Vertebrate Zoology
Fish Taxa List (North America)1
And Washington County, Ohio
Species List
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Class Myxinoidea - Hagfish (marine)
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Class Petromyzontoidea - Lampreys
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Family Petromyzonidae - Lampreys (27 species; Northern Hemisphere)*
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Class Chondrichthyes - Sharks (mostly marine)
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Subclass Elasmobranchii - Sharks, Skates, and Rays*
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Subclass Holocephali - Ratfish*
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Class Osteichthyes
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Subclass Sarcopterygii
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Order Dipnoi - Lungfish (6 species; Southern Hemisphere)
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Order Actinistia - Coelacanth (marine)
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Subclass Actinopterygii
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Order Polypteriformes - Bichirs (11 species; Africa)
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Order Acipenseriformes (25 species; Northern Hemisphere)
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Family Acipenseridae - Sturgeons (24 species; Northern Hemisphere)
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Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque - Lake Sturgeon*
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Family Polyodontidae - Paddlefish (2 species; Mississippi and Yangzi
[China] river systems)
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Polyodon spathula (Walbaum) - Paddlefish*
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Order Lepisosteiformes (7 species; North, Central America)
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Family Lepisosteidae - Gars
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Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus) - Longnose Gar*
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Order Amiiformes (1 species; North America)
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Family Amiidae - Bowfin
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Amia calva Linnaeus - Bowfin
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Order Anguilliformes
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Family Anguillidae - Freshwater Eels (16 species; worldwide)
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Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur) - American Eel*
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Order Clupeiformes
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Family Clupeidae - Herrings (200 species; worldwide, mostly marine)
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Alosa chrysochloris (Rafinesque) - Skipjack Herring
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Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur) - Eastern Gizzard Shad
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Order Osteoglossiformes
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Family Hiodontidae - Mooneyes (2 species; North America)
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Hiodon alosoides (Rafinesque) - Goldeye
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Order Salmoniformes
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Family Salmonidae - Trout, Salmon (70 species; Northern Hemisphere)
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Family Osmeridae - Smelts (10 species; Northern Hemisphere)
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Family Esocidae - Pikes (4 species, Northern Hemisphere)
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Esox lucius Linnaeus - Northern Pike
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Esox masquinongy ohioensis Kirtland - Ohio Muskellunge
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Family Umbridae - Mudminnows (5 species; N. America, Siberia, Europe)
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Order Cypriniformes
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Family Cyprinidae - Minnows, Carp (1,500 species; Eurasia, N. America, Africa)
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Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus - Common Carp
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Carassius auratus (Linnaeus) - Goldfish
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Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill) - Golden Shiner
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Hybopsis storeiana (Kirtland) - Silver Chub
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Hybopsis amblops amblops (Rafinesque) - Northern Bigeye Chub
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Rhinichthys atratulus meleagris Agassiz - Western Blacknose Dace
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Semotilus atromaculatus atromaculatus (Mitchill) - N. Creek Chub*
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Phenacobius mirabilis (Girard) - Suckermouth Minnow
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Notropis atherinoides atherinoides Rafinesque - Common Emerald Shiner
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Notropis photogenis (Cope) - Silver Shiner*
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Notropis rubellus (Agassiz) - Rosyface Shiner
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Notropis umbratilis cyanocephalus (Copeland) - N. Redfin Shiner*
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Notropis chrysocephalus chrysocephalus (Rafinesque) - Central Striped
Shiner
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Notropis spilopterus (Cope) - Spotfin Shiner
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Notropis stramineus stramineus (Cope) - Sand Shiner
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Notropis volucellus volucellus (Cope) - Northern Mimic Shiner
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Notropis volucellus wickliffi Trautman - Channel Mimic Shiner
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Notropis buchanani Meek - Ghost Shiner
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Ericymba buccata Cope - Silverjaw Minnow
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Pimephales vigilax perspicuus (Girard) - N. Bullhead Minnow
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Pimephales promelas promelas Rafinesque - N. Fathead Minnow
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Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque) - Bluntnose Minnow*
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Campostoma anomalum anomalum (Rafinesque) Ohio Stoneroller M.
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Family Catostomidae - Suckers (60 species; N. America, Siberia, China)
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Cycleptus elongatus (Lesueur) - Blue Sucker
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Ictiobus cyprinellus (Valenciennes) - Bigmouth Buffalofish
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Ictiobus niger (Rafinesque) - Black Buffalofish
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Ictiobus bubalus (Rafinesque) - Smallmouth Buffalofish
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Carpiodes cyprinus hinea Trautman - Cen. Quillback Carpsucker
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Carpiodes carpio carpio (Rafinesque) - N. River Carpsucker
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Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque) - Highfin Carpsucker
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Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque) - Silver Redhorse
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Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque) - Golden Redhorse
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Moxostoma macrolepidotum breviceps (Cope) - Ohio Shorthead Redhorse
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Moxostoma carinatum (Cope) - River Redhorse
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Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur) - Northern Hog Sucker*
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Catostomus commersoni commersoni (Lacep`ede) - Com. White Sucker
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Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque) - Spotted Sucker*
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Order Siluriformes
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Family Ictaluridae - North American Catfishes (37 species; N. America)
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Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque) - Channel Catfish
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Ictalurus natalis (Lesueur) - Yellow Bullhead
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Ictalurus nebulosus (Lesueur) - Brown Bullhead
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Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque) - Black Bullhead
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Pylodictis olivaris (Rafinesque) - Flathead Catfish
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Noturus flavus Rafinesque - Stonecat Madtom
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Order Percopsiformes
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Family Percopsidae - Troutperch (2 species; N. America)
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Percopsis omiscomaycus (Walbaum) - Trout-Perch*
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Order Gadiformes
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Family Gadidae - Cods (60 species; Northern Hemisphere)
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Order Atheriniformes
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Family Cyprinodontidae - Killifishes (300 Species; North, South America,
Africa, Asia)
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Fundulus diaphanus diaphanus (Lesueur) - E. Banded Killifish
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Family Poeciliidae - Livebearers [Guppies, Mollies, Swordtails, Platys, etc.]
(160 species; North, South America)
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Family Atherinidae - Silversides (160 species; worldwide)
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Labidesthes sicculus (Cope) - Brook Silverside
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Order Gasterosteiformes
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Family Gasterosteidae - Sticklebacks (8 species; Northern Hemisphere)*
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Order Scorpaeniformes
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Family Cottidae - Sculpins (300 species; N. Hemisphere, mostly marine)
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Order Perciformes
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Family Percichthyidae - Percichthydids (36 species; North, South America,
Asia, Australia)
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Morone saxatilis (Walbaum) - Striped Bass
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Morone chrysops (Rafinesque) - White Bass
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Family Centrarchidae - Sunfishes, Basses (32 species; N. America)
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Pomoxis annularis Rafinesque - White Crappie
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Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur) - Black Crappie
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Ambloplites rupestris rupestris (Rafinesque) - Northern Rockbass
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Micropterus dolomieui dolomieui Lacep'ede - Northern Smallmouth
Blackbass*
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Micropterus punctulatus punctulatus (Rafinesque) - Northern Spotted
Blackbass
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Micropterus salmoides salmoides (Lacep'ede) - Northern Largemouth
Blackbass
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Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque - Green Sunfish
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Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus Rafinesque - Northern Bluegill Sunfish*
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Lepomis megalotis megalotis (Rafinesque) - Central Longear Sunfish
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Family Percidae - Perch, Darters (160 species; Northern Hemisphere)
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Perca flavescens (Mitchill) - Yellow Perch*
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Percina maculata (Girard) - Blackside Darter
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Percina caprodes caprodes (Rafinesque) - Ohio Logperch Darter
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Etheostoma nigrum nigrum Rafinesque - Central Johnny Darter
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Etheostoma blennioides blennioides Rafinesque - Eastern Greenside
Darter*
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Etheostoma caeruleum Storer - Rainbow Darter
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Etheostoma flabellare flabellare Rafinesque - Barred Fantail*
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Family Sciaenidae - Drums (245 species; worldwide, mostly marine)
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Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque - Freshwater Drum
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Family Cichlidae - Cichlids (700 species; Central and South America, Africa,
India)
1 This list contains most families found in North America, as
well as select marine and other groups. The species list is based on species
that would be expected in Washington County, Ohio, circa 1990.
References:
Berra, T.M. 1981. An atlas of distribution of the freshwater fish families
of the world. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln. 197 pp. - Family
distributions and number of species.
Pough, F.H., J.B. Heiser, and W.N. McFarland. 1989. Vertebrate Life
Third Edition. MacMillan Publishing Company, New York. 904 pp. + index. -
Higher level classification, species numbers.
Trautman, M.B. 1981. The fishes of Ohio Second Edition. Ohio State
University Press, Columbus. 782 pp. - Ohio distribution of fish.
* Specimen in Marietta College Collection. Where subspecies are
indicated, at least a representative of the species is in the collection.
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