TEXAS FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES CHECKLIST Order Common Name Genus species Location Collected LAMPREYS STATUS Chestnut Lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus Southern Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon gagei STURGEONS Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus T PADDLEFISH Paddlefish Polyodon spathula T GARS Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus BOWFINS Bowfin Amia calva FRESHWATER EELS American Eel Anguilla rostrata HERRINGS & SHADS Skipjack Herring Alosa chrysochloris Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum Threadfin Shad Dorosoma petenense MOONEYES Goldeye Hiodon alosoides Mooneye Hiodon tergisus TROUTS, SALMONS, ETC. * Rainbow Trout Onchorhynchus mykiss PIKES Grass Pickeral Esox americanus * Northern Pike Esox lucius Chain Pickeral Esox niger CHARACINS Mexican Tetra Astyanax mexicanus MINNOWS Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum * Goldfish Carassius auratus * Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella Edwards Plateau Shiner Cyprinella lepida Red Shiner Cyprinella lutrensis Proserpine Shiner Cyprinella proserpina T Blacktail Shiner Cyprinella venusta Steelcolor Shiner Cyprinella whipplei * Common Carp Cyprinus carpio Devils River Minnow Dionda diaboli T Roundnose Minnow Dionda episcopa Speckled Chub Extrarius aestivalis Rio Grande Chub Gila pandora T E – Endangered Page 1 of 5 * Non-Native Species T – Threatened X – Extinct TEXAS FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES CHECKLIST Cypress Minnow Hybognathus hayi Mississippi Silvery Minnow Hybognathus nuchalis Plains Minnow Hybognathus placitus Pallid Shiner Hybosis amnis Striped Shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus Ribbon Shiner Lythrurus fumeus Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucus Texas Shiner Notropis amabilis Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides Blackspot Shiner Notropis atrocaudalis Red River Shiner Notropis bairdi Bigeye Shiner Notropis boops Tamaulipas Shiner Notropis braytoni Smalleye Shiner Notropis buccula Ghost Shiner Notropis buchanani Ironcolor Shiner Notropis chalybaeus Chihuahua Shiner Notropis chihuahua T Rio Grande Shiner Notropis jemezanus Sand Shiner Notropis ludibundus Taillight Shiner Notropis maculatus Phantom Shiner Notropis orca T Sharpnose Shiner Notropis oxyrhynchus Chub Shiner Notropis potteri Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus Sabine Shiner Notropis sabinae Silverband Shiner Notropis shumardi Weed Shiner Notropis texanus Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae Suckermouth Minnow Phenacobius mirabilis Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus Flatnose Minnow Pimephales promelas Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax Flathead Chub Platygobio gracilis Bluehead Shiner Pteronotropis hubbsi T Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus SUCKERS River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus T Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus T Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger E – Endangered Page 2 of 5 * Non-Native Species T – Threatened X – Extinct TEXAS FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES CHECKLIST Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops West Mexican Redhorse Moxostoma austrinum Gray Redhorse Moxostoma congestum Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum Blacktail Redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum BULLHEAD CATFISHES Black Bullhead Ameiurus melus Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus Headwater Catfish Ictalurus lupus Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus Tadpole Madtom Noturus gyrinus Freckled Madtom Noturus nocturnus Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris Widemouth Blindcat Satan eurystomus T Toothless Blindcat Trogloglanis pattersoni T SUCKERMOUTH CATFISHES * Suckermouth Catfish Hypostomus spp. PIRATE PERCH Pirate Perch Aphredoderus sayanus TOPMINNOWS & KILLIFISHES Western Starhead Topminnow Fundulus blairae Golden Topminnow Fundulus chrysotus Blackstripe Topminnow Fundulus notatus Blackspotted Topminnow Fundulus olivaceus Plains Killifish Fundulus zebrinus Rainwater Killifish Lucania parva PUPFISHES Leon Springs Pupfish Cyprinodon bovinus E Commanche Springs Pupfish Cyprinodon elegans E Conchos Pupfish Cyprinodon eximius T Pecos Pupfish Cyprinodon pecosensis T Red River Pupfish Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis Sheepshead Minnow Cyprinodon variegatus LIVEBEARERS Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis Amistad Gambusia Gambusia amistadensis X Big Bend Gambusia Gambusia gaigei E Largespring Gambusia Gambusia geiseri San Marcos Gambusia Gambusia georgei E Clear Creek Gambusia Gambusia heterochir E Pecos Gambusia Gambusia nobilis E Blotched Gambusia Gambusia senilis T Least Killifish Heterandria formosa Amazon Molly Poecilia formosa Sailfin Molly Poecilia latipinna E – Endangered Page 3 of 5 * Non-Native Species T – Threatened X – Extinct TEXAS FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES CHECKLIST * Guppy Poecilia reticulata SILVERSIDES Brook Silversides Labidesthes sicculus Inland Silversides Menidia beryllina Rough Silversides Membras martinica TEMPERATE BASSES White Bass Morone chrysops Yellow Bass Morone mississippiensis Striped Bass Morone saxatilis SUNFISHES * Rock Bass Ambloplites rupestris Flier Centrarchus macropterus Banded Pygmy Sunfish Elassoma zonatum * Redbreasted Sunfish Lepomis auritus Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Warmouth Lepomis gulosus Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis Redear Sunfish Lepomis microlophus Spotted Sunfish Lepomis punctatus Bantam Sunfish Lepomis symmetricus * Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides Guadalupe Bass Micropterus treculi White Crappie Pomoxis annularis Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus DARTERS & PERCHES Mud Darter Etheostoma asprigene Bluntnose Darter Etheostoma chlorosomum Western Sand Darter Etheostoma clarum Fountain Darter Etheostoma fonticola E Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiforme Slough Darter Etheostoma gracile Rio Grande Darter Etheostoma grahami T Harlequin Darter Etheostoma histrio Greenthroat Darter Etheostoma lepidum Goldstripe Darter Etheostoma parvipinne Cypress Darter Etheostoma proeliare Orangebelly Darter Etheostoma radiosum Orangethroat Darter Etheostoma spectabile Scaly Sand Darter Etheostoma vivax Redfin Darter Etheostoma whipplei * Yellow Perch Perca flavescens E – Endangered Page 4 of 5 * Non-Native Species T – Threatened X – Extinct TEXAS FRESHWATER FISH SPECIES CHECKLIST Logperch Percina caprodes Texas Logperch Percina carbonaria Bigscale Logperch Percina macrolepida Blackside Darter Percina maculata T Dusky Darter Percina sciera River Darter Percina shumardi * Sauger Stizostedion canadense * Walleye Stizostedion vitreum DRUMS Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens CICHLIDS Rio Grande Cichlid Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum * Blue Tilapia Oreochromis aureus * Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus * Redbelly Tilapia Tilapia zilli E – Endangered Page 5 of 5 * Non-Native Species T – Threatened X – Extinct .