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A Virtual Museum on the State's Fish Biodiversity
Jurisdictional
Rio Grande-Amistad, Rio Grande-Amistad, Reagan-Sanderson
46 Species (37 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
Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Shovelnose Sturgeon Expected (native range)
0
Anguillidae (Freshwater Eels)
Anguilla rostrata
American Eel Expected (native range)
0
Atherinopsidae (New World Silversides)
Menidia beryllina
Inland Silverside
7
7
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Carpiodes carpio
River Carpsucker
42
42
Catostomus plebeius
Rio Grande Sucker Non-native
1
1
Cycleptus sp. (Rio Grande Blue Sucker)
42
42
Ictiobus bubalus
Smallmouth Buffalo
2
4
6
Ictiobus niger
Black Buffalo Non-native
1
1
Moxostoma austrinum
Mexican Redhorse
1
1
Moxostoma congestum
Gray Redhorse Expected (native range)
0
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Lepomis aquilensis
Longear Sunfish
7
7
Lepomis cyanellus
Green Sunfish
5
5
Lepomis gulosus
Warmouth Expected (native range)
0
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill
6
6
Micropterus salmoides
Largemouth Bass Non-native
10
10
Characidae (Characins)
Astyanax argentatus
Mexican Tetra
21
21
Clupeidae (Herrings)
Dorosoma cepedianum
Gizzard Shad
9
8
17
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinella lutrensis
Red Shiner
1
49
50
Cyprinella suavis Expected (native range)
0
Cyprinella venusta
Blacktail Shiner Non-native
1
6
7
Cyprinus carpio
Common Carp Non-native
8
8
Dionda argentosa
Manantial Roundnose Minnow Possibly native
1
1
Hybognathus amarus
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow
1
4
5
Macrhybopsis aestivalis
Speckled Chub
1
28
29
Notropis braytoni
Tamaulipas Shiner
1
36
37
Notropis chihuahua
Chihuahua Shiner
3
3
Notropis jemezanus
Rio Grande Shiner
2
22
24
Notropis orca
Phantom Shiner Expected (native range)
0
Notropis stramineus
Sand Shiner Expected (native range)
0
Pimephales promelas
Fathead Minnow
6
6
Pimephales vigilax
Bullhead Minnow Non-native
2
2
Rhinichthys cataractae
Longnose Dace
1
52
53
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Cyprinodon eximius
Conchos Pupfish Expected (native range)
0
Fundulidae (Topminnows)
Fundulus zebrinus
Plains Killifish Non-native
7
7
Ictaluridae (North American Catfishes)
Ameiurus melas
Black Bullhead Possibly native
0
Ictalurus furcatus
Blue Catfish
11
12
23
Ictalurus lupus
Headwater Catfish
1
2
3
Ictalurus punctatus
Channel Catfish Non-native
1
17
18
Ictalurus sp. (Chihuahua Catfish)
Chihuahua Catfish
1
1
Ictalurus sp. (Rio Grande Blue Catfish)
Rio Grande Blue Catfish
1
1
Pylodictis olivaris
Flathead Catfish
21
21
Lepisosteidae (Gars)
Lepisosteus oculatus
Spotted Gar
1
1
Lepisosteus osseus
Longnose Gar
1
8
9
Moronidae (Temperate Basses)
Morone chrysops
White Bass Non-native
1
1
Poeciliidae (Livebearers)
Gambusia affinis
Western Mosquitofish
31
31
Sciaenidae (Drums and Croakers)
Aplodinotus grunniens
Freshwater Drum
9
9