Texas Freshwater Fishes

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Rio Grande 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
  Campostoma ornatum  Mexican stoneroller
  Carassius auratus  goldfish (I)
  Ctenopharyngodon idella   grass carp (I)
  Cyprinella lutrensis  red shiner
  Cyprinella proserpina  proserpine shiner
  Cyprinella venusta  blacktail shiner
  Cyprinus carpio  common carp (I)
  Dionda argentosa  Manantial roundnose minnow
  Dionda diaboli Devils River minnow
  Dionda episcopa  roundnose minnow
  Gila pandora Rio Grande chub
  Hybognathus amarus  Rio Grande silvery minnow (EX)
  Macrhybopsis aestivalis  speckled chub
  Notemigonus crysoleucas  golden shiner
  Notropis amabilis  Texas shiner
  Notropis braytoni  Tamaulipas shiner
  Notropis buchanani  ghost shiner
  Notropis chihuahua  Chihuahua shiner
  Notropis jemezanus  Rio Grande shiner
  Notropis orca phantom shiner (X)
  Notropis simus pecosensis Pecos bluntnose shiner (EX)
  Notropis simus simus Rio Grande bluntnose shiner (X)
  Notropis stramineus  sand shiner
  Pimephales promelas  fathead minnow
  Pimephales vigilax  bullhead minnow
  Rhinichthys cataractae  longnose dace
Catostomidae  Carpiodes carpio  river carpsucker
  Cycleptus sp. Rio Grande blue sucker
  Ictiobus bubalus  smallmouth buffalo
  Ictiobus niger black buffalo
  Moxostoma austrinum Mexican redhorse
  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
  Pylodictis olivaris  flathead catfish
Salmonidae  Oncorhynchus clarki cutthroat trout (EX)
  Oncorhynchus mykiss  rainbow trout
  Salmo trutta brown trout (I)
Mugilidae  Mugil cephalus  striped mullet
  Agonostomus monticola mountain mullet
Atherinopsidae  Membras martinica  rough silverside
  Menidia beryllina  inland silverside
Fundulidae  Fundulus grandis  Gulf killifish
  Fundulus zebrinus  plains killifish
  Lucania parva  rainwater killifish
Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis  western mosquitofish
  Gambusia amistadensis Amistad gambusia (X)
  Gambusia clarkhubbsi  San Felipe gambusia
  Gambusia gaigei Big Bend gambusia
  Gambusia geiseri  largespring gambusia
  Gambusia senilis blotched gambusia
  Gambusia nobilis Pecos gambusia
  Gambusia speciosa Tex-Mex gambusia
  Poecilia formosa  Amazon molly
  Poecilia latipinna  sailfin molly
Cyprinodontidae  Cyprinodon bovinus Leon Springs pupfish
  Cyprinodon elegans Comanche Springs pupfish
  Cyprinodon eximius  Conchos pupfish
  Cyprinodon pecosensis Pecos pupfish
  Cyprinodon variegatus sheepshead minnow
Moronidae  Morone chrysops  white bass
  Morone saxatilis  striped bass (I)
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 dolomieu  smallmouth bass (I)
  Micropterus salmoides  largemouth bass
  Pomoxis annularis  white crappie
  Pomoxis nigromaculatus  black crappie
Percidae  Etheostoma gracile  slough darter
  Etheostoma grahami Rio Grande darter
  Perca flavescens  yellow perch
  Percina macrolepida  bigscale logperch
  Sander vitreus walleye (I)
Sciaenidae Aplodinotus grunniens  freshwater drum
Cichlidae  Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum  Rio Grande cichlid
  Oreochromis aureus  blue tilapia (I)
Eleotridae Gobiomorus dormitor bigmouth sleeper
Gobiidae Awaous banana river goby