Currently, there are about 25,000 recognized species of fishes in the world, divided
into 35 living orders. Within Kansas 144 species are recorded from 24 families in 16
orders.
The following list is taken from "A Checklist of the Vertebrate Animals of
Kansas", 3rd edition, 2005, by George Potts and Joseph Collins. This
publication is available from the Kansas University Natural History Museum, 1345 Jayhawk
Blvd., Lawrence, KS 66045-7163.
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As time and resources permit, each species may have its own page which may be selected
from this list.
The scientific name of each species follows the common name and is written in
italics.
Species in red are considered extirpated from the wild in
Kansas.
Species marked with an asterisk* are not native to Kansas.
Order of Lampreys (Petromyzontiformes)
Family Petromyzontidae
Chestnut Lamprey - Ichthyomyzon
castaneus
Order of Sturgeons and Paddlefish (Acipenseriformes)
Family Acipenseridae
Lake Sturgeon - Acipenser fulvescens
Pallid Sturgeon - Scaphirhynchus
albus
Shovelnose Sturgeon - Scaphirhynchus
platorynchus
Family Polyodontidae
Paddlefish - Polyodon spathula
Order of Gars (Lepisosteiformes)
Family Lepisosteidae
Spotted Gar - Lepisosteus oculatus
Longnose Gar - Lepisosteus osseus
Shortnose Gar - Lepisosteus platostomus
Order of Bowfins (Amiiformes)
Family Amiidae
Bowfin - Amia calva
Order of Bony-tongued fishes (Hiodontiformes)
Family Hiodontidae
Goldeye - Hiodon alosoides
Mooneye - Hiodon
tergisus
Order of Eels (Anguilliformes)
Family Anguillidae
American Eel - Anguilla rostrata
Order of Herrings (Clupeiformes)
Family Clupeidae
Skipjack Herring - Alosa chrysochloris
Gizzard Shad - Dorosoma cepedianum
Threadfin Shad - Dorosoma petenense*
Order of Carp-like fishes (Cypriniformes)
Family Cyprinidae
Central Stoneroller - Campostoma anomalum
Goldfish - Carassius auratus*
Grass Carp - Ctenopharyngodon idella*
Bluntface Shiner - Cyprinella camura
Red Shiner - Cyprinella lutrensis
Spotfin Shiner - Cyprinella spiloptera
Common Carp - Cyprinus carpio*
Gravel Chub - Erimystax x-punctatus
Western Silvery Minnow
- Hybognathus argyritis
Brassy Minnow - Hybognathus hankinsoni
Plains Minnow - Hybognathus placitus
Bighead Carp - Hypophthalmichthys nobilis*
Cardinal Shiner - Luxilis cardinalis
Striped Shiner - Luxilis chrysocephalus
Common Shiner - Luxilus cornutus
Redfin Shiner - Lythrurus umbratilis
Sturgeon Chub - Macrhybopsis
gelida
Shoal Chub - Macrhybopsis hyostoma
Sicklefin Chub - Macrhybopsis
meeki
Silver Chub - Macrhybopsis
storeriana
Peppered Chub - Macrhybopsis tetranema
Redspot Chub - Nocomis
asper
Hornyhead Chub - Nocomis
biguttatus
Golden Shiner - Notemigonus crysoleucas
Emerald Shiner - Notropis atherinoides
Red River Shiner - Notropis bairdi*
River Shiner - Notropis blennius
Bigeye Shiner - Notropis boops
Ghost Shiner - Notropis buchanani
Bigmouth Shiner - Hybopsis dorsalis
Arkansas River Shiner
- Notropis girardi
Blacknose Shiner - Notropis
heterolepis
Ozark Minnow - Notropis nubilus
Carmine Shiner - Notropis percobromus
Silverband Shiner - Notropis
shumardi
Sand Shiner - Notropis stramineus
Topeka Shiner - Notropis
topeka
Mimic Shiner - Notropis volucellus
Pugnose Minnow - Opsopoeodus
emiliae
Suckermouth Minnow - Phenacobius mirabilis
Southern Redbelly Dace - Phoxinus
erythrogaster
Bluntnose Minnow - Pimephales notatus
Fathead Minnow - Pimephales promelas
Slim Minnow - Pimephales tenellus
Bullhead Minnow - Pimephales vigilax
Flathead Chub - Platygobio
gracilis
Western Blacknose Dace - Rhinichthys
obtusus
Rudd - Scardinius erythrophthalmus*
Creek Chub - Semotilus atromaculatus
Family Catostomidae
River Carpsucker - Carpiodes carpio
Quillback - Carpiodes cyprinus
Highfin Carpsucker - Carpiodes velifer
White Sucker - Catostomus commersonii
Blue Sucker - Cycleptus elongatus
Northern Hogsucker - Hypentelium nigricans
Smallmouth Buffalo - Ictiobus bubalus
Bigmouth Buffalo - Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black Buffalo - Ictiobus niger
Spotted Sucker - Minytrema melanops
River Redhorse - Moxostoma carinatum
Black Redhorse - Moxostoma duquesnii
Golden Redhorse - Moxostoma erythrurum
Shorthead Redhorse - Moxostoma
macrolepidotum
Order of Catfish (Siluriformes)
Family Ictaluridae
White Catfish - Ameiurus catus*
Black Bullhead - Ameiurus melas
Yellow Bullhead - Ameiurus natalis
Brown Bullhead - Ameiurus nebulosus*
Blue Catfish - Ictalurus furcatus
Channel Catfish - Ictalurus punctatus
Slender Madtom - Noturus exilis
Stonecat - Noturus flavus
Tadpole Madtom - Noturus gyrinus
Brindled Madtom - Noturus miurus
Freckled Madtom - Noturus nocturnus
Neosho Madtom - Noturus
placidus
Flathead Catfish - Pylodictus olivaris
Order of Pikes and Mudminnows (Esociformes)
Family Esocidae
Northern Pike - Esox lucius*
Order of Trouts, Salmons and Smelts (Salmoniformes)
Family Osmeridae
Rainbow Smelt - Osmerus mordax*
Family Salmonidae
Rainbow Trout - Oncorhynchus mykiss*
Brown Trout - Salmo trutta*
Order of Cods (Gadiformes)
Family Gadidae
Burbot - Lota lota
Order of Silversides (Atheriniformes)
Family Atherinopsidae
Brook Silverside - Labidesthes sicculus
Inland Silverside - Minidia beryllina*
Order of Topminnows (Cyprinodontiformes)
Family Fundulidae
Northern Studfish - Fundulus catenatus
Northern Plains Killifish - Fundulus kansae
Blackstripe Topminnow - Fundulus notatus
Blackspotted Topminnow - Fundulus olivaceus
Plains Topminnow - Fundulus sciadicus*
Family Poeciliidae
Western Mosquitofish - Gambusia affinis*
Order of Mail-cheeked fishes (Scorpaeniformes)
Family Cottidae
Banded Sculpin - Cottus carolinae
Order of Spiny-finned fishes (Perciformes)
Family Moronidae
White Perch - Morone americana*
White Bass - Morone chrysops
Yellow Bass - Morone mississippiensis*
Striped Bass - Morone saxatilis*
Family Centrarchidae
Rock Bass - Ambloplites rupestris*
Green Sunfish - Lepomis cyanellus
Warmouth - Lepomis gulosus
Orangespotted Sunfish - Lepomis humilis
Bluegill - Lepomis macrochirus
Longear Sunfish - Lepomis megalotis
Redear Sunfish - Lepomis microlophus*
Smallmouth Bass - Micropterus dolomieu
Spotted Bass - Micropterus punctulatus
Largemouth Bass - Micropterus salmoides
White Crappie - Pomoxis annularis
Black Crappie - Pomoxis nigromaculatus*
Family Percidae
Greenside Darter - Etheostoma blennioides
Bluntnose Darter - Etheostoma chlorosoma
Arkansas Darter - Etheostoma
cragini
Iowa Darter - Etheostoma
exile
Fantail Darter - Etheostoma flabellare
Slough Darter - Etheostoma gracile
Least Darter - Etheostoma microperca
Johnny Darter - Etheostoma nigrum
Stippled Darter - Etheostoma
punctulatum
Orangethroat Darter - Etheostoma spectabile
Speckled Darter - Etheostoma stigmaeum
Redfin Darter - Etheostoma whipplii
Banded Darter - Etheostoma zonale
Yellow Perch - Perca flavescens*
Logperch - Percina caprodes
Channel Darter - Percina copelandi
Blackside Darter - Percina
maculata
Slenderhead Darter - Percina phoxocephala
River Darter - Percina shumardi
Sauger - Stizostedion canadense
Walleye - Sander vitreus*
Family Sciaenidae
Freshwater Drum - Aplodinotus grunniens
Family Cichlidae
Tilapia - Sarotherodon sp.*
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