Table 8. List of fish reported in Big River Basin, 1975-95.
SPECIES A B C D E F
Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor X X
Chestnut lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus X
Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus X X X
Shortnose gar Lepisosteus platostomus X X
American eel Anguilla rostrata X X X X
Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum X X X
Alabama shad Alosa alabamae X
Mooneye Hiodon tergisus X
Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss X X
Grass pickerel Esox americanus X X
Common carp Cyprinus carpio X X X X X X
\blt10\Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella X
Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas X X
Southern redbelly dace Phoxinus erythrogaster X X X
Southern redbelly dace x creek chub P. erythrogaster x S. atromaculatus X
Bullhead minnow Pimephales vigilax X X
Bluntnose minnow P. notatus X X X
Fathead minnow P. promelas X X X
Hornyhead chub Nocomis biguttatus X X X
Hornyhead chub x striped shiner N. biguttatus x L chrysocephalus X
Bigeye chub Notropis amblops X X X
Silver chub Macrhybopsis storeriana X
Speckled chub M. aestivalis X
Gravel chub Erimystax x-punctata X X X
Stoneroller spp. Campostoma spp. X X X
Central stoneroller Campostoma anomalum X
Largescale stoneroller C. oligolepis X X X
Ozark minnow Notropis nubilus X X X
Suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis X X
Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus X X X
Silverjaw minnow Notropis buccata X X X
Redfin shiner Lythrurus umbratilis X X X
Spotfin shiner Cyprinella spilopterus X X X
Steelcolor shiner Cyprinella whipplei X X X
Rosyface shiner Notropis rubellus X X X
Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides X X X
Bleeding shiner Luxilus zonatus X X X X
Striped shiner L. chrysocephalus X X X X
Bigmouth shiner Notropis dorsalis X
Sand shiner N. stramineus X X X
Bigeye shiner N. boops X X X X
Wedgespot shiner N. greenei X X
Mimic shiner N. volucellus X X X
Smallmouth buffalo Ictiobus bubalus X X
Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus X X X X
Highfin carpsucker Carpiodes velifer X X X X
River carpsucker Carpiodes carpio X X X X
Northern hogsucker Hypentelium nigricans X X X X X X
White sucker Catostomus commersoni X X X
Silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum X X
Shorthead redhorse M. macrolepidotum X X X X
River redhorse M. carinatum X X X X
Black redhorse M. duquesnei X X X X X
Golden redhorse M. erythrurum X X X X X
Spotted sucker Minytrema melanops X
Creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus X
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus X X X X X
Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris X X X X
Yellow bullhead Ameiurus natalis X X X X X X
Black bullhead Ameiurus melas X X X X
Slender madtom Noturus exilis X X X
Stonecat N. flavus X X
Freckled madtom N. nocturnus X X X
Northern studfish Fundulus catenatus X X X
Blackspotted topminnow F. olivaceus X X X
Blackstripe topminnow F. notatus X X X
Mosquitofish Gambusia affinis X X
Brook silverside Labidesthes sicculus X X X
Banded sculpin Cottus carolinae X X X
Ozark sculpin C. hypselurus X X X
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides X X X X X X
Spotted bass M. punctulatus X X
Smallmouth bass M. dolomieui X X X X X X
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus X X
Green sunfish L. cyanellus X X X X X
Orangespotted sunfish L. humilis X X X X X
Longear sunfish L. megalotis X X X X X X
Bluegill L. macrochirus X X X X X X
Redear sunfish L. microlophus X X
Hybrid sunfish species undetermined X X X
Green sunfish x Bluegill L. cyanellus x L. macrochirus X
Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris X X X X X X
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus X
White crappie P. annularis X X X X
Walleye Stizostedion vitreum X X X
Sauger S. canadense X X
Crystal darter Ammocrypta asprella X
Western sand darter Ammocrypta clara X
Logperch Percina caprodes X X X X
Slenderhead darter P. phoxocephala X X
Gilt darter P. evides X X X
River darter P. shumardi X
Johnny darter Etheostoma nigrum X X X
Greenside darter E. blennioides X X X
Missouri saddled darter E. tetrazonum X X X
Banded darter E. zonale X X X
Fantail darter E. flabellare X X X
Rainbow darter E. caeruleum X X X
Orangethroat darter E. spectabile X X X
Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens X X X

Collectors: A. Pfleiger (1975) B. Mills et al. (1978) C. G. Kromrey, 1978-79,81, MDC, unpublished data D. S. Alcorn, 1980, MDC, unpublished data E. K. Meneau, 1987-95, MDC, unpublished data F. K. Meneau and A. Austin, et al., 1992-95, MDC, unpublished data Outside range of distribution (as described by Plfeiger, 1975).

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