Fishes of Texas

Can you name all the freshwater fishes that can be found in Texas? Source: http://txstate.fishesoftexas.org/index.htm

"Fish Groups" are based on taxonomic classifications.

Includes ALL fish species (native, non-native, baitfish etc.).

Regional "slang" names for fish will not be accepted, only the formal common name.

Hybrids or subspecies not included. Ex) splake

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Fish Group	Fish Species
American Soles	Hogchoker
Anchovies	Bay Anchovy
Armored Catfishes	Southern Striped Raphael
Armored Catfishes	Suckermouth Catfish
Armored Catfishes	Vermiculated Sailfin Catfish
Basses	Guadalupe Bass
Basses	Largemouth Bass
Basses	Rock Bass
Basses	Smallmouth Bass
Basses	Spotted Bass
Blindcats	Toothless Blindcat
Blindcats	Widemouth Blindcat
Bowfins	Bowfin
Buffalos	Bigmouth Buffalo
Buffalos	Black Buffalo
Buffalos	Smallmouth Buffalo
Bullheads	Black Bullhead
Bullheads	Yellow Bullhead
Carps	Common Carp
Carps	Goldfish
Carps	Grass Carp
Carpsuckers	River Carpsucker
Catfishes	Blue Catfish
Catfishes	Channel Catfish
Catfishes	Chihuahua Catfish
Catfishes	Flathead Catfish
Catfishes	Headwater Catfish
Characins	Mexican Tetra
Chubs	Burrhead Chub
Chubs	Creek Chub
Chubs	Flathead Chub
Chubs	Peppered Chub
Chubs	Prairie Chub
Chubs	Rio Grande Chub
Chubs	Shoal Chub
Chubs	Silver Chub
Chubs	Speckled Chub
Chubsuckers	Creek Chubsucker
Chubsuckers	Lake Chubsucker
Cichlids	African Lake Cichlid
Cichlids	Blue Tilapia
Cichlids	Convict Cichlid
Cichlids	Mozambique Tilapia
Cichlids	Redbelly Tilapia
Cichlids	Riio Grande Cichlid
Crappies	Black Crappie
Crappies	White Crappie
Daces	Longnose Dace
Darters	Blackside Darter
Darters	Bluntnose Darter
Darters	Cypress Darter
Darters	Dusky Darter
Darters	Fountain Darter
Darters	Goldstripe Darter
Darters	Greenthroat Darter
Darters	Guadalupe Darter
Darters	Harlequin Darter
Darters	Mud Darter
Darters	Orangebelly Darter
Darters	Orangethroat Darter
Darters	Redspot Darter
Darters	Rio Grande Darter
Darters	River Darter
Darters	Scaly Sand Darter
Darters	Slenderhead Darter
Darters	Slough Darter
Darters	Swamp Darter
Darters	Western Sand Darter
Drums	Freshwater Drum
Drums	Atlantic Croaker

Fish Group	Fish Species
Eels	American Eel
Flounders	Southern Flounder
Gars	Alligator Gar
Gars	Longnose Gar
Gars	Shortnose Gar
Gars	Spotted Gar
Gobies	Naked Goby
Gobies	River Goby
Herrings/Shads	Gizzard Shad
Herrings/Shads	Gulf Menhaden
Herrings/Shads	Skipjack Herring
Herrings/Shads	Threadfin Shad
Killifishes	Bayou Topminnow
Killifishes	Blackspotted Topminnow
Killifishes	Blackstripe Topminnow
Killifishes	Bluefin Killifish
Killifishes	Diamond Killifish
Killifishes	Golden Topminnow
Killifishes	Gulf Killifish
Killifishes	Longnose Killifish
Killifishes	Northern Plains Killifish
Killifishes	Plains Killifish
Killifishes	Rainwater Killifish
Killifishes	Western Starhead Topminnow
Ladyfishes	Ladyfish
Lampreys	Chestnut Lamprey
Lampreys	Southern Brook Lamprey
Livebearers	Amazon Molly
Livebearers	Big Bend Gambusia
Livebearers	Blotched Gambusia
Livebearers	Clear Creek Gambusia
Livebearers	Green Swordtail
Livebearers	Guppy
Livebearers	Largespring Gambusia
Livebearers	Least Killifish
Livebearers	Pecos Gambusia
Livebearers	Pike Killifish
Livebearers	Sailfin Molly
Livebearers	San Felipe Gambusia
Livebearers	Tex-Mex Gambusia
Livebearers	Western Mosquitofish
Madtoms	Freckled Madtom
Madtoms	Tadpole Madtom
Minnows	Bullhead Minnow
Minnows	Cypress Minnow
Minnows	Devils River Minnow
Minnows	Fathead Minnow
Minnows	Guadalupe Roundnose Minnow
Minnows	Manantial Roundnose Minnow
Minnows	Mississippi Silvery Minnow
Minnows	Nueces Roundnose Minnow
Minnows	Plains Minnow
Minnows	Pugnose Minnow
Minnows	Roundnose Minnow
Minnows	Rudd
Minnows	Suckermouth Minnow
Mooneyes	Goldeye
Mullets	Striped Mullet
Mullets	White Mullet
Needlefishes	Atlantic Needlefish
Paddlefishes	American Paddlefish
Perches	Bigscale Logperch
Perches	Northern Logperch
Perches	Texas Logperch
Perches	Walleye
Perches	Yellow Perch
Pikes	Chain Pickerel
Pikes	Redfin Pickerel
Pinfishes	Pinfish
Pipefishes	Gulf Pipefish

Fish Group	Fish Species
Pirate-Perches	Pirate Perch
Pupfishes	Conchos Pupfish
Pupfishes	Comanche Springs Pupfish
Pupfishes	Leon Springs Pupfish
Pupfishes	Pecos Pupfish
Pupfishes	Red River Pupfish
Pupfishes	Sheepshead Minnow
Pygmy Sunfishes	Banded Pygmy Sunfish
Redhorses	Blacktail Redhorse
Redhorses	Golden Redhorse
Redhorses	Gray Redhorse
Redhorses	Mexican Redhorse
Salmonids	Brown Trout
Salmonids	Rainbow Trout
Shiners	Arkansas River Shiner
Shiners	Blackspot Shiner
Shiners	Blacktail Shiner
Shiners	Bluehead Shiner
Shiners	Chihuahua Shiner
Shiners	Chub Shiner
Shiners	Emerald Shiner
Shiners	Ghost Shiner
Shiners	Golden Shiner
Shiners	Ironcolor Shiner
Shiners	Mimic Shiner
Shiners	Nueces River Shiner
Shiners	Pallid Shiner
Shiners	Plateau Shiner
Shiners	Proserpine Shiner
Shiners	Red Shiner
Shiners	Redfin Shiner
Shiners	Red River Shiner
Shiners	Ribbon Shiner
Shiners	Rio Grande Shiner
Shiners	River Shiner
Shiners	Sabine Shiner
Shiners	Sand Shiner
Shiners	Sharpnose Shiner
Shiners	Silverband Shiner
Shiners	Smalleye Shiner
Shiners	Striped Shiner
Shiners	Taillight Shiner
Shiners	Tamaulipas Shiner
Shiners	Texas Shiner
Shiners	Weed Shiner
Silversides	Brook Silverside
Silversides	Inland Silverside
Silversides	Rough Silverside
Sleepers	Bigmouth Sleeper
Stonerollers	Central Stoneroller
Stonerollers	Mexican Stoneroller
Sturgeons	Shovelnose Sturgeon
Suckers	Blue Sucker
Suckers	Rio Grande Blue Sucker
Suckers	Spotted Sucker
Sunfishes	Bantam Sunfish
Sunfishes	Bluegill
Sunfishes	Dollar Sunfish
Sunfishes	Flier
Sunfishes	Green Sunfish
Sunfishes	Longear Sunfish
Sunfishes	Orangespotted Sunfish
Sunfishes	Redbreast Sunfish
Sunfishes	Redear Sunfish
Sunfishes	Redspotted Sunfish
Sunfishes	Warmouth
Temperate Basses	Striped Bass
Temperate Basses	White Bass
Temperate Basses	Yellow Bass

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