United States of America
Checklist of Endemic Freshwater Fish Species
This list of freshwater fish species found exclusively in the United States of America is based on the taxonomy used in FishBase 2004 (2004). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
FishBase 2004: a global information system on fishes. DVD. WorldFish Center - Philippine Office, Los Banos, Philippines. Published in May 2004.
The current version of this electronic database is accessible here.
OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range ( these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)
x = extinct IN = introduced elsewhere
Scaphirhynchus albus (Acipenseridae) Pallid Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Acipenseridae) Shovelnose Sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus suttkusi (Acipenseridae) Alabama Sturgeon
Amblyopsis rosae (Amblyopsidae) Ozark Cavefish
Amblyopsis spelaea (Amblyopsidae) Northern Cavefish
Chologaster cornuta (Amblyopsidae) Swampfish
Forbesichthys agassizii (Amblyopsidae) Spring Cavefish
Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni (Amblyopsidae) Alabama Cavefish
Typhlichthys subterraneus (Amblyopsidae) Southern Cavefish
Aphredoderus sayanus (Aphredoderidae) Pirate Perch
Menidia clarkhubbsi (Atherinopsidae) Texas Silverside
Menidia extensa (Atherinopsidae) Waccamaw Silverside
Carpiodes velifer (Catostomidae) Highfin Carpsucker
Catostomus ardens (Catostomidae) Utah Sucker
Catostomus discobolus (Catostomidae) Bluehead Sucker
Catostomus fumeiventris (Catostomidae) Owens Sucker
Catostomus latipinnis (Catostomidae) Flannelmouth Sucker
Catostomus microps (Catostomidae) Modoc Sucker
Catostomus occidentalis (Catostomidae) Sacremento Sucker
Catostomus rimiculus (Catostomidae) Jenny Creek Sucker
Catostomus santaanae (Catostomidae) Santa Ana Sucker
Catostomus snyderi (Catostomidae) Klamath Largescale Sucker
Catostomus tahoensis (Catostomidae) Tahoe Sucker
Catostomus warnerensis (Catostomidae) Warner Sucker
Chasmistes brevirostris (Catostomidae) Shortnose Sucker
Chasmistes cujus (Catostomidae) Cui-ui
Chasmistes liorus (Catostomidae) June Sucker
Chasmistes muriei x (Catostomidae) Snake River Sucker
Cycleptus meridionalis (Catostomidae) Southeastern Blue Sucker
Deltistes luxatus (Catostomidae) Lost River Sucker
Erimyzon oblongus (Catostomidae) Creek Chubsucker
Erimyzon tenuis (Catostomidae) Sharpfin Chubsucker
Hypentelium etowanum (Catostomidae) Alabama Hog Sucker
Hypentelium roanokense (Catostomidae) Roanoke Hog Sucker
Minytrema melanops OC (Catostomidae) Spotted Sucker
Moxostoma breviceps (Catostomidae) Smallmouth Redhorse
Moxostoma collapsum (Catostomidae) Notchlip Redhorse
Moxostoma lacerum x (Catostomidae) Harelip Sucker
Moxostoma pappillosum (Catostomidae) V-lip Redhorse
Moxostoma poecilurum (Catostomidae) Blacktail Redhorse
Moxostoma robustum (Catostomidae) Smallfin Redhorse
Scartomyzon ariommus (Catostomidae) Bigeye Jumprock
Scartomyzon cervinus (Catostomidae) Blacktip Jumprock
Scartomyzon lachneri (Catostomidae) Greater Jumprock
Scartomyzon rupiscartes (Catostomidae) Striped Jumprock
Thoburnia atripinnis (Catostomidae) Blackfin Sucker
Thoburnia hamiltoni (Catostomidae) Rustyside Sucker
Thoburnia rhothoeca (Catostomidae) Torrent Sucker
Xyrauchen texanus (Catostomidae) Razorback Sucker
Acantharchus pomotis (Centrarchidae) Mud Sunfish
Ambloplites ariommus (Centrarchidae) Shadow Bass
Ambloplites cavifrons (Centrarchidae) Roanoke Bass
Ambloplites constellatus (Centrarchidae) Ozark Bass
Archoplites interruptus (Centrarchidae) Sacramento Perch
Centrarchus macropterus (Centrarchidae) Flier Bream
Enneacanthus chaetodon (Centrarchidae) Blackbanded Sunfish
Enneacanthus gloriosus (Centrarchidae) Bluespotted Sunfish
Enneacanthus obesus (Centrarchidae) Banded Sunfish
Lepomis gulosus OC IN (Centrarchidae) Warmouth
Lepomis humilis OC (Centrarchidae) Orangespotted Sunfish
Lepomis marginatus (Centrarchidae) Dollar Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus IN (Centrarchidae) Redear Sunfish
Lepomis miniatus (Centrarchidae) Redspotted Sunfish
Lepomis punctatus OC (Centrarchidae) Spotted Sunfish
Lepomis symmetricus (Centrarchidae) Bantam Sunfish
Micropterus cataractae (Centrarchidae) Shoal Bass
Micropterus coosae IN (Centrarchidae) Redeye Bass
Micropterus notius (Centrarchidae) Suwannee Bass
Micropterus punctulatus IN (Centrarchidae) Spotted Bass
Micropterus treculii (Centrarchidae) Guadalupe Bass
Alosa alabamae (Clupeidae) Alabama Shad
Alosa chrysochloris (Clupeidae) Skipjack Shad
Alosa mediocris OC (Clupeidae) Hickory Shad
Cottus asperrimus (Cottidae) Rough Sculpin
Cottus baileyi (Cottidae) Black Sculpin
Cottus beldingii (Cottidae) Paiute Sculpin
Cottus bendirei (Cottidae) Malheur Sculpin
Cottus caeruleomentum (Cottidae) Blue Ridge Sculpin
Cottus carolinae (Cottidae) Banded Sculpin
Cottus echinatus x (Cottidae) Utah Lake Sculpin
Cottus extensus (Cottidae) Bear Lake Sculpin
Cottus girardi (Cottidae) Potomac Sculpin
Cottus greenei (Cottidae) Shoshone Sculpin
Cottus gulosus (Cottidae) Riffle Sculpin
Cottus hypselurus (Cottidae) Ozark Sculpin
Cottus klamathensis (Cottidae) Marbled Sculpin
Cottus leiopomus (Cottidae) Wood River Sculpin
Cottus marginatus (Cottidae) Margined Sculpin
Cottus paulus (Cottidae) Pygmy Sculpin
Cottus perplexus (Cottidae) Sculpinsculpin
Cottus pitensis (Cottidae) Pit Sculpin
Cottus princeps (Cottidae) Klamath Lake Sculpin
Cottus tenuis (Cottidae) Slender Sculpin
Campostoma oligolepis (Cyprinidae) Largescale Stoneroller
Campostoma pauciradii (Cyprinidae) Bluefin Stoneroller
Campostoma pullum OC (Cyprinidae) Central Stoneroller
Clinostomus funduloides (Cyprinidae) Rosyside Dace
Cyprinella analostana (Cyprinidae) Satinfin Shiner
Cyprinella caerulea (Cyprinidae) Blue Shiner
Cyprinella callisema (Cyprinidae) Ocmulgee Shiner
Cyprinella callistia (Cyprinidae) Alabama Shiner
Cyprinella callitaenia (Cyprinidae) Bluestripe Shiner
Cyprinella camura (Cyprinidae) Bluntface Shiner
Cyprinella chloristia (Cyprinidae) Greenfin Shiner
Cyprinella galactura (Cyprinidae) Whitetail Shiner
Cyprinella gibbsi (Cyprinidae) Tallapoosa Shiner
Cyprinella labrosa (Cyprinidae) Thicklip Chub
Cyprinella leedsi (Cyprinidae) Bannerfin Shiner
Cyprinella lepida (Cyprinidae) Plateau Shiner
Cyprinella monacha (Cyprinidae) Turquoise Shiner
Cyprinella nivea (Cyprinidae) Whitefin Shiner
Cyprinella pyrrhomelas (Cyprinidae) Fieryblack Shiner
Cyprinella trichroistia (Cyprinidae) Tricolor Shiner
Cyprinella venusta OC (Cyprinidae) Blacktail Shiner
Cyprinella whipplii (Cyprinidae) Steelcolor Shiner
Cyprinella xaenura (Cyprinidae) Altamaha Shiner
Dionda diaboli (Cyprinidae) Devils River Minnow
Eremichthys acros (Cyprinidae) Desert Dace
Erimystax cahni (Cyprinidae) Slender Chub
Erimystax dissimilis (Cyprinidae) Streamline Chub
Erimystax insignis (Cyprinidae) Blotched Chub
Exoglossum laurae (Cyprinidae) Tonguetied Minnow
Gila alvordensis (Cyprinidae) Alvord Chub
Gila atraria (Cyprinidae) Utah Chub
Gila bicolor (Cyprinidae) Tui Chub
Gila boraxobius (Cyprinidae) Borax Lake Chub
Gila coerulea (Cyprinidae) Blue Chub
Gila copei (Cyprinidae) Leatherside Chub
Gila crassicauda (Cyprinidae) Thicktail Chub
Gila cypha (Cyprinidae) Humpback Chub
Gila elegans (Cyprinidae) Bonytail
Gila nigra (Cyprinidae) Headwater Chub
Gila orcuttii (Cyprinidae) Arroyo Chub
Gila pandora OC (Cyprinidae) Rio Grande Chub
Hemitremia flammea (Cyprinidae) Flame Chub
Hesperoleucus symmetricus (Cyprinidae) California Roach
Hybognathus amarus OC (Cyprinidae) Western Silvery Minnow
Hybognathus hayi (Cyprinidae) Cypress Minnow
Hybognathus placitus (Cyprinidae) Plains Minnow
Hybopsis amblops (Cyprinidae) Bigeye Chub
Hybopsis amnis (Cyprinidae) Pallid Shiner
Hybopsis hypsinotus (Cyprinidae) Highback Chub
Hybopsis lineapunctata (Cyprinidae) Lined Chub
Hybopsis winchelli (Cyprinidae) Clear Chub
Hybopsis zanema (Cyprinidae) Santee Chub
Iotichthys phlegethontis (Cyprinidae) Least Chub
Lavinia exilicauda (Cyprinidae) Hitch
Lepidomeda albivallis (Cyprinidae) White River Spinedace
Lepidomeda altivelis (Cyprinidae) Pahranagat Spinedace
Lepidomeda mollispinis (Cyprinidae) Virgin Spinedace
Lepidomeda vittata (Cyprinidae) Little Colorado Spinedace
Luxilus albeolus (Cyprinidae) White Shiner
Luxilus cardinalis (Cyprinidae) Cardinal Shiner
Luxilus cerasinus (Cyprinidae) Crescent Shiner
Luxilus chrysocephalus OC (Cyprinidae) Striped Shiner
Luxilus coccogenis (Cyprinidae) Warpaint Shiner
Luxilus pilsbryi (Cyprinidae) Duskystripe Shiner
Luxilus zonatus (Cyprinidae) Bleeding Shiner
Luxilus zonistius (Cyprinidae) Bandfin Shiner
Lythrurus ardens (Cyprinidae) Rosefin Shiner
Lythrurus atrapiculus (Cyprinidae) Blacktip Shiner
Lythrurus bellus (Cyprinidae) Pretty Shiner
Lythrurus fumeus (Cyprinidae) Ribbon Shiner
Lythrurus lirus (Cyprinidae) Mountain Shiner
Lythrurus matutinus (Cyprinidae) Pinewoods Shiner
Lythrurus roseipinnis (Cyprinidae) Cherryfin Shiner
Lythrurus snelsoni (Cyprinidae) Ouachita Shiner
Macrhybopsis gelida (Cyprinidae) Sturgeon Chub
Macrhybopsis meeki (Cyprinidae) Sicklefin Chub
Meda fulgida (Cyprinidae) Spikedace
Moapa coriacea (Cyprinidae) Moapa Dace
Mylopharodon conocephalus (Cyprinidae) Hardhead
Nocomis asper (Cyprinidae) Redspot Chub
Nocomis effusus (Cyprinidae) Redtail Chub
Nocomis leptocephalus (Cyprinidae) Bluehead Chub
Nocomis platyrhynchus (Cyprinidae) Bigmouth Chub
Nocomis raneyi (Cyprinidae) Bull Chub
Notropis albizonatus (Cyprinidae) Palezone Shiner
Notropis alborus (Cyprinidae) Whitemouth Shiner
Notropis altipinnis (Cyprinidae) Highfin Shiner
Notropis ammophilus (Cyprinidae) Orangefin Shiner
Notropis amoenus (Cyprinidae) Comely Shiner
Notropis ariommus (Cyprinidae) Popeye Shiner
Notropis asperifrons (Cyprinidae) Burrhead Shiner
Notropis atrocaudalis (Cyprinidae) Blackspot Shiner
Notropis baileyi (Cyprinidae) Rough Shiner
Notropis bairdi (Cyprinidae) Red River Shiner
Notropis boops (Cyprinidae) Bigeye Shiner
Notropis buccatus (Cyprinidae) Silverjaw Minnow
Notropis buccula (Cyprinidae) Smalleye Shiner
Notropis cahabae (Cyprinidae) Cahaba Shiner
Notropis candidus (Cyprinidae) Silverside Shiner
Notropis chalybaeus (Cyprinidae) Ironcolor Shiner
Notropis chiliticus (Cyprinidae) Redlip Shiner
Notropis chlorocephalus (Cyprinidae) Greenhead Shiner
Notropis chrosomus (Cyprinidae) Rainbow Shiner
Notropis cummingsae (Cyprinidae) Dusky Shiner
Notropis edwardraneyi (Cyprinidae) Fluvial Shiner
Notropis euryzonus (Cyprinidae) Broadstripe Shiner
Notropis girardi (Cyprinidae) Arkansas River Shiner
Notropis grandipinnis (Cyprinidae) Apalachee Shiner
Notropis greenei (Cyprinidae) Wedgespot Shiner
Notropis harperi (Cyprinidae) Redeye Chub
Notropis hubbsi (Cyprinidae) Bluehead Shiner
Notropis hypselopterus (Cyprinidae) Sailfin Shiner
Notropis hypsilepis (Cyprinidae) Highscale Shiner
Notropis leuciodus (Cyprinidae) Tennessee Shiner
Notropis longirostris (Cyprinidae) Longnose Shiner
Notropis ludibundus OC (Cyprinidae) Sand Shiner
Notropis lutipinnis (Cyprinidae) Yellowfin Shiner
Notropis maculatus (Cyprinidae) Taillight Shiner
Notropis mekistocholas (Cyprinidae) Cape Fear Shiner
Notropis melanostomus (Cyprinidae) Blackmouth Shiner
Notropis merlini (Cyprinidae) Orangetail Shiner
Notropis nubilus (Cyprinidae) Ozark Minnow
Notropis orca x (Cyprinidae) Phantom Shiner
Notropis ortenburgeri (Cyprinidae) Kiamichi Shiner
Notropis oxyrhynchus (Cyprinidae) Sharpnose Shiner
Notropis ozarcanus (Cyprinidae) Ozark Shiner
Notropis perpallidus (Cyprinidae) Peppered Shiner
Notropis petersoni (Cyprinidae) Coastal Shiner
Notropis potteri (Cyprinidae) Chub Shiner
Notropis procne (Cyprinidae) Swallowtail Shiner
Notropis rafinesquei (Cyprinidae) Yazoo Shiner
Notropis rubescens (Cyprinidae) Rosyface Chub
Notropis rubricroceus (Cyprinidae) Saffron Shiner
Notropis rupestris (Cyprinidae) Bedrock Shiner
Notropis sabinae (Cyprinidae) Sabine Shiner
Notropis scabriceps (Cyprinidae) New River Shiner
Notropis scepticus (Cyprinidae) Sandbar Shiner
Notropis semperasper (Cyprinidae) Roughhead Shiner
Notropis shumardi (Cyprinidae) Silverband Shiner
Notropis signipinnis (Cyprinidae) Flagfin Shiner
Notropis simus (Cyprinidae) Bluntnose Shiner
Notropis spectrunculus (Cyprinidae) Mirror Shiner
Notropis stilbius (Cyprinidae) Silverstripe Shiner
Notropis suttkusi (Cyprinidae) Rocky Shiner
Notropis telescopus (Cyprinidae) Telescope Shiner
Notropis texanus OC (Cyprinidae) Weed Shiner
Notropis topeka (Cyprinidae) Topeka Shiner
Notropis uranoscopus (Cyprinidae) Skygazer Shiner
Notropis welaka (Cyprinidae) Bluenose Shiner
Notropis xaenocephalus (Cyprinidae) Coosa Shiner
Oregonichthys crameri (Cyprinidae) Oregon Chub
Oregonichthys kalawatseti (Cyprinidae) Umpaqua Chub
Orthodon microlepidotus (Cyprinidae) Sacramento Blackfish
Pararhinichthys bowersi (Cyprinidae) Cheat Minnow
Phenacobius catostomus (Cyprinidae) Riffle Minnow
Phenacobius crassilabrum (Cyprinidae) Fatlips Minnow
Phenacobius mirabilis (Cyprinidae) Suckermouth Minnow
Phenacobius teretulus (Cyprinidae) Kanawha Minnow
Phenacobius uranops (Cyprinidae) Stargazing Minnow
Phoxinus cumberlandensis (Cyprinidae) Blackside Dace
Phoxinus erythrogaster OC (Cyprinidae) Southern Redbelly Dace
Phoxinus oreas (Cyprinidae) Mountain Redbelly Dace
Phoxinus tennesseensis (Cyprinidae) Tennessee Dace
Pimephales tenellus (Cyprinidae) Bluntnose Minnow
Plagopterus argentissimus (Cyprinidae) Woundfin
Pogonichthys ciscoides (Cyprinidae) Clear Lake Splittail
Pogonichthys macrolepidotus (Cyprinidae) Splittail
Ptychocheilus grandis (Cyprinidae) Sacramento Pikeminnow
Ptychocheilus lucius (Cyprinidae) Colorado Pikeminnow
Ptychocheilus umpquae (Cyprinidae) Umpqua Pikeminnow
Relictus solitarius (Cyprinidae) Relict Dace
Rhinichthys deaconi x (Cyprinidae) Las Vegas Dace
Rhinichthys evermanni (Cyprinidae) Umpqua Dace
Richardsonius egregius (Cyprinidae) Lahontan Redside
Semotilus lumbee (Cyprinidae) Sandhills Chub
Semotilus thoreauianus (Cyprinidae) Dixie Chub
Cyprinodon bovinus (Cyprinodontidae) Leon Springs Pupfish
Cyprinodon diabolis (Cyprinodontidae) Devils Hole Pupfish
Cyprinodon elegans OC (Cyprinodontidae) Comanche Springs Pupfish
Cyprinodon eremus (Cyprinodontidae) Sonoyta Pupfish
Cyprinodon hubbsi (Cyprinodontidae) Lake Eustis Minnow
Cyprinodon nevadensis (Cyprinodontidae) Amargosa Pupfish
Cyprinodon pecosensis (Cyprinodontidae) Pecos Pupfish
Cyprinodon radiosus (Cyprinodontidae) Owens Pupfish
Cyprinodon rubrofluviatilis (Cyprinodontidae) Red River Pupfish
Cyprinodon salinus (Cyprinodontidae) Cottonball Marsh Pupfish
Cyprinodon tularosa (Cyprinodontidae) White Sands Pupfish
Jordanella floridae (Cyprinodontidae) Flagfish
Elassoma alabamae (Elassomatidae) Spring Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma boehlkei (Elassomatidae) Carolina Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma evergladei (Elassomatidae) Everglades Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma okatie (Elassomatidae) Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma okefenokee (Elassomatidae) Okefenokee Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma zonatum (Elassomatidae) Banded Pygmy Sunfish
Eleotris sandwicensis (Eleotridae) Akupa Sleeper
Hysterocarpus traskii (Embiotocidae) Tule Perch
Adinia xenica (Fundulidae) Diamond Killifish
Fundulus albolineatus x (Fundulidae) Whiteline Topminnow
Fundulus auroguttatus (Fundulidae) Banded Topminnow
Fundulus bifax (Fundulidae) Stippled Studfish
Fundulus blairae (Fundulidae) Western Starhead Topminnow
Fundulus catenatus (Fundulidae) Northern Studfish
Fundulus chrysotus (Fundulidae) Golden Topminnow
Fundulus cingulatus (Fundulidae) Banded Topminnow
Fundulus confluentus (Fundulidae) Marsh Killifish
Fundulus dispar (Fundulidae) Starhead Topminnow
Fundulus escambiae (Fundulidae) Russetfin Topminnow
Fundulus euryzonus (Fundulidae) Broadstripe Topminnow
Fundulus julisia (Fundulidae) Barrens Topminnow
Fundulus lineolatus (Fundulidae) Lined Topminnow
Fundulus notti (Fundulidae) Bayou Topminnow
Fundulus olivaceus (Fundulidae) Blackspotted Topminnow
Fundulus rathbuni (Fundulidae) Speckled Killifish
Fundulus sciadicus (Fundulidae) Plains Topminnow
Fundulus seminolis (Fundulidae) Seminole Killifish
Fundulus stellifera (Fundulidae) Southern Studfish
Fundulus waccamensis (Fundulidae) Waccamaw Killifish
Fundulus zebrinus IN (Fundulidae) Plains Killifish
Leptolucania ommata (Fundulidae) Pygmy Killifish
Lucania goodei (Fundulidae) Bluefin Killifish
Lentipes concolor (Gobiidae) Hiukole Goby
Microgobius gulosus (Gobiidae) Clown Goby
Stenogobius hawaiiensis (Gobiidae) Naniha Goby
Crenichthys baileyi (Goodeidae) White River Springfish
Crenichthys nevadae (Goodeidae) Railroad Valley Springfish
Empetrichthys latos (Goodeidae) Pahrump Killifish
Empetrichthys merriami x (Goodeidae) Ash Meadows Killifish
Ameiurus brunneus (Ictaluridae) Snail Bullhead
Ameiurus catus OC IN (Ictaluridae) White Catfish
Ameiurus platycephalus (Ictaluridae) Flat Bullhead
Ameiurus serracanthus (Ictaluridae) Spotted Bullhead
Noturus albater (Ictaluridae) Ozark Madtom
Noturus baileyi (Ictaluridae) Smoky Madtom
Noturus elegans (Ictaluridae) Elegant Madtom
Noturus eleutherus (Ictaluridae) Mountain Madtom
Noturus exilis (Ictaluridae) Slender Madtom
Noturus flavater (Ictaluridae) Checkered Madtom
Noturus flavipinnis (Ictaluridae) Yellowfin Madtom
Noturus funebris (Ictaluridae) Black Madtom
Noturus furiosus (Ictaluridae) Carolina Madtom
Noturus gilberti (Ictaluridae) Orangefin Madtom
Noturus hildebrandi (Ictaluridae) Least Madtom
Noturus insignis OC (Ictaluridae) Margined Madtom
Noturus lachneri (Ictaluridae) Ouachita Madtom
Noturus leptacanthus (Ictaluridae) Speckled Madtom
Noturus munitus (Ictaluridae) Frecklebelly Madtom
Noturus nocturnus (Ictaluridae) Freckled Madtom
Noturus phaeus (Ictaluridae) Brown Madtom
Noturus placidus (Ictaluridae) Neosho Madtom
Noturus stanauli (Ictaluridae) Pygmy Madtom
Noturus stigmosus OC (Ictaluridae) Northern Madtom
Noturus taylori (Ictaluridae) Caddo Madtom
Noturus trautmani (Ictaluridae) Scioto Madtom
Satan eurystomus (Ictaluridae) Widemouth Blindcat
Trogloglanis pattersoni (Ictaluridae) Toothless Blindcat
Kuhlia xenura (Kuhliidae) Hawaiian Flagtail
Lepisosteus platostomus (Lepisosteidae) Shortnose Gar
Lepisosteus platyrhincus OC (Lepisosteidae) Florida Gar
Morone mississippiensis (Moronidae) Yellow Bass
Hypomesus transpacificus (Osmeridae) Delta Smelt
Ammocrypta beanii (Percidae) Naked Sand Darter
Ammocrypta bifascia (Percidae) Florida Sand Darter
Ammocrypta clara (Percidae) Western Sand Darter
Ammocrypta meridiana (Percidae) Southern Sand Darter
Ammocrypta vivax (Percidae) Scaly Sand Darter
Crystallaria asprella (Percidae) Crystal Darter
Etheostoma acuticeps (Percidae) Sharphead Darter
Etheostoma aquali (Percidae) Coppercheek Darter
Etheostoma asprigene (Percidae) Mud Darter
Etheostoma atripinne (Percidae) Cumberland Snubnose Darter
Etheostoma baileyi (Percidae) Emerald Darter
Etheostoma barbouri (Percidae) Teardrop Darter
Etheostoma barrenense (Percidae) Splendid Darter
Etheostoma bellum (Percidae) Orangefin Darter
Etheostoma bison (Percidae) Buffalo Darter
Etheostoma blennius (Percidae) Blenny Darter
Etheostoma boschungi (Percidae) Slackwater Darter
Etheostoma brevirostrum (Percidae) Holiday Darter
Etheostoma burri (Percidae) Brook Darter
Etheostoma camurum (Percidae) Bluebreast Darter
Etheostoma chienense (Percidae) Relict Darter
Etheostoma chlorobranchium (Percidae) Greenfin Darter
Etheostoma chlorosomum (Percidae) Bluntnose Darter
Etheostoma cinereum (Percidae) Ashy Darter
Etheostoma collettei (Percidae) Creole Darter
Etheostoma collis (Percidae) Carolina Darter
Etheostoma coosae (Percidae) Coosa Darter
Etheostoma corona (Percidae) Crown Darter
Etheostoma cragini (Percidae) Arkansas Darter
Etheostoma crossopterum (Percidae) Fringed Darter
Etheostoma davisoni (Percidae) Choctawhatchee Darter
Etheostoma denoncourti (Percidae) Golden Darter
Etheostoma ditrema (Percidae) Coldwater Darter
Etheostoma duryi (Percidae) Black Darter
Etheostoma edwini (Percidae) Brown Darter
Etheostoma etnieri (Percidae) Cherry Darter
Etheostoma euzonum (Percidae) Arkansas Saddled Darter
Etheostoma flavum (Percidae) Saffron Darter
Etheostoma fonticola (Percidae) Fountain Darter
Etheostoma forbesi (Percidae) Barrens Darter
Etheostoma fricksium (Percidae) Savannah Darter
Etheostoma fusiforme (Percidae) Swamp Darter
Etheostoma gracile (Percidae) Slough Darter
Etheostoma histrio (Percidae) Harlequin Darter
Etheostoma hopkinsi (Percidae) Christmas Darter
Etheostoma inscriptum (Percidae) Turquoise Darter
Etheostoma jessiae (Percidae) Blueside Darter
Etheostoma jordani (Percidae) Greenbreast Darter
Etheostoma juliae (Percidae) Yoke Darter
Etheostoma kanawhae (Percidae) Kanawha Darter
Etheostoma kantuckeense (Percidae) Highland Rim Darter
Etheostoma kennicotti (Percidae) Stripetail Darter
Etheostoma lawrencei (Percidae) Headwater Darter
Etheostoma lepidum (Percidae) Greenthroat Darter
Etheostoma longimanum (Percidae) Longfin Darter
Etheostoma luteovinctum (Percidae) Redband Darter
Etheostoma lynceum (Percidae) Brighteye Darter
Etheostoma maculatum OC (Percidae) Spotted Darter
Etheostoma mariae (Percidae) Pinewoods Darter
Etheostoma microlepidum (Percidae) Smallscale Darter
Etheostoma moorei (Percidae) Yellowcheek Darter
Etheostoma neopterum (Percidae) Lollipop Darter
Etheostoma nianguae (Percidae) Niangua Darter
Etheostoma nigripinne (Percidae) Blackfin Darter
Etheostoma nuchale (Percidae) Watercress Darter
Etheostoma obeyense (Percidae) Barcheek Darter
Etheostoma okaloosae (Percidae) Okaloosa Darter
Etheostoma olivaceum (Percidae) Sooty Darter
Etheostoma oophylax (Percidae) Guardian Darter
Etheostoma osburni (Percidae) Candy Darter
Etheostoma pallididorsum (Percidae) Paleback Darter
Etheostoma parvipinne (Percidae) Goldstripe Darter
Etheostoma percnurum (Percidae) Duskytail Darter
Etheostoma perlongum (Percidae) Waccamaw Darter
Etheostoma podostemone (Percidae) Riverweed Darter
Etheostoma proeliare (Percidae) Cypress Darter
Etheostoma pseudovulatum (Percidae) Egg-mimic Darter
Etheostoma punctulatum (Percidae) Stippled Darter
Etheostoma pyrrhogaster (Percidae) Firebelly Darter
Etheostoma radiosum (Percidae) Orangebelly Darter
Etheostoma rafinesquei (Percidae) Kentucky Darter
Etheostoma rubrum (Percidae) Bayou Darter
Etheostoma rufilineatum (Percidae) Redline Darter
Etheostoma rupestre (Percidae) Rock Darter
Etheostoma sagitta (Percidae) Arrow Darter
Etheostoma saludae (Percidae) Saluda Darter
Etheostoma sanguifluum (Percidae) Bloodfin Darter
Etheostoma sellare (Percidae) Maryland Darter
Etheostoma serrifer (Percidae) Sawcheek Darter
Etheostoma simoterum (Percidae) Snubnose Darter
Etheostoma smithi (Percidae) Slabrock Darter
Etheostoma spectabile (Percidae) Orangethroat Darter
Etheostoma squamiceps (Percidae) Spottail Darter
Etheostoma stigmaeum (Percidae) Speckled Darter
Etheostoma striatulum (Percidae) Striated Darter
Etheostoma swaini (Percidae) Gulf Darter
Etheostoma swannanoa (Percidae) Swannanoa Darter
Etheostoma tallapoosae (Percidae) Tallapoosa Darter
Etheostoma tecumsehi (Percidae) Shawnee Darter
Etheostoma tetrazonum (Percidae) Missouri Saddled Darter
Etheostoma thalassinum (Percidae) Seagreen Darter
Etheostoma tippecanoe (Percidae) Tippecanoe Darter
Etheostoma trisella (Percidae) Trispot Darter
Etheostoma tuscumbia (Percidae) Tuscumbia Darter
Etheostoma variatum (Percidae) Variegate Darter
Etheostoma virgatum (Percidae) Striped Darter
Etheostoma vitreum (Percidae) Glassy Darter
Etheostoma vulneratum (Percidae) Wounded Darter
Etheostoma wapiti (Percidae) Boulder Darter
Etheostoma whipplei (Percidae) Redfin Darter
Etheostoma zonale (Percidae) Banded Darter
Etheostoma zonifer (Percidae) Backwater Darter
Etheostoma zonistium (Percidae) Bandfin Darter
Percina antesella (Percidae) Amber Darter
Percina aurantiaca (Percidae) Tangerine Darter
Percina aurolineata (Percidae) Goldline Darter
Percina aurora (Percidae) Pearl Darter
Percina austroperca (Percidae) Southern Logperch
Percina brevicauda (Percidae) Coal Darter
Percina burtoni (Percidae) Blotchside Darter
Percina carbonaria (Percidae) Texas Logperch
Percina crassa (Percidae) Piedmont Darter
Percina cymatotaenia (Percidae) Bluestripe Darter
Percina evides (Percidae) Gilt Darter
Percina gymnocephala (Percidae) Appalachia Darter
Percina jenkinsi (Percidae) Conasauga Logperch
Percina kathae (Percidae) Mobile Logperch
Percina lenticula (Percidae) Freckled Darter
Percina macrocephala (Percidae) Longhead Darter
Percina nasuta (Percidae) Longnose Darter
Percina nevisense (Percidae) Chainback Darter
Percina nigrofasciata (Percidae) Blackbanded Darter
Percina notogramma (Percidae) Stripeback Darter
Percina oxyrhynchus (Percidae) Sharpnose Darter
Percina palmaris (Percidae) Bronze Darter
Percina pantherina (Percidae) Leopard Darter
Percina peltata (Percidae) Shield Darter
Percina phoxocephala (Percidae) Slenderhead Darter
Percina rex (Percidae) Roanoke Logperch
Percina roanoka (Percidae) Roanoke Darter
Percina sciera (Percidae) Dusky Darter
Percina squamata (Percidae) Olive Darter
Percina stictogaster (Percidae) Frecklebelly Darter
Percina suttkusi (Percidae) Gulf Logperch
Percina tanasi (Percidae) Snail Darter
Percina uranidea (Percidae) Stargazing Darter
Percina vigil (Percidae) Saddleback Darter
Percopsis transmontana OC (Percopsidae) Sandroller
Entosphenus hubbsi (Petromyzontidae) Kern Brook Lamprey
Ichthyomyzon bdellium (Petromyzontidae) Ohio Lamprey
Ichthyomyzon gagei (Petromyzontidae) Southern Brook Lamprey
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi (Petromyzontidae) Mountain Brook Lamprey
Lampetra aepyptera (Petromyzontidae) Least Brook Lamprey
Lampetra folletti (Petromyzontidae) Modoc Brook Lamprey
Lampetra lethophaga (Petromyzontidae) Pit-Klamath Brook Lamprey
Lampetra minima x (Petromyzontidae) Miller Lake Lamprey
Lampetra pacifica (Petromyzontidae) Pacific Brook Lamprey
Lampetra similis (Petromyzontidae) Klamath River Lamprey
Gambusia amistadensis x (Poeciliidae) Amistad Gambusia
Gambusia gaigei OC (Poeciliidae) Big Bend Gambusia
Gambusia geiseri (Poeciliidae) Largespring Gambusia
Gambusia georgei x (Poeciliidae) San Marcos Gambusia
Gambusia heterochir OC (Poeciliidae) Clear Creek Gambusia
Gambusia holbrooki IN (Poeciliidae) Eastern Mosquitofish
Gambusia nobilis OC (Poeciliidae) Pecos Gambusia
Heterandria formosa (Poeciliidae) Least Killifish
Polyodon spathula (Polyodontidae) Mississippi Paddlefish
Oncorhynchus aguabonita IN (Salmonidae) Golden Trout
Oncorhynchus apache (Salmonidae) Apache Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae (Salmonidae) Gila Trout
Prosopium abyssicola (Salmonidae) Bear Lake Whitefish
Prosopium gemmifer (Salmonidae) Bonneville Cisco
Prosopium spilonotus (Salmonidae) Bonneville Whitefish
Salvelinus agassizii (Salmonidae) Silver Trout
Salvelinus anaktuvukensis (Salmonidae) Angayukaksurak Char
Novumbra hubbsi OC (Umbridae) Olympic Mudminnow
Umbra pygmaea IN (Umbridae) Eastern Mudminnow
Additional endemic freshwater fish species that were not included in FishBase 2004 are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the 13 March 2009 version of the Catalog of Fishes database (current version here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 530 endemic freshwater fish species listed above, these additional 63 species total 593 species of freshwater fishes known solely from the United States of America.
Chasmistes fecundus (Catostomidae) Webug Sucker
Moxostoma pisolabrum (Catostomidae) Pealip Redhorse
Micropterus floridanus (Centrarchidae) Florida Bass
Cottus chattahoochee (Cottidae) Chattahoochee Sculpin 2007
Cottus kanawhae (Cottidae) Kanawha Sculpin 2005
Cottus tallapoosae (Cottidae) Tallapoosa Sculpin 2007
Cyprinella stigmatura (Cyprinidae) Regal Shiner
Dionda nigrotaeniata (Cyprinidae) Guadalupe Roundnose Minnow
Dionda serena (Cyprinidae) Nueces Roundnose Minnow
Erimystax harryi (Cyprinidae) Ozark Chub
Gila seminuda (Cyprinidae) Virgin Chub
Hybopsis rubrifrons (Cyprinidae) Rosyface Chub
Lythrurus alegnotus (Cyprinidae) Warrior Shiner
Lythrurus fasciolaris (Cyprinidae) Scarlet Shiner
Macrhybopsis australis (Cyprinidae) Prairie Chub
Macrhybopsis hyostoma (Cyprinidae) Shoal Chub
Macrhybopsis marconis (Cyprinidae) Burrhead Chub
Macrhybopsis tetranema (Cyprinidae) Peppered Chub
Notropis amplamala (Cyprinidae) Longjaw Shiner 2006
Notropis metallicus (Cyprinidae) Metallic Shiner
Notropis micropteryx (Cyprinidae) Highland Shiner
Notropis stonei (Cyprinidae) Lowland Shiner
Notropis wickliffi (Cyprinidae) Channel Shiner
Phoxinus saylori (Cyprinidae) Laurel Dace
Noturus crypticus (Ictaluridae) Chucky Madtom 2005
Noturus fasciatus (Ictaluridae) Saddled Madtom 2005
Noturus gladiator (Ictaluridae) Piebald Madtom 2004
Noturus maydeni (Ictaluridae) Black River Madtom 2006
Crystallaria cincotta (Percidae) Diamond Darter 2008
Etheostoma artesiae (Percidae) Redspot Darter
Etheostoma basilare (Percidae) Corrugated Darter 2003
Etheostoma bellator (Percidae) Warrior Darter
Etheostoma cervus (Percidae) Chickasaw Darter 2003
Etheostoma chermocki (Percidae) Vermilion Darter
Etheostoma chuckwachatte (Percidae) Lipstick Darter
Etheostoma colorosum (Percidae) Coastal Darter
Etheostoma derivativum (Percidae) Stone Darter 2003
Etheostoma douglasi (Percidae) Tuskaloosa Darter
Etheostoma etowahae (Percidae) Etowah Darter
Etheostoma fragi (Percidae) Strawberry Darter
Etheostoma gutselli (Percidae) Tuckasegee Darter
Etheostoma lachneri (Percidae) Tombigbee Darter
Etheostoma lemniscatum (Percidae) Tuxedo Darter 2008
Etheostoma marmorpinnum (Percidae) Marbled Darter 2008
Etheostoma occidentale (Percidae) Westrim Darter 2007
Etheostoma orientale (Percidae) Eastrim Darter 2007
Etheostoma phytophilum (Percidae) Rush Darter
Etheostoma planasaxatile (Percidae) Duck Darter 2007
Etheostoma ramseyi (Percidae) Alabama Darter
Etheostoma raneyi (Percidae) Yazoo Darter
Etheostoma scotti (Percidae) Cherokee Darter
Etheostoma sequatchiense (Percidae) Sequatchie Darter
Etheostoma sitikuense (Percidae) Citico Darter 2008
Etheostoma susanae (Percidae) Cumberland Darter
Etheostoma tennesseense (Percidae) Tennessee Darter 2007
Etheostoma uniporum (Percidae) Current Darter
Percina crypta (Percidae) Halloween Darter 2008
Percina fulvitaenia (Percidae) Ozark Logperch
Percina kusha (Percidae) Bridled Darter 2007
Percina sipsi (Percidae) Bankhead Darter 2007
Percina smithvanizi (Percidae) Muscadine Darter 2007
Percina williamsi (Percidae) Sickle Darter 2007
Gambusia clarkhubbsi (Poeciliidae) San Felipe Gambusia 2003