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Over 200 kinds of fish occur in Missouri. The following list provides brief accounts of some of Missouri's interesting fish species. To dive further into information about all of Missouri's fishes, visit the MOFWIS database and search on "fish" or obtain a copy of The Fishes of Missouri by Dr. William L. Pflieger.
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| Common Name | Scientific Name | Family |
|---|---|---|
| American Eel | Anguilla rostrata | Eel |
| Banded Sculpin | Cottus carolinae | Sculpin |
| Bighead Carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobili | Minnow |
| Bigmouth Buffalo | Ictiobus cyprinellus | Sucker |
| Black Bullhead | Ameiurus melas | Catfish |
| Black Crappie | Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Sunfish |
| Blackspotted Topminnow | Fundulus olivaceus | Topminnow |
| Blackstripe Topminnow | Fundulus notatus | Topminnow |
| Blue Catfish | Ictalurus furcatus | Catfish |
| Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | Sunfish |
| Bowfin | Amia calva | Bowfin |
| Brook Silverside | Labidesthes sicculus | Silverside |
| Brown Trout | Salmo trutta | Trout |
| Central Stoneroller | Campostoma pullum | Minnow |
| Chain Pickerel | Esox niger | Pike |
| Channel Catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | Catfish |
| Chestnut Lamprey | Ichthyomyzon castaneus | Lamprey |
| Common Carp | Cyprinus carpio | Minnow |
| Creek Chub | Semotilus atromaculatus | Minnow |
| Duskystripe Shiner | Luxilus pilsbryi | Minnow |
| Fathead Minnow | Pimephales promelas | Minnow |
| Flathead Catfish | Pylodictis olivaris | Catfish |
| Flier | Centrarchus macropterus | Sunfish |
| Freshwater Drum | Aplodinotus grunniens | Drum |
| Gizzard Shad | Dorosoma cepedianum | Shad |
| Golden Redhorse | Moxostoma erythrurum | Sucker |
| Golden Shiner | Notemigonus crysoleucas | Minnow |
| Grass Carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | Minnow |
| Green Sunfish | Lepomis cyanellus | Sunfish |
| Greenside Darter | Etheostoma blennioides | Perch |
| Hornyhead Chub | Nocomis biguttatus | Minnow |
| Johnny Darter | Etheostoma nigrum | Perch |
| Lake Sturgeon | Acipenser fulvescens | Sturgeon |
| Largemouth Bass | Micropterus salmoides | Sunfish |
| Logperch | Percina caprodes | Perch |
| Longear Sunfish | Lepomis megalotis | Sunfish |
| Longnose Gar | Lepisosteus osseus | Gar |
| Niangua Darter | Etheostoma nianguae | Perch |
| Northern Hogsucker | Hypentelium nigricans | Sucker |
| Northern Rock Bass | Ambloplites rupestris | Sunfish |
| Northern Studfish | Fundulus catenatus | Topminnow |
| Orangethroat Darter | Etheostoma spectabile | Perch |
| Ozark Minnow | Notropis nubilus | Minnow |
| Paddlefish | Polyodon spathula | Paddlefish |
| Pallid Sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus albus | Sturgeon |
| Pirate Perch | Aphredoderus sayanus | Pirate perch |
| Rainbow Trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Trout |
| Red Shiner | Cyprinella lutrensis | Minnow |
| Redear Sunfish | Lepomis microlophus | Sunfish |
| River Carpsucker | Carpiodes carpio | Sucker |
| Sauger | Sander canadensis | Perch |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus platorynch | Sturgeon |
| Silver Carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitr | Minnow |
| Slender Madtom | Noturus exilis | Catfish |
| Smallmouth Bass | Micropterus dolomieu | Sunfish |
| Southern Cavefish | Typhlichthys subterraneus | Cavefish |
| Southern Redbelly Dace | Phoxinus erythrogaster | Minnow |
| Spotted Bass | Micropterus punctulatus | Sunfish |
| Striped Shiner/Common Shiner | Luxilus chrysocephalus | Minnow |
| Trout-perch | Percopsis omiscomaycus | Trout perch |
| Walleye | Sander vitreus | Perch |
| Western Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | Topminnow |
| White Bass | Morone chrysops | Temperate bass |
| White Crappie | Pomoxis annularis | Sunfish |
| White Sucker | Catostomus commersoni | Sucker |
