Species

Family Common Name Scientific Name Notes
Sturgeon (Acipenseridae) shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Paddlefish (Polyodontidae) paddlefish Polyodon spathula
Gar (Lepisosteidae) alligator gar Atractosteus spatula
spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus
longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus
shortnose gar Lepisosteus platostomus
Bowfin (Amiidae) bowfin Amia calva
Mooneye (Hiodontidae) goldeye Hiodon alosoides
Elopidae ladyfish Elops saurus Saltwater
Anguillidae American eel Anguilla rostrata
Shad and Herring (Clupeidae) skipjack herring Alosa chrysochloris Saltwater
Gulf menhaden Brevoortia patronus Saltwater
gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum
threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense
Anchovy (Engraulidae) bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli Saltwater
Minnows (Cyprinidae) central stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
Mexican stoneroller Campostoma ornatum
goldfish Carassius auratus Introduced
grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella Introduced
plateau shiner Cyprinella lepida
red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
proserpine shiner Cyprinella proserpina
Nueces River shiner Cyprinella sp.
blacktail shiner Cyprinella venusta
common carp Cyprinus carpio Introduced
manantial roundnose minnow Dionda argentosa
Devils River minnow Dionda diaboli
roundnose minnow Dionda episcopa
Guadalupe roundnose minnow Dionda nigrotaeniata
Nueces roundnose minnow Dionda serena
Rio Grande chub Gila pandora
cypress minnow Hybognathus hayi
Mississippi silvery minnow Hybognathus nuchalis
plains minnow Hybognathus placitus
pallid shiner Hybopsis amnis
striped shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
ribbon shiner Lythrurus fumeus
redfin shiner Lythrurus umbratilis
speckled chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis
prairie chub Macrhybopsis australis
shoal chub Macrhybopsis hyostoma
burrhead chub Macrhybopsis marconis
peppered chub Macrhybopsis tetranema
silver chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Texas shiner Notropis amabilis
emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides
blackspot shiner Notropis atrocaudalis
Red River shiner Notropis bairdi
river shiner Notropis blennius
Tamaulipas shiner Notropis braytoni
smalleye shiner Notropis buccula
ghost shiner Notropis buchanani
ironcolor shiner Notropis chalybaeus
Chihuahua shiner Notropis chihuahua
Arkansas River shiner Notropis girardi
Rio Grande shiner Notropis jemezanus
taillight shiner Notropis maculatus
sharpnose shiner Notropis oxyrhynchus
chub shiner Notropis potteri
Sabine shiner Notropis sabinae
silverband shiner Notropis shumardi
sand shiner Notropis stramineus
weed shiner Notropis texanus
mimic shiner Notropis volucellus
pugnose minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae
suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis
fathead minnow Pimephales promelas
bullhead minnow Pimephales vigilax
flathead chub Platygobio gracilis
bluehead shiner Pteronotropis hubbsi
longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae
rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus Introduced
creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Suckers (Catostomidae) river carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus
Rio Grande blue sucker Cycleptus sp.
creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
lake chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta
smallmouth buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
black buffalo Ictiobus niger
spotted sucker Minytrema melanops
Mexican redhorse Moxostoma austrinum
gray redhorse Moxostoma congestum
golden redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
blacktail redhorse Moxostoma poecilurum
Characins (Characidae) Mexican tetra Astyanax mexicanus
Red Bellied Pacu Piaractus brachypomus Introduced
Catfish (Ictaluridae) black bullhead Ameiurus melas
yellow bullhead Ameiurus natalis
blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus
headwater catfish Ictalurus lupus
channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Chihuahua catfish Ictalurus sp.
tadpole madtom Noturus gyrinus
freckled madtom Noturus nocturnus
flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris
widemouth blindcat Satan eurystomus
toothless blindcat Trogloglanis pattersoni
South American Catfish (Loricariidae) suckermouth catfish Hypostomus plecostomus Introduced
southern striped Raphael Platydoras armatulus Introduced
vermiculated sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus Introduced
Esox (Esocidae) redfin pickerel Esox americanus
chain pickerel Esox niger
Salmonidae rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Introduced
brown trout Salmo trutta Introduced
Pirate Perch (Aphredoderidae) pirate perch Aphredoderus sayanus
Mullet (Mugilidae) striped mullet Mugil cephalus
white mullet Mugil curema Saltwater
mountain mullet Agonostomus monticola
Silversides (Atherinopsidae) brook silverside Labidesthes sicculus
rough silverside Membras martinica
inland silverside Menidia beryllina
Needlefish (Belonidae) Atlantic needlefish Strongylura marina Saltwater
Topminnows (Fundulidae) western starhead topminnow Fundulus blairae
golden topminnow Fundulus chrysotus
Gulf killifish Fundulus grandis
northern plains killifish Fundulus kansae
blackstripe topminnow Fundulus notatus
blackspotted topminnow Fundulus olivaceus
bayou topminnow Fundulus pulvereus Saltwater
longnose killifish Fundulus similis
plains killifish Fundulus zebrinus
bluefin killifish Lucania goodei Introduced
rainwater killifish Lucania parva
Live Bearers (Poeciliidae) pike killifish Belonesox belizanus Saltwater
western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
San Felipe gambusia Gambusia clarkhubbsi
Big Bend gambusia Gambusia gaigei
largespring gambusia Gambusia geiseri
Clear Creek gambusia Gambusia heterochir
blotched gambusia Gambusia senilis
Pecos gambusia Gambusia nobilis
Tex-Mex gambusia Gambusia speciosa
least killifish Heterandria formosa
Amazon molly Poecilia formosa
sailfin molly Poecilia latipinna
guppy Poecilia reticulata Introduced
green swordtail Xiphophorus helleri Introduced
Pupfish (Cyprinodontidae) Leon Springs pupfish Cyprinodon bovinus
Comanche Springs pupfish Cyprinodon elegans
Conchos pupfish Cyprinodon eximius
Pecos pupfish Cyprinodon pecosensis
Red River pupfish Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis
sheepshead minnow Cyprinodon variegatus
Syngnathidae Gulf pipefish Syngnathus scovelli Saltwater
Basses (Moronidae) white bass Morone chrysops
yellow bass Morone mississippiensis
striped bass Morone saxatilis Introduced
Sunfish (Centrarchidae) rock bass Ambloplites rupestris Introduced
flier Centrarchus macropterus
redbreast sunfish Lepomis auritus Introduced
green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
warmouth Lepomis gulosus
orangespotted sunfish Lepomis humilis
bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
dollar sunfish Lepomis marginatus
longear sunfish Lepomis megalotis
redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus
redspotted sunfish Lepomis miniatus
bantam sunfish Lepomis symmetricus
smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu Introduced
spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus
largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
Guadalupe bass Micropterus treculii
white crappie Pomoxis annularis
black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Perch (Percidae) scaly sand darter Ammocrypta vivax
western sand darter Ammocrypta clara
redspot darter Etheostoma artesiae
mud darter Etheostoma asprigene
bluntnose darter Etheostoma chlorosoma
fountain darter Etheostoma fonticola
swamp darter Etheostoma fusiforme
slough darter Etheostoma gracile
Rio Grande darter Etheostoma grahami
harlequin darter Etheostoma histrio
greenthroat darter Etheostoma lepidum
goldstripe darter Etheostoma parvipinne
cypress darter Etheostoma proeliare
orangebelly darter Etheostoma radiosum
orangethroat darter Etheostoma spectabile
yellow perch Perca flavescens
Guadalupe darter Percina apristis
logperch Percina caprodes
Texas logperch Percina carbonaria
bigscale logperch Percina macrolepida
blackside darter Percina maculata
slenderhead darter Percina phoxocephala
dusky darter Percina sciera
river darter Percina shumardi
walleye Sander vitreus Introduced
Sparidae pinfish Lagodon rhomboides Saltwater
Drum (Sciaenidae) freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens
Red Drum Sciaenops ocellatus Saltwater
Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus Saltwater
Elassomatidae banded pygmy sunfish Elassoma zonatum
Cichlids (Cichlidae) Rio Grande cichlid Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum
convict cichlid Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum Introduced
blue tilapia Oreochromis aureus Introduced
Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus Introduced
African lake cichlid Psuedotropheus sp. Introduced
redbelly tilapia Tilapia zilli Introduced
Eleotridae bigmouth sleeper Gobiomorus dormitor
Gobies (Gobiidae) river goby Awaous banana
naked goby Gobiosoma bosc Saltwater
Paralichthyidae southern flounder Paralichthys lethostigma Saltwater
Achiridae hogchoker Trinectes maculatus fasciatus Saltwater