Texas Freshwater Fishes
San Jacinto River Drainage
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 nuchalis
Mississippi silvery minnow
Hybognathus placitus
plains minnow
Hybopsis amnis
pallid shiner
Luxilus chrysocephalus
striped shiner
Lythrurus fumeus
ribbon shiner
Lythrurus umbratilis
redfin shiner
Macrhybopsis hyostoma
shoal chub
Notemigonus crysoleucas
golden shiner
Notropis amabilis
Texas shiner
Notropis atrocaudalis
blackspot shiner
Notropis buchanani
ghost shiner
Notropis potteri
chub shiner
Notropis sabinae
Sabine 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
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
Minytrema melanops
spotted sucker
Moxostoma congestum
gray redhorse
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
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 chrysotus
golden topminnow
Fundulus blairae
western starhead topminnow
Fundulus grandis
Gulf killifish
Fundulus notatus
blackstripe topminnow
Fundulus olivaceus
blackspotted topminnow
Lucania parva
rainwater killifish
Poeciliidae
Gambusia affinis
western mosquitofish
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
Etheostoma chlorosoma
bluntnose darter
Etheostoma gracile
slough darter
Etheostoma parvipinne
goldstripe darter
Etheostoma proeliare
cypress darter
Etheostoma spectabile
orangethroat darter
Percina macrolepida
bigscale logperch
Percina sciera
dusky darter
Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus grunniens
freshwater drum
Elassomatidae
Elassoma zonatum
banded pygmy sunfish
Cichlidae
Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum
Rio Grande cichlid
