This is an interactive list of Freshwater Fishes found in the Pascagoula Watershed (03170006). Clicking on the Scientific Name will deliver a wealth of information on the species held at the NatureServe site.
USGS has an interactive map of this watershed which will allow you to see the boundaries and to identify the various tributary names in this system (just hover the cursor over the appropriate creek or river!).
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Occurrence Status |
|---|---|---|
| Alosa alabamae | Alabama Shad | Current |
| Ichthyomyzon gagei | Southern Brook Lamprey | Current |
| Lepisosteus osseus | Longnose Gar | Current |
| Amia calva | Bowfin | Current |
| Hiodon tergisus | Mooneye | Current |
| Anguilla rostrata | American Eel | Current |
| Alosa chrysochloris | Skipjack Herring | Current |
| Dorosoma cepedianum | Gizzard Shad | Current |
| Dorosoma petenense | Threadfin Shad | Current |
| Cyprinella venusta | Blacktail Shiner | Current |
| Hybognathus hayi | Cypress Minnow | Current |
| Minytrema melanops | Spotted Sucker | Current |
| Moxostoma carinatum | River Redhorse | Current |
| Moxostoma poecilurum | Blacktail Redhorse | Current |
| Hybognathus nuchalis | Mississippi Silvery Minnow | Current |
| Luxilus chrysocephalus | Striped Shiner | Current |
| Lythrurus roseipinnis | Cherryfin Shiner | Current |
| Carpiodes cyprinus | Quillback | Current |
| Macrhybopsis hyostoma | Shoal Chub | Current |
| Macrhybopsis storeriana | Silver Chub | Current |
| Nocomis leptocephalus | Bluehead Chub | Current |
| Ictalurus punctatus | Channel Catfish | Current |
| Noturus gyrinus | Tadpole Madtom | Current |
| Carpiodes velifer | Highfin Carpsucker | Current |
| Erimyzon sucetta | Lake Chubsucker | Current |
| Erimyzon tenuis | Sharpfin Chubsucker | Current |
| Notemigonus crysoleucas | Golden Shiner | Current |
| Ictiobus bubalus | Smallmouth Buffalo | Current |
| Notropis atherinoides | Emerald Shiner | Current |
| Ericymba buccata | Silverjaw Minnow | Current |
| Notropis longirostris | Longnose Shiner | Current |
| Notropis maculatus | Taillight Shiner | Current |
| Notropis petersoni | Coastal Shiner | Current |
| Pteronotropis signipinnis | Flagfin Shiner | Current |
| Notropis volucellus | Mimic Shiner | Current |
| Hybopsis winchelli | Clear Chub | Current |
| Opsopoeodus emiliae | Pugnose Minnow | Current |
| Pimephales vigilax | Bullhead Minnow | Current |
| Ameiurus melas | Black Bullhead | Current |
| Ameiurus natalis | Yellow Bullhead | Current |
| Ictalurus furcatus | Blue Catfish | Current |
| Noturus leptacanthus | Speckled Madtom | Current |
| Ambloplites ariommus | Shadow Bass | Current |
| Centrarchus macropterus | Flier | Current |
| Enneacanthus gloriosus | Bluespotted Sunfish | Current |
| Labidesthes sicculus | Brook Silverside | Current |
| Noturus nocturnus | Freckled Madtom | Current |
| Pylodictis olivaris | Flathead Catfish | Current |
| Esox americanus | Redfin or Grass Pickerel | Current |
| Esox niger | Chain Pickerel | Current |
| Aphredoderus sayanus | Pirate Perch | Current |
| Fundulus chrysotus | Golden Topminnow | Current |
| Fundulus notatus | Blackstripe Topminnow | Current |
| Fundulus notti | Bayou Topminnow | Current |
| Fundulus olivaceus | Blackspotted Topminnow | Current |
| Fundulus pulvereus | Bayou Killifish | Current |
| Cyprinodon variegatus | Sheepshead Minnow | Current |
| Gambusia affinis | Western Mosquitofish | Current |
| Poecilia latipinna | Sailfin Molly | Current |
| Etheostoma swaini | Gulf Darter | Current |
| Ammocrypta vivax | Scaly Sand Darter | Current |
| Micropterus salmoides | Largemouth Bass | Current |
| Pomoxis annularis | White Crappie | Current |
| Lepomis cyanellus | Green Sunfish | Current |
| Lepomis gulosus | Warmouth | Current |
| Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Black Crappie | Current |
| Elassoma zonatum | Banded Pygmy Sunfish | Current |
| Lepomis macrochirus | Bluegill | Current |
| Lepomis marginatus | Dollar Sunfish | Current |
| Lepomis megalotis | Longear Sunfish | Current |
| Lepomis microlophus | Redear Sunfish | Current |
| Lepomis miniatus | Redspotted Sunfish | Current |
| Lepomis symmetricus | Bantam Sunfish | Current |
| Micropterus punctulatus | Spotted Bass | Current |
| Ammocrypta beani | Naked Sand Darter | Current |
| Etheostoma chlorosoma | Bluntnose Darter | Current |
| Etheostoma fusiforme | Swamp Darter | Current |
| Etheostoma histrio | Harlequin Darter | Current |
| Percina nigrofasciata | Blackbanded Darter | Current |
| Etheostoma lynceum | Brighteye Darter | Current |
| Etheostoma proeliare | Cypress Darter | Current |
| Etheostoma stigmaeum | Speckled Darter | Current |
| Percina sciera | Dusky Darter | Current |
| Percina shumardi | River Darter | Current |
| Percina suttkusi | Gulf Logperch | Current |
| Percina vigil | Saddleback Darter | Current |
| Acipenser oxyrinchus | Atlantic Sturgeon | Current |
| Notropis melanostomus | Blackmouth Shiner | Current |
| Percina lenticula | Freckled Darter | Current |
| Percina aurora | Pearl Darter | Current |
| Cycleptus meridionalis | Southeastern Blue Sucker | Current |
| Fundulus dispar | Starhead Topminnow | Current |
| Lepisosteus oculatus | Spotted Gar | Current |
| Morone saxatilis | Striped Bass | Current |
| Notropis texanus | Weed Shiner | Current |
| Pteronotropis welaka | Bluenose Shiner | Current |
| Noturus funebris | Black Madtom | Current |
| Polyodon spathula | Paddlefish | Current |
| Trinectes maculatus | Hogchoker | Current |
| Lampetra aepyptera | Least Brook Lamprey | Historical |
| Crystallaria asprella | Crystal Darter | Historical |
| Atractosteus spatula | Alligator Gar | Historical |
Bibliography: NatureServe. 2012. NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life [web application]. Version 7.1. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Available http://www.natureserve.org/explorer. (Accessed: July 8, 2012 ).
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