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Nueces 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 lepida plateau shiner
  Cyprinella sp. Nueces River shiner
  Cyprinella lutrensis  red shiner
  Cyprinella venusta  blacktail shiner
  Cyprinus carpio  common carp (I)
  Dionda episcopa  roundnose minnow
  Notemigonus crysoleucas  golden shiner
  Notropis amabilis  Texas shiner
  Notropis buchanani  ghost shiner
  Notropis stramineus sand 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
  Moxostoma congestum  gray redhorse
Characidae  Astyanax mexicanus  Mexican tetra
Ictaluridae  Ameiurus melas  black bullhead
  Ameiurus natalis  yellow bullhead
  Ictalurus furcatus  blue catfish
  Ictalurus lupus  headwater catfish
  Ictalurus punctatus  channel catfish
  Noturus gyrinus  tadpole madtom
  Pylodictis olivaris  flathead catfish
Salmonidae  Oncorhynchus mykiss  rainbow trout
Mugilidae  Mugil cephalus  striped mullet
  Mugil curema white mullet*
  Agonostomus monticola mountain mullet
Atherinopsidae Membras martinica rough silverside
  Menidia beryllina  inland silverside
Fundulidae  Fundulus grandis Gulf killifish
  Fundulus pulvereus bayou killifish
  Fundulus similis longnose killifish
  Fundulus zebrinus plains killifish
  Lucania parva  rainwater killifish
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis  western mosquitofish
  Poecilia formosa  Amazon molly
  Poecilia latipinna  sailfin molly
Cyprinodontidae  Cyprinodon variegatus sheepshead minnow
Moronidae  Morone chrysops  white bass
Centrarchidae  Lepomis auritus  redbreast sunfish (I)
  Lepomis cyanellus  green sunfish
  Lepomis gulosus  warmouth
  Lepomis macrochirus  bluegill
  Lepomis megalotis  longear sunfish
  Lepomis microlophus  redear sunfish
  Lepomis miniatus  redspotted sunfish.
  Micropterus dolomieu  smallmouth bass (I)
  Micropterus salmoides  largemouth bass
  Micropterus treculii  Guadalupe bass
  Pomoxis annularis  white crappie
  Pomoxis nigromaculatus  black crappie
Percidae  Etheostoma gracile  slough darter
  Etheostoma lepidum  greenthroat darter
Sciaenidae Aplodinotus grunniens  freshwater drum
Cichlidae  Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum  Rio Grande cichlid