Texas Freshwater Fishes

Red River Drainage

Petromyzontidae	Ichthyomyzon castaneus	chestnut lamprey
	Ichthyomyzon gagei	southern brook lamprey
Acipenseridae	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	shovelnose sturgeon
Polyodontidae	Polyodon spathula	paddlefish
Lepisosteidae	Atractosteus spatula	alligator gar
	Lepisosteus oculatus	spotted gar
	Lepisosteus osseus	longnose gar
	Lepisosteus platostomus	shortnose gar
Amiidae	Amia calva	bowfin
Hiodontidae	Hiodon alosoides	goldeye
Anguillidae	Anguilla rostrata	American eel
Clupeidae	Alosa chrysochloris	skipjack herring *
	Dorosoma cepedianum	gizzard shad
	Dorosoma petenense	threadfin shad
Cyprinidae	Campostoma anomalum	central stoneroller
	Carassius auratus	goldfish (I)
	Ctenopharyngodon idella	grass carp (I)
	Cyprinella lutrensis	red shiner
	Cyprinella venusta	blacktail shiner
	Cyprinus carpio	common carp (I)
	Hybognathus hayi	cypress minnow
	Hybognathus nuchalis	Mississippi silvery minnow
	Hybognathus placitus	plains minnow
	Luxilus chrysocephalus	striped shiner
	Lythrurus fumeus	ribbon shiner
	Lythrurus umbratilis	redfin shiner
	Macrhybopsis australis	prairie chub
	Macrhybopsis hyostoma	shoal chub
	Macrhybopsis storeriana	silver chub
	Notemigonus crysoleucas	golden shiner
	Notropis atherinoides	emerald shiner
	Notropis atrocaudalis	blackspot shiner
	Notropis bairdi	Red River shiner
	Notropis blennius	river shiner
	Notropis buchanani	ghost shiner
	Notropis chalybaeus	ironcolor shiner
	Notropis maculatus	taillight shiner
	Notropis potteri	chub shiner
	Notropis shumardi	silverband shiner
	Notropis stramineus	sand shiner
	Notropis texanus	weed shiner
	Notropis volucellus	mimic shiner
	Opsopoeodus emiliae	pugnose minnow
	Phenacobius mirabilis	suckermouth minnow
	Pimephales promelas	fathead minnow
	Pimephales vigilax	bullhead minnow
	Pteronotropis hubbsi	bluehead shiner
	Scardinius erythrophthalmus	rudd (I)
	Semotilus atromaculatus	creek chub
Catostomidae	Carpiodes carpio	river carpsucker
	Cycleptus elongatus	blue sucker
	Erimyzon oblongus	creek chubsucker
	Erimyzon sucetta	lake chubsucker
	Ictiobus bubalus	smallmouth buffalo
	Ictiobus cyprinellus	bigmouth buffalo
	Ictiobus niger	black buffalo
	Minytrema melanops	spotted sucker
	Moxostoma erythrurum	golden redhorse
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
	Noturus nocturnus	freckled madtom
	Pylodictis olivaris	flathead catfish
Esocidae	Esox americanus	redfin pickerel
	Esox niger	chain pickerel
Salmonidae	Oncorhynchus mykiss	rainbow trout
Aphredoderidae	Aphredoderus sayanus	pirate perch
Mugilidae	Mugil cephalus	striped mullet
Atherinopsidae	Labidesthes sicculus	brook silverside
	Menidia beryllina	inland silverside
Fundulidae	Fundulus blairae	western starhead topminnow
	Fundulus notatus	blackstripe topminnow
	Fundulus olivaceus	blackspotted topminnow
	Fundulus zebrinus	plains killifish
Poeciliidae	Gambusia affinis	western mosquitofish
Cyprinodontidae	Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis	Red River pupfish
Moronidae	Morone chrysops	white bass
	Morone mississippiensis	yellow bass
	Morone saxatilis	striped bass (I)
Centrarchidae	Centrarchus macropterus	flier
	Lepomis auritus	redbreast sunfish (I)
	Lepomis cyanellus	green sunfish
	Lepomis gulosus	warmouth
	Lepomis humilis	orangespotted sunfish
	Lepomis macrochirus	bluegill
	Lepomis marginatus	dollar sunfish
	Lepomis megalotis	longear sunfish
	Lepomis microlophus	redear sunfish
	Lepomis miniatus	redspotted sunfish.
	Lepomis symmetricus	bantam sunfish
	Micropterus punctulatus	spotted bass
	Micropterus salmoides	largemouth bass
	Pomoxis annularis	white crappie
	Pomoxis nigromaculatus	black crappie
Percidae	Ammocrypta clara	western sand darter
	Etheostoma artesiae	redspot darter
	Etheostoma asprigene	mud darter
	Etheostoma chlorosoma	bluntnose darter
	Etheostoma fusiforme	swamp darter
	Etheostoma gracile	slough darter
	Etheostoma histrio	harlequin darter
	Etheostoma parvipinne	goldstripe darter
	Etheostoma proeliare	cypress darter
	Etheostoma radiosum	orangebelly darter
	Etheostoma spectabile	orangethroat darter
	Perca flavescens	yellow perch
	Percina caprodes	logperch
	Percina carbonaria	Texas logperch
	Percina macrolepida	bigscale logperch
	Percina maculata	blackside darter
	Percina sciera	dusky darter
	Percina shumardi	river darter
	Sander vitreus	walleye (I)
Sciaenidae	Aplodinotus grunniens	freshwater drum
Elassomatidae	Elassoma zonatum	banded pygmy sunfish