CHESTNUT LAMPREY Ichthyomyzon castaneus Google Images
SOUTHERN BROOK LAMPREY Ichthyomyzon gagei
GROUND SHARKS: Family Carcharhinidae
FINETOOTH SHARK Carcharhinus isodon Google Images
BULL SHARK Carcharhinus leucus Google Images
PADDLEFISHES: Family Polyodontidae
PADDLEFISH Polyodon spathula Google Images
GARS: Family Lepisosteidae
ALLIGATOR GAR Atractosteus spatula Google Images
LONGNOSE GAR Lepisosteus osseus
SPOTTED GAR Lepisosteus oculatus
BOWFINS: Family Amiidae
BOWFIN Amia Calva Google Images
TARPONS: Family Elopidae
LADYFISH Elops saurus Google Images
TARPON Megalops atlanticus Google Images
FRESHWATER EELS: Family Anguillidae
AMERICAN EEL Anguilla rostrata Google Images
SNAKE EELS AND WORM EELS: Family Ophichthyidae
SPECKLED WORM EEL Myrophis punctatus Google Images
HERRINGS AND SHADS: Family Clupeidae
SKIPJACK HERRING Alosa chrysochloris
GIZZARD SHAD Dorosoma cepedianum
THREADFIN SHAD Dorosoma petenense
GULF MENHADEN Brevoortia patronus
PIKES: Family Esocidae
GRASS PICKEREL Esox americanus
CHARACINS: Family Characidae
MEXICAN TETRA Astyanax mexicanus Google Images
PACU Colossoma or Piaractus sp. Google Images
MINNOWS: Family Cyprinidae
GRASS CARP Ctenopharyngodon idella
GOLDEN SHINER Notemigonus crysoleucas
SUCKERMOUTH MINNOW Phenacobius mirabilis Google Images
SILVER CHUB Macrhybopsis storeriana Google Images
SPECKLED CHUB Extrarius aestivalis
PALLID SHINER Hybopsis amnis Google Images
MISSISSIPPI SILVERY MINNOW Hybognathus nuchalis Google Images
PUGNOSE MINNOW Opsopoeodus emiliae
FATHEAD MINNOW Pimephales promelas Google Images
BULLHEAD MINNOW Pimephales vigilax
SHARPNOSE SHINER Notropis oxyrhynchus Google Images
CHUB SHINER Notropis potteri Google Images
SILVERBAND SHINER Notropis shumardi
TEXAS SHINER Notropis amabilis
BLACKSPOT SHINER Notropis atrocaudalis
WEED SHINER Notropis texanus
GHOST SHINER Notropis buchanani
MIMIC SHINER Notropis volucellus
GOLDFISH Carassius auratus
COMMON CARP Cyprinus carpio
CREEK CHUB Semotilus atromaculatus Google Images
CENTRAL STONEROLLER Campostoma anomalum
REDFIN SHINER Lythrurus umbratilis
RIBBON SHINER Lythrurus fumeus
BLACKTAIL SHINER Cyprinella venusta
RED SHINER Cyprinella lutrensis
SABINE SHINER Notropis sabinae
SUCKERS: Family Catostomidae
BIGMOUTH BUFFALO Ictiobus cyprinellus Google Images
SMALLMOUTH BUFFALO Ictiobus bubalus
BLACK BUFFALO Ictiobus niger
RIVER CARPSUCKER Carpiodes carpio
BLUE SUCKER Cycleptus elongatus Google Images
SPOTTED SUCKER Minytrema melanops
CREEK CHUBSUCKER Erimyzon oblongus Google Images
LAKE CHUBSUCKER Erimyzon sucetta
BLACKTAIL REDHORSE Moxostoma poecilurum
GRAY REDHORSE Moxostoma congestum Google Images
BULLHEAD CATFISHES: Family Ictaluridae
CHANNEL CATFISH Ictalurus punctatus
BLUE CATFISH Ictalurus furcatus
YELLOW BULLHEAD Ameiurus natalis
BLACK BULLHEAD Ameiurus melas
FLATHEAD CATFISH Pylodictis olivaris
TADPOLE MADTOM Noturus gyrinus
FRECKLED MADTOM Noturus nocturnus Google Images
SUCKERMOUTH CATFISHES: Family Loricariidae
PLECOSTOMUS Hypostomus plecostomus
SOUTHERN SAILFIN CATFISH Pterygoplichthys anisitsi
SAILFIN CATFISH Pterygoplichthys sp.
PIRATE PERCH: Family Aphredoderidae
PIRATE PERCH Aphredoderus sayanus
TOPMINNOWS AND KILLIFISHES: Family Fundulidae
GOLDEN TOPMINNOW Fundulus chrysotus
PLAINS KILLIFISH Fundulus zebrinus Google Images
WESTERN STARHEAD TOPMINNOW Fundulus blairae
BLACKSTRIPE TOPMINNOW Fundulus notatus
BLACKSPOTTED TOPMINNOW Fundulus olivaceus
BLUEFIN KILLIFISH Lucania goodei
RAINWATER KILLIFISH Lucania parva Google Images
PUPFISHES: Family Cyprinodontidae
SHEEPSHEAD MINNOW Cyprinodon variegatus
LIVEBEARERS: Family Poeciliidae
SAILFIN MOLLY Peocilia latipinna
MOSQUITOFISH Gambusia affinis
SILVERSIDES: Family Atherinidae
BROOK SILVERSIDE Labidesthes sicculus
INLAND SILVERSIDE Menidia beryllina
TEMPERATE BASSES: Family Moronidae
WHITE BASS Morone chrysops Google Images
YELLOW BASS Morone mississippiensis
STRIPED BASS Morone saxatilis
PYGMY SUNFISHES: Family Elassomatidae
BANDED PYGMY SUNFISH Elassoma zonatum
SUNFISHES AND BASSES: Family Centrarchidae
GUADALUPE BASS Micropterus treculi
LARGEMOUTH BASS Micropterus salmoides
SPOTTED BASS Micropterus punctulatus
WARMOUTH Lepomis gulosus
FLIER Centrarchus macropterus
WHITE CRAPPIE Pomoxis annularis
BLACK CRAPPIE Pomoxis nigromaculatus
BANTAM SUNFISH Lepomis symmetricus
GREEN SUNFISH Lepomis cyanellus
BLUEGILL Lepomis macrochirus
REDSPOTTED SUNFISH Lepomis miniatus
REDEAR SUNFISH Lepomis microlophus
LONGEAR SUNFISH Lepomis megalotis
DOLLAR SUNFISH Lepomis marginatus
REDBREAST SUNFISH Lepomis auritus
ORANGESPOTTED SUNFISH Lepomis humilis
DARTERS: Family Percidae
DUSKY DARTER Percina sciera
SCALY SAND DARTER Ammocrypta vivax
BLUNTNOSE DARTER Etheostoma chlorosomum
GOLDSTRIPE DARTER Etheostoma parvipinne
BIGSCALE LOGPERCH Percina macrolepida
HARLEQUIN DARTER Etheostoma histrio Google Images
REDFIN DARTER Etheostoma whipplei Google Images
MUD DARTER Etheostoma asprigene Google Images
CYPRESS DARTER Etheostoma proeliare Google Images
SLOUGH DARTER Etheostoma gracile
MULLETS: Family Mugilidae
STRIPED MULLET Mugil cephalus
SLEEPERS: Family Eleotridae
FAT SLEEPER Dormitator maculatus
DRUMS: Family Sciaenidae
FRESHWATER DRUM Aplodinotus grunniens
CICHLIDS: Family Cichlidae
BLUE TILAPIA Oreochromis aureus
RIO GRANDE CICHLID Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum
FLOUNDERS: Family Bothidae
SOUTHERN FLOUNDER Paralichthys lethostigma Google Images
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