Texas Freshwater Fishes
Sabine River Drainage
Petromyzontidae
Ichthyomyzon castaneus
chestnut lamprey
Ichthyomyzon gagei
southern brook lamprey
Polyodontidae
Polyodon spathula
paddlefish
Lepisosteidae
Atractosteus spatula
alligator gar
Lepisosteus oculatus
spotted gar
Lepisosteus osseus
longnose gar
Amiidae
Amia calva
bowfin
Anguillidae
Anguilla rostrata
American eel
Clupeidae
Alosa chrysochloris
skipjack herring *
Dorosoma cepedianum
gizzard shad
Dorosoma petenense
threadfin shad
Cyprinidae
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
Hybopsis amnis
pallid shiner
Lythrurus fumeus
ribbon shiner
Lythrurus umbratilis
redfin shiner
Macrhybopsis hyostoma
shoal chub
Notemigonus crysoleucas
golden shiner
Notropis atherinoides
emerald shiner
Notropis atrocaudalis
blackspot shiner
Notropis buchanani
ghost shiner
Notropis chalybaeus
ironcolor shiner
Notropis maculatus
taillight shiner
Notropis sabinae
Sabine shiner
Notropis shumardi
silverband 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
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 poecilurum
blacktail redhorse
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
Belonidae
Strongylura marina
Atlantic needlefish *
Mugilidae
Agonostoma monticola
mountain mullet
Mugil cephalus
striped mullet
Mugil curema
white mullet*
Atherinopsidae
Labidesthes sicculus
brook silverside
Membras martinica
rough silverside
Menidia beryllina
inland silverside
Fundulidae
Fundulus blairae
western starhead topminnow
Fundulus chrysotus
golden topminnow
Fundulus grandis
Gulf killifish
Fundulus notatus
blackstripe topminnow
Fundulus olivaceus
blackspotted topminnow
Fundulus pulvereus
bayou topminnow *
Lucania parva
rainwater killifish
Poeciliidae
Gambusia affinis
western mosquitofish
Heterandria formosa
least killifish
Poecilia latipinna
sailfin molly
Cyprinodontidae
Cyprinodon variegatus
sheepshead minnow
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 vivax
scaly sand darter
Ammocrypta clara
western sand darter
Etheostoma artesiae
redspot darter
Etheostoma asprigene
mud darter
Etheostoma chlorosoma
bluntnose darter
Etheostoma gracile
slough darter
Etheostoma histrio
harlequin darter
Etheostoma parvipinne
goldstripe darter
Etheostoma proeliare
cypress darter
Percina macrolepida
bigscale logperch
Percina sciera
dusky darter
Percina shumardi
river darter
Sander vitreus
walleye (I)
Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus grunniens
freshwater drum
Elassomatidae
Elassoma zonatum
banded pygmy sunfish
