Pennsylvania Freshwater Fish Species

Lampreys: Family Petromyzontidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Ohio Lamprey, Ichthyomyzon bdellium	Uncatchable		N
Northern Brook Lamprey, Ichthyomyzon fossor	Endangered	N
Mountain Brook Lamprey, Ichthyomyzon greeleyi	Uncatchable		N
Silver Llamprey, Ichthyomyzon unicuspis	Uncatchable	N
Least Brook Llamprey, Lampetra aepyptera	Uncatchable		N			N
American Brook Lamprey, Lampetra appendix	Uncatchable	N	N	N			N
Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus	Uncatchable	I*				N	N
Sturgeons: Family Acipenseridae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Shortnose Sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum	Endangered						N
Lake Sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens	Endangered	N	N
Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrhynchus	Endangered					N	N
Shovelnose Sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	Extinct（CAUGHT）		N
Paddlefishes: Family Polyodontidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula	Uncatchable	N	N
Gars: Family Lepisosteidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Spotted Gar, Lepisosteus oculatus	Endangered	N
Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus		N	N			N	N
Shortnose Gar, Lepisosteus platostomus	Extinct		N
Bowfins: Family Amiidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Bowfin, Amia calva	CAUGHT	N	N			N	N
Mooneyes: Family Hiodontidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Goldeye, Hiodon alosoides	Extinct		N
Mooneye, Hiodon tergisus		N	N
Tenpounders: Family Elopidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Lady Fish, Elops saurus							N
Freshwater Eels: Family Anguillidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
American Eel, Anguilla rostrata	CAUGHT		N		N	N	N
Anchovies: Family Engraulidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Bay Anchovy, Anchoa michilli	CAUGHT						N
Herrings: Family Clupeidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Blueback Herring, Alosa aestivalis							N
Skipjack Herring, Alosa chrysochloris			N
Hickory Shad, Alosa mediocris							N
Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus		I				N	N
American Shad, Alosa sapidissima	CAUGHT					N	N
Atlantic Menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus							N
Gizzard Shad, Dorosoma cepedianum	Uncatchable	N	N			N	N
Carps and Minnows: Family Cyprinidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Central Stoneroller, Campostoma anomalum		N	N	N	N	N	N
Goldfish, Carassius auratus	CAUGHT	I	I		I	I	I
Northern Redbelly Dace, Chrosomus eos	Endangered		N			N
Southern Redbelly Dace, Chrosomus erythrogaster		N	N
Mountain Redbelly Dace, Chrosomus oreas						I
Redside Dace, Clinostomus elongatus		N	N	N		X
Rosyside Dace, Clinostomus funduloides					N	N	N
Grass Carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella		I	I	I	I	I	I
Satinfin Shiner, Cyprinella analostana	CAUGHT				N	N	N
Spotfin Shiner, Cyprinella spiloptera	CAUGHT	N	N		N	N	N
Steelcolor Shiner, Cyprinella whipplei			N
Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio	CAUGHT	I	I		I	I	I
Gravel Chub, Erimystax x-punctatus	Endangered		N
Streamline Chub, Erimystax dissimilis			N
Tonguetied Minnow, Exoglossum laurae			N	N
Cutlips Minnow, Exoglossum maxillingua					N	N	N
Brassy Minnow, Hybognathus hankinsoni			N
Eastern Silvery Minnow, Hybognathus regius					N	N	N
Bigeye Chub, Hybopsis amblops		N	N
Bigmouth Shiner, Hybopsis dorsalis			N
Ide, Leuciscus idus	CAUGHT					I	I
Striped Shiner, Luxilus chrysocephalus		N	N
Common Shiner, Luxilus cornutus	CAUGHT	N	N	N	N	N	N
Redfin Shiner, Lythrurus umbratilis	Endangered	N	N
Silver Chub, Macrhybopsis storeriana		N	N
Allegheny Pearl Dace, Margariscus margarita		N	N	N	N	N	N
Hornyhead Chub, Nocomis biguttatus		N	N
River Chub, Nocomis micropogon	CAUGHT	N	N		N	N	I
Golden Shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas	CAUGHT	N	N		N	N	N
Comely Shiner, Notropis amoenus					N	N	N
Popeye Shiner, Notropis ariommus	Extinct		N
Emerald Shiner, Notropis atherinoides		N	N
Bridle Shiner, Notropis bifrenatus	Endangered					X	N
River Shiner, Notropis blennius	Endangered（CAUGHT）		N
Silverjaw Minnow, Notropis buccatus		N	N		N	N
Ghost Shiner, Notropis buchanani	Endangered		N
Ironcolor Shiner, Notropis chalybaeus	Endangered						N
Blackchin Shiner, Notropis heterodon	Endangered	N	N
Blacknose Shiner, Notropis heterolepis		N	N
Spottail Shiner, Notropis hudsonius	CAUGHT	N	I		N	N	N
Silver Shiner, Notropis photogenus		N	N
Swallowtail Shiner, Notropis procne	CAUGHT					N	N
Rosyface Shiner, Notropis rubellus		N	N		N	N	I
Sand Shiner, Notropis stramineus		N	N
Mimic Shiner, Notropis volucellus		N	N	N		I
Channel Shiner, Notropis wickliffi			N
Pugnose Minnow, Opsopoeodus emiliae			X
Bluntnose Minnow, Pimephales notatus	CAUGHT	N	N	N	I	N	N
Fathead Minnow, Pimephales promelas		N	N	N	I	I	I
Bullhead Minnow, Pimephales vigilax	Extinct		N
Backnose Dace, Rhinichthys atratulus	CAUGHT	N	N	N	N	N	N
Longnose Dace, Rhinichthys cataractae	CAUGHT	N	N	N	N	N	N
Rudd*, Scardinius erythrophthal	CAUGHT	I	I			I
Creek Chub, Semotilus atromaculatus	CAUGHT	N	N	N	N	N	N
Fallfish, Semotilus corporalis	CAUGHT		I		N	N	N
Suckers: Family Catostomidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
River Carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio			N
Quillback, Carpiodes cyprinus		N	N			N	N
Highfin Carpsucker, Carpiodes velifer	Extinct		N
Longnose Sucker, Catostomus catostomus	Endangered	N	N
White Sucker, Catostomus commersonii	CAUGHT	N	N	N	N	N	N
Blue Sucker, Cycleptus elongatus	Extinct		N
Eastern Creek Chubsucker, Erimyzon oblongus					N	N	N
Lake Chubsucker, Erimyzon sucetta	Extinct	N
Northern Hogsucker, Hypentelium nigricans		N	N	N	N	N	X
Smallmouth Buffalo, Ictiobus bubalus		N	N
Bigmouth Buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus	Endangered	N	N
Black Buffalo, Ictiobus niger			N
Spotted Sucker, Minytrema melanops		N	N
Silver Redhorse, Moxostoma anisurum		N	N			N
Smallmouth Redhorse, Moxostoma breviceps			N
River Redhorse, Moxostoma carinatum			N
Black Redhorse, Moxostoma duquesnei		N	N
Golden Redhorse, Moxostoma erythrurum		N	N		X
Shorthead Redhorse, Moxostoma macrolepidotum	CAUGHT	N			N	N
North American Catfishes: Family Ictaluridae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
White Catfish, Ameirus catus	CAUGHT		I			N	N
Black Bullhead, Ameirus melas	CAUGHT	N	N				X
Yellow Bullhead, Ameirus natalis	CAUGHT	N	N		N	N	N
Brown Bullhead, Ameirus nebulosus	CAUGHT	N	N		N	N	N
Blue Catfish, Ictalurus furcatus	Ex CAUGHT		N
Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus	CAUGHT	N	N		I	I	I
Mountain Madtom, Noturus eleutherus	Endangered		N
Stonecat, Noturus flavus		N	N	N
Tadpole Madtom, Noturus gyrinus	Endangered	N	N	N		N	N
Margined Madtom, Noturus insignis					N	N	N
Brindled Madtom, Noturus miurus		N	N
Northern Madtom, Noturus stigmosus	Endangered		N
Flathead Catfish, Pylodictis olivaris		N	N			I	I
Smelts: Family Osmeridae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Rainbow Smelt, Osmerus mordax		I				I	N
Trouts and Salmons: Family Salmonidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Longjaw Cisco, Coregonus alpenae	Extinct	N
Cisco, Coregonus artedi	Endangered	N				I
Lake Whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis		N
Pink Salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha		I
Coho Salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch		I
Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss	CAUGHT	I	I	I	I	I	I
Golden Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss		I	I	I	I	I	I
Chinook Salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha		I				I	I
Sockeye Salmon (Kokanee), Oncorhynchus nerka	CAUGHT					I	I
Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar		I	I			I
Brown Trout, Salmo trutta	CAUGHT	I	I	I	I	I	I
Brook Trout, Salvelinus fontinalis	CAUGHT	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lake Trout, Salvelinus namaycush		N				N
Pikes and Mudminnows: Family Esocidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Redfin Pickerel, Esox americanus americanus						N	N
Grass Pickerel, Esox americanus vermiculatus		N	N
Northern Pike, Esox lucius	CAUGHT	N	N		I	X	I
Tiger Muskellunge, Esox lucius x Esox masquinongy			I			I	I
Muskellunge, Esox masquinongy		N	N		I	I	I
Chain Pickerel, Esox niger	CAUGHT		I		N	N	N
Amur Pike, Esox reicherti	Extinct					I
Central Mudminnow, Umbra limi		N	N
Eastern Mudminnow, Umbra pygmaea							N
Trout-perches: Family Percopsidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Trout Perch, Percopsis omiscomaycus		N	N				X
Pirate Perches: Family Aphredoderidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Pirate Perch, Aphredoderus sayanus	Extinct	N					N
Cods: Family Gadidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Burbot, Lota lota (endangered-inland populations only)	Endangered	N	N			N
Toadfishes: Family Batrachoididae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Oyster Toadfish, Opsanus tau							N
Mullets: Family Mugilidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Striped Mullet, Mugil cephalus							N
New World Silversides: Family Atherinopsidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Brook Silverside, Labidesthes sicculus		N	N
Rough Silverside, Membras martinica							N
Inland Silverside, Menidia beryllina							N
Atlantic Silverside, Menidia menidia							N
Needlefishes: Family Belonidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Atlantic Needlefish, Strongylura marina							N
Agujon, Tylosurus acus							N
Topminnows: Family Fundulidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Banded Killifish, Fundulus diaphanus	CAUGHT	N	N		N	N	N
Mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus	CAUGHT		I			I	N
Striped Killifish, Fundulus majalis							N
Pupfishes: Family Cyprinodontidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Sheepshead Minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus							N
Livebearers: Family Poeciliidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Western Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis	CAUGHT				I		I
Eastern Mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki	CAUGHT						X
Sticklebacks: Family Gasterosteidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Fourspine Stickleback, Apeltes quadracus						I	N
Brook Stickleback, Culaea inconstans		N	N			I
Threespine Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus	Endangered ( CAUGHT)						N
Pipefishes and Seahorses: Family Syngnathidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Northern Pipefish, Syngnathus fuscus							N
Sculpins: Family Cottidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Mottled Sculpin, Cottus bairdi	CAUGHT	N	N	N	N	N
Blue Ridge Sculpin, Cottus caeruleomentum					N	N
Slimy Sculpin, Cottus cognatus						N	N
Potomac Sculpin, Cottus girardi					N	N
Spoonhead Sculpin, Cottus ricei	Extinct	N
Checkered Sculpin, Cottus sp. cf. cognatus					N
Deepwater Sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsoni	Extinct	N
Temperate Basses: Family Moronidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
White Perch, Morone americana	CAUGHT	I	I			N	N
White Bass, Morone chrysops		N	N			I
Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis	CAUGHT			I		N	N
Striped Bass Hybrid, Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops			X			X	X
Sunfishes: Family Centrarchidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Mud Sunfish, Acantharchus pomotis	Extinct ( CAUGHT)						N
Rock Bass, Ambloplites rupestris	CAUGHT	N	N		I	I	I
Blackbanded Sunfish, Enneacanthus chaetodon	Extinct ( CAUGHT)						N
Bluespotted Sunfish, Enneacanthus gloriosus	CAUGHT					N	N
Banded Sunfish, Enneacanthus obesus	Endangered ( CAUGHT)						N
Redbreast Sunfish, Lepomis auritus	CAUGHT				N	N	N
Green Sunfish, Lepomis cyanellus	CAUGHT	N	N		I	I	I
Pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus	CAUGHT	N	N	N	N	N	N
Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus	CAUGHT	N	N		I	I	I
Longear Sunfish, Lepomis megalotis	Endangered		N			I
Redear Sunfish, Lepomis microlophus	CAUGHT		I			I	I
Warmouth, Chaenobryttus gulosus	Endangered (CAUGHT)	N	N				N
Smallmouth Bass, Micropterus dolomieu	CAUGHT	N	N	N	I	I	I
Spotted Bass, Micropterus punctulatus			N
Largemouth Bass, Micropterus salmoides	CAUGHT	N	N		I	I	I
White Crappie, Pomoxis annularis	CAUGHT	N	N		I	I	I
Black Crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus	CAUGHT	N	N		I	I	I
Perches and Darters: Family Percidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Eastern Sand Darter, Ammocrypta pellucida	Endangered	N	N
Greenside Darter, Etheostoma blennioides		N	N	N	I	I
Rainbow Darter, Etheostoma caeruleum		N	N		I
Bluebreast Darter, Etheostoma camurum			N
Iowa Darter, Etheostoma exile	Endangered	N	N
Fantail Darter, Etheostoma flabellare		N	N	N	N	N
Swamp Darter, Etheostoma fusiforme	Extinct						N
Spotted Darter, Etheostoma maculatum			N
Johnny Darter, Etheostoma nigrum		N	N	N
Tessellated Darter, Etheostoma olmstedi	CAUGHT				N	N	N
Tippecanoe Darter, Etheostoma tippecanoe			N
Variegate Darter, Etheostoma variatum			N
Banded Darter, Etheostoma zonale			N			I
Yellow Perch, Perca flavescens	CAUGHT	N	N		N	N	N
Chesapeake Logperch, Percina bimaculata						N
Logperch, Percina caprodes		N	N
Channel Darter, Percina copelandi		N	N
Gilt Darter, Percina evides			N
Longhead Darter, Percina macrocephala			N
Blackside Darter, Percina maculata		N	N	N
Sharpnose Darter, Percina oxyrhyncha	Extinct		N
Shield Darter, Percina peltata					N	N	N
River Darter, Percina shumardi			N
Sauger, Sander canadensis		N	N
Walleye, Sander vitreus		N	N		I	X	I
Blue Pike, Sander vitreus glaucus	Extinct	N
Bluefishes: Family Pomatomidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix	CAUGHT						N
Jacks: Family Carangidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Florida Pompano, Trachinotus carolinus							N
Snappers: Family Lutjanidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Gray Snapper, Lutjanus griseus							N
Drums and Croakers: Family Sciaenidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Freshwater Drum, Aplodinotus grunniens	CAUGHT	N	N
Silver Perch, Bairdiella chrysoura							N
Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis							N
Spot, Leiostomus xanthurus							N
Atlantic Croaker, Micropogonias undulatus							N
Cichlids and Tilapias: Family Cichlidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Blue Tilapia, Oreochromis aureus						I
Gobies: Family Gobiidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Naked Goby, Gobiosoma bosc							N
Round Goby*, Neogobius melanostomus		I
Tubenose Goby, Proterorhinus semilunaris		I
Snakeheads: Family Channidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Northern Snakehead*, Channa argus							I
Turbots: Family Scophthalmidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Windowpane, Scophthalmus aquosus							N
Sand Flounders: Family Paralichthyidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Smallmouth Flounder, Etropus microstomus							N
Summer Flounder, Paralichthys dentatus	CAUGHT						N
Righteye flounders: Family Bothidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Winter Flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus							N
Soles: Family Soleidae	Status	Erie	Ohio	Genesee	Potomac	Susquehanna	Delaware
Hogchoker, Trinectes maculatus