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Fishes of Oklahoma by Scientific Name: 

Scientific Name Common Name

Alosa alabamae

Alabama shad

Alosa chrysochloris

Skipjack herring

Ambloplites ariommus

Shadow bass

Ambloplites rupestris

Rock bass

Amblyopsis rosae

Ozark cavefish

Ameiurus melas

Black bullhead

Ameiurus natalis

Yellow bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

Brown bullhead

Amia calva

Bowfin

Ammocrypta clara

Western sand darter

Ammocrypta vivax

Scaly sand darter

Anguilla rostrata

American Eel

Aphredoderus sayanus

Pirate perch

Aplodinotus grunniens

Freshwater drum

Atractosteus spatula

Alligator gar

Campostoma anomalum

Central stoneroller

Campostoma oligolepis

Largescale stoneroller

Carassius auratus

Goldfish

Carpiodes carpio

River carpsucker

Carpiodes cyprinus 

Quillback

Carpiodes velifer

Highfin carpsucker

Catostomus commersoni

White sucker

Centrarchus macropterus

Flier

Cottus carolinae

Banded sculpin

Crystallaria asprella

Crystal darter

Cycleptus elongatus

Blue sucker

Cyprinella camura

Bluntface shiner

Cyprinella lutrensis

Red shiner

Cyprinella spiloptera

Spotfin shiner

Cyprinella venusta

Blacktail shiner

Cyprinella whipplei

Steelcolor shiner

Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis

Red river pupfish

Cyprinus carpio

Common carp

Dionda nubila

Ozark minnow

Dorosoma cepedianum

Gizzard shad

Dorosoma petenense

Threadfin shad

Elassoma zonatum

Banded pygmy sunfish 

Erimystax x-punctatus

Gravel chub

Erimyzon oblongus

Creek Chubsucker

Erimyzon sucetta

Lake chubsucker

Esox americanus

Grass pickerel

Esox lucius

Northern pike

Esox niger

Chain pickerel

Etheostoma artesiae

Redspot darter

Etheostoma asprigene

Mud darter

Etheostoma blennioides

Greenside darter

Etheostoma chlorosomum

Bluntnose darter

Etheostoma collettei

Creole darter

Etheostoma cragini

Arkansas darter

Etheostoma flabellare

Fantail darter

Etheostoma fusiforme

Swamp darter

Etheostoma gracile

Slough darter

Etheostoma histrio

Harlequin darter

Etheostoma microperca

Least darter

Etheostoma nigrum

Johnny darter

Etheostoma parvipinne

Goldstripe darter

Etheostoma proeliare

Cypress darter

Etheostoma punctulatum

Stippled darter

Etheostoma radiosum

Orangebelly darter

Etheostoma spectabile

Orangethroat darter

Etheostoma stigmaeum

Speckled darter

Etheostoma whipplei

Redfin darter

Etheostoma zonale

Banded darter

Fundulus blairae

Lowland topminnow

Fundulus catenatus

Northern studfish

Fundulus chrysotus

Golden topminnow

Fundulus notatus

Blackstripe topminnow

Fundulus olivaceus

Blackspotted topminnow

Fundulus sciadicus

Plains topminnow

Fundulus zebrinus

Plains killifish

Gambusia affinis

Mosquito fish

Hiodon alosoides

Goldeye

Hiodon tergisus

Mooneye

Hybognathus hayi

Cypress minnow

Hybognathus nuchalis

Mississippi silvery minnow

Hybognathus placitus

Plains minnow

Hybopsis amblops

Bigeye chub

Hybopsis amnis

Pallid shiner

Hypentelium nigricans

Northern hogsucker

Ichthyomyzon castaneus

Chestnut lamprey

Ichthyomyzon gagei

Southern brook lamprey

Ictalurus furcatus

Blue catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Channel catfish

Ictiobus bubalus

Smallmouth buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Bigmouth buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black buffalo

Labidesthes sicculus

Brook silverside

Lepisosteus oculatus

Spotted gar

Lepisosteus osseus

Longnose gar

Lepisosteus platostomus

Shortnose gar

Lepomis auritus

Redbreast sunfish

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

Luxilus cardinalis

Cardinal shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus

Striped shiner

Luxilus cornutus

Common shiner

Lythrurus fumeus

Ribbon shiner

Lythrurus snelsoni

Ouachita shiner

Lythrurus umbratilis

Redfin shiner

Macrhybopsis australis

Prairie chub

Macrhybopsis hyostoma

Shoal chub

Macrhybopsis storeriana

Silver chub

Menidia beryllina

Inland silverside

Micropterus dolomieu

Smallmouth bass

Micropterus punctulatus

Spotted bass

Micropterus salmoides

Largemouth bass 

Minytrema melanops

Spotted sucker

Morone  chrysops x saxatilis

Hybrid striped bass

Morone chrysops

White bass

Morone mississippiensis

Yellow bass

Morone saxatilis

Striped bass

Moxostoma carinatum

River redhorse

Moxostoma duquesnei

Black redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum

Golden rehorse

Moxostoma macrolepidotum

Shorthead redhorse

Mugil cephalus

Striped mullet

Nocomis asper

Redspot chub

Notemigonus crysoleucas

Golden shiner

Notropis atherinoides

Emerald shiner

Notropis atrocaudalis

Blackspot shiner

Notropis bairdi

Red River shiner

Notropis blennius

River shiner

Notropis boops

Bigeye shiner

Notropis buchanani

Ghost shiner

Notropis chalybaeus

Ironcolor shiner

Notropis girardi

Arkansas River shiner

Notropis greenei

Wedgespot shiner

Notropis hubbsi

Bluehead shiner

Notropis maculatus

Taillight shiner

Notropis ortenburgeri

Kiamichi shiner

Notropis percobromus

Carmine shiner

Notropis perpallidus

Peppered shiner

Notropis potteri

Chub shiner

Notropis rubellus

Roseyface shiner

Notropis shumardi

Silverband shiner

Notropis stramineus

Sand shiner

Notropis suttkusi

Rocky shiner

Notropis volucellus

Mimic shiner

Noturus eleutherus

Mountain madtom

Noturus exilis

Slender madtom

Noturus flavus

Stonecat

Noturus gyrinus

Tadpole madtom

Noturus miurus

Brindled madtom

Noturus nocturnus

Freckled madtom

Noturus placidus

Neosho madtom

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Rainbow trout

Opsopoeodus emiliae

Pugnose minnow

Perca flavescens

Yellow perch

Percina caprodes

Logperch

Percina copelandi

Channel darter

Percina maculata

Blackside darter

Percina nasuta

Longnose darter

Percina pantherina

Leopard darter

Percina phoxocephala

Slenderhead darter

Percina sciera

Dusky darter

Percina shumardi

River darter

Phenacobius mirabilis

Suckermouth minnow

Phoxinus erythrogaster

Southern redbelly dace

Pimephales notatus

Bluntnose minnow

Pimephales promelas

Fathead minnow

Pimephales tenellus

Slim minnow

Pimephales vigilax

Bullhead minnow

Platygobio gracilis

Flathead chub

Polyodon spathula

Paddlefish / Spoonbill

Pomoxis annularis

White crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Black crappie

Pylodictis olivaris

Flathead catfish

Salmo trutta

Brown trout

Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

Shovelnose sturgeon

Semotilus atromaculatus

Creek chub

Stizostedion canadense

Sauger

Stizostedion canadense x vitreum

Saugeye

Stizostedion vitreum

Walleye

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