List of fishes of Indiana
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The state of Indiana is home to 208 species[1] of fishes that inhabit its rivers, lakes, and streams that make up five watersheds. Indiana is the state with the most fish species of any state[2] north of the Ohio River and includes Great Lakes species.
Native fishes taxa
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Status is determined from IUCN data in a global context. Classifications include critically endangered CR, endangered EN, vulnerable VU, near-threatened NT, and least concern LC.
Common name | Scientific name | Picture | Status |
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Lampreys | Petromyzontiformes (order)[edit] | ||
Petromyzontidae (family)[edit] | |||
Chestnut lamprey | Icthyomyzon castaneus | ![]() | LC |
Northern brook lamprey | Icthyomyzon fossor | ![]() | LC |
American brook lamprey | Lampetra appendix | ![]() | LC |
Sturgeons and paddlefish | Acipenseriformes (order)[edit] | ||
Acipenseridae (family)[edit] | |||
Lake sturgeon | Acipenser fulvescens | ![]() | LC |
Shovelnose sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus platorynchus | ![]() | VU |
Polyodontidae (family)[edit] | |||
American paddlefish | Polyodon spathula | ![]() | VU |
Bowfin | Amiiformes (order)[edit] | ||
Amiidae (family)[edit] | |||
Bowfin | Amia calva | ![]() | LC |
Mooneyes | Hiodontiformes (order)[edit] | ||
Hiodontidae (family)[edit] | |||
Goldeye | Hiodon alosoides | ![]() | LC |
Mooneye | Hiodon tergisus | ![]() | LC |
Eels | Anguilliformes (order)[edit] | ||
Anguillidae (family)[edit] | |||
American eel | Anguilla rostrata | ![]() | EN |
Carps, minnows, and relatives | Cypriniformes (order)[edit] | ||
Cyprinidae (family)[edit] | |||
Southern redbelly dace | Chrosomus erythrogaster | ![]() | LC |
Gizzard shad | Dorosoma cepedianum | ![]() | LC |
Cypress minnow | Hybognathus hayi | N/A | LC |
Bigeye chub | Hybopsis amblops | ![]() | LC |
Golden shiner | Notemigonus crysoleucas | ![]() | LC |
Striped shiner | Luxilus chrysocephalus | ![]() | LC |
Blackchin shiner | Notropis heterodon | LC | |
Silverjaw minnow | Notropis buccatus | ![]() | LC |
Bigeye shiner | Notropis boops | N/A | LC |
Pallid shiner | Hybopsis amnis | N/A | LC |
Shoal chub | Macrhybopsis hyostoma | ![]() | LC |
Pugnose shiner | Notropis anogenus | N/A | LC |
Emerald shiner | Notropis atherinoides | ![]() | LC |
Ghost shiner | Notropis buchanani | ![]() | LC |
Ironcolor shiner | Notropis chalybaeus | ![]() | LC |
Rosyface shiner | Notropis rubellus | ![]() | LC |
Weed shiner | Notropis teanus | N/A | LC |
Mimic shiner | Notropis volucellus | ![]() | LC |
Popeye shiner | Notropis ariommus | ![]() | LC |
Suckermouth minnow | Phenacobius mirabilis | ![]() | LC |
Bluntnose minnow | Pimphales notalus | ![]() | LC |
Pugnose minnow | Opsopoedus emiliae | ![]() | LC |
Fathead minnow | Pimephales promelas | ![]() | LC |
Bullhead minnow | Pimephales vigilax | ![]() | LC |
Western blacknose dace | Rhinichthys obtusus | ![]() | LC |
Longnose dace | Rhinichthys cataractae | ![]() | LC |
Catostomidae (family)[edit] | |||
White sucker | Catostomus commersonii | ![]() | LC |
Blue sucker | Cycleptus elongatus | ![]() | LC |
Bigmouth buffalo | Ictiobus cyprinellus | ![]() | LC |
Smallmouth buffalo | Ictiobus bubalus | ![]() | LC |
Black buffalo | Ictiobus niger | ![]() | LC |
Spotted sucker | Minytrema melanops | ![]() | LC |
River redhorse | Moxostoma carinatum | ![]() | LC |
Harelip sucker | Moxostoma lacerum | N/A | Extinct |
Catfishes | Siluriformes (order)[edit] | ||
Ictaluridae (family)[edit] | |||
Blue catfish | Ictalurus furcatus | ![]() | LC |
Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | ![]() | LC |
Black bullhead | Ameiurus melas | ![]() | LC |
Yellow bullhead | Ameirus natalis | ![]() | LC |
Stonecat | Notorus flavus | ![]() | LC |
Flathead catfish | Pylodicitis olivaris | ![]() | LC |
Pikes and Mudminnows | Esociformes (order)[edit] | ||
Esocidae (family)[edit] | |||
Muskellunge | Esox masquinongy | ![]() | LC |
Northern pike | Esox lucius | ![]() | LC |
Salmon, Trout, Chars. Freshwater Whitefishes, Graylings | Salmoniformes (order)[edit] | ||
Salmonidae (family)[edit] | |||
Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | ![]() | |
Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar | ![]() | LC |
Brown trout | Salmo trutta | ![]() | LC |
Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | ![]() | LC |
Lake trout | Salvelinus namaycush | ![]() | |
Toothcarps | Cyprinodontiformes (order)[edit] | ||
Fundulidae (family)[edit] | |||
Banded killifish | Fundulus diaphanus | ![]() | LC |
Blackstrip topminnow | Fundulus notatus | N/A | LC |
Northern studfish | Fundulus catenatus | ![]() | LC |
Mail-cheeked fishes | Scopaeniformes (order)[edit] | ||
Cottidae (family)[edit] | |||
Banded sculpin | Cottus carolinae | ![]() | LC |
Mottled sculpin | Cottus bairdii | ![]() | LC |
Slimy sculpin | Cottus cognatus | ![]() | LC |
Deepwater sculpin | Myoxocephalus thompsonii | ![]() | LC |
Sunfishes and perches | Perciformes (order)[edit] | ||
Centrarchidae (family)[edit] | |||
Green sunfish | Lepomis cyanellus | ![]() | LC |
Orangespotted sunfish | Lepomis humilis | ![]() | LC |
Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | ![]() | LC |
Redspotted sunfish | Lepomis microlophus | N/A | LC |
Northern sunfish | Lepomis peltastes | N/A | |
Smallmouth bass | Micropterus dolomieu | ![]() | LC |
Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides | ![]() | LC |
Black crappie | Pomoxis nigromaculatus | ![]() | LC |
White crappie | Pomoxis annularis | ![]() | LC |
Percidae (family)[edit] | |||
Walleye | Sander vitreus | ![]() | LC |
Sauger | Sander canadensis | ![]() | LC |
Yellow perch | Perca flavescens | ![]() | LC |
Logperch | Percina caprodes | ![]() | LC |
Stargazing darter | Percina uranidea | N/A | NT |
Channel darter | Percina copelandi | ![]() | LC |
Gilt darter | Percina evides | ![]() | LC |
Dusky darter | Percina sciera | ![]() | LC |
River darter | Percina shumardi | ![]() | LC |
Tippecanoe darter | Etheostoma tippecanoe | ![]() | NT |
Spottail darter | Etheostoma squamiceps | ![]() | LC |
Banded darter | Etheostoma zonale | ![]() | LC |
Johnny darter | Etheostoma nigrum | ![]() | LC |
Iowa darter | Etheostoma exile | ![]() | LC |
Western sand darter | Ammocrypta clara | N/A | VU |
Eastern sand darter | Ammocrypta pellucida | ![]() | LC |
Mud darter | Etheostoma asprigene | ![]() | LC |
Rainbow darter | Etheostoma caeruleum | ![]() | LC |
Fantail darter | Etheostoma flabellare | ![]() | LC |
Harlequin darter | Etheostoma histrio | ![]() | LC |
Least darter | Etheostoma microperca | ![]() | LC |
Cypress darter | Etheostoma proeliare | N/A | LC |
Bluebreast darter | Etheostoma camurum | ![]() | LC |
Bluntnose darter | Etheostoma chlorosoma | N/A | |
Orangethroat darter | Etheostoma spectabile | ![]() | LC |
Variegate darter | Etheostoma variatum | ![]() | LC |
Moronidae (family)[edit] | |||
Yellow bass | Morone mississippiensis | ![]() | LC |
White bass | Morone chrysops | ![]() | LC |
Gobies | Gobiiformes (order)[edit] | ||
Gobiidae (family)[edit] | |||
Round goby | Neogobius melanostomus | ![]() | LC |
Exotic or introduced taxa
[edit]Common name | Scientific name | Picture | Status |
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Lamprey | Petromyzontiformes (order)[edit] | ||
Petromyzontidae (family)[edit] | |||
Sea lamprey | Petromyzon marinus | ![]() | LC |
Herring | Clupeiformes (order)[edit] | ||
Clupeidae (family)[edit] | |||
Alewife | Alosa pseudoharengus | ![]() | LC |
Threadfin shad | Dorosoma petenense | ![]() | LC |
Carps, minnows, and relatives | Cypriniformes (order)[edit] | ||
Cyprinidae (family)[edit] | |||
Goldfish | Carassius auratus | ![]() | LC |
Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | ||
Red shiner | Cyprinella lutrensis | ![]() | LC |
Carp | Cyprinus carpio | ||
Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | ![]() | NT |
Bighead carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | ||
Rudd | Scardinius erythrophthalmus | N/A | EN |
Catfish | Siluriformes (order)[edit] | ||
Ictaluridae (family)[edit] | |||
White catfish | Ameiurus catus | ![]() | LC |
Salmon, trout, chars. freshwater Whitefishes, graylings | Salmoniformes (order)[edit] | ||
Osmeridae (family)[edit] | |||
Rainbow smelt | Osmerus mordax | ![]() | LC |
Salmonidae (family)[edit] | |||
Coho salmon | Oncorhyncus kitsutch | ![]() | |
Rainbow trout | Oncorhyncus mykiss | ![]() | |
Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | ![]() | |
Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar | ![]() | LC |
Brown trout | Salmo trutta | ![]() | LC |
Silversides | Atheriniformes (order)[edit] | ||
Atherinidae (family)[edit] | |||
Inland silverside | Menidia beryllina | ![]() | LC |
Mullets | Mugiliformes (order)[edit] | ||
Mugilidae (family)[edit] | |||
Striped mullet | Mugil cephalus | ![]() | LC |
Sticklebacks | Gasterosteiformes (order)[edit] | ||
Gasterosteidae (family)[edit] | |||
Threespine stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | ![]() | LC |
Sunfishes and Perches | Perciformes (order)[edit] | ||
Moronidae (family)[edit] | |||
White perch | Morone americana | ![]() | LC |
Striped bass | Morone saxatilis | ![]() | LC |
Gobies | Gobiiformes (order)[edit] | ||
Gobiidae (family)[edit] | |||
Round goby | Neogobius melanostomus | ![]() | LC |
References
[edit]- Hay, Oliver Perry. "The lampreys and fishes of Indiana." William B. Burford, Contractor for State Printing and Binding, 1894.
- Jacquemin, Stephen J., and Mark Pyron. "Fishes of Indiana streams: current and historic assemblage structure." Hydrobiologia 665.1 (2011): 39-50.
- Jordan, David S. "On the fishes of northern Indiana." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1877): 42-82.
- “Native Fish of Indiana.” Indiana Wildlife Federation, 2020, www.indianawildlife.org/wildlife/native-fish-of-indiana/.
- Nelson, Joseph S., and Shelby Delos Gerking. Annotated key to the fishes of Indiana. Department of Zoology, Indiana University, 1968.
- Simon, Thomas P. Fishes of Indiana: a field guide. Indiana University Press, 2011.
- Simon, T.P., Whitaker, Jr., J.O., Castrale, J.S. and S.A. Minton. 2002. Revised checklist of the vertebrates of Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science.
- 111(2): 182-214.
- “The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.” IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, www.iucnredlist.org/.
- “USFWS National Digital Library.” USFWS, digitalmedia.fws.gov/.