Texas Freshwater Fishes

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Petromyzontidae

 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
Elopidae Elops saurus ladyfish *
Anguillidae  Anguilla rostrata  American eel
Clupeidae  Alosa chrysochloris skipjack herring *
  Brevoortia patronus Gulf menhaden *
  Dorosoma cepedianum  gizzard shad
  Dorosoma petenense  threadfin shad
Engraulidae Anchoa mitchilli bay anchovy *
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 nuchalis  Mississippi silvery minnow
  Hybognathus placitus  plains 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 potteri  chub shiner
  Notropis sabinae  Sabine 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
  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 niger black buffalo
  Minytrema melanops  spotted sucker
  Moxostoma poecilurum  blacktail 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
Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss rainbow trout
Aphredoderidae  Aphredoderus sayanus  pirate perch
Mugilidae  Mugil cephalus  striped mullet
  Agonostomus monticola mountain mullet
Atherinopsidae  Labidesthes sicculus  brook silverside
  Membras martinica  rough silverside
  Menidia beryllina inland silverside
Belonidae Strongylura marina Atlantic needlefish *
Fundulidae  Fundulus chrysotus  golden topminnow
  Fundulus blairae  western starhead topminnow
  Fundulus grandis  Gulf killifish
  Fundulus notatus  blackstripe topminnow
  Fundulus olivaceus  blackspotted topminnow
  Fundulus pulvereus bayou topminnow *
  Fundulus zebrinus  plains killifish
  Lucania parva  rainwater killifish
Poeciliidae  Gambusia affinis  western mosquitofish
  Poecilia latipinna  sailfin molly
Cyprinodontidae  Cyprinodon variegatus sheepshead minnow
Syngnathidae Syngnathus scovelli Gulf pipefish *
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 histrio  harlequin darter
  Etheostoma parvipinne  goldstripe darter
  Etheostoma proeliare  cypress darter
  Etheostoma spectabile  orangethroat darter
  Percina macrolepida  bigscale logperch
  Percina sciera  dusky darter
  Percina shumardi river darter
Sparidae Lagodon rhomboides pinfish *
Sciaenidae Aplodinotus grunniens  freshwater drum
  Micropogonias undulatus Atlantic croaker *
Elassomatidae  Elassoma zonatum  banded pygmy sunfish
Cichlidae  Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum Rio Grande cichlid
Gobiidae Gobiosoma bosc naked goby *
Paralichthyidae Paralichthys lethostigma southern flounder *
Achiridae Trinectes maculatus fasciatus hogchoker *