Texas Freshwater Fishes
Lavaca River Drainage
Lepisosteidae
Atractosteus spatula
alligator gar
Lepisosteus oculatus
spotted gar
Lepisosteus osseus
longnose gar
Anguillidae
Anguilla rostrata
American eel
Clupeidae
Dorosoma cepedianum
gizzard shad
Dorosoma petenense
threadfin shad
Cyprinidae
Campostoma anomalum
central stoneroller
Carassius auratus
goldfish (I)
Cyprinella lutrensis
red shiner
Cyprinella venusta
blacktail shiner
Cyprinus carpio
common carp (I)
Hybopsis amnis
pallid shiner
Luxilus chrysocephalus
striped shiner
Lythrurus fumeus
ribbon shiner
Macrhybopsis hyostoma
shoal chub
Notemigonus crysoleucas
golden shiner
Notropis buchanani
ghost shiner
Notropis shumardi
silverband shiner
Notropis texanus
weed shiner
Notropis volucellus
mimic shiner
Opsopoeodus emiliae
pugnose minnow
Pimephales promelas
fathead minnow
Pimephales vigilax
bullhead minnow
Catostomidae
Carpiodes carpio
river carpsucker
Cycleptus elongatus
blue sucker
Ictiobus bubalus
smallmouth buffalo
Characidae
Astyanax mexicanus
Mexican tetra
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus melas
black bullhead
Ameiurus natalis
yellow bullhead
Ictalurus furcatus
blue catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
channel catfish
Noturus gyrinus
tadpole madtom
Pylodictis olivaris
flathead catfish
Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus mykiss
rainbow trout
Mugilidae
Mugil cephalus
striped mullet
Atherinopsidae
Menidia beryllina
inland silverside
Fundulidae
Fundulus chrysotus
golden topminnow
Fundulus grandis
Gulf killifish
Fundulus notatus
blackstripe topminnow
Fundulus pulvereus
bayou topminnow *
Poeciliidae
Gambusia affinis
western mosquitofish
Cyprinodontidae
Cyprinodon variegatus
sheepshead minnow
Syngnathidae
Syngnathus scovelli
Gulf pipefish *
Moronidae
Morone chrysops
white bass
Centrarchidae
Lepomis auritus
redbreast sunfish (I)
Lepomis cyanellus
green sunfish
Lepomis gulosus
warmouth
Lepomis humilis
orangespotted sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus
bluegill
Lepomis megalotis
longear sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
redear sunfish
Lepomis miniatus
redspotted sunfish.
Micropterus salmoides
largemouth bass
Pomoxis annularis
white crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
black crappie
Percidae
Etheostoma gracile
slough darter
Percina macrolepida
bigscale logperch
Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus grunniens
freshwater drum
