Ichthyology Fish List 2023

Petromyzontidae

Family of jawless fish including lampreys.

Brook Lamprey

Lethenteron appendix

Sea lamprey

Petromyzon marinus

Acipenseridae

Family of sturgeons.

Anguillidae

Family of eels.

American eel

Anguilla rostrata

Lepisosteidae

Family of gars.

Longnose gar

Lepisosteus osseus

Amiidae

Family of bowfins.

Bowfin

Amia calva

Hiodontidae

Family of mooneyes.

Mooneye

Hiodon tergisus

Clupeidae

Family of shads and herrings.

Gizzard shad

Dorosoma cepedianum

Esocidae

Family of pikes.

Northern pike

Esox lucius

Muskellunge

Esox masquinongy

Grass pickerel

Esox americanus

Central mudminnow

Umbra limi

Salmonidae

Family of salmon and trout.

Rainbow trout/steelhead

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Cyprinidae

Family of carps and minnows.

Common carp

Cyprinus carpio

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

Emerald shiner

Notropis atherinoides

Spottail shiner

Notropis hudsonius

Spotfin shiner

Cyprinella spiloptera

Central stoneroller

Campostoma anomalum

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales notatus

Fathead minnow

Pimephales promelas

Suckermouth minnow

Phenacobius mirabilis

Golden shiner

Notemigonus crysoleucas

Common shiner

Luxilus cornutus

Redside dace

Clinostomus elongates

Creek chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

Catostomidae

Family of suckers.

Redhorses

Moxostoma spp.

White sucker

Catostomus commersonii

Quillback carpsucker

Carpiodes cyprinus

Northern hogsucker

Hypentelium nigricans

Smallmouth buffalo

Ictiobus bubalus

Bigmouth buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Gadidae

Family of cods.

Ictaluridae

Family of catfishes.

Channel catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Blue catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Yellow bullhead

Ameiurus natalis

Black bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Stonecat madtom

Noturus flavus

Flathead catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

Gobiidae

Family of gobies.

Round goby

Neogobius melanostomus

Sciaenidae

Family of drums.

Freshwater drum

Aplodinotus grunniens

Moronidae

Family of basses.

White bass

Morone chrysops

White perch

Morone americana

Centrarchidae

Family of sunfishes.

Largemouth bass

Micropterus salmoides

Smallmouth bass

Micropterus dolomieu

White crappie

Pomoxis annularis

Black crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Rock bass

Ambloplites rupestris

Green sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

Bluegill sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Pumpkinseed sunfish

Lepomis gibbosus

Orange-spotted sunfish

Lepomis humilis

Longear sunfish

Lepomis megalotus

Warmouth sunfish

Lepomis gulosus

Cottidae

Family of sculpins.

Mottled sculpin

Cottus bardii

Atherinopsidae

Family of silversides.

Brook silverside

Labidesthes sicculus

Percidae

Family of perches.

Walleye

Sander vitreus

Yellow perch

Perca flavescens

Logperch darter

Percina caprodes

Blackside darter

Percina maculata

Johnny darter

Etheostoma nigrum

Rainbow darter

Etheostoma caeruleum

Greenside darter

Etheostoma blennioides

Variegate darter

Etheostoma variatum

Fundulidae

Family of topminnows.

Black-striped topminnow

Fundulus notatus

Percopsidae

Family of trout-perches.

Trout-perch

Percopsis omiscomaycus

Aphredoderidae

Family of pirate perches.

Gasterosteidae

Family of sticklebacks.

3 spine stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Brook stickleback

Culaea inconstans

Osmeridae

Family of smelts.

Rainbow smelt

Osmerus mordax