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Platte River Ecosystem Resources and Management, with Emphasis on the Big Bend Reach in Nebraska


Appendices


Appendix D. Fish species in the Platte River system of Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Nomenclature and phylogenetic order follow American Fisheries Society (1991) and Nelson (1984). Sources for this list include Baxter and Simon (1970), T. Nesler and B. Goldowitz (personal communication), Madsen (1985), Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (1987), and Woodling (1985).

Family Name - Common Name Scientific Name
Petromyzontidae
Chestnut Lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus
Acipenseridae
Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens
Pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Polydontidae
Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
Lepisosteidae
Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus
Shortnose gar Lepisosteus platostomus
Hiodontidae
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
Mooneye Hiodon tersigus
Anguillidae
American eel Anguilla rostrata
Clupeidae
Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense
Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Cyprinidae
Central stoneroller Campostoma anomalum
Goldfish Carassius auratus
Lake chub Couesius plumbeus
Grass carp Ctenopharyngodeon idella
Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
Common carp Cyprinus carpio
Western silvery minnow Hybognathus argyritis
Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
Plains minnow Hybognathus placitus
Common shiner Luxilis cornutus
Speckled chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis
Sturgeon chub Macrhybopsis gelida
Sicklefin chub Macrhybopsis meeki
Silver chub     Macrhybopsis storeriana
Pearl dace     Margariscus margarita
Hornyhead chub Nocomis biguttatus
Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides
River shiner Notropis blennius
Bigmouth shiner Notropis dorsalis
Blacknose shiner Notropis heterolepis
Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius
Sand shiner Notropis stramineus
Topeka shiner Notropis topeka
Suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis
Northern redbelly dace Phoxinus eos
Finscale dace Phoxinus neogaeus
Bluntnose minnow Pimephales notatus
Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas
Flathead chub Platygobio gracilis
Blacknose dace Rhinichthys atratulus
Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae
Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Tench Tinca tinca
Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Catostomidae
River carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
Highfin carpsucker Carpiodes velifer
Longnose sucker Catastomus catastomus
White sucker Catastomus commersoni
Bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Ictaluridae
Black bullhead Ameiurus melas
Yellow bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Stonecat     Noturus flavus
Tadpole madtom Noturus gyrinus
Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris
Esocidae
Grass pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
Northern pike Esox lucius
Chain pickerel Esox niger
Osmeridae
Rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax
Salmonidae
Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka
Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki
Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Brown trout Oncorhynchus trutta
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Golden trout     Oncorhynchus aguabonita
Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush
Arctic grayling      Thymallus arcticus
Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni
Gadidae
Burbot Lota lota
Cyprinodontidae
Plains topminnow Fundulus sciadicus
Plains killifish Fundulus zebrinus
Poeciliidae
Western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
Atherinidae
Brook silverside Labidesthes sicculus
Gasterosteidae
Brook stickleback Culaea inconstans
Ninespine stickleback Pungitius pungitius
Percichtyidae
White perch Morone americana
White bass Morone chrysops
Striped bass Morone saxatilis
Yellow bass Morone mississippiensis
Centrachidae
Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris
Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus
Sacramento perch Archoplites interruptus
Orangespotted sunfish Lepomis humilis
Bluegill     Lepomis macrochirus
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
White crappie Pomoxis annularis
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Percidae
Iowa darter Etheostoma exile
Johnny darter Etheostoma nigrum
Orangethroat darter Etheostoma spectabile
Yellow perch Perca flavescens
Blackside darter Percina maculata
Sauger Stizostedion candense
Walleye Stizostedion vitreum
Sciaenidae
Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens


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