Fish Species of Montana

Name every freshwater fish species found in Montana

Only includes fish whose native range includes part of MT

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Scientific Name	Species
Acipenser transmontanus	White Sturgeon
Aplodinotus grunniens	Freshwater Drum
Carpiodes carpio	River Carpsucker
Catostomus catostomus	Longnose Sucker
Catostomus commersonii	White Sucker
Catostomus macrocheilus	Largescale Sucker
Catostomus platyrhynchus	Mountain Sucker
Coregonus clupeaformis	Lake Whitefish
Cottus bairdii/spp.	Rocky Mountain Sculpin
Cottus cognatus	Slimy Sculpin
Cottus rhotheus	Torrent Sculpin
Cottus ricei	Spoonhead Sculpin
Cottus schitsuumsh	Cedar Sculpin
Couesius plumbeus	Lake Chub
Culaea inconstans	Brook Stickleback
Cycleptus elongatus	Blue Sucker
Esox lucius	Northern Pike
Etheostoma exile	Iowa Darter
Hiodon alosoides	Goldeye
Hybognathus argyritis	Western Silvery Minnow
Hybognathus hankinsoni	Brassy Minnow
Hybognathus placidus	Plains Minnow
Ictalurus punctatus	Channel Catfish
Ictiobus bubalus	Smallmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus	Bigmouth Buffalo
Lepisosteus platostomus	Shortnose Gar
Lota lota	Burbot
Macrhybopsis gelida	Sturgeon Chub
Macrhybopsis meei	Sicklefin Chub

Scientific Name	Species
Margariscus nachtriebi	Northern Pearl Dace
Moxostoma macrolepidotum	Shorthead Redhorse
Mylocheilus caurinus	Peamouth
Myoxocephalus thompsonii	Deepwater Sculpin
Notemigonus crysoleucas	Golden Shiner
Notropis atherinoides	Emerald Shiner
Notropis stramineus	Sand Shiner
Noturus flavus	Stonecat
Oncorhynchus lewisi	Westslope Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus virginalis	Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss	Rainbow Trout
Percopsis omiscomaycus	Trout-Perch
Phoxinus eos	Northern Redbelly Dace
Pimephales promelas	Fathead Minnow
Platygobio gracilis	Flathead Chub
Polyodon spathula	Paddlefish
Prosopium coulteri	Pygmy Whitefish
Prosopium williamsoni	Mountain Whitefish
Ptychocheilus oregonensis	Northern Pikeminnow
Rhinichthys cataractae	Longnose Dace
Richardsonius balteatus	Redside Shiner
Salvelinus confluentus	Bull Trout
Salvelinus namaycush	Lake Trout
Sauger canadensis	Sauger
Scaphirhynchus albus	Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	Shovelnose Sturgeon
Semotilus atromaculatus	Creek Chub
Thymallus arcticus	Arctic Grayling