Following is a list of freshwater species (and hybrid combinations)
at Morehead State University. Families are arranged in supposed phylogenetic
order following Nelson (2006) Species names follow Nelson et al.
(2004). Genera and species are arranged alphabetically within families.
Taxa followed by an asterisk (*) are represented only by specimens lacking
collection information.
Petromyzontidae
Ichthyomyzon bdellium Ohio lamprey
I. fossor northern brook lamprey
I. greeleyi mountain brook lamprey
I. unicuspis silver lamprey
Lampetra aepyptera least brook lamprey
L. appendix American brook lamprey
Acipenseridae
Acipenser fulvescens lake sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus shovelnose sturgeon
Polyodontidae
Polyodon spathula paddlefish
Lepisosteidae
Actractosteus spatula* alligator gar
Lepisosteus oculatus spotted gar
L. osseus longnose gar
L. platostomus shortnose gar
Amiidae
Amia calva bowfin
Anguillidae
Anguilla rostrata american eel
Hiodontidae
Hiodon alosoides goldeye
H. tergisus mooneye
Clupeidae
Alosa chrysochloris skipjack herring
A. sapidissima american shad
Dorosoma cepedianum gizzard shad
D. petenense threadfin shad
Cyprinidae
Campostoma anomalum central stoneroller
C. oligolepis largescale stoneroller
C. pullum ???? stoneroller
Carassius auratus goldfish
Clinostomus elongatus redside dace
C. funduloides rosyside dace
Ctenopharyngodon idella grass carp
Cyprinella analostana satinfin shiner
C. camura bluntface shiner
C. galactura whitetail shiner
C. lutrensis red shiner
C. pyrrhomelas fieryblack shiner
C. spiloptera spotfin shiner
C. venusta blacktail shiner
C. whipplei steelcolor shiner
Cyprinus carpio common carp
Ericymba buccata silverjaw minnow
Erimystax dissimilis streamline chub
E. insignis blotched chub
Hybognathus hayi cypress minnow
H. nuchalis Mississippi silvery minnow
Hybopsis amblops bigeye chub
H. hypsinotus highback chub
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix silver carp
H. nobilius bighead carp
Luxilus cardinalis cardinal shiner
L. chrysocephalus striped shiner
L. coccogenis warpaint shiner
L. pilsbryi duskystripe shiner
L. zonatus bleeding shiner
Lythrurus fasciolaris scarlet shiner
L. fumeus ribbon shiner
L. umbratilis redfin shiner
Macrhybopsis hyostoma shoal chub
M. storeriana silver chub
Nocomis asper redspot chub
N. biguttatus hornyhead chub
N. effusus redtail chub
N. leptocephalus bluehead chub
N. micropogon river chub
N. platyrhynchus bigmouth chub
Notemigonus crysoleucas golden shiner
Notropis ariommus popeye shiner
N. atherinoides emerald shiner
N. blennius river shiner
N. boops bigeye shiner
N. buchanani ghost shiner
N. chiliticus redlip shiner
N. greenei wedgespot shiner
N. leuciodus Tennessee shiner
N. maculatus taillight shiner
N. nubilus Ozark minnow
N. photogenis silver shiner
N. rubellus rosyface shiner
N. rubricroceus saffron shiner
N. sabinae Sabine shiner
N. scabriceps New River shiner
N. serralatus m.s. sawfin shiner
N. stilbius silverstripe shiner
N. stramineus sand shiner
N. telescopus telescope shiner
N. volucellus mimic shiner
N. wickliffi channel shiner
Opsopoeodus emilae pugnose minnow
Phenacobius crassilabrum fatlips minnow
Phenacobius mirabilis suckermouth minnow
P. teretulus Kanawha minnow
P. uranops stargazing minnow
Phoxinus cumberlandensis blackside dace
P. erythrogaster southern redbelly dace
Pimephales notatus bluntnose minnow
P. promelas fathead minnow
P. vigilax bullhead minnow
Rhinichthys obtusus western blacknose dace
R. cataractae longnose dace
Semotilus atromaculatus creek chub
Catostomidae
Catostomus commersonii white sucker
Carpiodes cyprinus quillback
Cycleptus elongatus blue sucker
Erimyzon oblongus creek chubsucker
Erimyzon sucetta lake chubsucker
Hypentelium nigricans northern hog sucker
Ictiobus bubalus smallmouth buffalo
I. cyprinellus bigmouth buffalo
Minytrema melanops spotted sucker
Moxostoma anisurum silver redhorse
M. breviceps smallmouth redhorse
M. carinatum river redhorse
M. duquesni black redhorse
M. erythrurum golden redhorse
M. pappillosum suckermouth redhorse
M. poecilurum blacktail redhorse
Thoburnia atripinnis blackfin sucker
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus melas black bullhead
A. natalis yellow bullhead
A. nebulosus brown bullhead
Ictalurus furcatus blue catfish
I. punctatus channel catfish
Noturus albater Ozark madtom
Noturus elegans elegant madtom
N. eleutherus mountain madtom
N. exilis slender madtom
N. fasciatus saddled madtom
N. flavus stonecat
N. gyrinus tadpole madtom
N. hildebrandi least madtom
N. insignis margined madtom
N. miurus brindled madtom
N. nocturnus freckled madtom
N. phaeus brown madtom
N. stigmosus northern madtom
Pylodictis olivaris flathead catfish
Esocidae
Esox americanus grass pickerel
E. lucius* northern pike
E. masquinongy muskellunge
E. niger chain pickerel
Umbridae
Umbra limi central mudminnow
Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus mykiss rainbow trout
Salmo trutta brown trout
Salvelinus fontinalis brook trout
Percopsidae
Percopsis omiscomaycus trout-perch
Aphredoderidae
Aphredoderus sayanus pirate perch
Amblyopsidae
Amblyopsis spelaea northern cavefish
Forbesichthys agassizii spring cavefish
Typhlichthys subterraenus southern cavefish
Atherinopsidae
Labidesthes sicculus brook silverside
Menidia beryllina inland silverside
Fundulidae
Fundulus catenatus northern studfish
F. chrysotus golden topminnow
F. dispar northern starhead topminnow
F. notatus blackstripe topminnow
F. olivaceus blackspotted topminnow
Poeciliidae
Gambusia affinis western mosquitofish
Gasterosteidae
Culaea inconstans brook stickleback
Cottidae
Cottus bairdii mottled sculpin
C. carolinae banded sculpin
C. hypselurus Ozark sculpin
Moronidae
Morone chrysops white bass
M. mississippiensis yellow bass
M. saxatilis striped bass
Centrarchidae
Ambloplites constellatus Ozark bass
A. rupestris rock bass
Centrarchus macropterus flier
Lepomis auritus redbreast sunfish
L. cyanellus green sunfish
L. gibbosus pumpkinseed
L. gulosus warmouth
L. humilus orangespotted sunfish
L. macrochirus bluegill
L. marginatus dollar sunfish
L. megalotis longear sunfish
L. microlophus redear sunfish
L. miniatus redspotted sunfish
L. punctatus spotted sunfish
L. symmetricus bantam sunfish
Micropterus dolomieu smallmouth bass
M. punctulatus spotted bass
M. salmoides largemouth bass
Pomoxis annularis white crappie
P. nigromaculatus black crappie
Percidae
Ammocrypta clara western sand darter
A. pellucida eastern sand darter
Crystallaria asprella crystal darter
Etheostoma acuticeps sharphead darter
E. baileyi emerald darter
E. barbouri teardrop darter
E. barrenense splendid darter
E. bellum orangefin darter
E. bison buffalo darter
E. blennioides greenside darter
E. caeruleum rainbow darter
E. chlorobranchium greenfin darter
E. chlorosoma bluntnose darter
E. cinereum ashy darter
E. crossopterum fringed darter
E. etnieri cherry darter
E. flabellare fantail darter
E. flavum saffron darter
E. gracile slough darter
E. histrio harlequin darter
E. juliae yoke darter
E. kennicotti stripetail darter
E. lawrencei headwater darter
E. lynceum brighteye darter
E. maculatum spotted darter
E. meadiae bluespar darter
E. neopterum lollipop darter
E. nigripinne blackfin darter
E. nigrum johnny darter
E. obeyense barcheek darter
E. olmstedi tesselated darter
E. oophylax guardian darter
E. proeliare cypress darter
E. pseudovulatum egg-mimic darter
E. punctulatum stippled darter
E. pyrrogaster firebelly darter
E. rafinesquei Kentucky darter
E. rufilineatum redline darter
E. sagitta arrow darter
E. sanguifluum bloodfin darter
E. simoterum Tennessee snubnose darter
E. smithi slabrock darter
E. spectabile orangethroat darter
E. squamiceps spottail darter
E. stigmaeum speckled darter
E. susanae Cumberland darter
E. swaini Gulf darter
E. swannanoa Swannanoa darter
E. tecumsehi Shawnee darter
E. tetrazonum Missouri saddled darter
E. tippecanoe tippecanoe darter
E. uniporum Current darter
E. variatum variegate darter
E. virgatum striped darter
E. zonale banded darter
E. zonistium bandfin darter
E. c.f. stigmaeum “bluegrass darter”
E. c.f. stigmaeum “longhunt darter”
E. c.f. spectabile "sheltowee darter"
Perca flavescens yellow perch
Percina aurantiaca tangerine darter
P. caprodes logperch
P. copelandi channel darter
P. cymatotaenia bluestripe darter
P. evides gilt darter
P. gymnocephala Appalachian darter
P. macrocephala longhead darter
P. maculata blackside darter
P. oxyrhynchus sharpnose darter
P. phoxocephala slenderhead darter
P. sciera dusky darter
P. shumardi river darter
P. stictogaster frecklebelly darter
P. vigil saddleback darter
Sander canadensis sauger
S. vitreus walleye
Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus grunniens freshwater drum
Elassomatidae
Elassoma zonatum banded pygmy sunfish
Hybrid combinations
Campostoma anomalum X Luxilus chrysocephalus
Ctenophyargodon idella X Hypophthalmichthysnobilis
Luxilus chrysocephalus X Notropis leuciodus
Luxilus chrysocephalus X Notropis rubellus
Esox lucius X Esox masquinongy
Lepomis cyanellus X Lepomis macrochirus
last update: 15 August 2006