___Hybrid Striped Bass Morone chrysops x M saxatilis..O

CENTRARCHIDAE-Sunfishes (14) ___Rock Bass, Ambloplites rupestris...... O,N,J,P Paddlefish ___Redbreast Sunfish, Lepomis auritus...... O,N,J,P Don’t Move , ___Green Sunfish, Lepomis cyanellus...... O,N,J,P ___Pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus...... O,N,J,P ___Northern Pike, Esox lucius...... O,P ___Warmouth, Lepomis gulosus...... O,P ___Muskellunge, Esox masquinongy...... O,N,P It’s Against the Law! ___Orangespotted Sunfish, Lepomis humilis...... O ___Chain Pickerel, Esox niger...... O,P,N ___Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus...... O,N,J,P of ___Hybrid Tiger Musky, Esox lucius x E. masquinony.O,N,P Protect your resources by ___Longear Sunfish, Lepomis megalotis...... O,N,P ___Redear Sunfish, Lepomis microlophus...... O UMBRIDAE-Mudminnows (1) never moving fishes or ___Smallmouth Bass, Micropterus dolomieu...... O,N,J,P ___Spotted Bass, Micropterus punctulatus...... O,N releasing bait or aquarium fishes. ___Central Mudminnow, Umbra limi...... O ___Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides...... O,N,J,P ___White Crappie, Pomoxis annularis...... O,N,P SALMONIDAE-Trouts (4) West ___Black Crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus...... O,N,P ___Cutthroat Trout, clarki...... P PERCIDAE-Perches (32,1) ___Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss...... O,N,J,P Suggested literature for further information: ___Brown Trout, Salmo trutta...... O,N,J,P ___Eastern Sand Darter, Ammocrypta pellucida...... O ___Brook Trout, Salvelinus fontinalis...... O,N,J,P The Fishes of ___Western Sand Darter*, Ammocrypta clara...... O by Jay R. Stauffer, Jr., Jeffrey M. Boltz, ___Diamond Darter*,Crystallaria cincotta...... O Virginia PERCOPSIDAE-Trout-perches (1) ___Greenside Darter, Etheostoma blennioides...... O,N,P and Laura White ___Rainbow Darter, Etheostoma caeruleum...... O,N,P ___Trout-Perch, Percopsis omiscomaycus...... O ___Bluebreast Darter, Etheostoma camurum...... O Peterson Field Guides: ___Fantail Darter, Etheostoma flabellare...... O,N,J,P Freshwater Fishes FUNDULIDAE-Killifishes (3) ___Longfin Darter*, Etheostoma longimanum...... J ___Spotted Darter*, Etheostoma maculatum...... O and ___Northern Studfish, Fundulus catenatus...... O ___Johnny Darter, Etheostoma nigrum...... O,N,J The Audubon Society: ___Banded Killifish*, Fundulus diaphanus...... O,P ___Tesselated Darter, Etheostoma olmstedi...... P ___Mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus...... P ___Candy Darter*, Etheostoma osburni...... N Field Guide To North American Fishes, ___Snubnose Darter, Etheostoma simoterum...... N POECILIIDAE-Livebearers (1) ___Tippecanoe Darter, Etheostoma tippecanoe...... O Whales and Dolphins ___Variegate Darter, Etheostoma variatum...... O,N ___Western Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis...... O,N,P ___Banded Darter, Etheostoma zonale...... O ___Yellow Perch, Perca flavescens...... O,N,P A Field Checklist ATHERINIDAE-Silversides (1) ___Logperch, Percina caprodes...... O,N ___Channel Darter, Percina copelandi...... O ___Brook Silverside, Labidesthes sicculus...... O,N,P ___Gilt Darter*, Percina evides...... O ___Appalachia Darter*, Percina gymnocephala...... N GASTEROSTEIDAE-Sticklebacks (1) ___Longhead Darter*, Percina macrocephala...... O ___Blackside Darter, Percina maculata...... O,N ___Brook Stickleback, Culaea inconstans...... O ___Stripeback Darter*, Percina notogramma...... J ___Sharpnose Darter, Percina oxyrhynchus...... O,N COTTIDAE-Sculpins (6) ___Shield Darter, Percina peltata...... P ___Slenderhead Darter, Percina phoxocephala...... O Published by the ___Mottled Sculpin, Cottus bairdii...... O,N,J ___Roanoke Darter, Percina roanoka...... N Division of Natural Resources ___Blue Ridge Sculpin, Cottus caeruleomentum....P,J ___Dusky Darter, Percina sciera...... O ___Slimy Sculpin*, Cottus cognatus...... P ___River Darter*, Percina shumardi...... O Wildlife Resources Section ___Potomac Sculpin, Cottus girardi...... P ___Sauger, Sander canadense...... O Wildlife Diversity Program ___Kanawha Sculpin*, Cottus kanawhae...... N ___Walleye, Sander vitreum...... O,N,P P.O. Box 67 ___Bluestone Sculpin, Cottus sp...... N ___HybridSaugeye,Sander canadense x S. vitreum...... O Elkins, WV 26241 PERCICHTHYIDAE-Temperate Basses(3,1) SCIAENIDAE-Drums (1) (304)637-0245 Division of Natural Resources www.wvdnr.gov Wildlife Resources Section ___White Perch, Morone americana...... O ___Freshwater Drum, Aplodinotus grunniens...... O ___White Bass, Morone chrysops...... O,N Wildlife Diversity Program ___Striped Bass, Morone saxatillis...... O,N Revised 1/2009 ___Goldfish, Carassius auratus...... O,N,P ___Suckermouth , Phenacobius mirabilis...... O ___Redside Dace*, Clinostomus elongatus...... O ___Kanawha Minnow*, Phenacobius teretulus...... N ___Rosyside Dace, Clinostomus funduloides...... O,N, J, P ___Southern Redbelly Dace, Phoxinus erythrogaster...... O ___Satinfin Shiner*, Cyprinella analostana...... P ___Mountain Redbelly Dace, Phoxinus oreas...... O,N,J ___Whitetail Shiner, Cyprinella galactura...... O,N ___Bluntnose Minnow, Pimephales notatus...... O,N,P ___Spotfin Shiner, Cyprinella spiloptera...... O,N,P ___Fathead Minnow, Pimephales promelas...... O,N,P Fishes of West Virginia ___Steelcolor Shiner, Cyprinella whipplei...... O ___Bullhead Minnow*, Pimphales vigilax...... O ___Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio...... O,N,P ___Eastern blacknose dace, Rinichthys atratulus...... O,J,P ___Grass Carp, Ctenopharynogodon idella...... O,N,P ___Western blacknose dace, Rhinichthys obtusus...O,N ___Bighead Carp, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis...... O ___Cheat Minnow*, Pararhinichthys bowersi...... O ___Streamline Chub, Erimystax dissimilis...... O,N ___Longnose Dace, Rhinichthys cataractae...... O,N,J,P est Virginia is blessed with a variety of including the Gauley River; (P); and ___Tonguetied Minnow*, Exoglossum laurae...... O,N ___Rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus...... N W fish resources, including 184 species and 3 James River (J). The drainage indicated for each ___Cutlips Minnow, Exoglossum maxillingua...... N,J,P ___Creek Chub, Semotilus atromaculatus...... O,N,J,P hybrid sport fishes distributed among 24 different species does not necessarily mean that it is found in ___Eastern Silvery Minnow*, Hybognathus regius...... P ___Fallfish, Semotilus corporalis...... P ___Mississippi Silvery Minnow**, Hybognathus nuchalis.....O families. Interestingly, approximately 20 percent are all minor or major . Different habitat ___Bigeye Chub, Hybopsis amblops...... O CATOSTOMIDAE-Suckers (19) sport fishes, 80% are nongame fishes and 75% are preferences, such as warm or cold water, fast or slow ___White Shiner, Luxilus albeolus...... O,N ___Striped Shiner, Luxilus chrysocephalus...... O,N,P ___River Carpsucker, carpio...... O found in just five families: carps/ (63 species), moving streams, or sand or rock bottoms, will dictate ___Quillback, Carpiodes cyprinus...... O perches (32), suckers (19), basses/sunfishes (14), and where the fishes will be located. The candy darter is truly special to the ___Highfin Carpsucker*, Carpiodes velifer...... O catfishes (12). This extensive checklist illustrates the abun- ___Longnose Sucker**, catostomus...... O Mountain State, because, with the ___White Sucker, Catostomus commersoni...... O,N,J,P The list of fishes that follows is a compilation of dance and diversity of West Virginia’s fishes. The exception of a small portion of the ___Blue Sucker*, elongatus...... O the presently known species in West Virginia and where WVDNR is committed to preserving and maintain- ___Creek Chubsucker, oblongus...... P New River in Virginia, it is found ___Northern Hog Sucker, nigricians....O,N,J,P they are generally found. The drainage abbreviations ing their existence for future generations. ___Smallmouth Buffalo, bubalus...... O are for the greater basin (O), which includes exclusively in West Virginia. ___Bigmouth Buffalo*, Ictiobus cyprinellus...... O the Monongahela, Little Kanawha, Kanawha, ___Black Buffalo*, Ictiobus niger...... O ___Common Shiner, Luxilus cornutus...... O,J,P ___Spotted Sucker, Minytrema melanops...... O Guyandotte, and Big Sandy rivers; New River (N), ___Rosefin Shiner*, Lythrurus ardens...... J ___Silver Redhorse, anisurum...... O & all waters in the state above Kanawha Falls , *Rare (uncommon, undetermined status or limited WV range) ___Scarlet Shiner*, Lythrurus fasciolaris...... O ___River Redhorse, Moxostoma carinatum...... O **Extirpated (native to WV, but no recent records) ___Redfin Shiner, Lythrurus umbratilis...... O ___Black Redhorse, Moxostoma duquesnei...... O ___Shoal Chub, Macrhybopsis hyostoma...... O ___Golden Redhorse, Moxostoma erythrurum...... O,N,P ___Silver Chub, Macrhybopsis storeriana...... O ___Smallmouth Redhorse, Moxostoma breviceps...... O PETROMYZONTIDAE-Lampreys PETROMYZONTIDAE-Lampreys (6) AMIIDAE-Bowfins (1) ___Pearl Dace*, Margariscus margarita...... O,P ___Shorthead Redhorse*, Moxostoma macrolepidotum...P ___Hornyhead chub**, Nocomis biguttatus...... O ___Torrent Sucker, rhothoecum...... N,P ___Ohio Lamprey*, Ichthyomyzon bdellium...... O ___Bowfin*, Amia calva...... O ___Bluehead Chub, Nocomis leptocephalus...... N,J,P ___Northern Brook Lamprey*, Ichthyomyzon fossor...... O ___River Chub, Nocomis micropogon...... O,J,P ICTALURIDAE-Freshwater Catfishes (12) ___Mountain Brook Lamprey*, Ichthyomyzon greeleyi...... O HIODONTIDAE-Mooneyes (2) ___Bigmouth Chub, Nocomis platyrhynchus...... N ___Silver Lamprey*, Ichthyomyzon unicuspis...... O ___Golden Shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas...... O,N,J,P ___White Catfish, Ameiurus catus...... O ___Least Brook Lamprey, Lampetra aepyptera...... O,N ___Goldeye*, Hiodon alosoides...... O ___Comely Shiner, Notropis amoenus...... P ___Black Bullhead, Ameiurus melas...... O,N ___American Brook Lamprey*, Lampetra appendix...... O ___Mooneye, Hiodon tergisus...... O ___Popeye Shiner*, Notropis ariommus...... O ___Yellow Bullhead, Ameiurus natalis...... O,N,P ___Emerald Shiner, Notropis atherinoides...... O,N,P ___Brown Bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus...... O,N,P ACIPENSERIDAE-Sturgeons (2) ___River Shiner, Notropis blennius...... O ___Blue Catfish, Ictalurus furcatus...... O ANGUILLIDAE-Freshwater Eels (1) ___Bigeye shiner*, Notropis boops...... O ___Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus...... O,N,P ___Lake Sturgeon**, Acipenser fulvescens...... O ___Ghost Shiner, Notropis buchanani...... O ___Mountain Madtom*, Noturus eleutherus...... O ___Shovelnose Sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus.O ___American Eel, Anguilla rostrata...... O,N,P ___Silverjaw Minnow, Notropis buccata...... O,N,P ___Stonecat, Noturus flavus...... O,N ___Bigmouth Shiner**, Notropis dorsalis...... O ___Margined Madtom, Noturus insignis...... O,J,P,N POLYODONTIDAE-Paddlefish (1) -Herrings (4) ___Pugnose Minnow**,Opsopoeodus emiliae...... O ___Brindled Madtom, Noturus miurus...... O ___Spottail Shiner, Notropis hudsonius...... O,N,P ___Northern Madtom*, Noturus stigmosus...... O ___Paddlefish*, Polyodon spathula...... O ___Skipjack Herring, chrysochloris...... O ___Sand Shiner, Notropis stramineus...... O,N ___Flathead Catfish, Pylodictis olivaris...... O,N ___Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus...... O,N,P ___Silver Shiner, Notropis photogenis...... O,N LEPISOSTEIDAE -Gars (1) ___Gizzard Shad, Dorosoma cepedianum...... O ___Swallowtail Shiner, Notropis procne ...... P ESOCIDAE-Pikes (4,1) ___Threadfin Shad, Dorosoma petenense...... O ___Rosyface Shiner, Notropis rubellus...... O,N,J,P ___Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus...... O ___New River Shiner*, Notropis scabriceps...... N ___Redfin Pickerel*, Esox americanus americanus...... O,P CYPRINIDAE-Minnows, Carps (63) ___Telescope Shiner, Notropis telescopus...... O,N,J ___Grass Pickerel*, Esox americanus vermiculatus...... O Scientific names taken from: Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the ___Mimic Shiner, Notropis volucellus...... O,N,P and Canada. 2004. AFS special publication 29 ___Central Stoneroller, Campostoma anomalum.....O,N,P,J ___Channel Shiner, Notropis wickliffi...... O