
MOONEYES - Hiodontidae
Goldeye - Hiodon alosoides
Mooneye - Hiodon tergisus
X
X
TROUT, SALMON, CHAR, AND WHITEFISHES - Salmonidae
Broad Whitefish - Coregonus nasus
Lake Whitefish - Coregonus clupeaformis
X
Alaska Whitefish - Coregonus nelsoni
Humpback Whitefish - Coregonus pidschian
Atlantic Whitefish - Coregonus huntsmani
Cisco - Coregonus artedi
Least Cisco - Coregonus sardinella
Arctic Cisco - Coregonus autumnalis
Shortjaw Cisco - Coregonus zenithicus
Blackfin Cisco - Coregonus nigripinnis
Kiyi - Coregonus kiyi
Bloater - Coregonus hoyi
Inconnu - Stenodus leucichthys
Bonneville Cisco - Prosopium gemmiferum
Pygmy Whitefish - Prosopium coulteri
Bear Lake Whitefish - Prosopium abyssicola
Bonneville Whitefish - Prosopium spilonotus
Mountain Whitefish - Prosopium williamsoni
Round Whitefish - Prosopium cylindraceum
Arctic Grayling - Thymallus arcticus
Lake Trout - Salvelinus namaycush
Brook Trout - Salvelinus fontinalis
X
Arctic Char - Salvelinus alpinus
Dolly Varden - Salvelinus malma
Bull Trout - Salvelinus confluentus
Angayukaksurak Char - Salvelinus anaktuvukensis
Atlantic Salmon - Salmo salar
Brown Trout - Salmo trutta
X
X
Sockeye Salmon - Oncorhynchus nerka
Chum Salmon - Oncorhynchus keta
Chinook Salmon - Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Coho Salmon - Oncorhynchus kisutch
Pink Salmon - Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Cutthroat Trout - Oncorhynchus clarki
Gila Trout - Oncorhynchus gilae
Apache Trout - Oncorhynchus apache
Rainbow Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss
X
X
Golden Trout - Oncorhynchus aguabonita
SMELTS - Osmeridae
Pond Smelt - Hypomesus olidus
Delta Smelt - Hypomesus transpacificus
Wakasagi - Hypomesus nipponensis
Rainbow Smelt - Osmerus mordax
Pygmy Smelt - Osmerus spectrum
Longfin Smelt - Spirinchus thaleicthys
Eulachon - Thaleichthys pacificus
MUDMINNOWS - Umbridae
Olympic Mudminnow - Novumbra hubbsi
Alaska Blackfish - Dallia pectoralis
Central Mudminnow - Umbra limi
Eastern Mudminnow - Umbra pygmaea
PIKES - Esocidae
Redfin Pickerel - Esox americanus
Chain Pickerel - Esox niger
X
Northern Pike - Esox lucius
X
X
Muskellunge - Esox masquinongy
CHARACINS - Charicidae
Mexican Tetra - Astyanax mexicanus
MINNOWS - Cyprinidae
Grass Carp - Ctenopharyngodon idella
X
Goldfish - Carassius auratus
Common Carp - Cyprinus carpio
X
X
Ide - Leuciscus idus
Rudd - Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Tench - Tinca tinca
Bitterling - Rhodeus sericeus
Golden Shiner - Notemigonus crysoleucas
X
Hitch - Lavinia exilicauda
Splittail - Pogonicthys macrolepidotus
Clear Lake Splittail - Pogonicthys ciscoides
Colorado Squawfish - Ptychocheilus lucius
Sacramento Squawfish - Ptychocheilus grandis
Northern Squawfish - Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Umpqua Squawfish - Ptychocheilus Umpquae
Hardhead - Mylopharodon conocephalus
Sacramento Blackfish - Orthodon microlepidotus
Peamouth - Mylocheilus caurinus
Chiselmouth - Acrocheilus alutaceus
Redside Shiner - Richardsonius balteatus
Lahontan Redside - Richardsonius egregius
California Roach - Hesperoleucus symmetricus
Roundtail Chub - Gila robusta
Humpback Chub - Gila cypha
Bonytail - Gila elegans
Chihuahua Chub - Gila nigrescens
Rio Grande Chub - Gila pandora
Sonora Chub - Gila ditaenia
Arroyo Chub - Gila orcutti
Yaqui Chub - Gila purpuria
Blue Chub - Gila coerulea
Leatherside Chub - Gila copei
Utah Chub - Gila atraria
Tui Chub - Gila bicolor
Alvord Chub - Gila alvordensis
Borax Lake Chub - Gila boraxobius
Rosyside Dace - Clinostomus fonduloides
X
Redside Dace - Clinostomus elongatus
Longfin Dace - Agosia chrysogaster
Moapa Dace - Moapa coriacea
Relict Dace - Relictus solitarius
Desert Dace - Eremicthys acros
Least Chub - Ioticthys phlegethontis
Little Colorado Spinedace - Lepidomeda vittata
Virgin Spindace - Lepidomeda mollispinis
White River Spinedace - Lepidomeda albivallis
Pahranagat Spinedace - Lepidomeda altivelis
Spikedace - Meda fulgida
Woundfin - Plagopterus argentissimus
Oregon Chub - Oregonicthys crameri
Finescale Dace - Phoxinus neogaeus
Southern Redbelly Dace - Phoxinus erythrogaster
Northern Redbelly Dace - Phoxinus eos
Mountain Redbelly Dace - Phoxinus oreas
Tennessee Dace - Phoxinus tennesseensis
Blackside Dace - Phoxinus cumberlandensis
Flame Chub - Hemitremia flammea
Creek Chub - Semotilus atromaculatus
X
X
Dixie Chub - Semotilus thoreauianis
Sandhills Chub - Semotilus lumbee
Fallfish - Semotilus corporalis
Pearl Dace - Margariscus margarita
Lake Chub - Couesius plumbeus
Hornyhead Chub - Nocomis biguttatus
Redspot Chub - Nocomis asper
Redtail Chub - Nocomis effusus
River Chub - Nocomis micropogon
Bull Chub - Nocomis raneyi
Bluehead Chub - Nocomis leptocephalus
X
Central Stoneroller - Campostoma anomalum
Bluefin Stoneroller - Campostoma pauciradii
Largescale Stoneroller - Campostoma oligolepis
Mexican Stoneroller - Campostoma ornatum
Roundnose Minnow - Dionda episcopa
Devils River Minnow - Dionda diaboli
Suckermouth Minnow - Phenacobius mirabilis
Kanawha Minnow - Phenacobius teretulus
Fatlips Minnow - Phenacobius crassilabrum
Riffle Minnow - Phenacobius catostomus
Stargazing Minnow - Phenacobius uranops
Tonguetied Minnow - Exoglossum laurae
Cutlips Minnow - Exoglossum maxillingua
Eastern Blacknose Dace - Rhinicthys atratulus
Western Blacknose Dace - Rhinicthys obtusus
X
Speckled Dace - Rhinicthys osculus
Leopard Dace - Rhinicthys falcatus
Umatilla Dace - Rhinicthys umatilla
Longnose Dace - Rhinicthys cataractae
Cheat Minnow - Rhinicthys bowersi
Umpqua Dace - Rhinicthys evermanni
Loach Minnow - Rhinicthys cobitis
Flathead Chub - Platygobio gracilis
Sicklefin Chub - Macrhybopsis meeki
Sturgeon Chub - Macrhybopsis gelida
Silver Chub - Macrhybopsis storeriana
X
Streamline Chub - Erimystax dissimilis
Blotched Cub - Erimystax insignis
Gravel Chub - Erimystax x-punctatus
Slender Chub - Erimystax cahni
Speckled Chub - Extrarius aestivalis
Mississippi Silvery Minnow - Hybognathus nuchalis
Eastern Silvery Minnow - Hybognathus regius
Plains Minnow - Hybognathus placitus
Brassy Minnow - Hybognathus hankinsoni
Cypress Minnow - Hybognathus hayi
Striped Shiner - Luxilus chrysocephalus
Common Shiner - Luxilus cornutus
X
White Shiner - Luxilus albeolus
Crescent Shiner - Luxilus cerasinus
Bleeding Shiner - Luxilus zonatus
Duskystripe Shiner - Luxilus pilsbryi
Cardinal Shiner - Luxilus cardinalis
Warpaint Shiner - Luxilus coccogenis
Bandfin Shiner - Luxilus zonistius
Redfin Shiner - Lythrurus umbratilis
Rosefin Shiner - Lythrurus ardens
Pinewoods Shiner - Lythrurus matutinus
Ribbon Shiner - Lythrurus fumeus
Ouachita Mountain Shiner - Lythrurus snelsoni
Mountain Shiner - Lythrurus lirus
Cherryfin Shiner - Lythrurus roseipinnis
Pretty Shiner - Lythrurus bella
Blacktip Shiner - Lythrurus atrapiculus
Flagfin Shiner - Pteronotropis signipinnis
Sailfin Shiner - Pteronotropis hypselopterus
Broadstripe Shiner - Pteronotropis euryzonus
Bluenose Shiner - Pteronotropis welaka
Bluehead Shiner - Pteronotropis hubbsi
Spotfin Shiner - Cyprinella spiloptera
X
Steelcolor Shiner - Cyprinella whipplei
Satinfin Shiner - Cyprinella analostana
Greenfin Shiner - Cyprinella Chloristia
X
Blacktail Shiner - Cyprinella venusta
Bluntface Shiner - Cyprinella camura
Red Shiner - Cyprinella lutrensis
Beautiful Shiner - Cyprinella formosa
Edwards Plateau Shiner - Cyprinella lepida
Proserpine Shiner - Cyprinella proserpina
Whitetail Shiner - Cyprinella galactura
Alabama Shiner - Cyprinella callistia
Tricolor Shiner - Cyprinella trichroistia
Tallapoosa Shiner - Cyprinella gibbsi
Blue Shiner - Cyprinella caerulea
Fieryblack Shiner - Cyprinella pyrrhomelas
Altamaha Shiner - Cyprinella xaenura
Ocmulgee Shiner - Cyprinella callisema
Bluestripe Shiner - Cyprinella callitaenia
Whitefin Shiner - Cyprinella nivea
X
Bannerfin Shiner - Cyprinella leedsi
Spotfin Chub - Cyprinella monacha
Pugnose Minnow - Opsopoeodus emiliae
Fathead Minnow - Pimephales promelas
Bluntnose Minnow - Pimephales notatus
X
X
Bullhead Minnow - Pimephales vigilax
Slim Minnow - Pimephales tenellus
Emerald Shiner - Notropis atherinoides
X
Comely Shiner - Notropis amoenus
Rio Grande Shiner - Notropis jemezanus
Sharpnose Shiner - Notropis oxyrhynchus
Silver Shiner - Notropis photogenis
Rosyface Shiner - Notropis rubellus
Silverstripe Shiner - Notropis stilbius
Sandbar Shiner - Notropis scepticus
X
New River Shiner - Notropis scabriceps
Wedgespot Shiner - Notropis greenei
Popeye Shiner - Notropis ariommus
Telescope Shiner - Notropis telescopus
Texas Shiner - Notropis amabilis
Roughhead Shiner - Notropis semperasper
Silverband Shiner - Notropis shumardi
Silverside Shiner - Notropis candidus
Bluntnose Shiner - Notropis simus
Phantom Shiner - Notropis orca
River Shiner - Notropis blennius
Fluvial Shiner - Notropis edwardraneyi
Chub Shiner - Notropis potteri
Red River Shiner - Notropis bairdi
Smalleye Shiner - Notropis buccula
Arkansas River Shiner - Notropis girardi
Rough Shiner - Notropis baileyi
Yellowfin Shiner - Notropis lutipinnis
Greenhead Shiner - Notropis chlorocephalus
X
Redlip Shiner - Notropis chiliticus
Saffron Shiner - Notropis rubricroceus
Rainbow Shiner - Notropis chrosomus
Tennessee Shiner - Notropis luciodus
Ozark Minnow - Notropis nubilus
Longnose Shiner - Notropis longirostris
Orangefin Shiner - Notropis ammophilus
Sabine Shiner - Notropis sabinae
Bigmouth Shiner - Notropis dorsalis
Blackchin Shiner - Notropis heterodon
Bigeye Shiner - Notropis boops
Coosa Shiner - Notropis xaenocephalus
Burrhead Shiner - Notropis asperifrons
Skygazer Shiner - Notropis uranoscopus
Highscale Shiner - Notropis hypsilepis
Weed Shiner - Notropis texanus
Coastal Shiner - Notropis petersoni
X
Kiamichi Shiner - Notropis ortenburgeri
Blackmouth Shiner - Notropis melanostomus
Peppered Shiner - Notropis perpallidus
Ironcolor Shiner - Notropis chalybaeus
Dusky Shiner - Notropis cummingsae
Redeye Chub - Notropis harperi
Highfin Shiner - Notropis altipinnis
Sand Shiner - Notropis ludibundus
X
X
Swallowtail Shiner - Notropis procne
Palezone Shiner - Notropis species
Cape Fear Shiner - Notropis mekistocholas
Chihuahua Shiner - Notropis chihuahua
Tamaulipas Shiner - Notropis braytoni
Ghost Shiner - Notropis buchanani
Mimic Shiner - Notropis volucellus
X
Cahaba Shiner - Notropis cahabae
Mirror Shiner - Notropis spectrunculus
Sawfin Shiner - Notropis species
Ozark Shiner - Notropis ozarcanus
Blacknose Shiner - Notropis heterolepis
Bedrock Shiner - Notropis rupestris
Whitemouth Shiner - Notropis alborus
Pugnose Shiner - Notropis anogenus
Bridle Shiner - Notropis bifrenatus
Taillight Shiner - Notropis maculatus
Spottail Shiner - Notropis hudsonius
X
Blackspot Shiner - Notropis atrocaudalis
Topeka Shiner - Notropis tristis
Bigeye Chub - Hybopsis amblops
Rosyface Chub - Hybopsis rubrifrons
Lined Chub - Hybopsis lineapunctata
Pallid Shiner - Hybopsis amnis
Clear Chub - Hybopsis winchelli
Thicklip Chub - Hybopsis labrosa
Santee Chub - Hybopsis zanema
Highback Chub - Hybopsis hypsinotus
Silverjaw Minnow - Ericymba buccata
SUCKERS - Catostomidae
Bigmouth Buffalo - Ictiobus cyprinellus
Smallmouth Buffalo - Ictiobus bubalus
X
Black Buffalo - Ictiobus niger
Quillback - Carpiodes cyprinus
X
River Carpsucker - Carpiodes carpio
Highfin carpsucker - Carpiodes velifer
Blue Sucker - Cycleptus elongatus
June Sucker - Chasmistes liorus
Cui-ui - Chasmistes cujus
Shortnose Sucker - Chasmistes brevirostris
White Sucker - Catostomus commersoni
X
X
Sonora Sucker - Catostomus insignis
Yaqui Sucker - Catostomus benardini
Utah Sucker - Catostomus ardens
Largescale Sucker - Catostomus macrocheilus
Flannelmouth Sucker - Catostomus latipinnis
Little Colorado River Sucker - Catostomus species
Sacramento Sucker - Catostomus occidentalis
Klamath Largescale Sucker - Catostomus snyderi
Longnose Sucker - Catostomus catostomus
X
Salish Sucker - Catostomus species
Tahoe Sucker - Catostomus tahoensis
Owens Sucker - Catostomus fumeiventris
Warner Sucker - Catostomus warnerensis
Klamath Smallscale Sucker - Catostomus rimiculus
Modoc Sucker - Catostomus microps
Bridgelip Sucker - Catostomus columbianus
Rio Grande Sucker - Catostomus plebeius
Mountain Sucker - Catostomus platyrhnchus
Santa Ana Mountain - Catostomus santaanae
Desert Sucker - Catostumus clarki
Bluehead Sucker - Catostomus discobolus
Razorback Sucker - Xyrauchen texanus
Lost River Sucker - Deltistes luxatus
Spotted Sucker - Minytrema melanops
Creek Chubsucker - Erimyzon oblongus
Lake Chubsucker - Erimyzon sucetta
Sharpfin Chubsucker - Erimyzon tenuis
Northern Hog Sucker - Hypentelium nigricans
X
X
Alabama Hog Sucker - Hypentelium etowanum
Roanoke Hog Sucker - Hypentelium roanokense
Greater Redhorse - Moxostoma valenciennesi
X
Copper Redhorse - Moxostoma hubbsi
River Redhorse - Moxostoma carinatum
X
Shorthead Redhorse - Moxostoma macrolepidotum
X
X
Blacktail Redhorse - Moxostoma poecilurum
Grayfin Redhorse - Moxostoma species
Black Redhorse - Moxostoma duquesnei
Golden Redhorse - Moxostoma erythrurum
X
X
Silver Redhorse - Moxostoma anisurum
X
X
Suckermouth Redhorse - Moxostoma pappillosum
Gray Redhorse - Moxostoma congestum
West Mexican Redhorse - Moxostoma austrinum
Smallfin Redhorse - Moxostoma robustum
Striped Jumprock - Moxostoma rupiscartes
Black Jumprock - Moxostoma cervinum
Greater Jumprock - Moxostoma lachneri
Brassy Jumprock - Moxostoma species
X
Bigeye Jumprock - Moxostoma ariommum
Torrent Sucker - Thoburnia rhothoeca
Rustyside Sucker - Thoburnia hamiltoni
Blackfin Sucker - Thoburnia atripinnis
LOACHES - Cobitidae
Oriental Weatherfish - Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
BULLHEAD CATFISHES - Ictaluridae
Channel Catfish - Ictalurus punctatus
X
X
Headwater Catfish - Ictalurus lupus
Yaqui Catfish - Ictalurus pricei
Blue Catfish - Ictalurus furcatus
X
White Catfish - Ameiurus catus
X
Yellow Bullhead - Ameiurus natalis
X
Black Bullhead - Ameiurus melas
X
X
Brown Bullhead - Ameiurus nebulosus
X
Spotted Bullhead - Ameiurus serracanthus
Snail Bullhead - Ameiurus brunneus
X
X
Flat Bullhead - Ameiurus platycephalus
X
Flathead Catfish - Pylodictis olivaris
X
X
Widemouth Blindcat - Satan eurystomus
Toothless Blindcat - Trogloglanis pattersoni
Stonecat - Noturus flavus
X
X
Tadpole Madtom - Noturus gryinus
Ouachita Madtom - Noturus lachneri
Speckled Madtom - Noturus leptacanthus
Broadtail Madtom - Noturus species
Brown Madtom - Noturus phaeus
Black Madtom - Noturus funebris
Freckled Madtom - Noturus nocturnus
Slender Madtom - Noturus exilis
Margined Madtom - Noturus insignis
Orangefin Madtom - Noturus gilberti
Least Madtom - Noturus hildebrandi
Pygmy Madtom - Noturus stanauli
Smoky Madtom - Noturus baileyi
Ozark Madtom - Noturus albater
Elegant Madtom - Noturus elegans
Caddo Madtom - Noturus taylori
Scioto Madtom - Noturus trautmani
Neosho Madtom - Noturus placidus
Northern Madtom - Noturus stigmosus
Frecklebelly Madtom - Noturus munitus
Carolina Madtom - Noturus furiosus
Mountain Madtom - Noturus eleutherus
Checkered Madtom - Noturus flavater
Brindled Madtom - Noturus miurus
Yellowfin Madtom - Noturus flavipinnis
LABYRINTH CATFISHES - Clariidae
Walking Catfish - Clarias batrachus
SUCKERMOUTH CATFISHES - Loricariidae
Suckermouth Catfishes - Hypostomus species (3)
Radiated Ptero - Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
TROUT-PERCHES - Percopsidae
Trout-Perch - Percopsis omiscomaycus
Sand Roller - Percopsis transmontana
PIRATE PERCH - Aphredoderidae
Pirate Perch - Aphredoderus sayanus
CAVEFISHES - Amblyopsidae
Swampfish - Chologaster cornuta
Spring Cavefish - Forbesichthys agassizi
Southern Cavefish - Typhlicthys subterraneus
Northern Cavefish - Amblyopsis spelaea
Ozark Cavefish - Amblyopsis rosae
Alabama Cavefish - Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni
CODS - Gadidae
Burbot - Lota lota
X
Atlantic Tomcod - Microgadus tomcod
RIVULINES - Rivulidae
Rivulus - Rivulus marmoratus
TOPMINNOWS AND KILLIFISHES - Fundulidae
Seminole Killifish - Fundulus seminolis
Banded Killifish - Fundulus diaphanus
Waccamaw Killifish - Fundulus waccamensis
Northern Studfish - Fundulus catenatus
Stippled Studfish - Fundulus bifax
Southern Studfish - Fundulus stellifer
Barrens Topminnow - Fundalus julisia
Speckled Killifish - Fundalus rathbuni
Plains Topminnow - Fundalus sciadicus
Golden Topminnow - Fundalus chrysotus
Banded Topminnow - Fundalus cingulatus
Plains Killifish - Fundalus zebrinus
Lined Topminnow - Fundalus lineolatus
X
Southern Starhead Topminnow - Fundalus notti
Eastern Starhead Topminnow - Fundalus escambiae
Northern Starhead Minnow - Fundalus dispar
Western Starhead Minnow - Fundalus blairae
Blackstripe Topminnow - Fundalus notatus
Blackspotted Topminnow - Fundalus olivaceus
X
Broadstripe Topminnow - Fundalus euryzonus
Rainwater Killifish - Lucania parva
Bluefin Killifish - Lucania goodei
Pygmy Killifish - Leptolucania ommata
PUPFISHES - Cyprinodontidae
Sheepshead Minnow - Cyprinodon variegatus
Red River Pupfish - Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis
Pecos Pupfish - Cyprinodon pecosensis
Leon Springs Pupfish - Cyprinodon bovinus
White Sands Pupfish - Cyprinodon tularosa
Comanche Springs Pupfish - Cyprinodon elegens
Desert Pupfish - Cyprinodon macularius
Owens Pupfish - Cyprinodon radiosus
Amargosa Pupfish - Cyprinodon nevadensis
Salt Creek Pupfish - Cyprinodon salinus
Devils Hole Pupfish - Cyprinodon diabolis
Conchos Pupfish - Cyprinodon eximius
Flagfish - Jordanella floridae
SPRINGFISHES - Goodeidae
White River Springfish - Crenicthys baileyi
Railroad Valley Springfish - Crenicthys navadae
Pahrump Killifish - Empetrichthys latos
LIVEBEARERS - Poeciliidae
Sailfin Molly - Poecilia latipinna
Amazon Molly - Poecilia formosa
Shortfin Molly - Poecilia mexicana
Guppy - Poecilia reticulata
Green Swordtail - Xiphophorus helleri
Variable Platyfish - Xiphophorus variatus
Southern Platyfish - Xiphophorus maculatus
Mosquitofish - Gambusia affinis
X
Pecos Gambusia - Gambusia nobilis
Blotched Gambusia - Gambusia senilis
Big Bend Gambusia - Gambusia gaigei
Largespring Gambusia - Gambusia geiseri
Clear Creek Gambusia - Gambusia heterochir
Pike Killifish - Belonesox belizanus
Least Killifish - Heterandria formosa
Gila Topminnow - Poeciliopsis occidentalis
Porthole Livebearer - Poeciliopsis gracilis
SILVERSIDES - Atherinidae
Brook Silverside - Labidesthes sicculus
Inland Silverside - Menidia beryllina
Waccamaw Silverside - Menidia extensa
STICKLEBACKS - Gasterosteidae
Ninespine Stickleback - Pungitius pungitius
Brook Stickleback - Culaea inconstans
Fourspine Stickleback - Apeltes quadracus
Threespine Stickleback - Gasterosteus aculeatus
SCULPINS - Cottidae
Deepwater Sculpin - Myoxocephalus thompsoni
Fourhorn Sculpin - Myoxocephalus quadricornis
Spoonhead Sculpin - Cottus ricei
Torrent Sculpin - Cottus rhotheus
Banded Sculpin - Cottus carolinae
Potomac Sculpin - Cottus girardi
Coastrange Sculpin - Cottus aleuticus
Prickly Sculpin - Cottus asper
Klamath Lake Sculpin - Cottus princeps
Shoshone Sculpin - Cottus greenei
Slender Sculpin - Cottus tenuis
Rough Sculpin - Cottus asperrimus
Bear Lake Sculpin - Cottus extensus
Slimy Sculpin - Cottus cognatus
Mottled Sculpin - Cottus bairdi
X
Black Sculpin - Cottus baileyi
Ozark Sculpin - Cottus hypselurus
Shorthead Sculpin - Cottus confusus
Paiute Sculpin - Cottus beldingi
Margined Sculpin - Cottus marginatus
Pygmy Sculpin - Cottus pygmaeus
Wood River Sculpin - Cottus leiopomus
Riffle Sculpin - Cottus gulosus
Reticulate Sculpin - Cottus perplexus
Pit Sculpin - Cottus pitensis
Marbled Sculpin - Cottus klamathensis
TEMPERATE BASSES - Moronidae
Striped Bass - Morone saxatilis
X
White Bass - Morone chrysops
X
Yellow Bass - Morone mississippiensis
White Perch - Morone americana
X
X
PYGMY SUNFISHES - Elassomatidae
Banded Pygmy Sunfish - Elassoma zonatum
Everglades Pygmy Sunfish - Elassoma evergladei
Okefenokee Pygmy Sunfish - Elassoma okefenokee
Carolina Pygmy Sunfish - Elassoma boehlkei
Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish - Elassoma okatie
Spring Pygmy Sunfish - Elassoma species
SUNFISHES AND BASSES - Centrarchidae
Sacramento Perch - Archoplites interruptus
Flier - Centrarchus macropterus
Black Crappie - Pomoxis nigromaculatus
X
White Crappie - Pomoxis annularis
X
Roanoke Bass - Ambloplites cavifroms
Rock Bass - Ambloplites rupestris
X
X
Ozark Bass - Ambloplites constellatus
Shadow Bass - Ambloplites ariommus
Mud Sunfish - Acantharchus pomotis
Banded Sunfish - Enneacanthus obesus
Bluespotted Sunfish - Enneacanthus gloriosus
Blackbanded Sunfish - Ennecanthus chaetodon
Largemouth Bass - Micropterus salmoides
X
X
Suwannee Bass - Micropterus notius
Spotted Bass - Micropterus punctulatus
Guadalupe Bass - Micropterus treculi
Redeye Bass - Micropterus coosae
Shoal Bass - Micropterus species
Smallmouth Bass - Micropterus dolomieu
X
X
Warmouth - Lepomis gulosus
X
Green Sunfish - Lepomis cyanellus
X
X
Bantam Sunfish - Lepomis symmetricus
Spotted Sunfish - Lepomis punctatus
X
Bluegill - Lepomis macrochirus
X
X
Redear Sunfish - Lepomis microlophus
X
X
Pumpkinseed - Lepomis gibbosus
X
X
Longear Sunfish - Lepomis megalotis
X
Dollar Sunfish - Lepomis marginatus
X
X
Redbreast Sunfish - Lepomis auritus
X
X
Orangespotted Sunfish - Lepomis humilis
X
X
DARTERS, PERCHES, WALLEYE, AND SAUGER - Percidae
Walleye - Stizostedion vitreum
X
X
Sauger - Stizostedion canadanse
X
Yellow Perch - Perca flavescens
X
X
Ruffe - Gymnocephalus cernuus
X
X
Bluestripe Darter - Percina cymatotaenia
Frecklebelly Darter - Percina species
Longhead Darter - Percina macrocephala
Leopard Darter - Percina pantherina
Blackside Darter - Percina maculata
Stripeback Darter - Percina notogramma
Shield Darter - Percina peltata
Appalachia Darter - Percina gymnocephala
Piedmont Darter - Percina crassa
Roanoke Darter - Percina roanoka
Muscadine Darter - Percina species
Dusky Darter - Percina sciera
Goldline Darter - Percina aurolineata
Blackbanded Darter - Percina nigrofasciata
Freckled Darter - Percina lenticula
Channel Darter - Percina copelandi
River Darter - Percina shumardi
Stargazing Darter - Percina uranidea
Snail Darter - Percina tanasi
Saddleback Darter - Percina ouachitae
Amber Darter - Percina antesella
Bronze Darter - Percina palmaris
Gilt Darter - Percina evides
Tangerine Darter - Percina aurantiaca
Olive Darter - Percina squamata
Sharpnose Darter - Percina oxyrhynchus
Slenderhead Darter - Percina phoxocephala
Longnose Darter - Percina nasuta
Blotchside Darter - Percina burtoni
Logperch - Percina caprodes
X
Conasauga Logperch - Percina jenkinsi
Texas Logperch - Percina carbonaria
Roanoke Logperch - Percina rex
Bigscale Logperch - Percina macrolepida
Crystal Darter - Crystallaria asprella
Western Sand Darter - Etheostoma clarum
Naked Sand Darter - Etheostoma beani
Florida Sand Darter - Etheostoma bifascia
Eastern Sand Darter - Etheostoma pellucidum
Southern Sand Darter - Etheostoma meridianum
Scaly Sand Darter - Etheostoma vivax
Glassy Darter - Etheostoma vitreum
Johnny Darter - Etheostoma nigrum
Tessellated Darter - Etheostoma olmstedi
Waccamaw Darter - Etheostoma perlongum
Bluntnose Darter - Etheostoma chlorosomum
Choctawhatchee Darter - Etheostoma davisoni
Longfin Darter - Etheostoma longimanum
Riverweed Darter - Etheostoma podostemone
Speckled Darter - Etheostoma stigmaeum
Blueside Darter - Etheostoma jessiae
Maryland Darter - Etheostoma sellare
Greenside Darter - Etheostoma blennioides
Rock Darter - Etheostoma rupestre
Harlequin Darter - Etheostoma histrio
Seagreen Darter - Etheostoma thalassinum
Turquoise Darter - Etheostoma inscriptum
Swannanoa Darter - Etheostoma swannanoa
Blenny Darter - Etheostoma blennius
Finescale Saddled Darter - Etheostoma osburni
Kanawha Darter - Etheostoma kanawhae
Variegate Darter - Etheostoma variatum
Missouri Saddled Darter - Etheostoma tetrazonum
Arkansas Saddled Darter - Etheostoma euzonum
Banded Darter - Etheostoma zonale
Brighteye Darter - Etheostoma lynceum
Emerald Darter - Etheostoma baileyi
Tennessee Snubnose Darter - Etheostoma simoterum
Kentucky Snubnose Darter - Etheostoma rafinesquei
Splendid Darter - Etheostoma barrenense
Blackside Snubnose Darter - Etheostoma duryi
Saffron Darter - Etheostoma flavum
Cherry Darter - Etheostoma etnieri
Firebelly Darter - Etheostoma pyrrhogaster
Bandfin Darter - Etheostoma zonistium
Coastal Plain Darter - Etheostoma species
Yazoo Darter - Etheostoma species
Tallapoosa Darter - Etheostoma species
Ellijay Darter - Etheostoma species
Coosa Darter - Etheostoma coosae
Warrior Darter - Etheostoma species
Ashy Darter - Etheostoma cinereum
Greenbreast Darter - Etheostoma jordani
Redline Darter - Etheostoma rufilineatum
Yellowcheek Darter - Etheostoma moorei
Bayou Darter - Etheostoma rubrum
Smallscale Darter - Etheostoma microlepidum
Spotted Darter - Etheostoma maculatum
Bloodfin Darter - Etheostoma sanguifluum
Coppercheek Darter - Etheostoma aquali
Wounded Darter - Etheostoma vulneratum
Boulder Darter - Etheostoma wapiti
Bluebreast Darter - Etheostoma camurum
Greenfin Darter - Etheostoma chlorobranchium
Orangefin Darter - Etheostoma bellum
Sharphead Darter - Etheostoma acuticeps
Yoke Darter - Etheostoma juliae
Tippecanoe Darter - Etheostoma tippecanoe
Arrow Darter - Etheostoma sagitta
Niangua Darter - Etheostoma nainguae
Pinewoods Darter - Etheostoma mariae
Savannah Darter - Etheostoma fricksium
Okaloosa Darter - Etheostoma okaloosae
Stippled Darter - Etheostoma punctulatum
Sunburst Darter - Etheostoma species
Slackwater Darter - Etheostoma boschungi
Arkansas Darter - Etheostoma cragini
Paleback Darter - Etheostoma pallididorsum
Trispot Darter - Etheostoma trisella
Goldstripe Darter - Etheostoma parvipinne
Tuscumbia Darter - Etheostoma tuscumbia
Redfin Darter - Etheostoma whipplei
Orangebelly Darter - Etheostoma radiosum
Rio Grande Darter - Etheostoma grahami
Rainbow Darter - Etheostoma caeruleum
Mud Darter - Etheostoma asprigene
Orangethroat Darter - Etheostoma spectabile
Redband Darter - Etheostoma luteovinctum
Gulf Darter - Etheostoma swaini
Creole Darter - Etheostoma collettei
Watercress Darter - Etheostoma nuchale
Coldwater Darter - Etheostoma ditrema
Greenthroat Darter - Etheostoma lepidum
Christmas Darter - Etheostoma hopkinsi
Dirty Darter - Etheostoma olivaceum
Spottail Darter - Etheostoma squamiceps
Fringed Darter - Etheostoma crossopterum
Blackfin Darter - Etheostoma nigripinne
Crown Darter - Etheostoma species
Lollypop Darter - Etheostoma neopterum
Stripetail Darter - Etheostoma kennicotti
Fantail Darter - Etheostoma flabellare
Duskytail Darter - Etheostoma species
Striped Darter - Etheostoma virgatum
Barcheek Darter - Etheostoma obeyense
Slabrock Darter - Etheostoma smithi
Teardrop Darter - Etheostoma barbouri
Striated Darter - Etheostoma striatulum
Least Darter - Etheostoma microperca
Cypress Darter - Etheostoma proeliare
Fountain Darter - Etheostoma fonticola
Sawcheek Darter - Etheostoma serrifer
Swamp Darter - Etheostoma fusiforme
Slough Darter - Etheostoma gracile
Backwater Darter - Etheostoma zonifer
Carolina Darter - Etheostoma collis
Saluda Darter - Etheostoma saludae
Iowa Darter - Etheostoma exile
Brown Darter - Etheostoma edwini
DRUMS - Sciaenidae
Freshwater Drum - Aplodinotus grunniens
X
X
Bairdiella - Bairdiella icistia
Orangemouth Corvina - Cynoscion xanthulus
CICHLIDS - Cichlidae
Oscar - Astronotus ocellatus
Peacock Cichlid - Cichla ocellaris
Redstriped Eartheater - Geophagus surinamensis
Jewelfish - Hemichromis bimaculatus
Rio Grande Cichlid - Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum
Jack Dempsey - Cichlasoma octofasciatum
Convict Cichlid - Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum
Midas Cichlid - Cichlasoma citrinellum
Mayan Cichlid - Cichlasoma urophthalmus
Black Acara - Cichlasoma bimaculatum
Firemouth - Cichlasoma meeki
Banded Cichlid - Cichlasoma severum
Jaguar Guapote - Cichlasoma managuense
Mozambique Tilapia - Oreochromis mossambicus
Wami Tilapia - Oreochromis urolepis
Blue Tilapia - Oreochromis aureus
Blackchin Tilapia - Sarotherodon melanotheron
Redbelly Tilapia - Tilapia zilli
Spotted Tilapia - Tilipia mariae
SURFPERCHES - Embiotocidae
Tule Perch - Hysterocarpus traski
GOURAMIES - Belontiidae
Croaking Gourami - Trichopsis vittata
TOTAL SPECIES
84
36

*Species list adapted from:
Page, Lawrence M. and Brooks M. Burr. (1991) Peterson Field Guide: Freshwater Fishes. Houghton Mifflin Company. Boston, New York.

This page created by Joshua R Leisen, January 08, 2009