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A Virtual Museum on the State's Fish Biodiversity
Jurisdictional
Upper Colorado, Upper Colorado, Upper Colorado
41 Species (32 with records) All Records Suspect Expected (native range) Possibly native
Species checklist with examination status counts
Species Suspect Not Suspect Total
Examined Pending Pending Re-
Examination
Examined Pending Pending Re-
Examination
Not
Examined
Anguillidae (Freshwater Eels)
Anguilla rostrata
American Eel Expected (native range)
0
Atherinopsidae (New World Silversides)
Menidia beryllina
Inland Silverside
47
47
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Carpiodes carpio
River Carpsucker
11
11
Ictiobus bubalus
Smallmouth Buffalo Possibly native
0
Moxostoma congestum
Gray Redhorse Expected (native range)
0
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Lepomis aquilensis
Longear Sunfish
1
26
27
Lepomis auritus
Redbreast Sunfish Non-native
1
1
Lepomis cyanellus
Green Sunfish
1
12
13
Lepomis gulosus
Warmouth Possibly native
0
Lepomis humilis
Orangespotted Sunfish
4
4
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill
4
4
Micropterus salmoides
Largemouth Bass
5
3
8
Micropterus treculii
Guadalupe Bass Expected (native range)
0
Pomoxis annularis
White Crappie Non-native
2
2
4
Clupeidae (Herrings)
Dorosoma cepedianum
Gizzard Shad
1
11
12
Dorosoma petenense
Threadfin Shad Non-native
1
1
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Campostoma anomalum
Central Stoneroller Possibly native
0
Cyprinella lutrensis
Red Shiner
26
44
70
Cyprinella venusta
Blacktail Shiner
1
1
Cyprinus carpio
Common Carp Non-native
6
6
Dionda sp. 3 (Colorado Roundnose Minnow)
1
1
Hybognathus placitus
Plains Minnow
4
1
5
Macrhybopsis hyostoma
Shoal Chub
4
4
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Golden Shiner Non-native
1
1
2
Notropis amabilis
Texas Shiner Expected (native range)
0
Notropis buchanani
Ghost Shiner
2
2
Notropis oxyrhynchus
Sharpnose Shiner
2
2
Notropis stramineus
Sand Shiner Expected (native range)
0
Pimephales promelas
Fathead Minnow
5
43
48
Pimephales vigilax
Bullhead Minnow
4
48
52
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis
Red River Pupfish Non-native
23
23
Fundulidae (Topminnows)
Fundulus grandis
Gulf Killifish Non-native
5
5
Fundulus zebrinus
Plains Killifish
4
4
Ictaluridae (North American Catfishes)
Ameiurus melas
Black Bullhead
2
2
Ictalurus punctatus
Channel Catfish Non-native
23
23
Pylodictis olivaris
Flathead Catfish Non-native
2
2
Lepisosteidae (Gars)
Lepisosteus osseus
Longnose Gar
2
1
3
Moronidae (Temperate Basses)
Morone chrysops
White Bass Non-native
1
1
Percidae (Perches)
Percina macrolepida
Bigscale Logperch
1
1
Poeciliidae (Livebearers)
Gambusia affinis
Western Mosquitofish
61
61
Sciaenidae (Drums and Croakers)
Aplodinotus grunniens
Freshwater Drum Expected (native range)
0