Fish of Southeast Alabama
Troy Area
 


Class Agnatha-  the Lampreys and Hagfish

Family PETROMYZONTIDAE- Lampreys
Ichthyomyzon gagei   Southern Brook Lamprey 15 points
Lampetra aepyptera   Least Brook Lamprey  15 points

Class Osteichthyes- the Bony Fish

Infraclass Chondrostei-  Sturgeon and Paddlefish

Family ACIPENSERIDAE- Sturgeons
Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi   Gulf subspecies of Atlantic Sturgeon  Threatened Species

Infraclass Holostei- Gars and Bowfins

Family POLYODONTIDAE- Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula American Paddlefish


Family LEPISOSTEIDAE- Gars
Lepisosteus oculatus   Spotted Gar  15 points
L. osseus   Longnose Gar  10 points
Atractosteus spatula  Alligator Gar  15 points

Family AMIDAE- Bowfin
Amia calva   Bowfin  10 points

Infraclass Teleostei- all other ray finned fish

Family ANGUILLIDAE- Freshwater Eels
Anguilla rostrata   American Eel  15 points

Family CLUPEIDAE- Herrings
Alosa alabamae  Alabama Shad  Protected Species
A. chrysochloris  Skipjack Herring  15 points
Dorosoma cepedianum   Gizzard Shad  15 points
D. petenense   Threadfin Shad  15 points

Family CYPRINIDAE- Carps and Minnows
Ctenopharyngodon idella  Grass Carp  3 points
Cyprinella venusta   Blacktail Shiner Photo 2  3 points
Cyprinus carpio   Common Carp  5 points
Ericymba buccata   Silverjaw Minnow  3 points
Hybognathus hayi  Cypress Minnow  15 points
Hybopsis sp.  Undescribed Chub  5 points
Lythrurus atrapiculus   Blacktip Shiner  10 points
Macrhybopsis aestivalis   Speckled Chub  5 points
Notemigonus crysoleucas   Golden Shiner  5 points
Notropis chalybaeus  Ironcolor Shiner  15 points
N.  harperi   Redeye Chub  15 points
N.  longirostris   Longnose Shiner  10 points
N. texanus   Weed Shiner  3 points
Opsopeoedus emiliae   Pugnose Minnow  10 points
Pteronotropis hypselopterus Sailfin Shiner  15 points
P. welaka   Bluenose Shiner  25 points
Semotilus thoreauianus   Dixie Chub  Photo 2 5 points

Family CATOSTOMIDAE- Suckers
Carpiodes cyprinus  Quillback  15 points
C. velifer   Highfin Carpsucker 10 points
Erimyzon sucetta   Lake Chubsucker  10 points
E. tenuis  Sharpfin Chubsucker  10 points
Minytrema melanops   Spotted Sucker  15 points
Moxostoma carinatum   River Redhorse  15 points
M. poecilurum   Blacktail Redhorse  10 points

Family ICTALURIDAE- Bullhead Catfish
Ameiurus melas   Black Bullhead  15 points
A. natalis   Yellow Bullhead  3 points
A.  nebulosus   Brown Bullhead  5 points
Ictalurus furcatus   Blue Catfish  15 points
I.  punctatus   Channel Catfish  3 points
Noturus funebris   Black Madtom  10 points
N. gyrinus   Tadpole Madtom  10 points
N. leptacanthus   Speckled Madtom  5 points
Pylodictis olivaris   Flathead Catfish  15 points

Family ESOCIDAE- Pikes
Esox americanus   Redfin Pickerel  3 points
E. nigra   Chain Pickerel  5 points

Family APHREDODERIDAE- Pirate Perch
Aphredoderus sayanus   Pirate Perch  3 points


Family FUNDULIDAE-  Topminnows
Fundulus escambiae   Russetfin Topminnow  15 points
F. olivaceus  Blackspotted Topminnow  3 points

Family POECILIIDAE- Livebearers
Gambusia holbrooki   Mosquitofish 3 points

Family ATHERINIDAE- Silversides
Labidesthes sicculus   Brook Silverside  3 points

Family MORONIDAE-  Striped Basses
Morone chysops   White Bass  10 points

Family ELASSOMATIDAE- Pygmy Sunfishes
Elassoma zonatum   Banded Pygmy Sunfish  3 points

Family CENTRARCHIDAE- Sunfishes
Ambloplites ariommus      Shadow Bass  15 points
Centrarchus macropterus  Flier  10 points
Lepomis cyanellus   Green Sunfish  3 points
L. gulosus  Warmouth  3 points
L. macrohirus   Bluegill  3 points
L. marginatus   Dollar Sunfish  5 points
L. megalotis  Longear Sunfish  3 points
L. microlophus   Redear Sunfish  3 points
L. miniatus  Redspotted Sunfish  5 points
Micropterus punctulatus   Spotted Bass  3 points
M. salmoides  Largemouth Bass  3 points
Pomoxis annularis   White Crappie  3 points
P. nigromaculatus   Black Crappie  3 points

Family PERCIDAE-  Perches and Darters
Ammocrypta bifascia   Florida Sand Darter  5 points
Etheostoma colorosum   Coastal Darter  3 points
E. davisoni   Choctawhatchee Darter  5 points
E. edwini   Brown Darter  5 points
E. histrio   Harlequin Darter  15 points
E. parvipinne   Goldstripe Darter  10 points
E. stigmaeum   Speckled Darter  10 points
E. swaini  Gulf Darter  5 points
Percina austroperca   Southern Logperch  15 points
P. nigrofasciata   Blackbanded Darter  5 points
P. vigil Saddleback Darter  10 points

Family SOLEIDAE- Soles
Trinectes maculatus   Hogchocker  15 points



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