| Family |
Species |
Author |
Info |
Occurrence |
Common names |
Abundance |
Max length |
Maturity |
Remark |
Photo |
| Centrarchidae |
Acantharchus pomotis
|
(Baird, 1855) | Fr
| endemic | Mud sunfish (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 21.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Acipenseridae |
Acipenser brevirostrum
|
Lesueur, 1818 | Fr, Br, M, Pr, Thr
| native | Shortnose sturgeon (English), Pinkster (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 143 cm TL male/unsexed | 49 | Found possibly before Delaware and Potomac rivers, also recorded from Virginia (Ref. 4639). Dredging of rivers (e.g. Hudson) greatly increases siltation thus reducing food availability during the onset of exogenous feeding of the larvae. Dams block access to spawning sites of many rivers. Listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act; the Hudson R. stock has increased in number and now considered stable but as the stock recovers, poaching may become a problem. However, the Connecticut R. stock has not increased markedly and the southern populations continue to be threatened with extinction (Ref. 38308). Also Ref. 11975 ,93252, 27549.
Status of threat: endangered; status declined since 1989. Criteria: 1,2 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Acipenseridae |
Acipenser oxyrinchus
|
Mitchill, 1815 | Fr, Br, M, Thr
| native | Atlantic sturgeon (English), Gulf sturgeon (English) | | 403 cm TL male/unsexed ;430 cm TL female | 165 TL | Found in the tributaries of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia, also Delaware River (Ref. 4639). Also Ref. 93252.
Status of threat: vulnerable; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,2 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Alosidae |
Alosa aestivalis
|
(Mitchill, 1814) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Blueback herring (English), Herring (English), River herring (English) | common (usually seen) | 40.00 cm SL male/unsexed | 25 | It is known from Atlantic coast from Maine to St. Johns River, Florisa (Ref. 86798). It is found in Chesapeake Bay and virtually all streams tributary to the Bay, Delaware River, and offshore waters of New Jersey (Ref. 4639). It has been Introduced into Virginia and New Carolina reservoirs and upper Tennesssee River system in Tennessee (Ref. 86798). Its range and abundance have been reduced due to dams (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 188, 27549, 37512, 93252. |  |
| Alosidae |
Alosa alabamae
|
Jordan & Evermann, 1896 | Fr, Br, M, Thr
| native | Alabama shad (English), Gulf shad (English), Ohio shad (English), Shad (English) | | 51.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Recorded from the eastern Gulf Coastal drainages from Suwannee River, Florida to Mississippi River (Ref. 10294). Also Ref. 188.
Status of threat: threatened. Criteria: 1,2 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Alosidae |
Alosa chrysochloris
|
(Rafinesque, 1820) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Skipjack herring (English), Blue herring (English), Golden shad (English), Green herring (English), River herring (English), Skipjack (English) | | 50.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Gulf Coastal drainages, including the Mississippi River basin, from Apalachicola River west to Colorado River, Texas and sometimes in coastal areas slightly to the east and west of these rivers (Ref. 10294). Also Ref. 188. |  |
| Alosidae |
Alosa mediocris
|
(Mitchill, 1814) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Hickory shad (English), Bonejack (English), Fall herring (English), Freshwater taylor (English), Hickory Jack (English), Shad (English), Shad herring (English) | | 60.00 cm SL male/unsexed | 28.7 TL | Occurs in Atlantic coast from Kenduskeag River in Maine to the St. John's River, in Florida and ascends coastal rivers during spring and fall (Ref. 86798). Found throughout Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 4639). Southern New England (Ref. 37512). Also Ref. 188, 27549, 93252. |  |
| Alosidae |
Alosa sapidissima
|
(Wilson, 1811) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Sp
| native | American shad (English), Atlantic shad (English), Common shad (English), Shad (English), White shad (English) | common (usually seen) | 76.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;61.70 cm SL female | 37.6 FL | Occurs in the Atlantic Coast from Maine to St. Johns River, Florida and ascends coastal rivers during spring spawning migrations. Introduced into Sacramento River, California in 1870s and has spread along Pacific Coast from Washington to California. Landlocked in Millerton Lake, California (Ref. 86798). Game fish in the east coast. Also caught in the Middle Atlantic, Southern New England, Gulf of Maine, and inshore north of Cape Hatteras (Ref. 37512). Distributed virtually in all streams tributary to Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 38947). Also Ref. 6793. Also Refs. 188, 27547, 28609. |  |
| Cichlidae |
Amatitlania nigrofasciata
|
(Günther, 1867) | Fr
| introduced | Convict cichlid (English), White convict cichlid (English), Zebra chanchito (English), Zebra cichlid (English) | | 10.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Has potential to cause serious damage on native fishes of southwestern United States through competition and possibly predation (Ref. 6466). Also Ref. 1739, 6466, 13364. |  |
| Ictaluridae |
Ameiurus brunneus
|
Jordan, 1877 | Fr, Thr
| endemic | Snail bullhead (English) | common (usually seen) | 29.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Possibly introduced in Dan River system (Ref. 5723).
Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,4 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Ictaluridae |
Ameiurus catus
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr, Br, Sp
| native | White catfish (English), Catfish (English) | | 95.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Chesapeake Bay: common to abundant in all tributaries (Ref. 27549). Observed to be very common in the brackish waters of Lower Hudson River (Michael Mcguigan, pers.comm. 09/15). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Ictaluridae |
Ameiurus natalis
|
(Lesueur, 1819) | Fr, Sp
| native | Yellow bullhead (English), Bullhead (English) | | 60.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Great Plains and Rio Grande drainages (Ref. 10294). |  |
| Ictaluridae |
Ameiurus nebulosus
|
(Lesueur, 1819) | Fr, Aq
| native | Brown bullhead (English) | | 55.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from Maine to Mobile Bay in Alabama; St. Lawrence-Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins south to Louisiana (Ref. 86798). Found in all tributaries of Chesapeake Bay, including ponds, streams and lakes (Ref. 27549). Has been introduced into Idaho and into California where it is cultured in ponds (Ref. 1998). Also Ref. 276, 5723, 10294, 52299. |  |
| Ictaluridae |
Ameiurus serracanthus
|
(Yerger & Relyea, 1968) | Fr, Thr
| endemic | Spotted bullhead (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 28.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,4 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Amiidae |
Amia calva
|
Linnaeus, 1766 | Fr, Fi, Lf, Sp
| native | Bowfin (English), Choupique (Creole, French), Bonnetmouth (English), Cypress trout (English), Marshfish (English) | | 109 cm TL male/unsexed | 53 TL | Known from St. Lawrence River - Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins north to northern Minnesota and south to Gulf, and on Atlantic and Gulf coastal plains from Susquehanna River drainage in southeastern Pennsylvania, to Colorado River in Texas (Ref. 86798). Found in tidal tributaries of Chesapeake Bay in Virginia (Ref. 4639). Introduced sparingly elsewhere, including on Atlantic Slope north to Massachusetts (Ref. 86798). Introduced into Gunpowder and Sassafras rivers in Maryland (Ref. 4639). Type locality: Charleston, South Carolina (Ref. 79012). A popular fish sold in live fish markets. Found in 3 out of 6 live fish markets near the Lakes Erie and Ontario (Ref. 53249). Also Ref. 1998, 27549, 10294, 93252. |  |
| Percidae |
Ammocrypta bifascia
|
Williams, 1975 | Fr
| endemic | Florida sand darter (English) | common (usually seen) | 7.70 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Anguillidae |
Anguilla rostrata
|
(Lesueur, 1817) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Lf, Sp
| native | American eel (English), Freshwater eel (English) | | 152 cm TL male/unsexed ;122 cm TL female | 33 TL | Known from Atlantic, Great lakes, Mississippi, and Gulf basins to South Dakota and south to Florida (Ref. 86798).Type locality: Cayuga Lake, NY (Ref. 79012). Recorded from the Wicomico and Choptank Rivers, MD (Nov. 3, 1999) (Ref. 48776) and Penobscot Bay, Maine (Ref. 39299). Found in 2 out of 6 live fish markets near the Lakes Erie and Ontario (Ref. 53249). Reported from St. Lawrence (Ref. 93252). A popular fish sold in live fish markets. Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Cichlidae |
Astronotus ocellatus
|
(Agassiz, 1831) | Fr
| introduced | Oscar (English), Marble cichlid (English), Oscar (English), Red oscar (English), Velvet cichlid (English) | | 45.70 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Lepisosteidae |
Atractosteus spatula
|
(Lacepède, 1803) | Fr, Br, Sp, Thr
| native | Alligator gar (English), Gemfish (English) | | 305 cm OT male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 10294.
Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,2 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Gobiidae |
Awaous banana
|
(Valenciennes, 1837) | Fr
| native | River goby (English), River goby (English) | | 30.00 cm SL male/unsexed ;24.38 cm SL female | | |  |
| Sciaenidae |
Bairdiella chrysoura
|
(Lacepède, 1802) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Silver perch (English) | | 30.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 9.3 SL | Present inshore south of Cape Hatteras (Ref. 37512). |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Belonesox belizanus
|
Kner, 1860 | Fr, Br
| introduced | Pike killifish (English), Pike livebearer (English) | common (usually seen) | 20.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;15.00 cm TL female | | |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Campostoma oligolepis
|
Hubbs & Greene, 1935 | Fr
| native | Largescale stoneroller (English) | common (usually seen) | 22.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the upper Mississippi River and Lake Michigan drainages in Wisconsin, eastern Minnesota, eastern Iowa, and northern Illinois; Ozarkian streams in Missouri, northern Arkansas and northeast Oklahoma; Green, Cumberland and Tennessee River drainages from Kentucky to Alabama and east to Virginia and North Carolina; and Mobile Bay drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Introduced into Escambia River in Alabama. Extirpated from central Illinois (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723. |  |
| Catostomidae |
Carpiodes cyprinus
|
(Lesueur, 1817) | Fr, Sp
| native | Quillback (English) | common (usually seen) | 66.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Atlantic Slope drainages from Delaware River in New York to Altamaha River in South Carolina; Gulf Slope drainages from Apalachicola River in Florida and Georgia to Pearl River in Louisiana (Ref. 5723). Also common in the Mississippi Basin and Great Lakes (except Lake Superior) (Ref. 10294).
Chesapeake Bay: residents in large tributaries except for the Rappahannock and York River drainages (Ref. 93252). |  |
| Catostomidae |
Carpiodes velifer
|
(Rafinesque, 1820) | Fr, Sp
| native | Highfin carpsucker (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 50.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Gulf Slope drainages: from Choctawhatchee River in Alabama and Florida to Pearl River in Mississippi and Louisiana (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Centrarchus macropterus
|
(Lacepède, 1801) | Fr, Sp
| native | Flier (English), Flier bream (English) | | 29.20 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Centropomidae |
Centropomus ensiferus
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Swordspine snook (English), Sworspine snook (English) | | 36.20 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 26340. |  |
| Centropomidae |
Centropomus parallelus
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Fat snook (English), Smallscale fat snook (English), Little snook (English) | | 72.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 26340. |  |
| Centropomidae |
Centropomus pectinatus
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Tarpon snook (English) | | 56.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 26340. |  |
| Centropomidae |
Centropomus undecimalis
|
(Bloch, 1792) | Fr, Br, M, Ex, Pr, Sp
| native | Common snook (English), Sergeant fish (English), Snook (English), Thin snook (English) | | 140 cm TL male/unsexed | | Florida Administrative Code, Chapter 14-21.0002 -0003 regards all snooks as game fish and cannot be legally bought or sold. Common snook is a protected species and conservation is promoted (Ref. 7251). |  |
| Channidae |
Channa argus
|
(Cantor, 1842) | Fr, Lf
| introduced | Snakehead (English) | | 100.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Channidae |
Channa marulius
|
(Hamilton, 1822) | Fr
| introduced | | | 183 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Cichlidae |
Cichla ocellaris
|
Bloch & Schneider, 1801 | Fr, Sp
| introduced | Butterfly peacock bass (English), Peacock cichlid (English) | | 74.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Cichlidae |
Cichlasoma bimaculatum
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr
| introduced | Black acara (English), Brown acara (English), Port acara (English), Port cichlid (English), Twospot cichlid (English) | | 12.30 cm SL male/unsexed ;30.00 cm TL female | | The only recorded introduction - the accidental release from aquaria in the USA (Ref. 1739). |  |
| Clariidae |
Clarias batrachus
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr
| introduced | Clarias catfish (English), Walking catfish (English) | | 47.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 9987. |  |
| Percidae |
Crystallaria asprella
|
(Jordan, 1878) | Fr, Thr
| native | Crystal darter (English) | scarce (very unlikely) | 16.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in the Mississippi River basin from Ohio to Minnesota and south to southern Mississippi, northern Louisiana and southeastern Oklahoma; and on Gulf Slope in Escambia, Mobile Bay and Pearl River drainages. Now extirpated from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois (Ref. 5723). Known from Cahaba River (Alabama-Mobile Bay), Bibb County, Alabama (Ref. 41482). Also Ref. 10294.
Status of threat: vulnerable; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Gobiidae |
Ctenogobius pseudofasciatus
|
(Gilbert & Randall, 1971) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Slashcheek goby (English) | | 5.30 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Gobiidae |
Ctenogobius shufeldti
|
(Jordan & Eigenmann, 1887) | Fr, Br
| native | Freshwater goby (English) | | 8.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 26938. |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Cyprinella callitaenia
|
(Bailey & Gibbs, 1956) | Fr, Thr
| native | Bluestripe shiner (English) | common (usually seen) | 9.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Florida (Ref. 86798). Localized and uncommon (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723.
Status of threat: vulnerable; status improved since 1989 listing. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). | No picture yet. |
| Leuciscidae |
Cyprinella leedsi
|
(Fowler, 1942) | Fr
| native | Bannerfin shiner (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs in the Atlantic Slope from Edisto River drainage in South Carolina to Altamaha River drainage in Georgia; Gulf Slope in Suwannee and Ochlockonee drainages in Georgia and Florida (Ref. 86798). Restricted to Coastal Plain (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723. | No picture yet. |
| Leuciscidae |
Cyprinella venusta
|
Girard, 1856 | Fr
| native | Blacktail shiner (English) | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | 19.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Gulf drainages from Suwannee River in Georgia and Florida to Rio Grande in Texas; and Mississippi River basin (mostly on Former Mississippi Embayment) from southern Illinois and Missouri to Louisiana and west in Red River drainage to western Oklahoma. Introduced into Sac River (Missouri River drainage) in Missouri (Ref. 86798). Abundant over much of its range (Ref. 86798). Type locality: Rio Sabinal at Sabinal, Uvalde Co., Texas (Ref. 79012). Recorded from the Gulf Coastal Plain from Suwannee drainage of Florida to the Rio Grande; upper Mobile Basin; lower Mississippi River and its tributaries north to southern Illinois, and in the western Gulf of Mexico drainages. Introduced into Colorado River drainage (Ref. 10294). Also Ref. 5723. |  |
| Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon hubbsi
|
Carr, 1936 | Fr, Thr
| native | Lake Eustis minnow (English) | | 5.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the Lake Eustis and other headwater lakes of Oklawaha River in central Florida (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 27139.
Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon riverendi
|
(Poey, 1860) | Fr
| native | | | 7.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | | No picture yet. |
| Cyprinodontidae |
Cyprinodon variegatus
|
Lacepède, 1803 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Sheepshead minnow (English), Bahama sheepshead minnow (English), Sheephead minnow (English) | common (usually seen) | 9.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality, South Carolina (Ref. 79012). Common; locally abundant. Introduced population in Pecos River, Texas is displacing native Pecos pupfish, Cyprinodon pecosensis (Ref. 5723, 86798). Florida, Georgia, Gulf Coast for the subspecies C. v. variegatus only. Also Ref. 27549, 93252. |  |
| Mugilidae |
Dajaus monticola
|
(Bancroft, 1834) | Fr, Br
| native | Mountain mullet (English) | | 36.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs sporadically in streams of Florida, Louisiana and Texas. Rare in fresh water (Ref. 86798). |  |
| Dorosomatidae |
Dorosoma cepedianum
|
(Lesueur, 1818) | Fr, Br, M, Fi
| native | Gizzard shad (English), Eastern gizzard shad (English), Hickory shad (English), Mud shad (English), Nanny shad (English), Skipjack (English), Winter shad (English) | common (usually seen) | 57.00 cm FL male/unsexed | 22.85 | Known from Great lakes, Mississippi, Atlantic, and Gulf drainages from Vermont to central North Dakota, and south to southern Florida (Ref. 86798). Found in Chesapeake Bay, Delaware River estuary, Virginia, and New Jersey (Ref. 4639). Also Ref. 188, 10294, 27549, 93252. |  |
| Dorosomatidae |
Dorosoma petenense
|
(Günther, 1867) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Threadfin shad (English) | | 33.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 5.2 | Reported from the Gulf Coast from Florida to Texas and extends up the Mississippi River lowlands to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, southern Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky, and south to Central America (Ref. 10294); also from Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (Ref. 4639). On the West coast, movements of fishes from the California introductions have resulted in reports as far north as Oregon (Ref. 39047) to San Diego Bay, southern California (Ref. 96339). Introduced into James and Rappahannock rivers of Virginia (Ref. 39048). Also Ref. 188. |  |
| Elassomatidae |
Elassoma evergladei
|
Jordan, 1884 | Fr
| endemic | Everglades pygmy sunfish (English) | common (usually seen) | 3.40 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Cape Fear River drainage, North Carolina south throughout most of peninsular Florida, and west to lower Mobile Bay basin, Alabama (Ref. 51664). |  |
| Elassomatidae |
Elassoma okefenokee
|
Böhlke, 1956 | Fr
| endemic | Okefenokee pygmy sunfish (English) | common (usually seen) | 3.40 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Altamaha River drainage in Georgia to Choctawhatchee River drainage in Florida in the USA; south in Florida to Hillsborough River drainage, central Florida (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 51664. |  |
| Elassomatidae |
Elassoma zonatum
|
Jordan, 1877 | Fr
| native | Banded pygmy sunfish (English) | common (usually seen) | 4.70 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Roanoke River , North Carolina to northern Florida and west to Brazos River, Texas; north in Former Mississippi Embayment to southern Illinois (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 51664. |  |
| Elopidae |
Elops saurus
|
Linnaeus, 1766 | Fr, Br, M, Sp
| native | Ladyfish (English), John (English), Skipjack (English), Tenpounder (English) | | 100.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Abundant in Florida, where it is often caught in mangrove areas and other inshore waterways, estuaries and bays, over both sandy and muddy bottoms (Ref. 9987). Also found in "large rivers" in Chesapeake Bay region; also Cape Charles and Lynnhaven Roads, Virginia (Ref. 4639). Also Ref. 27549, 93252. |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Enneacanthus chaetodon
|
(Baird, 1855) | Fr, Thr
| native | Blackbanded sunfish (English) | | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in the Atlantic and Gulf Slope drainages from New Jersey to central Florida, west to Flint River in Georgia. Locally common but absent from some drainages within its range (Ref. 5723).
Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Enneacanthus gloriosus
|
(Holbrook, 1855) | Fr
| endemic | Bluespotted sunfish (English) | common (usually seen) | 9.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Enneacanthus obesus
|
(Girard, 1854) | Fr
| endemic | Banded sunfish (English) | common (usually seen) | 9.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Ericymba amplamala
|
(Pera & Armbruster, 2006) | Fr
| native | Longjaw minnow (English), Longjaw minnow (English) | | 7.19 cm SL male/unsexed | | This new species is described for the former southern populations of Notropis buccatus. It is known from Pearl River Drainage in Mississippi, east to the Apalachicola River Drainage in Florida and Georgia. On the Atlantic slope, found only in the Altamaha River Drainage. Type locality, Wacoochee Creek, County Road 379, 5 km NE Bleecker, Lee County, Alabama, AUM 39911 (holotype of Notropis amplamala, 6.42 cm SL) (Ref. 57709). | No picture yet. |
| Catostomidae |
Erimyzon oblongus
|
(Mitchill, 1814) | Fr
| native | Creek chubsucker (English), Eastern creek chubsucker (English) | common (usually seen) | 37.60 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: New York (Ref. 79012). Occurrence in Chattahoochee River in Alabama was based on one record (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Catostomidae |
Erimyzon sucetta
|
(Lacepède, 1803) | Fr
| native | Lake chubsucker (English) | | 41.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: South Carolina (Ref. 79012). Common on lower Coastal Plain (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Catostomidae |
Erimyzon tenuis
|
(Agassiz, 1855) | Fr
| endemic | Sharpfin chubsucker (English) | common (usually seen) | 33.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Esocidae |
Esox americanus
|
Gmelin, 1789 | Fr, Br, Sp
| native | Grass pickerel (English), Redfin pickerel (English), Grass (English), Grass pickerel (English), Pickerel (English) | common (usually seen) | 39.40 cm FL male/unsexed | | Known from the Atlantic Slope drainages from St. Lawrence River drainage to southern Florida; Gulf Slope drainages east to Brazos River, Texas; Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins north to Nebraska, Wisconsin, Mississippi (Ref. 86798). Found in tidal tributaries in Chesapeake and Delaware Bay region, also in New Jersey (Ref. 4639). Transplanted elsewhere including into Washington, California and Colorado (Ref. 86798). Absent in uplands (Ref. 86798). An occasional gamefish (Ref. 52559). Also Ref. 5723, 10294, 93252, 27549. |  |
| Esocidae |
Esox niger
|
Lesueur, 1818 | Fr, Sp
| native | Chain pickerel (English), Pickerel (English) | | 99.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 15.6 | Found throughout the tidal tributaries of Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 38947, 39095, 93252, 27549), and Delaware River (Ref. 39097, 38548), also present in New Jersey (Ref. 39102). Introduced as far west as Washington State (Ref. 39104) and in the Appalachian Mountains (Ref. 39105). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Percidae |
Etheostoma colorosum
|
Suttkus & Bailey, 1993 | Fr
| native | Coastal darter (English) | | | | Type locality, Pine Barren Creek, trib. to Escambia R. at Still Road, Escambia Co., Florida (Ref. 50838). |  |
| Percidae |
Etheostoma davisoni
|
Hay, 1885 | Fr
| endemic | Choctawhatchee darter (English) | fairly common (chances are about 50%) | 6.10 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Percidae |
Etheostoma edwini
|
(Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) | Fr
| endemic | Brown darter (English) | | 5.30 cm TL male/unsexed | | Common in western half of range; uncommon and localized in eastern half (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Percidae |
Etheostoma histrio
|
Jordan & Gilbert, 1887 | Fr
| native | Harlequin darter (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 7.70 cm TL male/unsexed | | Widespread but generally uncommon. Isolated in Wabash River drainage of Illinois and Indiana, and Green River system in Kentucky (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Percidae |
Etheostoma okaloosae
|
(Fowler, 1941) | Fr, Pr, Thr
| endemic | Okaloosa darter (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 5.30 cm TL male/unsexed | | Occurs only in Choctawhatchee Bay drainage in Florida panhandle (Ref. 5723).
Status of threat: threatened; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Percidae |
Etheostoma olmstedi
|
Storer, 1842 | Fr
| native | Tessellated darter (English) | common (usually seen) | 11.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Percidae |
Etheostoma proeliare
|
(Hay, 1881) | Fr
| native | Cypress darter (English) | common (usually seen) | 4.80 cm TL male/unsexed | | Primarily restricted to Coastal Plain (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Percidae |
Etheostoma stigmaeum
|
(Jordan, 1877) | Fr
| native | Speckled darter (English) | common (usually seen) | 6.10 cm TL male/unsexed | | Common; locally abundant (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Percidae |
Etheostoma swaini
|
(Jordan, 1884) | Fr
| endemic | Gulf darter (English) | common (usually seen) | 7.80 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Gerreidae |
Eugerres plumieri
|
(Cuvier, 1830) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Striped mojarra (English), Patao (French), Mojarra (English) | | 40.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Museum: Charleston, South Carolina, SU 2735 (holotype of Gerres embryx) (Ref. 33568). Also Ref. 26340. |  |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus chrysotus
|
(Günther, 1866) | Fr
| native | Golden topminnow (English) | | 8.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: Charleston, Charleston Co., South Carolina (Ref. 79012). Common in Florida; localized and uncommon elsewhere (Ref 5723). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus confluentus
|
Goode & Bean, 1879 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Marsh killifish (English), Killifish (English) | | 8.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Reported from Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 27549, 93252). |  |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus escambiae
|
(Bollman, 1887) | Fr
| endemic | Russetfin topminnow (English), Eastern starhead topminnow (English) | common (usually seen) | 6.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus grandis
|
Baird & Girard, 1853 | Fr, Br
| native | Gulf killifish (English) | | 18.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: Indianola, Texas (Ref. 79012). USA (South-East) (Ref. 27139). |  |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus heteroclitus
|
(Linnaeus, 1766) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Mummichog (English), Killifish (English) | | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Virginia and Florida only for the subspecies F. h. heteroclitus (Ref. 27139); from the vicinity of Stamford, Connecticut to Mt. Desert Island, Maine, and in upper Chesapeake and Delaware bays for F. h. heteroclitus (Ref. 35624). Also Ref. 27549, 93252. |  |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus lineolatus
|
(Agassiz, 1854) | Fr
| endemic | Lined topminnow (English) | common (usually seen) | 8.40 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus olivaceus
|
(Storer, 1845) | Fr
| endemic | Blackspotted topminnow (English) | common (usually seen) | 8.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Common, except in Appalachian uplands (Ref 5723). |  |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus rubrifrons
|
(Jordan, 1880) | Fr
| native | Redface topminnow (English) | | 7.80 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the Altamaha River drianage based on 1 record and Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia to south Florida. An isolated population is found in Fenholloway River system in west Florida (Ref. 86798). Easily maintained and breeds freely in captivity (pers.comm. Paul V. Loiselle, 28/10/2014). |  |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus saguanus
|
Rivas, 1948 | Fr
| native | | | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | | No picture yet. |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus seminolis
|
Girard, 1859 | Fr
| endemic | Seminole killifish (English) | common (usually seen) | 12.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Fundulidae |
Fundulus xenicus
|
Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 | Fr, Br, Or
| native | Diamond killifish (English) | | 6.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 2 SL | |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Gambusia affinis
|
(Baird & Girard, 1853) | Fr, Br
| native | Western mosquitofish (English), Mosquito Fish (English), Mosquitofish (English) | common (usually seen) | 5.10 cm TL male/unsexed ;7.00 cm TL female | | Common; locally abundant. Known from Upper Banana river, Cape Canaveral, Florida (Ref. 38975). |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Gambusia holbrooki
|
Girard, 1859 | Fr, Br
| native | Eastern mosquitofish (English) | | 4.70 cm TL male/unsexed ;8.00 cm TL female | | Reported from Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 27549, 93252). |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Gambusia rhizophorae
|
Rivas, 1969 | Fr, Br
| native | Mangrove gambusia (English) | | 5.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Eleotridae |
Gobiomorus dormitor
|
Lacepède, 1800 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Bigmouth sleeper (English) | | 90.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from southern Florida and southern Texas. Occurs in fresh waters in southern Florida and occasionally in lower Rio Grande, Texas (Ref. 86798). |  |
| Gobiidae |
Gobionellus oceanicus
|
(Pallas, 1770) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Highfin goby (English) | | 27.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Ranges from North Carolina to Florida (Ref. 7251). |  |
| Cichlidae |
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
|
Baird & Girard, 1854 | Fr
| introduced | Rio Grande cichlid (English), Rio Grande perch (English), Texas cichlid (English) | common (usually seen) | 30.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | The only native cichlid in the country. Originally found only in the lower Rio Grande drainage, Texas (Ref. 36377). Also Ref. 7335. |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Heterandria formosa
|
(Girard, 1859) | Fr, Br
| endemic | Least killifish (English), Midget Livebearer (English), Mosqu (English) | common (usually seen) | 3.60 cm TL male/unsexed | 1.1 SL | |  |
| Callichthyidae |
Hoplosternum littorale
|
(Hancock, 1828) | Fr, Fi
| introduced | Brown hoplo (English) | | 26.30 cm TL male/unsexed | | A population was discovered in ditches of the Indian River lagoon system of Florida in late 1995 (Ref. 74657). Populations have been found in the St. Johns and Kissimmee River drainages (Ref. 95869). Collected from Tosohatchee
Wildlife Management Area (c. 28°29'56"N, 80°55'1"W), a protected area of the middle St. Johns River Basin spanning 12,424.25 hectares. Small-scale commercial fishery exists in peninsular Florida (Ref. 104645). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Hybognathus hayi
|
Jordan, 1885 | Fr
| native | Cypress minnow (English) | | 12.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Ohio and Mississippi River basins from southwestern Indiana and southern Illinois to Louisiana; and Gulf Slope drainages from Escambia River in Florida and Alabama, to Sabine River in Texas (Ref. 86798). Occurs mostly in Former Mississippi Embayment; rarely above Fall Line (e.g. Tennessee River in Alabama); and locally common but disappearing from northern part of range (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723, 10294. |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Hybognathus regius
|
Girard, 1856 | Fr
| misidentification | Eastern silvery minnow (English) | common (usually seen) | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 8.7 TL | Known from St. Lawrence River drainage to Altamaha River drainage in Georgia, and Lake Ontario drainage in New York (Ref. 86798). Abundant in all tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 27549). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Hybopsis winchelli
|
Girard, 1856 | Fr
| native | Clear chub (English) | common (usually seen) | 8.40 cm TL male/unsexed | | | No picture yet. |
| Dasyatidae |
Hypanus sabinus
|
(Lesueur, 1824) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Atlantic stingray (English) | | 61.00 cm WD male/unsexed | 20 WD | Has been caught in Mississippi River (320 km - 200 miles upstream) and in St. Johns River in Florida, USA (Ref. 12951). Also Ref. 93252, 27549. |  |
| Hemiramphidae |
Hyporhamphus meeki
|
Banford & Collette, 1993 | Fr, Br, M
| native | False silverstripe halfbeak (English), American halfbeak (English) | | 20.90 cm SL male/unsexed | | Ranges from Massachusetts to Florida and throughout the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 27549). Seasonally in the lower Chesapeake Bay during summer and autumn, extending as far north as the Patuxent River (Ref. 27549). Also Ref. 27549, 93252. Type locality, Morehead City, North Carolina, USA (Ref. 26282).
Occurrence in Chesapeake Bay: common summer and autumn visitor extending as far north as the Chester River (Ref. 93252). |  |
| Petromyzontidae |
Ichthyomyzon gagei
|
Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 | Fr, Br, Thr
| native | Southern brook lamprey (English) | | 17.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Mississippi River basins of southern Missouri, eastern Oklahoma, Arizona and Louisiana; Tennessee River drainage from Kentucky and Alabama (Ref. 276). Also Ref. 10294. Specifically, Missouri River Basin, Missouri; Lower Mississippi River Basin, Mississippi; Arkansas-Red-White River Basin, Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri; Tennessee-Cumberland River Basin, Alabama, Kentucky [presumed extirpated according to the Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission (2004)], and Tennessee; Eastern Gulf of Mexico drainage, Alabama (Choctafaula Creek), Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi; Western Gulf of Mexico drainage, Louisiana and Texas (Ref. 89241).
Status of threat: Endangered, and is treated as a Species of Special Concern in Tennessee (Ref. 10294). |  |
| Ictaluridae |
Ictalurus punctatus
|
(Rafinesque, 1818) | Fr, Fi, Aq, Lf, Sp
| native | Channel catfish (English), Graceful catfish (English), Catfish (English) | | 132 cm TL male/unsexed | 30.48 | Known from St. Lawrence-Great Lakes, Hudson Bay (Red River drainage), and Missouri-Mississippi river basins from New Hampshire south to Gulf. Possibly native on Atlantic and Gulf slopes from Susquehanna River to Neuse River, and from Savannah River to Lake Okeechobee, Florida, and west to eastern New Mexico. Introduced throughout most of US (Ref. 86798). Recorded from some Atlantic slope drainages of northern and southern United States; widely introduced (Ref. 10294). A popular fish sold in live fish markets. Found in 3 out of 6 live fish markets near the Lakes Erie and Ontario (Ref. 53249). Also reported from Gulf of Mexico drainages (Ref. 93252). Also Ref. 6447. |  |
| Cyprinodontidae |
Jordanella floridae
|
Goode & Bean, 1879 | Fr, Br, Or
| endemic | Flagfish (English) | common (usually seen) | 6.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Mugilidae |
Joturus pichardi
|
Poey, 1860 | Fr, Br
| native | Bobo mullet (English), Hog mullet (English), Bobo mullet (English) | | 61.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Outside distributional range, occurrence needs further confirmation. |  |
| Rivulidae |
Kryptolebias marmoratus
|
(Poey, 1880) | Fr, Br, Thr
| native | Mangrove rivulus (English), Matanzas rivulus (English), Rivulus (English) | scarce (very unlikely) | 7.50 cm TL male/unsexed | 17 TL | Also Ref. 7251, 52299.
Status of threat: vulnerable; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Atherinopsidae |
Labidesthes vanhyningi
|
Bean & Reid, 1930 | Fr
| native | Golden silverside (English) | | 6.42 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from the drainages of the Gulf of Mexico (from the Neches River, including the Lower Mississippi River) and east around the southern tip of peninsular Florida and north to the Pee Dee River drainage (Ref. 104856). |  |
| Sparidae |
Lagodon rhomboides
|
(Linnaeus, 1766) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Pinfish (English), Bream (English), Red porgy (English), Sailor's choice (English), Chopa espina (Spanish), Sargo (Spanish), Porgy (English) | | 40.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 13.2 SL | Present inshore south of Cape Hatteras (Ref. 37512). Also Ref. 3815, 26340. |  |
| Lepisosteidae |
Lepisosteus oculatus
|
Winchell, 1864 | Fr, Br
| native | Spotted gar (English) | | 150 cm TL male/unsexed | 28.5 SL | Recorded from the Mississippi River basin and southern Great Lakes, and Gulf Coastal drainages from Apalachicola drainage to Guadalupe River of Texas (Ref. 10294). |  |
| Lepisosteidae |
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
|
DeKay, 1842 | Fr
| native | Florida gar (English) | | 132 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 276. |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Lepomis auritus
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr
| native | Redbreast sunfish (English), Redbreast (English) | | 30.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Atlantic Coast drainages from central New Brunswick south, and eastward in Gulf through Apalachicola drainage (Ref. 10294); also from Oglethorpe, Georgia (Ref. 276). |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Lepomis cyanellus
|
Rafinesque, 1819 | Fr, Sp
| native | Green sunfish (English) | | 31.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Common to abundant; one of the most common North American fishes (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Lepomis gulosus
|
(Cuvier, 1829) | Fr, Sp
| native | Warmouth (English) | | 31.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins, and in Atlantic and Gulf coastal drainages, above and below the Fall Line, from Chesapeake Bay through the Rio Grande (Ref. 10294). Introduced elsewhere, including lower Colorado River drainage, where common. Common in lowlands areas; uncommon in uplands. Considered an excellent small sport fish in the country (Ref. 52559). |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Lepomis macrochirus
|
Rafinesque, 1819 | Fr, Sp
| native | Bluegill (English) | | 41.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Lepomis marginatus
|
(Holbrook, 1855) | Fr
| native | Dollar sunfish (English) | | 12.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: St. Johns River, Florida (Ref. 79012). Recorded from Atlantic and Gulf coastal drainages, mostly below Fall Line (Ref. 10294). Common in southeastern USA, especially Florida; generally uncommon in western part of range (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Lepomis megalotis
|
(Rafinesque, 1820) | Fr, Sp
| native | Longear sunfish (English), Creek perch (English), Great lakes longear (English), Northern longear (English), Pumpkinseed (English) | | 24.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from the southern portion of Hudson Bay drainage (rare), Mississippi Basin, tributaries to lakes Huron, Michigan, and Erie, and Gulf Coastal drainages from Apalachicola River west through Rio Grande drainage in Mexico (Ref. 10294). |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Lepomis microlophus
|
(Günther, 1859) | Fr, Sp
| native | Redear sunfish (English) | common (usually seen) | 43.20 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: St. Johns River, Florida (Ref. 79012). Known from Savannah River in South Carolina to Nueces River in Texas, north in Mississippi River basin to southern Indiana and Illinois. Now widely transplanted in eastern USA as far north as Pennsylvania and northern Illinois (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Fundulidae |
Leptolucania ommata
|
(Jordan, 1884) | Fr
| endemic | Pygmy killifish (English) | common (usually seen) | 3.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Common; locally abundant (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Fundulidae |
Lucania goodei
|
Jordan, 1880 | Fr
| endemic | Bluefin killifish (English) | common (usually seen) | 6.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Fundulidae |
Lucania parva
|
(Baird & Girard, 1855) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Rainwater killifish (English) | | 6.20 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: Beesley's point, New Jersey (Ref. 79012). Fish introduction attributed to ballast-water transport (including attributions to transport in bilge water or other seawater systems) in Oregon and Sna Francisco Bay, California (Ref. 37896); Reported from Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 27549, 93252). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Luxilus chrysocephalus
|
Rafinesque, 1820 | Fr
| introduced | Striped shiner (English) | common (usually seen) | 24.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 6.7 SL | Known from the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basins from western New York and Wisconsin, south to Alabama, Louisiana and eastern Texas, USA; Gulf Coast drainages from Mobile Bay in Georgia and Alabama, to Sabine River in Louisiana, USA. Introduced to Escambia River system in Florida and Alabama (Ref. 86798). Common to abundant (Ref. 86798); abundant in northern part of the range, common in the southern part (Ref. 5723). Recorded from the southern Great Lakes drainage and in eastern Mississippi River tributaries from northern Illinois south through the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee drainages, and in the upper Mobile Basin; also found in western Mississippi River tributaries from northeastern Missouri south through the White and middle Arkansas river systems of Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma (Ref. 10294). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Luxilus zonistius
|
Jordan, 1880 | Fr
| native | Bandfin shiner (English) | fairly common (chances are about 50%) | 10.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Florida; adjacent tributaries of Savannah, Altamaha, and Coosa rivers in Georgia, and Tallapoosa River in Georgia and Alabama. Possibly introduced into Hiwassee River system in Georgia (Ref. 86798). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Lythrurus atrapiculus
|
(Snelson, 1972) | Fr
| native | Blacktip shiner (English) | fairly common (chances are about 50%) | 6.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the Apalachicola (including upper Flint River), Choctawhatchee, Yellow and Escambia river drainages in western Georgia, southeastern Alabama and Florida. Introduced into Old Town Creek (Tallapoosa River system), Bullock County in Alabama. Found above Fall Line only in Apalachicola drainage (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723. |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Macrhybopsis aestivalis
|
(Girard, 1856) | Fr, Thr
| error | Speckled chub (English) | | 12.70 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the Rio Grande drainage in Texas and New Mexico (Ref. 86798). Usually found in central Rio Grande; absent in the upper; rare in the lower drainage (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723, 10294.
Status of threat: threatened. Criteria: 1,3 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Macrhybopsis pallida
|
Gilbert & Mayden, 2017 | Fr
| native | Pallid chub (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 3.75 cm SL male/unsexed ;5.15 cm SL female | | Known only from Escambia, Blackwater, and Choctawhatchee river drainages of southeastern Alabama and western panhandle Florida (Ref. 116539). | No picture yet. |
| Osphronemidae |
Macropodus opercularis
|
(Linnaeus, 1758) | Fr
| extirpated | Paradisefish (English), Forktail fightingfish (English), Paradise fish (English) | | 6.70 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Cichlidae |
Mayaheros urophthalmus
|
(Günther, 1862) | Fr, Br
| introduced | Mayan cichlid (English), Orange tiger (English) | | 39.40 cm TL male/unsexed | | Established in Everglades National Park and just outside its boundaries in southern Florida (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Megalopidae |
Megalops atlanticus
|
Valenciennes, 1847 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Tarpon (English), Silverfish (English), Silverking (English), Sábalo (Spanish) | | 250 cm TL male/unsexed | 117.5 FL | Found in Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 4639); also from Choptank River (Ref. 93252). |  |
| Atherinopsidae |
Menidia beryllina
|
(Cope, 1867) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Inland silverside (English), Mississippi silverside (English) | common (usually seen) | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: Potomac River, Washington D.C. (Ref. 79012). From Massachusetts to Rio Grande drainage in Texas and southeastern New Mexico; north in Mississippi River and major tributaries (mainly Arkansas and Red rivers) to southern Illinois and eastern Oklahoma (Ref 5723). Also Ref. 27549, 93252. |  |
| Gobiidae |
Microgobius gulosus
|
(Girard, 1858) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Clown goby (English) | | 7.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Chesapeake Bay to Florida; Gulf of Mexico to Corpus Christi, Texas (Ref, 91780). Also Ref. 11344. |  |
| Syngnathidae |
Microphis lineatus
|
(Kaup, 1856) | Fr, Br, M, Thr
| native | Opossum pipefish (English) | | 19.40 cm SL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 5521.
Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Micropterus cataractae
|
Williams & Burgess, 1999 | Fr, Thr
| native | Shoal bass (English), Shoal bass (English) | | 61.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the Apalachicola ecoregion (Ref. 81264). Type locality: Chipola R., ca. 1.5 mi. downstream of bridge on State rte 278, 0.7 mi. west of intersection with State rte 71, Jackson Co., Florida, U.S.A (Ref. 36656).
Status of threat: vulnerable; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,4 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Micropterus floridanus
|
(Lesueur, 1822) | Fr
| native | | | | | Type locality, E. Florida (Ref. 54621). |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Micropterus notius
|
Bailey & Hubbs, 1949 | Fr
| endemic | Suwannee bass (English), Bass (English) | | 40.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Fairly common in Suwannee River drainage, Florida; uncommon in Ochlockonee River drainage, Florida and Georgia (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Micropterus punctulatus
|
(Rafinesque, 1819) | Fr
| native | Spotted bass (English), Bass (English) | | 63.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Transplanted onto Atlantic Slope in Virginia and North Carolina, in lower Pecos River in New Mexico, and Consumnes and Feather rivers in California. Possibly introduced to Chattahoochee in Georgia (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Micropterus salmoides
|
(Lacepède, 1802) | Fr, Lf, Sp
| native | Largemouth bass (English), Green trout (English), Bass (English) | common (usually seen) | 97.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin from Minnesota and south to Gulf; Atlantic and Gulf drainages from North Carolina (probably Tar River) to Florida and to Texas. Widely introduced in the country (Ref. 86798). A popular fish sold in live fish markets. Found in 2 out of 6 live fish markets near the Lakes Erie and Ontario (Ref. 53249). Also Ref. 276, 1998, 10294, 38738. |  |
| Moronidae |
Morone chrysops
|
(Rafinesque, 1820) | Fr, Sp
| native | White bass (English), Bass (English) | common (usually seen) | 45.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 21 TL | Known from New York to South Dakota and south to Louisiana; Mississippi River in Louisiana to Rio Grande in Texas and New Mexico (Ref. 86798). Type locality: Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky (Ref. 79012). Recorded from southern Great Lakes, Mississippi River basin, and Gulf Coastal drainages from Mississippi River west through Rio Grande (Ref. 10294). Widely transplanted to several drainages (Ref. 5723, 86798). |  |
| Moronidae |
Morone saxatilis
|
(Walbaum, 1792) | Fr, Br, M, Fi, Lf, Sp, Thr
| native | Striped bass (English), Linesider (English), Roccus (English), Rock (English), Rockfish (English) | fairly common (chances are about 50%) | 200 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality, New York (Ref. 79012). Introduced into Pacific coast drainages and freshwater impoundments far inland (Ref. 5723). Uncommon south of Monterey Bay (Ref. 11545) and north of Coos, Bay, Oregon (Ref. 6885). Most stocks on the east coast are reserved for recreational fishing; little interest for consumption on the west coast (Ref. 9988). Present inshore north of Cape Hatteras (East Coast) (Ref. 37512). A popular fish sold in live fish markets. Found in 2 out of 6 live fish markets near the Lakes Erie and Ontario (Ref. 53249). Fairly common, but less so than before due to pollution of major spawning grounds (Ref. 86798). Hybridized with Morone chrysops. The hybrids known as "wipers" are common where Morone saxatilis have been introduced (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 1998, 6885, 10294, 37512.
Status of threat: 1). Gulf of Mexico populations: vulnerable. Criteria: 1,4; 2). Southern Gulf of St. Lawrence population: threatened. Criteria: 1; 3). St. Lawrence Estuary population: possibly extinct. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Catostomidae |
Moxostoma carinatum
|
(Cope, 1870) | Fr, Sp
| native | River redhorse (English) | | 77.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from Mississippi Basin above the Fall Line, Great Lakes tributaries, and eastern Gulf Coast drainages east to the Escambia River (Ref. 10294). |  |
| Catostomidae |
Moxostoma poecilurum
|
Jordan, 1877 | Fr
| native | Blacktail redhorse (English) | common (usually seen) | 51.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: Tangipahoa River, Louisiana (Ref. 79012). Locally common; rare in Kentucky and Tennessee (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Mugilidae |
Mugil cephalus
|
Linnaeus, 1758 | Fr, Br, M, Fi
| native | Striped mullet (English), Black mullet (English), Callifaver mullet (English), Common mullet (English), Grey mullet (English) | | 100.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Most important commercial mullet in the eastern coast (Ref. 7251). Known from Upper Banana river, Cape Canaveral, Florida (Ref. 38975). Also Ref. 9761. |  |
| Mugilidae |
Mugil curema
|
Valenciennes, 1836 | Fr, Br, M
| native | White mullet (English), Silver mullet (English), Mullet (English) | | 91.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from San Diego, California, USA (Ref. 3814). Also Ref. 13442, 26340. |  |
| Mugilidae |
Mugil liza
|
Valenciennes, 1836 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Liza (English), Mullet (English) | | 80.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;69.00 cm TL female | | |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Notemigonus crysoleucas
|
(Mitchill, 1814) | Fr, Br, Fi, Aq, B
| native | Golden shiner (English) | common (usually seen) | 32.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the Atlantic and Gulf slope drainages from Maine to south Texas, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River basins west to Montana, and west Oklahoma and Texas (Ref. 86798). Recorded from the Coastal Plain (Ref. 10294). Type locality: New York (Ref. 79012). Introduced elsewhere in the country via bait buckets (Ref. 86798). Bred in Arkansas for bait (Ref. 26870). Common, except in uplands (Ref. 86798).
Chesapeake Bay: common to abundant in all tributaries of Chesapeake Bay. Occasionally enters brackish areas with salinities as high as 17% (Ref. 93252). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Notropis baileyi
|
Suttkus & Raney, 1955 | Fr
| native | Rough shiner (English) | common (usually seen) | 9.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Notropis cummingsae
|
Myers, 1925 | Fr
| native | Dusky shiner (English) | | 7.20 cm TL male/unsexed | | Generally common on Coastal Plain; uncommon on Piedmont (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Notropis harperi
|
Fowler, 1941 | Fr
| native | Redeye chub (English) | common (usually seen) | 6.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Locally common but absent from some drainages within range; abundant in prime habitat (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Notropis longirostris
|
(Hay, 1881) | Fr
| native | Longnose shiner (English) | common (usually seen) | 6.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Locally abundant (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Notropis maculatus
|
(Hay, 1881) | Fr
| native | Taillight shiner (English) | | 7.60 cm TL male/unsexed | | Recorded from the Atlantic Coastal drainages from Cape Fear River south through Florida peninsula, and west in Gulf Coast drainages through Mississippi River; extends north in Mississippi River basin to southern Illinois (Ref. 10294). Locally common in southeastern USA; uncommon in Mississippi basin (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Notropis melanostomus
|
Bortone, 1989 | Fr, Thr
| endemic | Blackmouth shiner (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 3.80 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 3881.
Status of threat: threatened; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Notropis petersoni
|
Fowler, 1942 | Fr, Fi, B
| native | Coastal shiner (English) | abundant (always seen in some numbers) | 8.20 cm TL male/unsexed | | Restricted to Coastal Plain on Gulf Slope; more widespread on Atlantic Slope (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Notropis texanus
|
(Girard, 1856) | Fr
| native | Weed shiner (English) | | 8.60 cm TL male/unsexed | | Type locality: Salado Creek, Texas (Ref. 79012). Recorded from the Suwannee River drainage of Florida west through the Neuces River drainage of central Texas, mostly below the Fall Line, and extends northward through Arkansas and Missouri into the lower Wabash River system, the Illinois River system, the upper Mississippi River drainage, the central Great Lakes drainage, and the southern portion of the Hudson Bay drainage in northwestern Minnesota (Ref. 10294). |  |
| Ictaluridae |
Noturus funebris
|
Gilbert & Swain, 1891 | Fr
| endemic | Black madtom (English) | common (usually seen) | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Locally common (Ref. 5723). |  |
| Ictaluridae |
Noturus leptacanthus
|
Jordan, 1877 | Fr
| endemic | Speckled madtom (English) | common (usually seen) | 9.40 cm TL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Opsopoeodus emiliae
|
Hay, 1881 | Fr
| native | Pugnose minnow (English) | common (usually seen) | 6.60 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the Edisto River drainage in South Carolina to southern Florida and across Gulf Slope to Nueces River drainage in Texas; north in Mississippi River and Great Lakes basins to southeastern Kansas and southeastern Minnesota (Ref. 86798). Generally confined to lowlands and common but declining in parts of range (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723, 10294. |  |
| Cichlidae |
Oreochromis aureus
|
(Steindachner, 1864) | Fr, Br, Sp
| introduced | Blue tilapia (English) | | 45.70 cm TL male/unsexed | | Established in the lower Colorado River drainage (Arizona and California), in a cooling impoundment in Buncombe County (North Carolina), in the North Canadian River drainage (Ref. 5723) and the Arkansas River (Oklahoma)(Ref. 54350), and in Texas (Ref. 3, 5723). Also know from peninsular Florida (Ref. 5723), where it is the most abundant fish in the nearshore area of Lake Apopka (Ref. 42273). Reared in geothermal water in Colorado (Ref. 3). Also Ref. 2, 3, 86, 38693. |  |
| Cichlidae |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
(Peters, 1852) | Fr, Br, Sp
| introduced | Mozambique mouthbrooder (English), Mozambique tilapia (English), Java tilapia (English), Largemouth kurper (English) | | 39.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from southern parts of the USA (Ref. 52307), including California, Texas (Ref. 2), Florida and Idaho (Ref. 3). Also Ref. 36683, 57426. |  |
| Cichlidae |
Pelmatolapia mariae
|
(Boulenger, 1899) | Fr, Br
| introduced | Spotted tilapia (English) | | 32.30 cm SL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Percidae |
Percina caprodes
|
(Rafinesque, 1818) | Fr
| native | Logperch (English) | common (usually seen) | 18.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Atlantic Slope drainages from Hudson River in New York to Potomac River in Maryland; Gulf Slope drainages from Choctawhatchee River in Alabama and Florida to Mississippi River in Louisiana. Common, but rare in Atlantic drainages (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Percidae |
Percina nigrofasciata
|
(Agassiz, 1854) | Fr
| endemic | Blackbanded darter (English) | common (usually seen) | 11.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Most common darter throughout most of its range, but absent in St. Marys and Satilla rivers in southeastern Georgia, and rare in Altamaha River in Georgia (Ref. 5723). Collected from Burnt Corn Creek (Escambia River-Gulf of Mexico), Escambia County, Alabama (Ref. 41482). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Percidae |
Percina vigil
|
(Hay, 1882) | Fr
| native | Saddleback darter (English) | common (usually seen) | 7.80 cm TL male/unsexed | | Common but somewhat localized (Ref. 5723). Collected from Bayou de Chien (Mississippi River), Hickman County, Kentucky (Ref. 41482). Also Ref. 10294. |  |
| Petromyzontidae |
Petromyzon marinus
|
Linnaeus, 1758 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Sea lamprey (English), Eel sucker (English), Green lamprey (English), Lamper (English), Lamprey eel (English), Nine eyes (English), Shad lamprey (English), Spotted lamprey (English), Sucker (English) | | 120 cm TL male/unsexed | | East and West North Atlantic Ocean: Lake Superior Basin, Michigan; Lake Michigan Basin, Wisconsin, Michigan (Carp Lake, Betsie, Muskegon, Pentwater, Pine, and Platte rivers), Illinois, and Indiana; Lake Huron Basin, Michigan (Devils, East Au Gres, and Rifle rivers); Lake Erie Basin, New York, Ohio, Michigan; Lake Ontario Basin, New York; St. Lawrence River Basin (New York and Vermont) and along the eastern coast of the USA (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, South Carolina, Florida) from Newfoundland down to Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 89241). Individuals with access to ocean are anadromous. Spawning adults occur in gravel riffles and runs of streams. Feeding adults are found in ocean and lakes (Ref. 86798). A serious pest in landlocked areas (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 7251, 27549. |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Poecilia latipinna
|
(Lesueur, 1821) | Fr, Br, M, Or
| native | Sailfin molly (English) | | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;10.00 cm TL female | | Type locality: Lake Ponchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana (Ref. 79012). Transplanted elsewhere in western USA. A popular aquarium fish, found in 80% of pet shops near Lakes Erie and Ontario (Ref. 53249). Observed in hundreds in the Mangroves of Florida (Sailfin Molly, pers.comm. 09/2015; http://fishbase.us/fbforum/admin/view_topic.php?id=6341). Also Ref. 7251. |  |
| Centrarchidae |
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
|
(Lesueur, 1829) | Fr, Lf, Sp
| native | Black crappie (English), Crappie (English) | | 49.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Widely introduced all over the country. Presumably naturally occurring in the Atlantic Slope from Virginia to Florida, Gulf Slope west to Texas, Great Lakes, and Mississippi River basins south to the Gulf. Usually seen in lowlands; rarely encountered in uplands (Ref. 86798). Found in 1 out of 6 live fish markets near the Lakes Erie and Ontario (Ref. 53249). Also Ref. 1998, 10294. |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Pteronotropis grandipinnis
|
(Jordan, 1877) | Fr
| native | Apalachee shiner (English) | common (usually seen) | 5.30 cm SL male/unsexed ;4.90 cm SL female | | Known from Apalachicola River drainage in Georgia, Alabama and Florida, USA (but absent in Chattahoochee River system north of Cedar Creek in Houston County, Alabama) (Ref. 86798). Restricted to the Apalachicola River drainage; tributaries to the east and west side of the river and is present in many Chipola River tributaries in Florida and extreme SE Alabama. Also occurs in the tributaries of the Flint R. from its mouth upstream to the Fall Line Hills in Taylor County, Georgia; and, few tributaries of Chattahoochee River in SE Alabama (Ref. 40813). | No picture yet. |
| Leuciscidae |
Pteronotropis hypselopterus
|
(Günther, 1868) | Fr
| native | Sailfin shiner (English) | common (usually seen) | 7.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Below Fall Line in Gulf drainages from St. Andrews Bay in Florida to Mobile Bay in Alabama; absent in Choctawhatchee River system above mouth of Pea River, Alabama (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 5723, 40813. |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Pteronotropis metallicus
|
(Jordan & Meek, 1884) | Fr
| native | Metallic shiner (English) | common (usually seen) | 6.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Found in the Atlantic and Gulf drainages from St. Marys River in Georgia and Florida to New River in Florida panhandle, South in Florida to Alafia River system (Tampa Bay drainage) (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 40813. |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Pteronotropis signipinnis
|
(Bailey & Suttkus, 1952) | Fr
| native | Flagfin shiner (English) | common (usually seen) | 7.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from Coastal Plain from Apalachicola River drainage in Florida to to Lake Pontchartrain drainage in Louisiana (Ref. 86798). Locally abundant (Ref. 5723, 86798). |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Pteronotropis welaka
|
(Evermann & Kendall, 1898) | Fr, Thr
| native | Bluenose shiner (English) | common (usually seen) | 6.50 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the middle St. Johns River drainage in Florida; Gulf drainages (mostly below Fall Line) from Apalachicola River in Georgia and Florida to Pearl River in Mississippi and Louisiana (Ref. 86798). Locally common (Ref. 86798). Also Ref. 3881, 5723, 52299.
Status of threat: vulnerable. Criteria: 1 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |  |
| Loricariidae |
Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus
|
(Weber, 1991) | Fr
| introduced | Vermiculated sailfin catfish (English) | common (usually seen) | 70.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Relatively abundant in several natural streams - Hillsborough River drainage, Florida; Pearl River, Mississippi; Julian reservior, North Carolina; Long Lake, Washington, etc. May have a significant impact on the aquatic food base negatively affecting native invertebrate and vertebrate species (Nico, personal observations Ref. 56962). Reported to attach to endangered native manatees (Trachechus manatus latirostris) and graze on the epibiota of their skin, adverse impact on manatees uncertain (Ref. 82066). |  |
| Loricariidae |
Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus
|
(Hancock, 1828) | Fr
| introduced | Orinoco sailfin catfish (English), Sailfin catfish (English), Radiated ptero (English), Sailfish catfish (English) | common (usually seen) | 50.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Cichlidae |
Rocio octofasciata
|
(Regan, 1903) | Fr
| introduced | Jack Dempsey (English), Jack Dempsey (English) | | 25.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Cichlidae |
Rubricatochromis bimaculatus
|
(Gill, 1862) | Fr
| introduced | African jewelfish (English), Jewel cichlid (English), Jewelfish (English) | | 13.60 cm SL male/unsexed | | Also Ref. 13364. |  |
| Cichlidae |
Sarotherodon melanotheron
|
Rüppell, 1852 | Fr, Br
| introduced | Blackchin tilapia (English), Blackchin mouthbrooder (English), African sunfish (English) | | 28.00 cm SL male/unsexed | | Reported from the Hillsborough Bay area in 1955. Presumed to have been brought to the United States before then by tropical fish dealers (Ref. 13090). Depletion of aquatic vegetation reported in areas where it is common due to overgrazing. Constitute 90% of fish biomass in Lithia Springs, co-occuring with largemouth bass and bluegill which appeared diseased and malnourished (Ref. 10757). Also Ref. 12732, 13090. |  |
| Leuciscidae |
Semotilus thoreauianus
|
Jordan, 1877 | Fr
| native | Dixie chub (English) | common (usually seen) | 15.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Known from the Gulf Slope from Ochlockonee River system in Georgia and Florida to Tombigbee River system in Alabama (Ref. 86798). |  |
| Belonidae |
Strongylura forsythia
|
Breder, 1932 | Fr, Br, M
| native | | | 40.50 cm SL male/unsexed | | Known from southern Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico west to Mobile Bay, Alabama (Ref. 50279). |  |
| Syngnathidae |
Syngnathus fuscus
|
Storer, 1839 | Fr, Br, M
| native | Northern pipefish (English) | | 33.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | Present in the continental shelf waters off the northeastern United States (Ref. 37512); Chesapeake Bay (Ref. 27549, 93252). |  |
| Syngnathidae |
Syngnathus scovelli
|
(Evermann & Kendall, 1896) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Gulf pipefish (English) | | 18.30 cm SL male/unsexed | | Found in freshwater habitats in the United States (Ref. 30499). |  |
| Cichlidae |
Thorichthys meeki
|
Brind, 1918 | Fr
| introduced | Firemouth cichlid (English), Firemouth cichlid (English), Redbreasted cichlid (English) | | 17.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Osphronemidae |
Trichopsis vittata
|
(Cuvier, 1831) | Fr
| introduced | Croaking gourami (English) | | 8.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
| Achiridae |
Trinectes maculatus
|
(Bloch & Schneider, 1801) | Fr, Br, M
| native | Hogchoker (English) | | 20.00 cm TL male/unsexed | 10 TL | Rare north of Cape Cod (Ref. 7135). |  |
| Umbridae |
Umbra pygmaea
|
(DeKay, 1842) | Fr, Br
| native | Eastern mudminnow (English) | common (usually seen) | 13.70 cm TL male/unsexed ;15.00 cm TL female | 3.48 TL | Limited to the eastern coastal plain of the United States from southern New York to Florida, including Gulf coast of Florida (Ref. 27549).
Occurrence in Chesapeake Bay: common in low-luing streams and swamps; occasionally in tidal waters with salinities as high as 17% (Ref. 93252). Also Ref. 276, 3814. |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Xiphophorus maculatus
|
(Günther, 1866) | Fr, Or
| introduced | Southern platyfish (English), Platy (English) | | 4.00 cm TL male/unsexed ;6.00 cm TL female | 2.75 SL | A popular aquarium fish, found in 85% of pet shops near Lakes Erie and Ontario (Ref. 53249). |  |
| Poeciliidae |
Xiphophorus variatus
|
(Meek, 1904) | Fr
| introduced | Variable platyfish (English), Sunset platy (English), Variegated (English) | occasional (usually not seen) | 7.00 cm TL male/unsexed | | |  |
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