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Acipenseridae - sturgeons
Agonidae - poachers
Amblyopsidae - cavefishes
Amiidae - bowfins
Ammodytidae - sand lances
Anguillidae - freshwater eels
Antennariidae - frogfishes
Aphredoderidae - pirate perches
Ariidae - sea catfishes
Atherinidae - silversides
Bagridae - bagrid catfishes
Balistidae - leatherjackets
Bathymasteridae - ronquils
Batrachoididae - toadfishes
Belonidae - needlefishes
Blenniidae - combtooth blennies
Bothidae - lefteye flounders
Carangidae - jacks
Carcharhinidae - requiem sharks
Catostomidae - suckers
Centrarchidae - sunfishes
Centropomidae - snooks
Characidae - characins
Chimaeridae - chimaeras
Cichlidae - cichlids
Clariidae - labyrinth catfishes

Clinidae - clinids
Clupeidae - herrings
Cobitidae - loaches
Congridae - conger eels
Cottidae - sculpins
Cryptacanthodidae - wrymouths
Cyclopteridae - snail fishes
Cyprinidae - carps and minnows
Cyprinodontidae - Killifishes
Dasyatidae - stingrays
Diodontidae - porcupinefishes
Echeneidae - remoras
Eleotridae - sleepers
Elopidae - tarpons
Embiotocidae - surfperches
Engraulidae - achovies
Ephippidae - spadefishes
Esocidae - pikes
Exocoetidae - flying fishes
Gadidae - codfishes
Gasterosteidae - sticklebacks
Gerreidae - mojarras
Gobiesocidae - clingfishes
Gobiidae - gobies
Haemulidae - grunts
Hexagrammidae - greenlings

Hiodontidae - mooneyes
Ictaluridae - bullhead catfishes
Labridae - wrasses
Lepisosteidae - gars
Lophiidae - goosefishes
Lutjanidae - snappers
Malapteruridae - electric catfishes
Mochokidae - squeakers
Mormyridae - elephantfishes
Moronidae - temperate basses
Mugilidae - mullets
Mullidae - goatfishes
Nemichthyidae - snipe eels
Ogcocephalidae - batfishes
Osmeridae - smelts
Percidae - perches
Percopsidae - trout-perches
Petromyzontidae - lampreys
Pholidae - gunnels
Pleuronectidae - righteye flounders
Poeciliidae - livebearers
Polyodontidae - paddlefishes
Polypteridae - bichirs
Pomacentridae - damselfishes
Pomatomidae - bluefishes

Priacanthidae - bigeyes
Protopteridae - African lungfishes
Rajidae - skates
Rhinobatidae - guitarfishes
Salmonidae - trouts
Scaridae - parrotfishes
Scatophagidae - scats
Schilbidae - schilbid catfishes
Sciaenidae - drums
Scomberesocidae - sauries
Scombridae - mackerels
Scorpaenidae - scorpionfishes
Serranidae - sea basses
Soleidae - soles
Sparidae - porgies
Sphyraenidae - barracudas
Squalidae - dogfish sharks
Stichaeidae - pricklebacks
Stromateidae - butterfishes
Syngnathidae - pipefishes
Synodontidae - lizardfishes
Tetraodontidae - puffers
Trichodontidae - sandfishes
Triglidae - searobbins
Umbridae - mudminnows
Zoarcidae - eelpouts

^ missing

* species located in jar off shelves


Shelf 1

Acipenseridae - sturgeons

* Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818 shortnose sturgeon

Acipenser oxyrhynchus Mitchell, 1814 Atlantic sturgeon

Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836 white sturgeon

^ Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) shovelnose sturgeon


Agonidae - poachers

Agonopsis vulsa (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) northern spearnose

Bathyagonus infraspinatus (Gilbert, 1904) spinycheek starsnout

Bathyagonus nigripinnis Gilbert, 1890 blackfin poacher

Odontopyxis trispinosa Lockington, 1880 pygmy poacher

Pallasina barbata (Steindachner, 1876) tubenose poacher

Podothecus acipenserinus Tilesius, 1813 sturgeon poacher


Amblyopsidae - cavefishes

Chologaster cornuta Agassiz, 1853 swampfish


Amiidae - bowfins

Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766 bowfin


Ammodytidae - sand lances

Ammodytes americanus DeKay, 1842 American sand lance

Ammodytes hexapterus Pallas, 1814 Pacific sand lance

Ammodytes tobianus ?? ??


Anguillidae - freshwater eels

Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817) American eel


Antennariidae - frogfishes

Histio histrio (Linnaeus, 1758) sargassumfish


Aphredoderidae - pirate perches

Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams, 1824) pirate perch


Ariidae - sea catfishes

Arius felis (Linnaeus, 1766) hardhead catfish

Bagre marinus (Mitchell, 1815) gafftopsail catfish


Atherinidae - silversides

Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865) brook silverside

Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835) rough silverside

Menidia beryllina (Cope, 1866) inland silverside

Atherinomorus stipes (Muller & Troschel, 1847) hardhead silverside

Menidia extensa Hubbs & Raney, 1946 Waccamaw silverside

Menidia menidia (Linnaeus, 1766) Atlantic silverside


Bagridae - bagrid catfishes

Auchenoglanis biscutatus (Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire) ??

Bagrus bajad (Forsskal, 1775) bayad


Balistidae - leatherjackets

Aluterus schoepfi (Walbaum, 1792) orange filefish

Monacanthus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766) planehead filefish


Bathymasteridae - ronquils

Bathymaster signatus Cope, 1873 searcher


Batrachoididae - toadfishes

Opsanus tau (Linnaeus, 1766) oyster toadfish

Porichthys notatus Girard, 1854 plainfin midshipman


Belonidae - needlefishes

Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792) Atlantic needlefish

Strongylura timucu (Walbaum, 1792) timucu


Blenniidae - combtooth blennies

Chasmodes bosquianus (Lacepede, 1800) striped blenny


Bothidae - lefteye flounders

Etropus crossotus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 fringed flounder

Paralichthys albigutta Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 gulf flounder

Paralichthys californicus (Ayres, 1859) California halibut

Paralichthys dentatus (Linnaeus, 1766) summer flounder

Paralichthys oblongus (Mitchell, 1815) fourspot flounder

Pleuronectes ferrugineus (Storer, 1839) yellowtail flounder

Scophthalmus aquosus (Mitchell, 1815) windowpane


Carangidae - jacks

Alectis ciliaris (Bloch, 1787) African pompano

Caranx bartholomaei Cuvier, 1833 yellow jack

Caranx crysos (Mitchell, 1815) blue runner

Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) crevalle jack

^ Decapterus punctatus (Cuvier, 1829) round scad

Oligoplites saurus (Schneider, 1801) leatherjacket

Selar crumenophthalmus (Bloch, 1793) bigeye scad

Selene setapinnis (Mitchell, 1815) Atantic moonfish

^ Seriola zonata (Mitchell, 1815) banded rudderfish

Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) Florida pompano

Trachinotus falcatus (Linnaeus, 1758) permit

Trachurus lathami Nichols, 1920 rough scad


Carcharhinidae - requiem sharks

Mustelus canis (Mitchell, 1815) smooth dogfish


Catostomidae - suckers

Carpiodes carpio (Rafinesque, 1820) river carpsucker

Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817) quillback

Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820) highfin carpsucker

Catostomus catostomus (Forster, 1773) longnose sucker

Catostomus clarki Baird & Girard, 1854 desert sucker

Catostomus columbianus (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893) bridgelip sucker

Catostomus commersoni (Lacepede, 1803) white sucker

Catostomus discobolus Cope, 1872 bluehead sucker

Catostomus fumeiventris Miller, 1973 Owens sucker

Catostomus insignis Baird & Girard, 1854 Sonora sucker

Catostomus latipinnis Baird & Girard, 1853 flannelmouth sucker

Catostomus macrocheilus Girard, 1856 largescale sucker

Catostomus occidentalis Ayres, 1854 Sacramento sucker

Catostomus platyrhynchus (Cope, 1874) mountain sucker

Catostomus tahoensis Gill & Jordan, 1878 Tahoe sucker

* Cycleptus elongatus (Lesueur, 1817) blue sucker

Erimyzon oblongus (Mitchell, 1814) creek chubsucker

Erimyzon sucetta (Lacepede, 1803) lake chubsucker

Erimyzon tenuis (Agassiz, 1855) sharpfin chubsucker

Hypentelium etowanum (Jordan, 1877) Alabama hog sucker

Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817) northern hog sucker

Hypentelium roanokense Raney & Lachner, 1947 Roanoke hog sucker

Ictiobus bubalus (Rafinesque, 1818) smallmouth buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus (Valenciennes, 1844) bigmouth buffalo

Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque, 1820) spotted sucker

Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque, 1820) silver redhorse

Moxostoma ariommum Robins & Raney, 1956 bigeye jumprock

Moxostoma atripinne Bailey, 1959 blackfin sucker

Moxostoma carinatum (Cope, 1870) river redhorse

Moxostoma cervinum (Cope, 1868) black jumprock

Moxostoma duquesnei (Lesueur, 1817) black redhorse

Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque, 1818) golden redhorse

Moxostoma hamiltoni (Raney & Lachner, 1946) rustyside sucker

Moxostoma lachneri Robins & Raney, 1956 greater jumprock

Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Lesueur, 1817) shorthead redhorse

Moxostoma pappillosum (Cope, 1870) suckermouth redhorse

Moxostoma poecilurum (Jordan, 1877) blacktail redhorse

Moxostoma rhothoecum (Thoburn, 1896) torrent sucker

Moxostoma robustum (Cope, 1870) smallfin redhorse

Moxostoma rupiscartes Jordan & Jenkins 1889 striped jumprock


Shelf 2

Centrarchidae - sunfishes

Acantharchus pomotis (Baird, 1855) mud sunfish

Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) rock bass

Archoplites interruptus (Girard, 1854) Sacramento perch

Centrarchus macropterus (Lacepede, 1801) flier

Elassoma evergladei Jordan, 1884 Everglades pygmy sunfish

Elassoma okefenokee Bohlke, 1956 Okefenokee pygmy sunfish

Elassoma zonatum Jordan, 1877 banded pygmy sunfish

Enneacanthus chaetodon (Baird, 1855) blackbanded sunfish

Enneacanthus gloriosus (Holbrook, 1855) bluespotted sunfish

Enneacanthus obesus (Girard, 1854) banded sunfish

Lepomis auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) redbreast sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819 green sunfish

Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) pumpkinseed

Lepomis gulosus (Cuvier, 1829) warmouth

Lepomis humilus (Girard 1858) orangespotted sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 bluegill

Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook, 1855) dollar sunfish

Lepomis megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820) longear sunfish

Lepomis microlophus (Gunther, 1859) redear sunfish

Lepomis punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831) spotted sunfish

Micropterus coosae Hubbs & Bailey, 1940 redeye bass

Micropterus dolomieui Lacepede, 1802 smallmouth bass

Micropterus notius Bailey & Hubbs, 1949 Suwannee bass

Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819) spotted bass

Micropterus salmoides (Lacepede, 1802) largemouth bass

Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque, 1818 white crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur, 1829) black crappie


Centropomidae - snooks

Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) Nile perch


Characidae - characins

Alestes baremoze (Joannis) ??

Alestes nurse (Ruppell, 1832) nurse tetra

Astyanax mexicanus (Filippi) mexican tetra

Hyphessobrycan arnoldi (??) ??


Chimaeridae - chimaeras

Hydrolagus colliei (Lay & Bennett, 1839) spotted ratfish


Cichlidae - cichlids

Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum (Baird & Girard, 1854) RioGrande cichlid

Cichlasoma steindachneri (Jordan & Snyder) ??

Tilapia aurea (Steindachner, 1864) blue tilapia

Tilapia galilaea (Linnaeus) Galilee cichlid

Tilapia nilotica (Linnaeus) Nile-mouth brooder

Tilapia zilli (Gervais) redbelly tilapia


Clariidae - labyrinth catfishes

Clarias anguillaris (Linnaeus) ??

Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758) walking catfish


Clinidae - clinids

Labrisomus nuchipinnis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) hairy blenny


Clupeidae - herrings

Alosa aestivalis (Mitchell, 1814) blueback herring

Alosa alabamae Jordan & Evermann, 1896 Alabama shad

Alosa chrysochloris (Rafinesque, 1820) skipjack herring

Alosa mediocris (Mitchell, 1814) hickory shad

Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson, 1811) alewife

Alosa sapidissima (Wilson, 1811) American shad

Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe, 1802) Atlantic menhaden

Clupea harengus Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic herring

Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818) gizzard shad

Dorosoma petenense (Gunther, 1867) threadfin shad

^ Etrumeus teres (DeKay, 1842) round herring

Opisthonema oglinum (Lesueur, 1817) Atlantic thread herring


Cobitidae - loaches

Cobitis aurata Karaman ??

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (Cantor) Oriental weatherfish

Nemachilus barbatulus Linnaeus ??


Congridae - conger eels

^ Conger oceanicus (Mitchell, 1814) conger eel


Cottidae - sculpins

Artedius fenestralis Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 padded sculpin

Ascelichthys rhodorus Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 rosylip sculpin

Blepsias cirrhosus (Pallas, 1814) silver spotted sculpin

Chitonotus pugetensis (Steindachner, 1876) roughback sculpin

Clinocottus globiceps (Girard, 1857) mosshead sculpin

Cottus aleuticus Gilbert, 1896 coastrange sculpin

Cottus baileyi Robins, 1961 black sculpin

Cottus bairdi Girard, 1850 mottled sculpin

Cottus beldingi Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1891 Paiute sculpin

Cottus carolinae (Gill, 1861) banded sculpin

Cottus cognatus Richardson, 1836 slimy sculpin

Cottus gulosus (Girard, 1854) riffle sculpin

Cottus perplexus Gilbert & Evermann, 1894 reticulate sculpin

Cottus pygmaeus Williams, 1968 Pygmy sculpin

Cottus rhotheus (Smith, 1882) torrent sculpin

Dasycottus setiger Bean, 1890 spinyhead sculpin

Enophrys bison (Girard, 1854) buffalo sculpin

Hemitripterus americanus (Gmelin, 1789) sea ravem

Hemitripterus bolini (Myers, 1934) bigmouth sculpin

Icelinus borealis Gilbert, 1896 northern sculpin

Icelus spiniger Gilbert, 1896 thorny sculpin

Leptocottus armatus Girard, 1854 Pacific staghorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus aenaeus (Mitchell, 1814) grubby

Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus (Mitchell, 1814) longhorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus (Pallas, 1814) great sculpin

Myoxocephalus quadricornis (Linnaeus, 1758) fourhorn sculpin

Myoxocephalus scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758) shorthorn sculpin

Nautichthys oculofasciatus (Girard, 1857) sailfin sculpin

Oligocottus maculosus Girard, 1856 tidepool sculpin

Psychrolutes paradoxus Gunther, 1861 tadpole sculpin

Radulinus asprellus Gilbert, 1890 slim sculpin

^ Scorpaenichthys marmoratus (Ayres, 1854) cabezon

Triglops macellus (Bean, 1883) roughspine sculpin


Cryptacanthodidae - wrymouths

Cryptacanthodes aleutensis (Gilbert, 1896) dwarf wrymouth


Cyclopteridae - snail fishes

Liparis atlanticus (Jordan & Evermann, 1898) Atlantic seasnail

Liparis florae (Jordan & Starks, 1895) tidepool snailfish


Shelf 3

Cyprinidae - carps and minnows

Abramis bjoerkna (Linnaeus, 1758) silver bream

Acrocheilus alutaceus Agassiz & Pickering, 1855 chiselmouth

Agosia chrysogaster Girard, 1856 longfin dace

Alburnoides bipunctatus (Bloch, 1782) schneider

Alburnus alburnus (Linnaeus, 1758) bleak

Barbus barbus (Linnaeus, 1758) barbel

Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque, 1820) central stoneroller

Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) goldfish

Chelaethiops brevanalis Daget ??

Chondrostoma nasus (Linnaeus, 1758) nasling

Clinostomus elongatus (Kirtland, 1838) redside dace

Clinostomus funduloides Girard, 1856 rosyside dace

Couesius plumbeus (Agassiz, 1850) lake chub

Ctenopharyngodon idella (Valenciennes, 1844) grass carp

Cyprinella analostana Girard, 1859 satinfin shiner

Cyprinella caerulea (Jordan, 1877) blue shiner

Cyprinella callistia (Jordan, 1877) Alabama shiner

Cyprinella camura (Jordan & Meek, 1884) bluntface shiner

Cyprinella galactura (Cope, 1868) whitetail shiner

Cyprinella labrosa (Cope, 1870) thicklip chub

Cyprinella leedsi (Fowler, 1942) bannerfin shiner

Cyprinella lutrensis (Baird & Girard, 1853) red shiner

Cyprinella nivea (Cope, 1870) whitefin shiner

Cyprinella pyrrhomelas (Cope, 1870) fieryblack shiner

Cyprinella spiloptera (Cope, 1868) spotfin shiner

Cyprinella trichroistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1878) tricolor shiner

Cyprinella venusta Girard, 1856 blacktail shiner

Cyprinella whipplei Girard, 1856 steelcolor shiner

Cyprinella xaenura (Jordan, 1877) Altamaha shiner

Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 common carp

Erimystax dissimilis (Kirtland, 1840) streamline chub

Erimystax insignis (Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) blotched chub

Erimystax x-punctatus (Hubbs & Crowe, 1956) gravel chub

Exoglossum laurae (Hubbs, 1931) tonguetied minnow

Exoglossum maxillingua (Lesueur, 1817) cutlips minnow

Gila atraria (Girard, 1856) Utah chub

Gila copei (Jordan & Gilbert, 1881) leatherside chub

Gila ditaenia Miller, 1945 Sonora chub

Gila pandora (Cope, 1872) Rio Grande chub

Gila robusta Baird & Girard, 1853 roundtail chub

Gobio gobio (Linnaeus, 1758) gudgeon

Hemitremia flammea (Jordan & Gilbert, 1878) flame chub

Hesperoleucus symmetricus (Baird & Girard, 1854) California roach

Hybognathus hankinsoni Hubbs, 1929 brassy minnow

Hybognathus hayi Jordan, 1885 cypress minnow

Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, 1855 Mississippi silvery minnow

Hybognathus placitus Girard, 1856 plains minnow

Labeo chariensis Pellegrin ??

Labeo senegalensis Cuvier & Vallenciennes ??

Lavinia exilicauda Baird & Girard, 1854 hitch

Leuciscus cephalus (Linnaeus, 1758) European chub

Leuciscus idus Linnaeus, 1758 ide

Luxilus albeolus (Jordan, 1899) white shiner

Luxilus cerasinus (Cope, 1868) crescent shiner

Luxilus chrysocephalus Rafinesque, 1820 striped shiner

Luxilus coccogenis (Cope, 1868) warpaint shiner

Luxilus cornutus (Mitchell, 1817) common shiner

Luxilus pilsbryi (Fowler, 1904) duskystripe shiner

Luxilus zonistius Jordan, 1880 bandfin shiner

Lythrurus ardens (Cope, 1868) rosefin shiner

Lythrurus fumeus (Evermann, 1892) ribbon shiner

Lythrurus lirus (Jordan, 1877) mountain shiner

Lythrurus roseipinnis (Hay, 1885) cherryfin shiner

Lythrurus umbratilis (Girard, 1856) redfin shiner

Macrhybopsis aestivalis (Girard, 1856) speckled chub

Macrhybopsis storeriana (Kirtland, 1847) silver chub

Margariscus margarita Cope, 1868 pearl dace

Meda fulgida Girard, 1856 spikedace

Mylocheilus caurinus (Richardson, 1836) peamouth

Nocomis asper Lachner & Jenkins, 1971 redspot chub

Nocomis bigguttatus (Kirtland, 1840) hornyhead chub

Nocomis leptocephalus (Girard, 1856) bluehead chub

Nocomis micropogon (Cope, 185) river chub

Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchell, 1814) golden shiner

Notropis alborus Hubbs & Raney, 1947 whitemouth shiner

Notropis altipinnis (Cope, 1870) highfin shiner

Notropis amblops (Rafinesque, 1820) bigeye chub

Notropis amoenus (Abbott, 1874) comely shiner

Notropis ariommus (Cope, 1868) popeye shiner

Notropis asperifrons Suttkus & Raney, 1955 burrhead shiner

Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque, 1818 emerald shiner

Notropis bifrenatus (Cope, 1869) bridle shiner

Notropis blennius (Girard, 1856) river shiner

Notropis boops Gilbert, 1884 bigeye shiner

Notropis buccatus (Cope, 1865) silverjaw minnow

Notropis buchanani Meek, 1896 ghost shiner

Notropis chalybaeus (Cope, 1869) ironcolor shiner

Notropis chihuahua Woolman, 1892 Chihuahua shiner

Notropis chiliticus (Cope, 1870) redlip shiner

Notropis chlorocephalus (Cope, 1870) greenhead shiner

Notropis chrosomus (Jordan, 1877) rainbow shiner

Notropis cummingsae Myers, 1925 dusky shiner

Notropis dorsalis (Agassiz, 1854) bigmouth shiner

Notropis girardi Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 Arkansas River shiner

Notropis greenei Hubbs & Ortenburger, 1929 wedgespot shiner

Notropis harperi Fowler, 1941 redeye chub

Notropis heterodon (Cope, 1865) blackchin shiner

Notropis heterolepsis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1893 blacknose shiner

Notropis hudsonius (Clinton, 1824) spottail shiner

Notropis hypselopterus (Gunther, 1868) sailfin shiner

Notropis hypsilepis Suttkus & Raney, 1955 highscale shiner

Notropis hypsinotus (Cope, 1870) highback chub

Notropis leuciodus (Cope, 1868) Tennessee shiner

Notropis lineapunctatus (Clemmer & Suttkus, 1971) lined chub

Notropis longirostris (Hay, 1881) longnose shiner

Notropis lutipinnis (Jordan & Brayton, 1878) yellowfin shiner

Notropis maculatus (Hay, 1881) taillight shiner

Notropis nubilus (Forbes, 1878) ozark minnow

Notropis ortenburgeri Hubbs, 1927 Kiamichi shiner

Notropis petersoni Fowler, 1942 coastal shiner

Notropis photogenis (Cope, 1865) silver shiner

Notropis procne (Cope, 1865) swallowtail shiner

Notropis rubellus (Agassiz, 1850) rosyface shiner

Notropis rubescens Bailey, 1991 rosyface chub

Notropis rubricroceus (Cope, 1868) saffron shiner

Notropis sabinae Jordan & Gilbert, 1886 Sabine shiner

Notropis scabriceps (Cope, 1868) New River shiner

Notropis scepticus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1883) sandbar shiner

Shelf 4

Notropis shumardi (Girard, 1856) silverband shiner

Notropis signipinnis Bailey & Suttkus, 1952 flagfin shiner

Notropis spectrunculus (Cope, 1868) mirror shiner

Notropis stilbius (Jordan, 1877) silverstripe shiner

Notropis stramineus (Cope, 1865) sand shiner

Notropis telescopus (Cope, 1868) telescope shiner

Notropis texanus (Girard, 1856) weed shiner

Notropis topeka (Gilbert, 1884) Topeka shiner

Notropis volucellus (Cope, 1865) mimic shiner

Notropis xaenocephalus (Jordan, 1877) Coosa shiner

Opsopoeodus emiliae (Hay, 1881) pugnose minnow

Orthodon microlepidotus (Ayres, 1854) Sacramento blackfish

Phenacobius catostomus Jordan, 1877 riffle minnow

Phenacobius crassilabrum Minckley & Craddock, 1962 fatlips minnow

Phenacobius mirabilis (Girard, 1856) suckermouth minnow

Phenacobius teretulus Cope, 1867 Kanawha minnow

Phenacobius uranops Cope, 1867 stargazing minnow

Phoxinus cumberlandensis Starnes & Starnes, 1978 blackside dace

Phoxinus eos (Cope, 1862) northern redbelly dace

Phoxinus erythrogaster (Rafinesque, 1820) southern redbelly dace

Phoxinus neogaeus Cope, 1868 finescale dace

Phoxinus oreas (Cope, 1868) mountain redbelly dace

Phoxinus phoxinus Linnaeus ??

Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) bluntnose minnow

Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820 fathead minnow

Pimephales tenellus (Girard, 1856) slim minnow

Pimephales vigilax (Baird & Girard, 1853) bullhead minnow

Platygobio gracilis (Richardson, 1836) flathead chub

Pogonichthys macrolepidotus (Ayres, 1854) splittail

Ptychocheilus grandis (Ayres, 1854) Sacramento squawfish

Ptychocheilus oregonensis (Richardson, 1836) northern squawfish

Rhinichthys atratulus (Hermann, 1804) blacknose dace

Rhinichthys cataractae (Valenciennes, 1842) longnose dace

Rhinichthys osculus (Girard, 1856) speckled dace

Rhodeus sericeus (Pallas, 1776) bitterling

Richardsonius balteatus (Richardson, 1836) redside dace

Richardsonius egregius (Girard, 1858) Lahonton redside

Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill, 1818) creek chub

Semotilus corporalis (Mitchill, 1817) fallfish

Vimba vimba (Linnaeus, 1758) vimba


Cyprinodontidae - Killifishes

Adinia xenica (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) diamond killifish

Cyprinodon macularius Baird & Girard, 1853 desert pupfish

Cyprinodon nevadensis Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1889 Amargosa pupfish

Cyprinodon salinus Miller, 1943 Salt Creek pupfish

Cyprinodon variegatus Lacepede, 1803 sheepshead minnow

Fundulus catenatus (Storer, 1846) northern studfish

Fundulus chrysotus (Gunther, 1866) golden topminnow

Fundulus confluentes Goode & Bean, 1879 marsh killifish

Fundulus diaphanus (Lesueur, 1817) banded killifish

Fundulus grandis Baird & Girard, 1853 gulf killifish

Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766) mummichog

Fundulus jenkinsi (Evermann, 1892) saltmarsh topminnow

Fundulus luciae (Baird, 1855) spotfin killifish

Fundulus majalis (Walbaum, 1792) striped killifish

Fundulus notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) blackstripe topminnow

Fundulus notti (Agassiz, 1854) bayou topminnow

Fundulus olivaceus (Storer, 1845) blackspotted topminnow

Fundulus pulvereus (Evermann, 1892) bayou killifish

Fundulus rathbuni Jordan & Meek, 1889 speckled killifish

Fundulus sciadicus Cope, 1865 plains topminnow

Fundulus seminolis Girard, 1859 Seminole killifish

Fundulus similis (Baird & Girard, 1853) longnose killifish

Fundulus stellifer (Jordan, 1877) southern studfish

Fundulus waccamensis Hubbs & Raney, 1946 Waccamaw killifish

Fundulus zebrinus Jordan & Gilbert, 1883 plains killifish

Jordanella floridae Goode & Bean, 1879 flagfish

Lucania goodei Jordan, 1880 bluefin killifish

Lucania parva (Baird & Girard, 1855) rainwater killifish


Dasyatidae - stingrays

Urolophus halleri Cooper, 1863 round stingray


Diodontidae - porcupinefishes

Chilomycterus schoepfi (Walbaum, 1792) striped burrfish


Echeneidae - remoras

Echeneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 sharksucker


Eleotridae - sleepers

Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1785) fat sleeper


Elopidae - tarpons

Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766 ladyfish


Embiotocidae - surfperches

Amphistichus argenteus Agassiz, 1854 barred surfperch

Cymatogaster aggregata Gibbons, 1854 shiner perch

Embiotoca lateralis Agassiz, 1854 striped seaperch

Hyperprosopon argenteum Gibbons, 1854 walleye surfperch

Micrometrus minimus (Gibbons, 1854) dwarf perch

Phanerodon furcatus Girard, 1854 white seaperch

Rhacochilus vacca (Girard, 1855) pile perch


Engraulidae - achovies

Anchoa compressa (Girard, 1858) deepbody anchovy

Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758) striped anchovy

Anchoa mitchilli (Valenciennes, 1848) bay anchovy

Engraulis mordax Girard, 1854 northern anchovy


Ephippidae - spadefishes

Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet, 1782) Atlantic spadefish


Esocidae - pikes

Esox americanus vermiculatus Lesueur, 1846 grass pickerel

Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758 northern pike

Esox niger Lesueur, 1818 chain pickerel


Exocoetidae - flying fishes

Hyporhamphus unifasciatus (Ranzini, 1842) silverstripe halfbeak


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Gadidae - codfishes

Boreogadus saida (Lepechin, 1774) Arctic cod

Enchelyopus cimbrius (Linnaeus, 1766) fourbeard rockling

Gadus macrocephalus Tilesius, 1810 Pacific cod

* Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic cod

Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758) burbot

* Melanogrammus aeglefinus (Linnaeus, 1758) haddock

Merluccius bilinearis (Mitchill, 1814) silver hake

Microgadus tomcod (Walbaum, 1792) Atlantic tomcod

Pollachius virens (Linnaeus, 1758) pollock

Theragra chalcogramma (Pallas, 1814) walleye pollock

Urophycis chuss (Walbaum, 1792) red hake

Urophycis floridana (Bean & Dresel, 1884) southern hake

Urophycis regia (Walbaum, 1792) spotted hake


Gasterosteidae - sticklebacks

Apeltes quadracus (Mitchill, 1815) fourspine stickleback

Aulorhynchus flavidus Gill, 1861 tube-snout

Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1841) brook stickleback

Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 threespine stickleback

Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758) ninespine stickleback


Gerreidae - mojarras

Diapterus plumieri (Cuvier, 1830) striped mojarra

Eucinostomus argenteus Baird & Girard, 1855 spotfin mojarra

Eucinostomus gula (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) silver jenny


Gobiesocidae - clingfishes

Gobiesox maeandricus (Girard, 1858) northern clingfish


Gobiidae - gobies

Clevelandia ios (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) arrow goby

Gobiosoma bosc (Lacepede, 1800) naked goby

Microgobius gulosus (Girard, 1858) clown goby


Haemulidae - grunts

Anisotremus davidsoni (Steindachner, 1875) sargo

Haemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1823) French grunt

Orthopristis chrysoptera (Linnaeus, 1766) pigfish


Hexagrammidae - greenlings

Hexagrammos decagrammus (Pallas, 1810) Kelp greenling

Ophiodon elongatus Girard, 1854 lingcod


Hiodontidae - mooneyes

Hiodon alosoides (Rafinesque, 1819) goldeye


Ictaluridae - bullhead catfishes

Ameiurus brunneus (Jordan, 1877) snail bullhead

Ameiurus catus (Linnaeus, 1758) white catfish

Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820) black bullhead

Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819) yellow bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819) brown bullhead

Ameiurus platycephalus (Girard, 1859) flat bullhead

Ictalurus furcatus (Lesueur, 1840) blue catfish

Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) channel catfish

Noturus albater Taylor, 1969 Ozark madtom

Noturus eleutherus Jordan, 1877 mountain madtom

Noturus exilis Nelson, 1876 slender madtom

Noturus flavus Rafinesque, 1818 stonecat

Noturus gilberti Jordan & Evermann, 1889 orangefin madtom

Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill, 1817) tadpole madtom

Noturus hildebrandi (Bailey & Taylor, 1950) least madtom

Noturus insignis (Richardson, 1836) margined madtom

Noturus leptacanthus Jordan, 1877 speckled madtom

Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877 brindled madtom

Noturus nocturnus Jordan & Gilbert, 1886 freckled madtom

Plyodictis olivaris (Rafinesque, 1818) flathead catfish


Labridae - wrasses

Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch, 1791) slippery dick

Tautoga onitis (Linnaeus, 1758) tautog

Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum, 1792) cunner

Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch, 1791) bluehead


Lepisosteidae - gars

Lepisosteus oculatus (Winchell, 1864) spotted gar

Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758) longnose gar

* Lepisosteus platostomus Rafinesque, 1820 shortnose gar

Lepisosteus spathula Lacepede, 1803 allgator gar


Lophiidae - goosefishes

Lophius americanus Valenciennes, 1837 goosefish


Lutjanidae - snappers

Lutjanus analis (Cuvier, 1828) mutton snapper

Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758) gray snapper

Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier, 1828) mahogany snapper


Malapteruridae - electric catfishes

Malapterurus electricus (Gmelin, 1789) electric catfish


Mochokidae - squeakers

Synodontis batensoda (Ruppel) ??

Synodontis clarias (Linnaeus) ??

Synodontis nigrita (Cuvier & Valenciennes) ??

Synodontis schall (Schneider, 1801) wahrindi


Mormyridae - elephantfishes

Gnathonemus cyprinoides (Linnaeus) ??

Hyperopisus bebe (Lacepede) ??

Marcusenius brachistus Gill ??

Marcusenius isidori (Cuvier & Valenciennes) ??

Mormyrus rume Cuvier & Valenciennes ??

Petrocephalus bovei (Cuvier & Valenciennes ?) ??


Moronidae - temperate basses

Morone americana (Gmelin, 1789) white perch

Morone chrysops (Rafinesque, 1820) white bass

Morone mississippiensis Jordan & Eigenmann, 1887 yellow bass

Morone saxatilis (Walbaum, 1792) striped bass


Mugilidae - mullets

Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 striped mullet

Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 white mullet


Mullidae - goatfishes

Mullus auratus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 red goatfish


Nemichthyidae - snipe eels

Nemichthys scolopaceus Richardson, 1848 slender snipe eel


Ogcocephalidae - batfishes

Ogcocephalus radiatus (Mitchill, 1818) polka-dot batfish


Osmeridae - smelts

Hypomesus pretiosus (Girard, 1855) surf smelt

Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814) rainbow smelt

Spirinchus thaleichthys (Ayres, 1860) longfin smelt

Thaleichthys pacificus (Richardson, 1836) eulachon


Percidae - perches

Ammocrypta asprella (Jordan, 1878) crystal darter

Ammocrypta beani Jordan, 1877 naked sand darter

Ammocrypta pellucida (Putnam, 1863) eastern sand darter

Ammocrypta vivax Hay, 1882 scaly sand darter

Etheostoma artesiae ?? ??

Etheostoma asprigene (Forbes, 1878) mud darter

Etheostoma blennioides Rafinesque, 1819 greenside darter

Etheostoma caeruleum Storer, 1845 rainbow darter

Etheostoma camurum (Cope, 1870) bluebreast darter

Etheostoma chlorobranchium Zorach, 1972 greenfin darter

Etheostoma chlorosomum (Hay, 1881) bluntnose darter

Etheostoma cinereum Storer, 1845 ashy darter

Etheostoma collettei Birdsong & Knapp, 1969 creole darter

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Etheostoma coosae (Fowler, 1945) Coosa darter

Etheostoma duryi Henshall, 1889 black darter

Etheostoma edwini (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) brown darter

Etheostoma euzonum (Hubbs & Black, 1940) Arkansas saddled darter

Etheostoma exile (Girard, 1859) Iowa darter

Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque, 1819 fantail darter

Etheostoma fonticola (Jordan & Gilbert, 1886) fountain darter

Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard, 1854) swamp darter

Etheostoma gracile (Girard, 1859) slough darter

Etheostomahistrio Jordan & Gilbert, 1887 harlequin darter

Etheostoma jessiae (Jordan & Brayton, 1878) blueside darter

Etheostoma jordani Gilbert, 1891 greenbreast darter

Etheostoma juliae Meek, 1891 yoke darter

Etheostoma kanawhae (Raney, 1941) Kanawha darter

Etheostoma kennicotti (Putnam, 1863) stripetail darter

Etheostoma maculatum Kirtland, 1841 spotted darter

Etheostoma mariae (Fowler, 1947) pinewoods darter

Etheostoma microperca Jordan & Gilbert, 1888 least darter

Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 johnny darter

Etheostoma nuchale Howell & Caldwell, 1965 watercress darter

Etheostoma obeyense Kirsch, 1892 barcheek darter

Etheostoma olmstedi Storer, 1842 tessellated darter

Etheostoma parvipinne Gilbert & Swain, 1887 goldstripe darter

Etheostoma perlongum (Hubbs & Raney, 1946) Waccamaw darter

Etheostoma podostemone Jordan & Jenkins, 1889 riverweed darter

Etheostoma proeliare (Hay, 1881) cypress darter

Etheostoma punctulatum (Agassiz, 1854) stippled darter

Etheostoma radiosum (Hubbs & Black, 1941) orangebelly darter

Etheostoma rufilineatum (Cope, 1870) redline darter

Etheostoma rupestre Gilbert & Swain, 1887 rock darter

Etheostoma sellare (Radcliffe & Welsh, 1913) Maryland darter

Etheostoma serrifer (Hubbs & Cannon, 1935) sawcheek darter

Etheostoma simoterum (Cope, 1868) snubnose darter

Etheostoma spectabile (Agassiz, 1854) orangethroat darter

Etheostoma stigmaeum (Jordan, 1877) speckled darter

Etheostoma swaini (Jordan, 1884) gulf darter

Etheostoma swannanoa Jordan & Evermann, 1889 Swannanoa darter

Etheostoma thalassinum (Jordan & Brayton, 1878) seagreen darter

Etheostoma trisella Bailey & Richards, 1963 trispot darter

Etheostoma tuscumbia Gilbert & Swain, 1887 Tuscumbia darter

Etheostoma virgatum (Jordan, 1880) striped darter

Etheostoma vitreum (Cope, 1870) glassy darter

Etheostoma whipplei (Girard, 1859) redfin darter

Etheostoma zonale (Cope, 1868) banded darter

Perca flavescens (Mitchill, 1814) yellow perch

Percina antesella Williams & Etnier, 1977 amber darter

Percina aurantiaca (Cope, 1868) tangerine darter

Percina burtoni Fowler, 1945 blotchside darter

Percina caprodes (Rafinesque, 1818) logperch

Percina copelandi (Jordan, 1877) channel darter

Percina crassa Jordan & Brayton, 1878 Piedmont darter

Percina evides (Jordan & Copeland, 1877) gilt darter

Percina jenkinsi Thompson, 1985 Conasauga logperch

Percina macrocephala (Cope, 1869) longhead darter

Percina maculata (Girard, 1859) blackside darter

Percina nigrofasciata (Agassiz, 1854) blackbanded darter

Percina notogramma (Raney & Hubbs, 1948) stripeback darter

Percina palmaris (Bailey, 1940) bronze darter

Percina peltata (Stauffer, 1864) shield darter

Percina phoxocephala (Nelson, 1876) slenderhead darter

Percina rex (Jordan & Evermann, 1889) Roanoke logperch

Percina roanoka (Jordan & Jenkins, 1889) Roanoke darter

Percina sciera (Swain, 1883) dusky darter

Percina shumardi (Girard, 1859) river darter

Percina uranidea (Jordan & Gilbert, 1887) stargazing darter

Stizostedion canadense (Smith, 1834) sauger

Stizostedion vitreum (Mitchell, 1818) walleye


Percopsidae - trout-perches

Percopsis omiscomaycus (Walbaum, 1792) trout-perch


Petromyzontidae - lampreys

Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard, 1858 chestnut lamprey

Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins, 1916 northern brook lamprey

Ichthyomyzon gagei Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 southern brook lamprey

Ichthyomyzon greeleyi Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 mountain brook lamprey

Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Hubbs & Trautman, 1937 silver lamprey

Lampetra aepyptera (Abbott, 1860) least brook lamprey

Lampetra appendix (DeKay, 1842) American brook lamprey

Lampetra japonica (Martens, 1868) Arctic lamprey

Lampetra tridentata (Gairdner, 1836) Pacific lamprey

Petromyzon marinus Linnaeus, 1758 sea lamprey


Pholidae - gunnels

Apodichthys flavidus Girard, 1854 penpoint gunnel

Pholis gunnellus (Linnaeus, 1758) rock gunnel

Pholis laeta (Cope, 1873) crescent gunnel

Pholis ornata (Girard, 1854) saddleback gunnel


Pleuronectidae - righteye flounders

Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) arrowtooth flounder

Errex zachirus (Lockington, 1879) rex sole

Hippoglossoides elassodon Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 flathead sole

Hippoglossoides Platessoides (Fabricius, 1780) American plaice

Hypsopsetta guttalata (Girard, 1856) diamond turbot

Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879) Dover sole

Platichthys stellatus (Pallas, 1787) starry flounder

Pleuronectes americanus Walbaum, 1792 winter flounder

Pleuronectes bilineatus (Ayres, 1855) rock sole

Pleuronectes ferrugineus (Storer, 1839) yellowtail flounder

Pleuronectes vetulus (Girard, 1854) English sole

Pleuronichthys ritteri Starks & Morris, 1907 spotted turbot

Pleuronichthys verticalis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 hornyhead turbot


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Poeciliidae - livebearers

Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853) mosquitofish

Gambusia vittata Hubbs ??

Heterandria formosa Agassiz, 1855 least killifish

Poecilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) sailfin molly

Poecilia sphenops Cuvier & Valenciennes ??

Poeciliopsis lucida Miller ??

^ Poeciliopsis monacha Miller ??


Polyodontidae - paddlefishes

Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792) paddlefish


Polypteridae - bichirs

Polypterus senegalus Cuvier, 1829 gray bichir


Pomacentridae - damselfishes

Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus, 1758) sergeant major

^ Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830) yellowtail damselfish

Pomacentrus fuscus Cuvier, 1830 dusky damselfish


Pomatomidae - bluefishes

Pomatomus saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1766) bluefish


Priacanthidae - bigeyes

Pristigenys alta (Gill, 1862) short bigeye


Protopteridae - African lungfishes

Protopterus annectens (Owen, 1839) West African lungish


Rajidae - skates

* Raja eglanteria Bosc, 1802 clearnose skate

Raja erinacea (Mitchell, 1825) little skate


Rhinobatidae - guitarfishes

Rhinobatos productus (Ayres, 1854) shovelnose guitarfish


Salmonidae - trouts

Coregonus artedi Lesueur, 1818 cisco or lake herring

Coregonus hoyi (Gill, 1872) bloater

Coregonus sardinella Valenciennes, 1848 least cisco

Oncorhynchus aquabonita (Jordan, 1893) golden trout

Oncorhynchus clarki (Richardson, 1836) cutthroat trout

Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum, 1792) pink salmon

Oncorhynchus keta (Walbaum, 1792) chum salmon

Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792) coho salmon

Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) rainbow trout

Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792) sockeye salmon

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792) chinook salmon

Prosopium coulteri (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1892) pygmy whitefish

Prosopium cylindraceum (Pallas, 1784) round whitefish

Prosopium spilonotus (Snyder, 1919) Bonneville whitefish

Prosopium williamsoni (Girard, 1856) mountain whitefish

Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic salmon

Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 brown trout

Salvelinus aureolus Bean sunapee

Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) brook trout

Salvelinus fontinalis x Salmo trutta brook/brown hybrid

Salvelinus malma (Walbaum, 1792) Dolly varden

Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792) lake trout

Thymallus arcticus (Pallas, 1776) Arctic grayling


Scaridae - parrotfishes

Scarus guacamaia Cuvier, 1829 rainbow parrotfish


Scatophagidae - scats

Selenotoca papuensis ? half-banded scat


Schilbidae - schilbid catfishes

Physailia pellucida Boulenger African glass catfish

Schilbe mystus (Linnaeus) butler barbel

Siluranodon auritus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire) ??


Sciaenidae - drums

Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque, 1819 freshwater drum

Atractoscion nobilis (Ayres, 1860) white seabass

Bairdiella chrysoura (Lacepede, 1802) silver perch

Bairdiella icistia (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) bairdiella

Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier, 1830) spotted seatrout

Cynoscion regalis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) weakfish

Genyonemus lineatus (Ayres, 1855) white croaker

Larimus fasciatus Holbrook, 1855 banded drum

Leiostomus xanthurus Lacepede, 1802 spot

Menticirrhus littoralis (Holbrook, 1855) gulf kingfish

Menticirrhus saxatilis (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) northern kingfish

Menticirrhus undulatus (Girard, 1854) California corbina

Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766) Atlantic croaker

Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1766) red drum


Scomberesocidae - sauries

Scomberesox saurus (Walbaum, 1792) Atlantic saury


Scombridae - mackerels

Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793) Atlantic bonito

Scomber japonicus Houttuyn, 1782 chub mackerel

Scomber scombrus Linnaeus, 1758 Atlantic mackerel


Scorpaenidae - scorpionfishes

Scorpaena guttata Girard, 1854 California scorpionfish


Serranidae - sea basses

Centropristis striata (Linnaeus, 1758) black sea bass

Epinephelus morio (Valenciennes, 1828) red grouper

Epinephelus niveatus (Valenciennes, 1828) snowy grouper

Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey, 1860) black grouper


Soleidae - soles

Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) lined sole

Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766) blackcheek tonguefish

Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) hogchoker


Sparidae - porgies

Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792) sheepshead

Diplodus argenteus (Valenciennes, 1830) silver porgy

Diplodus holbrooki (Bean, 1878) spottail pinfish

Lagodon rhomboides (Linnaeus, 1766) pinfish

Stenotomus chrysops (Linnaeus, 1766) scup


Sphyraenidae - barracudas

Sphyraena argentea Girard, 1854 Pacific barracuda

^ Sphyraena borealis DeKay, 1842 northern sennet


Squalidae - dogfish sharks

Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 spiny dogfish


Stichaeidae - pricklebacks

Anoplarchus purpurescens Gill, 1861 high cockscomb

Cebidichthys violaceus (Girard, 1854) monkeyface prickleback

Chirolophis nugator (Jordan & Williams, 1895) mosshead warbonnet

Lumpenella longirostris (Evermann & Goldsborough, 1907) longsnout prickleback

Lumpenus fabricii (Valenciennes, 1836) slender eelblenny

Lumpenus lumpretaeformis (Walbaum, 1792) snakeblenny

Phytichthys chirus (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) ribbon prickleback

Poroclinus rothrocki Bean, 1890 whitebarred prickleback

Xiphister atropurpureus (Kittlitz, 1858) black prickleback

Xiphister mucosus (Girard, 1858) rock prickleback


Stromateidae - butterfishes

Peprilus triacanthus (Peck, 1804) butterfish


Syngnathidae - pipefishes

Hippocampus erectus Perry, 1810 lined seahorse

Syngnathus floridae (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882) dusky pipefish

Syngnathus fuscus Storer, 1839 northern pipefish

Syngnathus leptorhynchus Girard, 1854 bay pipefish

Syngnathus louisianae Gunther, 1870 chain pipefish

Syngnathus scovelli (Evermann & Kendall, 1896) gulf pipefish


Synodontidae - lizardfishes

^ Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766) inshore lizardfish


Tetraodontidae - puffers

Sphoeroides maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) northern puffer

Sphoeroides nephelus (Goode & Bean, 1882) southern puffer


Trichodontidae - sandfishes

Trichodon trichodon (Tilesius, 1813) Pacific sandfish


Triglidae - searobbins

Peristedion miniatum Goode, 1880 armored searobin

Prionotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1771) northern searobin

Prionotus evolans (Linnaeus, 1766) striped searobin


Umbridae - mudminnows

Dallia pectoralis Bean, 1880 Alaska blackfish

Umbra limi (Kirtland, 1840) central mudminnow

Umbra pygmaea (DeKay, 1842) eastern mudminnow


Zoarcidae - eelpouts

Lycodes brevipes Bean, 1890 shortfin eelpout

Lycodopsis pacifica (Collett, 1879) blackbelly eelpout

Macrozoarces americanus (Schneider, 1801) ocean pout


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