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Fishes of Oklahoma by Family: 




Scientific Name and Natureserve*link

Lampreys (Petromyzonidae)

 

 

Chestnut lamprey

Ichthyomyzon castaneus

 

Southern brook lamprey

Ichthyomyzon gagei

Sturgeons (Acipenseridae)

 

 

Shovelnose sturgeon

Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

Paddlefish (Polydontidae)

 

 

Paddlefish / Spoonbill

Polyodon spathula

Gars (Lepisostidae)

 

 

Alligator gar

Atractosteus spatula

 

Spotted gar

Lepisosteus oculatus

 

Longnose gar

Lepisosteus osseus

 

Shortnose gar

Lepisosteus platostomus

Bowfin (Amiidae)

 

 

Bowfin

Amia calva

Eels (Anguillidae)

 

 

American Eel

Anguilla rostrata

Shads (Clupeidae)

 

 

Alabama shad

Alosa alabamae

 

Skipjack herring

Alosa chrysochloris

 

Gizzard shad

Dorosoma cepedianum

 

Threadfin shad

Dorosoma petenense

Mooneye (Hiodontidae)

 

 

Goldeye

Hiodon alosoides

 

Mooneye

Hiodon tergisus

Trouts (Salmonidae)

 

 

Rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

 

Brown trout

Salmo trutta

Pikes (Esocidae)

 

 

Grass/Redfin pickerel

Esox americanus

 

Northern pike

Esox lucius

 

Chain pickerel

Esox niger

Minnows (Cyprinidae)

 

 

Central stoneroller

Campostoma anomalum

 

Largescale stoneroller

Campostoma oligolepis

 

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

 

Bluntface shiner

Cyprinella camura

 

Red shiner

Cyprinella lutrensis

 

Spotfin shiner

Cyprinella spiloptera

 

Blacktail shiner

Cyprinella venusta

 

Steelcolor shiner

Cyprinella whipplei

 

Common carp

Cyprinus carpio

 

Ozark minnow

Dionda nubila

 

Gravel chub

Erimystax x-punctatus

 

Cypress minnow

Hybognathus hayi

 

Mississippi silvery minnow

Hybognathus nuchalis

 

Plains minnow

Hybognathus placitus

 

Bigeye chub

Hybopsis amblops

 

Pallid shiner

Hybopsis amnis

 

Cardinal shiner

Luxilus cardinalis

 

Striped shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus

 

Ribbon shiner

Lythrurus fumeus

 

Ouachita shiner

Lythrurus snelsoni

 

Redfin shiner

Lythrurus umbratilis

 

Prairie chub

Macrhybopsis australis

 

Shoal chub

Macrhybopsis hyostoma

 

Silver chub

Macrhybopsis storeriana

 

Redspot chub

Nocomis asper

 

Golden shiner

Notemigonus crysoleucas

 

Emerald shiner

Notropis atherinoides

 

Blackspot shiner

Notropis atrocaudalis

 

Red River shiner

Notropis bairdi

 

River shiner

Notropis blennius

 

Bigeye shiner

Notropis boops

 

Ghost shiner

Notropis buchanani

 

Ironcolor shiner

Notropis chalybaeus

 

Arkansas River shiner

Notropis girardi

 

Wedgespot shiner

Notropis greenei

 

Bluehead shiner

Notropis hubbsi

 

Taillight shiner

Notropis maculatus

 

Kiamichi shiner

Notropis ortenburgeri

 

Carmine shiner

Notropis percobromus

 

Peppered shiner

Notropis perpallidus

 

Chub shiner

Notropis potteri

 

Roseyface shiner

Notropis rubellus

 

Silverband shiner

Notropis shumardi

 

Sand shiner

Notropis stramineus

 

Rocky shiner

Notropis suttkusi

 

Mimic shiner

Notropis volucellus

 

Pugnose minnow

Opsopoeodus emiliae

 

Suckermouth minnow

Phenacobius mirabilis

 

Southern redbelly dace

Phoxinus erythrogaster

 

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales notatus

 

Fathead minnow

Pimephales promelas

 

Slim minnow

Pimephales tenellus

 

Bullhead minnow

Pimephales vigilax

 

Flathead chub

Platygobio gracilis

 

Creek chub

Semotilus atromaculatus

Suckers (Catastomidae)

 

 

River carpsucker

Carpiodes carpio

 

Quillback

Carpiodes cyprinus 

 

Highfin carpsucker

Carpiodes velifer

 

White sucker

Catostomus commersoni

 

Blue sucker

Cycleptus elongatus

 

Creek Chubsucker

Erimyzon oblongus

 

Lake chubsucker

Erimyzon sucetta

 

Northern hogsucker

Hypentelium nigricans

 

Smallmouth buffalo

Ictiobus bubalus

 

Bigmouth buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

 

Black buffalo

Ictiobus niger

 

Spotted sucker

Minytrema melanops

 

River redhorse

Moxostoma carinatum

 

Black redhorse

Moxostoma duquesnei

 

Golden rehorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

 

Shorthead redhorse

Moxostoma macrolepidotum

Catfishes (Ictaluridae)

 

 

Black bullhead

Ameiurus melas

 

Yellow bullhead

Ameiurus natalis

 

Brown bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

 

Blue catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

 

Channel catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

 

Mountain madtom

Noturus eleutherus

 

Slender madtom

Noturus exilis

 

Stonecat

Noturus flavus

 

Tadpole madtom

Noturus gyrinus

 

Brindled madtom

Noturus miurus

 

Freckled madtom

Noturus nocturnus

 

Neosho madtom

Noturus placidus

 

Flathead catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

Cave Fishes (Amblyopsidae)

 

 

Ozark cavefish

Amblyopsis rosae

Pirate Perches (Aphredoderidae)

 

Pirate perch

Aphredoderus sayanus

Pupfishes (Cyprinodontidae)

 

 

Red river pupfish

Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis

Topminnows and Killifishes (Fundulidae)

 

Lowland topminnow

Fundulus blairae

 

Northern studfish

Fundulus catenatus

 

Golden topminnow

Fundulus chrysotus

 

Blackstripe topminnow

Fundulus notatus

 

Blackspotted topminnow

Fundulus olivaceus

 

Plains topminnow

Fundulus sciadicus

 

Plains killifish

Fundulus zebrinus

Livebearers (Poeciliidae)

 

 

Mosquito fish

Gambusia affinis

Silversides (Atherinopsidae)

 

 

Brook silverside

Labidesthes sicculus

 

Inland silverside

Menidia beryllina

Sculpins (Cottidae)

 

 

Banded sculpin

Cottus carolinae

Temperate Basses (Moronidae)

 

White bass

Morone chrysops

 

Yellow bass

Morone mississippiensis

 

Striped bass

Morone saxatilis

 

Hybrid striped bass

Morone  chrysops x saxatilis

Pygmy Sunfishes (Elassomatidae)

 

Banded pygmy sunfish 

Elassoma zonatum

Sunfishes (Centrarchidae)

 

 

Shadow bass

Ambloplites ariommus

 

Rock bass

Ambloplites rupestris

 

Flier

Centrarchus macropterus

 

Redbreast sunfish

Lepomis auritus

 

Green sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

 

Warmouth

Lepomis gulosus

 

Orangespotted sunfish

Lepomis humilis

 

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

 

Longear sunfish

Lepomis megalotis

 

Dollar sunfish

Lepomis marginatus

 

Redear sunfish

Lepomis microlophus

 

Redspotted sunfish

Lepomis miniatus

 

Bantam sunfish

Lepomis symmetricus

 

Smallmouth bass

Micropterus dolomieu

 

Spotted bass

Micropterus punctulatus

 

Largemouth bass 

Micropterus salmoides

 

White crappie

Pomoxis annularis

 

Black crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Perches (Percidae)

 

 

Western sand darter

Ammocrypta clara

 

Scaly sand darter

Ammocrypta vivax

 

Crystal darter

Crystallaria asprella

 

Redspot darter

Etheostoma artesiae

 

Mud darter

Etheostoma asprigene

 

Greenside darter

Etheostoma blennioides

 

Bluntnose darter

Etheostoma chlorosoma

 

Creole darter

Etheostoma collettei

 

Arkansas darter

Etheostoma cragini

 

Fantail darter

Etheostoma flabellare

 

Swamp darter

Etheostoma fusiforme

 

Slough darter

Etheostoma gracile

 

Harlequin darter

Etheostoma histrio

 

Least darter

Etheostoma microperca

 

Johnny darter

Etheostoma nigrum

 

Goldstripe darter

Etheostoma parvipinne

 

Cypress darter

Etheostoma proeliare

 

Stippled darter

Etheostoma punctulatum

 

Orangebelly darter

Etheostoma radiosum

 

Orangethroat darter

Etheostoma spectabile

 

Speckled darter

Etheostoma stigmaeum

 

Redfin darter

Etheostoma whipplei

 

Banded darter

Etheostoma zonale

 

Yellow perch

Perca flavescens

 

Logperch

Percina caprodes

 

Channel darter

Percina copelandi

 

Blackside darter

Percina maculata

 

Longnose darter

Percina nasuta

 

Leopard darter

Percina pantherina

 

Slenderhead darter

Percina phoxocephala

 

Dusky darter

Percina sciera

 

River darter

Percina shumardi

 

Sauger

Stizostedion canadense

 

Saugeye

Stizostedion canadense x vitreum

 

Walleye

Stizostedion vitreum

Drums (Sciaenidae)

 

 

Freshwater drum

Aplodinotus grunniens

Mullets (Mugilidae)

 

 

Striped mullet

Mugil cephalus

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