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UMESC - LTRMP Reports - Fish - Species List
Fish Reports
tree 2006 Report

Table 1. List of fishes collected by the Long Term Resource Monitoring Program (1993–2006), arranged phylogenetically by family, then alphabetically by genus and species. Hybrids are listed after respective genera. Nomenclature follows Robins et al. (1991).
Common name
Family name
Scientific name
 
Petromyzontidae
 
Chestnut lamprey
 
Ichthyomyzon castaneus
Silver lamprey
 
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis
Least brook lamprey
  Lampetra aepyptera
American brook lamprey
 
Lampetra appendix
 
Acipenseridae
 
Lake sturgeon
 
Acipenser fulvescens
Shovelnose sturgeon
 
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Shovelnose sturgeon × pallid sturgeon hybrid
 
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus × S. albus
 
Polyodontidae
 
Paddlefish
 
Polyodon spathula
     
Spotted gar
 
Lepisosteus oculatus
Longnose gar
 
Lepisosteus osseus
Longnose gar x spotted gar hybrid   Lepisosteus osseus x L. oculatus
Shortnose gar
 
Lepisosteus platostomus
 
Amiidae
 
Bowfin
 
Amia calva
 
Hiodontidae
 
Goldeye
 
Hiodon alosoides
Mooneye
 
Hiodon tergisus
 
Anguillidae
 
American eel
 
Anguilla rostrata
 
Clupeidae
 
Skipjack herring
 
Alosa chrysochloris
Gizzard shad
 
Dorosoma cepedianum
Threadfin shad
 
Dorosoma petenense
 
Cyprinidae
 
Central stoneroller
 
Campostoma anomalum
Goldfish
 
Carassius auratus
Grass carp
 
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Red shiner
 
Cyprinella lutrensis
Spotfin shiner
 
Cyprinella spiloptera
Blacktail shiner
 
Cyprinella venusta
Common carp
 
Cyprinus carpio
Common carp × goldfish hybrid
 
Cyprinus carpio × Carassius auratus
Brassy minnow
 
Hybognathus hankinsoni
Mississippi silvery minnow
 
Hybognathus nuchalis
Plains minnow
 
Hybognathus placitus
Silver carp
 
Hypopthalmichthys molitrix
Bighead carp
 
Hypopthalmichthys nobilis
Striped shiner
 
Luxilus chrysocephalus
Bleeding shiner
 
Luxilus zonatus
Speckled chub
 
Macrhybopsis aestivalis
Sturgeon chub
 
Macrhybopsis gelida
Sicklefin chub
 
Macrhybopsis meeki
Silver chub
 
Macrhybopsis storeriana
Hornyhead chub
 
Nocomis biguttatus
River chub   Nocomis micropogon
Golden shiner
 
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Bigeye chub
 
Notropis amblops
Pallid shiner
 
Notropis amnis
Emerald shiner
 
Notropis atherinoides
River shiner
 
Notropis blennius
Bigeye shiner
 
Notropis boops
Ghost shiner
 
Notropis buchanani
Bigmouth shiner   Notropis dorsalis
Spottail shiner
 
Notropis hudsonius
Silverband shiner
 
Notropis shumardi
Sand shiner
 
Notropis stramineus
Weed shiner
 
Notropis texanus
Mimic shiner
 
Notropis volucellus
Channel shiner
 
Notropis wickliffi
Pugnose minnow
 
Opsopoeodus emiliae
Suckermouth minnow
 
Phenacobius mirabilis
Southern redbelly dace
 
Phenacobius erythrogaster
Bluntnose minnow
 
Pimephales notatus
Fathead minnow
 
Pimephales promelas
Bullhead minnow
 
Pimephales vigilax
Blacknose dace
 
Rhinichthys atratulus
Rudd   Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Creek chub
 
Semotilus atromaculatus
 
Catostomidae
 
River carpsucker
 
Carpiodes carpio
Quillback
 
Carpiodes cyprinus
Highfin carpsucker
 
Carpiodes velifer
White sucker
 
Carpiodes commersoni
Blue sucker
 
Cycleptus elongatus
Northern hog sucker
 
Hypentelium nigricans
Smallmouth buffalo
 
Ictiobus bubalus
Bigmouth buffalo
 
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black buffalo
 
Ictiobus niger
Spotted sucker
 
Minytrema melanops
Silver redhorse
 
Moxostoma anisurum
River redhorse
 
Moxostoma carinatum
Golden redhorse
 
Moxostoma erythrurum
Shorthead redhorse
 
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
 
Ictaluridae
 
Black bullhead
 
Ameiurus melas
Yellow bullhead
 
Ameiurus natalis
Brown bullhead
 
Ameiurus nebulosus
Blue catfish
 
Ictalurus furcatus
Channel catfish
 
Ictalurus punctatus
Stonecat
 
Noturus flavus
Tadpole madtom
 
Noturus gyrinus
Freckled madtom
 
Noturus nocturnus
Flathead catfish
 
Pylodictis olivaris
 
Esocidae
 
Grass pickerel
 
Esox americanus vermiculatus
Northern pike
 
Esox lucius
Muskellunge
 
Esox masquinongy
Tiger muskellunge
 
Esox masquinongy × E. lucius
 
Umbridae
 
Central mudminnow
 
Umbra limi
 
Osmeridae
 
Rainbow smelt
 
Osmerus mordax
 
Salmonidae
 
Brown trout
 
Salmo trutta
 
Percopsidae
 
Trout-perch
 
Percopsis omiscomaycus
 
Aphredoderidae
 
Pirate perch
 
Aphredoderus sayanus
 
Gadidae
 
Burbot
 
Lota lota
 
Cyprinodontidae
 
Starhead topminnow
 
Fundulus dispar
Blackstripe topminnow
 
Fundulus notatus
Blackspotted topminnow
 
Fundulus olivaceus
 
Poeciliidae
 
Western mosquitofish
 
Gambusia affinis
 
Atherinidae
 
Brook silverside
 
Labidesthes sicculus
Inland silverside
 
Menidia beryllina
 
Gasterosteidae
 
Brook stickleback
 
Culaea inconstans
 
Percichthyidae
 
White perch
 
Morone americana
White perch x yellow bass hybrid   Morone americana x M. mississippiensis
White bass
 
Morone chrysops
White bass x striped bass hybrid
  Morone chryops x M. saxatilis
Yellow bass
 
Morone mississippiensis
Striped bass
 
Morone saxatilis
 
Centrarchidae
 
Rock bass
 
Ambloplites rupestris
Flier
 
Centrarchus macropterus
Green sunfish
 
Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed
 
Lepomis gibbosus
Warmouth
 
Lepomis gulosus
Orangespotted sunfish
 
Lepomis humilis
Bluegill
 
Lepomis macrochirus
Longear sunfish
 
Lepomis megalotis
Redear sunfish
 
Lepomis microlophus
Redspotted sunfish   Lepomis miniatus
Green sunfish × pumpkinseed hybrid
 
Lepomis cyanellus × L. gibbosus
Green sunfish × warmouth hybrid
 
Lepomis cyanellus × L. gulosus
Green sunfish × orangespotted sunfish hybrid
 
Lepomis cyanellus × L. humilis
Green sunfish × bluegill hybrid
 
Lepomis cyanellus × L. macrochirus
Pumpkinseed × warmouth hybrid
 
Lepomis gibbosus × L. gulosus
Pumpkinseed × orangespotted sunfish hybrid
 
Lepomis gibbosus × L. humilis
Pumpkinseed × bluegill hybrid
 
Lepomis gibbosus × L. macrochirus
Bluegill × warmouth
 
Lepomis macrochirus × L. gulosus
Bluegill × orangespotted sunfish hybrid
 
Lepomis macrochirus × L. humilis
Bluegill × longear sunfish hybrid
 
Lepomis macrochirus × L. megalotis
Bluegill × redear sunfish hybrid
 
Lepomis macrochirus × L. microlophus
Smallmouth bass
 
Micropterus dolomieu
Spotted bass
 
Micropterus punctulatus
Largemouth bass
 
Micropterus salmoides
White crappie
 
Pomoxis annularis
Black crappie
 
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black crappie x white crappie hybrid   Pomoxis annularis x P. nigromaculatus
 
Percidae
 
Crystal darter
 
Crystallaria asprella
Western sand darter
 
Ammocrypta clara
Mud darter
 
Etheostoma asprigene
Greenside darter
 
Etheostoma blennioides
Bluntnose darter
 
Etheostoma chlorosomum
Iowa darter
 
Etheostoma exile
Fantail darter
 
Etheostoma flabellare
Slough darter
 
Etheostoma gracile
Johnny darter
 
Etheostoma nigrum
Orangethroat darter
  Etheostoma spectabile
Banded darter
 
Etheostoma zonale
Yellow perch
 
Perca flavescens
Logperch
 
Percina caprodes
Blackside darter
 
Percina maculata
Slenderhead darter
 
Percina phoxocephala
Dusky darter
 
Percina sciera
River darter
 
Percina shumardi
Sauger
 
Stizostedion canadense
Walleye
 
Stizostedion vitreum
Sauger × walleye hybrid
 
Stizostedion canadense × S. vitreum
 
Sciaenidae
 
Freshwater drum
 
Aplodinotus grunniens
 
Mugilidae
 
Striped mullet   Mugil cephalus
 
Gobiidae
 
Round goby   Neogobius melanostomus

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