Fishes of West Virginia
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The state of West Virginia has a wide variety of freshwater fish species in its rivers, lakes, and streams. 20% of these species are sportfish, and the remaining 80% are nongame species.
Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefish)[edit]
Family Acipenseridae (sturgeons)[edit]
(Extirpated) Acipenser fulvescens (lake sturgeon)[edit]
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Juvenile
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Adult, illustration
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (shovelnose sturgeon)[edit]
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Juveniles
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Adult, illustration
Family Polyodontidae (paddlefishes)[edit]
Polyodon spathula (American paddlefish)[edit]
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Eggs, as caviar
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Larva
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Juvenile
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Adult
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Adult, illustration
Order Amiiformes (bowfin)[edit]
Family Amiidae (bowfin)[edit]
Amia calva (bowfin)[edit]
Order Anguilliformes (eels)[edit]
Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)[edit]
Anguilla rostrata (American eel)[edit]
Order Atheriniformes (silversides)[edit]
Family Atherinopsidae (neotropical silversides)[edit]
Labidesthes sicculus (brook silverside)[edit]
Order Clupeiformes (herrings and relatives)[edit]
Family Clupeidae (herrings, shads, and relatives)[edit]
Alosa chrysochloris (skipjack shad)[edit]
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Illustration
Alosa pseudoharengus (alewife)[edit]
Dorosoma cepedianum (American gizzard shad)[edit]
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Illustration
Dorosoma petenense (threadfin shad)[edit]
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Illustration
Order Cypriniformes (carps, minnows, and relatives)[edit]
Family Cyprinidae (carps, true minnows, and relatives)[edit]
Campostoma anomalum (central stoneroller)[edit]
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Illustration
(Introduced) Carassius auratus (goldfish)[edit]
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Eggs
Clinostomus elongatus (redside dace)[edit]
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Illustration
Clinostomus funduloides (rosyside dace)[edit]
Cyprinella analostana (satinfin shiner)[edit]
Cyprinella galactura (whitetail shiner)[edit]
Cyprinella spiloptera (spotfin shiner)[edit]
Cyprinella whipplei (steelcolor shiner)[edit]
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Illustration
(Introduced) Cyprinus carpio (common carp)[edit]
(Introduced) Ctenopharyngodon idella (grass carp)[edit]
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Juvenile
Hypopthalmichthys nobilis (bighead carp)[edit]
Erimystax dissimilis (streamline chub)[edit]
Exoglossum laurae (tonguetied minnow)[edit]
Exoglossum maxillingua (cutlips minnow)[edit]
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Illustration
Hybognathus regius (eastern silvery minnow)[edit]
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Illustration
(Extirpated) Hybognathus nuchalis (Mississippi silvery minnow)[edit]
Hybopsis amblops (bigeye chub)[edit]
Luxilus albeolus (white shiner)[edit]
Luxilus chrysocephalus (striped shiner)[edit]
Luxilus cornutus (common shiner)[edit]
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Illustration
Lythrurus ardens (rosefin shiner)[edit]
Lythrurus fasciolaris (scarlet shiner)[edit]
Lythrurus umbratilis (redfin shiner)[edit]
Macrhybopsis hyostoma (Shoal chub)[edit]
Macrhybopsis storeriana (silver chub)[edit]
Margariscus margarita (Allegheny pearl dace)[edit]
(Extirpated) Nocomis biguttatus (hornyhead chub)[edit]
Nocomis leptocephalus (bluehead chub)[edit]
Nocomis micropogon (river chub)[edit]
Nocomis platyrhynchus (bigmouth chub)[edit]
Notemigonus crysoleucas (golden shiner)[edit]
Notropis amoenus (comely shiner)[edit]
Notropis ariommus (popeye shiner)[edit]
Notropis atherinoides (emerald shiner)[edit]
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Illustration
Notropis blennius (river shiner)[edit]
Notropis boops (bigeye shiner)[edit]
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Juvenile
Notropis buchanani (ghost shiner)[edit]
(Extirpated) Notropis dorsalis (bigmouth shiner)[edit]
Notropis hudsonius (spottail shiner)[edit]
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Illustration
Notropis stramineus (sand shiner)[edit]
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Illustration
Notropis photogenis (Silver shiner)[edit]
Notropis procne (swallowtail shiner)[edit]
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Illustration
Notropis rubellus (rosyface shiner)[edit]
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Illustration
Notropis scabriceps (New River shiner)[edit]
Notropis telescopus (telescope shiner)[edit]
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Illustration
Notropis volucellus (mimic shiner)[edit]
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Illustration
Notropis wickliffi (channel shiner)[edit]
Ericymba buccata (silverjaw minnow)[edit]
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Illustration
(Extirpated) Opsopoeodus emiliae (pugnose minnow)[edit]
Phenacobius mirabilis (suckermouth minnow)[edit]
Phenacobius teretulus (Kanawha minnow)[edit]
Chrosomus erythrogaster (southern redbelly dace)[edit]
Chrosomus oreas (mountain redbelly dace)[edit]
Pimephales notatus (bluntnose minnow)[edit]
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Illustration
Pimephales promelas (fathead minnow)[edit]
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Illustration
Pimephales vigilax (bullhead minnow)[edit]
Rhinichthys atratulus (eastern blacknose dace)[edit]
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Male in breeding colors
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Illustration
Rhinichthys obtusus (western blacknose dace)[edit]
Pararhinichthys bowersi (Cheat minnow)[edit]
Rhinichthys cataractae (longnose dace)[edit]
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Illustration
Scardinius erythrophthalmus (common rudd)[edit]
Semotilus atromaculatus (creek chub)[edit]
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Two females (background) and a male, about to spawn
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Illustration
Semotilus corporalis (fallfish)[edit]
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Illustration
Family Catostomidae (suckers)[edit]
Carpiodes carpio (river carpsucker)[edit]
Carpiodes cyprinus (quillback)[edit]
Carpiodes velifer (highfin carpsucker)[edit]
(Extirpated) Catostomus catostomus (longnose sucker)[edit]
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Illustration
Catostomus commersonii (white sucker)[edit]
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Illustration
Cycleptus elongatus (blue sucker)[edit]
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Illustration
Erimyzon oblongus (creek chubsucker)[edit]
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Illustration
Hypentelium nigricans (northern hogsucker)[edit]
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Illustration
Ictiobus bubalus (smallmouth buffalo)[edit]
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Juvenile with an infection of the tail fin
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Illustration
Ictiobus cyprinellus (bigmouth buffalo)[edit]
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Illustration
Ictiobus niger (black buffalo)[edit]
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Illustration
Minytrema melanops (spotted sucker)[edit]
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Illustration
Moxostoma anisurum (silver redhorse)[edit]
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Illustration
Moxostoma carinatum (river redhorse)[edit]
Moxostoma duquesnei (black redhorse)[edit]
Moxostoma erythrurum (Golden redhorse)[edit]
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Illustration
Moxostoma breviceps (smallmouth redhorse)[edit]
Moxostoma macrolepidotum (shorthead redhorse)[edit]
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Illustration
Thoburnia rhothoeca (torrent sucker)[edit]
Order Cyprinodontiformes (toothcarps)[edit]
Family Fundulidae (topminnows)[edit]
Fundulus catenatus (northern studfish)[edit]
Fundulus diaphanus (banded killifish)[edit]
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Female, illustration
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Male, illustration
Fundulus heteroclitus (mummichog)[edit]
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Female (middle), and two males
Family Category:Poeciliidae (livebearers)[edit]
Gambusia affinis (mosquitofish)[edit]
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Egg, illustration
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Fry, illustration
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Female
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Female, illustration
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Male
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Male, illustration
Order Esociformes (pikes and mudminnows)[edit]
Family Esocidae (pikes)[edit]
Esox americanus (American pickerel)[edit]
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Esox americanus americanus (redfin pickerel), juvenile
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E. a. americanus, illustration
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Esox americanus vermiculatus, juvenile
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E. a. vermiculatus, illustration
Esox lucius (northern pike)[edit]
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Illustrations
Esox masquinongy (muskellunge)[edit]
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Illustration
Esox masquinongy x lucius (tiger muskellunge)[edit]
Esox niger (chain pickerel)[edit]
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Illustration
Family Umbridae (mudminnows)[edit]
Umbra limi (central mudminnow)[edit]
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Illustration
Order Gasterosteiformes (sticklebacks)[edit]
Family Gasterosteidae (sticklebacks)[edit]
Culaea inconstans (brook stickleback)[edit]
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Illustration
Order Hiodontiformes (mooneyes)[edit]
Family Hiodontidae (mooneyes)[edit]
Hiodon alosoides (goldeye)[edit]
Hiodon tergisus (mooneye)[edit]
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Illustration
Order Lepisosteiformes (gars)[edit]
Family Lepisosteidae (gars)[edit]
Lepisosteus osseus (longnose gar)[edit]
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Illustration
Order Perciformes (sunfishes and perches)[edit]
Family Moronidae (temperate basses)[edit]
Morone americana (white perch)[edit]
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Illustration
Morone chrysops (white bass)[edit]
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Illustration
Morone saxatilis (striped bass)[edit]
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Juvenile
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Illustration
Morone chrysops x saxatilis (hybrid striped bass)[edit]
Family Centrarchidae (sunfishes)[edit]
Ambloplites rupestris (rock bass)[edit]
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Illustration
Lepomis auritus (redbreast sunfish)[edit]
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Illustration
Lepomis cyanellus (green sunfish)[edit]
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Juvenile
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Illustration
Lepomis gibbosus (pumpkinseed)[edit]
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Illustration
Lepomis gulosus (warmouth)[edit]
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Illustration
Lepomis humilis (orangespotted sunfish)[edit]
Lepomis macrochirus (bluegill)[edit]
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Juvenile
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Illustration
Lepomis megalotis (longear sunfish)[edit]
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Adult male
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Illustration
Lepomis microlophus (redear sunfish)[edit]
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Juvenile
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Illustration
Micropterus dolomieu (smallmouth bass)[edit]
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Juvenile
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Illustration
Micropterus punctulatus (spotted bass)[edit]
Micropterus salmoides (largemouth bass)[edit]
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Juveniles
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Illustration
Pomoxis annularis (white crappie)[edit]
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Juvenile
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Illustration
Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie)[edit]
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Illustration
Family Percidae (perches, darters, and relatives)[edit]
Ammocrypta pellucida (eastern sand darter)[edit]
Ammocrypta clara (western sand darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Crystallaria cincotta (diamond darter)[edit]
Etheostoma blennioides (greenside darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Etheostoma caeruleum (rainbow darter)[edit]
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Female
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Male
Etheostoma camurum (bluebreast darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Etheostoma flabellare (fantail darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Etheostoma longimanum (longfin darter)[edit]
Etheostoma maculatum (spotted darter)[edit]
Etheostoma nigrum (Johnny darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Etheostoma olmstedi (tessellated darter)[edit]
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Illustration of eggs
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Illustration
Etheostoma osburni (candy darter)[edit]
Etheostoma simoterum (snubnose darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Etheostoma tippecanoe (Tippecanoe darter)[edit]
Etheostoma variatum (variegate darter)[edit]
Etheostoma zonale (banded darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Perca flavescens (yellow perch)[edit]
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Eggs
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Juvenile
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Illustration
Percina caprodes (common logperch)[edit]
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Illustration
Percina copelandi (channel darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Percina evides (gilt darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Percina gymnocephala (Appalachia darter)[edit]
Percina macrocephala (longhead darter)[edit]
Percina maculata (blackside darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Percina notogramma (stripeback darter)[edit]
Percina oxyrhynchus (sharpnose darter)[edit]
Percina peltata (shield darter)[edit]
Percina phoxocephala (slenderhead darter)[edit]
Percina roanoka (Roanoke darter)[edit]
Percina sciera (dusky darter)[edit]
Percina shumardi (river darter)[edit]
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Illustration
Sander canadensis (sauger)[edit]
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Illustration
Sander vitreus (walleye)[edit]
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larva
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Juveniles
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Illustration
Sander canadensis x vitreus (saugeye)[edit]
Family Sciaenidae (drums)[edit]
Aplodinotus grunniens (freshwater drum)[edit]
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Illustration
Order Percopsiformes (trout-perch)[edit]
Family Percopsidae (trout-perch)[edit]
Percopsis omiscomaycus (trout-perch)[edit]
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Illustration
Order Petromyzontiformes (lampreys)[edit]
Family Petromyzontidae (northern lampreys)[edit]
Ichthyomyzon bdellium (Ohio lamprey)[edit]
Ichthyomyzon fossor (northern brook lamprey)[edit]
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi (mountain brook lamprey)[edit]
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Illustration
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis (silver lamprey)[edit]
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Illustration
Lampetra aepyptera (least brook lamprey)[edit]
Lethenteron appendix (American brook lamprey)[edit]
Order Salmoniformes (trout)[edit]
Family Salmonidae (trout)[edit]
(Introduced) Oncorhynchus clarkii (cutthroat trout)[edit]
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Illustration
(Introduced) Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout)[edit]
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Eggs
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Juvenile
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Illustration
(Introduced) Salmo trutta (brown trout)[edit]
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Illustration
Salvelinus fontinalis (brook trout)[edit]
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Female
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Male
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Illustration
Order Scorpaeniformes (mail-cheeked fishes)[edit]
Family Cottidae (sculpins)[edit]
Cottus bairdii (mottled sculpin)[edit]
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Illustration
Cottus caeruleomentum (Blue Ridge sculpin)[edit]
Cottus cognatus (slimy sculpin)[edit]
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Illustration
Cottus girardi (Potomac sculpin)[edit]
Cottus kanawhae (Kanawha sculpin)[edit]
Cottus (Bluestone sculpin)[edit]
Order Siluriformes (catfishes)[edit]
Family Ictaluridae (ictalurid catfishes)[edit]
Ameiurus catus (Ameiurus catus white bullhead)[edit]
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Fry, illustration in multiple views
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Illustration
Ameiurus melas (black bullhead)[edit]
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Fry, schooling
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Illustration
Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead)[edit]
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Illustration
Ameiurus nebulosus (brown bullhead)[edit]
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Eggs
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Illustration
Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish)[edit]
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Illustration
Ictalurus punctatus (channel catfish)[edit]
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Juvenile
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Illustration
Noturus eleutherus (mountain madtom)[edit]
Noturus flavus (stonecat)[edit]
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Illustration
Noturus insignis (margined madtom)[edit]
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Illustration
Noturus miurus (brindled madtom)[edit]
Noturus stigmosus (northern madtom)[edit]
Pylodictis olivaris (flathead catfish)[edit]
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Illustration