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UMESC Fisheries Species List


Fish codeCommon nameScientific nameFamily name
BLCPBlack CarpMylopharyngodon piceusCyprinidae
WBYBWhite bass x yellow bass hybrid Percichthyidae
WSSNWedgespot shinerNotropis greenei 
CNLPChestnut lampreyIchthyomyzon castaneusPetromyzontidae
SVLPSilver lampreyIchthyomyzon unicuspisPetromyzontidae
ABLPAmerican brook lampreyLampetra appendixPetromyzontidae
U-LYUnidentified Petromyzontidae (lampreys)Petromyzontidae sp.Petromyzontidae
LKSGLake sturgeonAcipenser fulvescensAcipenseridae
SNSGShovelnose sturgeonScaphirhynchus platorynchusAcipenseridae
U-SGUnidentified Acipenseridae (sturgeons)Scaphirhynchus sp.Acipenseridae
PDFHPaddlefishPolyodon spathulaPolyodontidae
STGRSpotted garLepisosteus oculatusLepisosteidae
LNGRLongnose garLepisosteus osseusLepisosteidae
SNGRShortnose garLepisosteus platostomusLepisosteidae
BWFNBowfinAmia calvaAmiidae
GDEYGoldeyeHiodon alosoidesHiodontidae
MNEYMooneyeHiodon tergisusHiodontidae
U-HIUnidentified Hiodontidae (mooneyes)Hiodon sp.Hiodontidae
AMELAmerican eelAnguilla rostrataAnguillidae
SJHRSkipjack herringAlosa chrysochlorisClupeidae
GZSDGizzard shadDorosoma cepedianumClupeidae
TFSDThreadfin shadDorosoma petenenseClupeidae
U-CLUnidentified Clupeidae (shads)ClupeidaeClupeidae
CLSRCentral stonerollerCampostoma anomalumCyprinidae
GDFHGoldfishCarassius auratusCyprinidae
GSCPGrass carpCtenopharyngodon idellaCyprinidae
RDSNRed shinerCyprinella lutrensisCyprinidae
SFSNSpotfin shinerCyprinella spilopteraCyprinidae
BTSNBlacktail shinerCyprinella venustaCyprinidae
CARPCommon carpCyprinus carpioCyprinidae
WSMWWestern silvery minnowHybognathus argyritisCyprinidae
BSMWBrassy minnowHybognathus hankinsoniCyprinidae
SVMWMississippi silvery minnowHybognathus nuchalisCyprinidae
PNMWPlains minnowHybognathus placitusCyprinidae
SVCPSilver carpHypopthalmichthys molitrixCyprinidae
BHCPBighead carpHypopthalmichthys nobilisCyprinidae
SPSNStriped shinerLuxilus chrysocephalusCyprinidae
CMSNCommon shinerLuxilus cornutusCyprinidae
BDSNBleeding shinerLuxilus zonatusCyprinidae
SHCBShoal chubMacrhybopsis aestivalisCyprinidae
SGCBSturgeon chubMacrhybopsis gelidaCyprinidae
SFCBSicklefin chubMacrhybopsis meekiCyprinidae
SVCBSilver chubMacrhybopsis storerianaCyprinidae
HHCBHornyhead chubNocomis biguttatusCyprinidae
RVCBRiver chubNocomis micropogonCyprinidae
GDSNGolden shinerNotemigonus crysoleucasCyprinidae
PDSNPallid shinerNotropis amnisCyprinidae
BECBBigeye chubNotropis amblopsCyprinidae
ERSNEmerald shinerNotropis atherinoidesCyprinidae
RVSNRiver shinerNotropis blenniusCyprinidae
BESNBigeye shinerNotropis boopsCyprinidae
SJMWSilverjaw minnowNotropis buccatusCyprinidae
GTSNGhost shinerNotropis buchananiCyprinidae
BMSNBigmouth shinerNotropis dorsalisCyprinidae
STSNSpottail shinerNotropis hudsoniusCyprinidae
OZMWOzark minnowNotropis nubilusCyprinidae
SBSNSilverband shinerNotropis shumardiCyprinidae
SNSNSand shinerNotropis stramineusCyprinidae
WDSNWeed shinerNotropis texanusCyprinidae
MMSNMimic shinerNotropis volucellusCyprinidae
CNSNChannel shinerNotropis wickliffiCyprinidae
PGMWPugnose minnowOpsopoeodus emiliaeCyprinidae
SMMWSuckermouth minnowPhenacobius mirabilisCyprinidae
SRBDSouthern redbelly dacePhoxinus erythrogasterCyprinidae
BNMWBluntnose minnowPimephales notatusCyprinidae
FHMWFathead minnowPimephales promelasCyprinidae
BHMWBullhead minnowPimephales vigilaxCyprinidae
BNDCBlacknose daceRhinichthys atratulusCyprinidae
RUDDRuddScardinius erythrophthalmusCyprinidae
CKCBCreek chubSemotilus atromaculatusCyprinidae
U-CYUnidentified Cyprinidae (minnows)Cyprinidae sp.Cyprinidae
RVCSRiver carpsuckerCarpiodes carpioCatostomidae
QLBKQuillbackCarpiodes cyprinusCatostomidae
HFCSHighfin carpsuckerCarpiodes veliferCatostomidae
WTSKWhite suckerCatostomus commersoniCatostomidae
BUSKBlue suckerCycleptus elongatusCatostomidae
CKCSCreek chubsuckerErimyzon oblongusCatostomidae
LKCSLake chubsuckerErimyzon sucettaCatostomidae
NHSKNorthern hog suckerHypentelium nigricansCatostomidae
SMBFSmallmouth buffaloIctiobus bubalusCatostomidae
BMBFBigmouth buffaloIctiobus cyprinellusCatostomidae
BKBFBlack buffaloIctiobus nigerCatostomidae
SPSKSpotted suckerMinytrema melanopsCatostomidae
SVRHSilver redhorseMoxostoma anisurumCatostomidae
RVRHRiver redhorseMoxostoma carinatumCatostomidae
BKRHBlack redhorseMoxostoma duquesneiCatostomidae
GDRHGolden redhorseMoxostoma erythrurumCatostomidae
SHRHShorthead redhorseMoxostoma macrolepidotumCatostomidae
U-CTUnidentified Catostomidae (suckers)Catostomidae sp.Catostomidae
BKBHBlack bullheadAmeiurus melasIctaluridae
YLBHYellow bullheadAmeiurus natalisIctaluridae
BNBHBrown bullheadAmeiurus nebulosusIctaluridae
BLCFBlue catfishIctalurus furcatusIctaluridae
CNCFChannel catfishIctalurus punctatusIctaluridae
STCTStonecatNoturus flavusIctaluridae
TPMTTadpole madtomNoturus gyrinusIctaluridae
FKMTFreckled madtomNoturus nocturnusIctaluridae
FHCFFlathead catfishPylodictis olivarisIctaluridae
U-ILUnidentified catfish (catfishes)Ictalurus sp.Ictaluridae
GSPKGrass pickerelEsox americanus vermiculatusEsocidae
NTPKNorthern pikeEsox luciusEsocidae
MSKGMuskellungeEsox masquinongyEsocidae
CMMWCentral mudminnowUmbra limiUmbridae
RBSTRainbow smeltOsmerus mordaxOsmeridae
BNTTBrown troutSalmo truttaSalmonidae
TTPHTrout perchPercopsis omiscomaycusPercopsidae
PRPHPirate perchAphredoderus sayanusAphredoderidae
BRBTBurbotLota lotaGadidae
NTSFNorthern studfishFundulus catenatusCyprinodontidae
BDKFBanded killifishFundulus diaphanusCyprinodontidae
SHTMStarhead topminnowFundulus disparCyprinodontidae
BTTMBlackstripe topminnowFundulus notatusCyprinodontidae
BPTMBlackspotted topminnowFundulus olivaceusCyprinodontidae
MQTFWestern mosquitofishGambusia affinisPoeciliidae
BKSSBrook silversideLabidesthes sicculusAtherinidae
IDSSInland silversideMenidia beryllinaAtherinidae
BKSBBrook sticklebackCulaea inconstansGasterosteidae
BDSPBanded sculpinCottus carolinaeCottidae
WTPHWhite perchMorone americanaPercichthyidae
WTBSWhite bassMorone chrysopsPercichthyidae
YWBSYellow bassMorone mississippiensisPercichthyidae
SDBSStriped bassMorone saxatilisPercichthyidae
RKBSRock bassAmbloplites rupestrisCentrarchidae
FLERFlierCentrarchus macropterusCentrarchidae
GNSFGreen sunfishLepomis cyanellusCentrarchidae
PNSDPumpkinseedLepomis gibbosusCentrarchidae
WRMHWarmouthLepomis gulosusCentrarchidae
OSSFOrangespotted sunfishLepomis humilisCentrarchidae
BLGLBluegillLepomis macrochirusCentrarchidae
LESFLongear sunfishLepomis megalotisCentrarchidae
RESFRedear sunfishLepomis microlophusCentrarchidae
RSSFRedspotted sunfishLepomis miniatusCentrarchidae
SMBSSmallmouth bassMicropterus dolomieuCentrarchidae
STBSSpotted bassMicropterus punctulatusCentrarchidae
LMBSLargemouth bassMicropterus salmoidesCentrarchidae
WTCPWhite crappiePomoxis annularisCentrarchidae
BKCPBlack crappiePomoxis nigromaculatusCentrarchidae
U-CNUnidentified Centrarchidae (sunfishes)Centrarchidae sp.Centrarchidae
CLDRCrystal darterAmmocrypta asprellaPercidae
WSDRWestern sand darterAmmocrypta claraPercidae
MDDRMud darterEtheostoma asprigenePercidae
GSDRGreenside darterEtheostoma blennioidesPercidae
RBDRRainbow darterEtheostoma caeruleumPercidae
BNDRBluntnose darterEtheostoma chlorosomumPercidae
IODRIowa darterEtheostoma exilePercidae
FTDRFantail darterEtheostoma flabellarePercidae
SLDRSlough darterEtheostoma gracilePercidae
HQDRHarlequin darterEtheostoma histrioPercidae
JYDRJohnny darterEtheostoma nigrumPercidae
CPDRCypress darterEtheostoma proelairePercidae
OTDROrangethroat darterEtheostoma spectabilePercidae
BDDRBanded darterEtheostoma zonalePercidae
LGPHLogperchPercina caprodesPercidae
BSDRBlackside darterPercina maculataPercidae
SHDRSlenderhead darterPercina phoxocephalaPercidae
DYDRDusky darterPercina scieraPercidae
RRDRRiver darterPercina shumardiPercidae
YWPHYellow perchPerca flavescensPercidae
SGERSaugerStizostedion canadensePercidae
WLYEWalleyeStizostedion vitreumPercidae
U-PCUnidentified Percidae (perches)Percidae sp.Percidae
FWDMFreshwater drumAplodinotus grunniensSciaenidae
SPMTStriped mulletMugil cephalusMugilidae
RDGYRound GobyNeogobius melanostomusGobiidae
UNIDUnidentifiedUnidentifiedUnidentifiadae
YOYFAge-0 fishUnidentifiedUnidentified


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