List of Freshwater Fishes at MOSU

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 dacePhoxinus erythrogaster (southern redbelly dace)   Slabcamp Cr., Rowan Co., KY
  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 redhorseMostoma breviceps (smallmouth redhorse)   Green R., Green Co., KY
  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

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