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A Virtual Museum on the State's Fish Biodiversity
Jurisdictional
North America, United States, Texas, Brewster
53 Species All Records Suspect = pink rows
Species checklist with examination status counts
Species Suspect Not Suspect Total
Examined Pending Pending Re-
Examination
Examined Pending Pending Re-
Examination
Not
Examined
Atherinopsidae (New World Silversides)
Menidia beryllina
Inland Silverside
18
18
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Carpiodes carpio
River Carpsucker
183
183
Cycleptus sp (Rio Grande Blue Sucker)
51
51
Ictiobus bubalus
Smallmouth Buffalo
2
7
9
Moxostoma austrinum
Mexican Redhorse
1
1
2
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Lepomis aquilensis
Longear Sunfish
15
15
Lepomis cyanellus
Green Sunfish
1
42
43
Lepomis gulosus
Warmouth
1
1
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill
1
13
14
Micropterus salmoides
Largemouth Bass
6
6
Characidae (Characins)
Astyanax argentatus
Mexican Tetra
107
107
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Oreochromis aureus
Blue Tilapia
3
3
Clupeidae (Herrings)
Dorosoma cepedianum
Gizzard Shad
4
11
15
Dorosoma petenense
Threadfin Shad
1
1
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Campostoma anomalum
Central Stoneroller
1
1
Campostoma ornatum
Mexican Stoneroller
64
64
Carassius auratus
Goldfish
1
1
Cyprinella lutrensis
Red Shiner
209
209
Cyprinella lutrensis blairi
Maravillas Red Shiner
1
8
9
Cyprinella venusta
Blacktail Shiner
1
1
2
Cyprinus carpio
Common Carp
45
45
Dionda episcopa
Roundnose Minnow
1
2
3
Dionda sp 1 (Conchos Roundnose Minnow)
Conchos Roundnose Minnow
22
3
25
Hybognathus amarus
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow
2
24
26
Macrhybopsis aestivalis
Speckled Chub
2
79
81
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Golden Shiner
2
2
Notropis braytoni
Tamaulipas Shiner
3
188
191
Notropis buccula
Smalleye Shiner
1
1
Notropis chihuahua
Chihuahua Shiner
80
80
Notropis jemezanus
Rio Grande Shiner
3
28
31
Notropis potteri
Chub Shiner
1
1
Notropis shumardi
Silverband Shiner
1
1
Notropis stramineus
Sand Shiner
1
1
Opsopoeodus emiliae
Pugnose Minnow
1
1
Pimephales promelas
Fathead Minnow
35
35
Pimephales vigilax
Bullhead Minnow
1
1
Rhinichthys cataractae
Longnose Dace
2
49
51
Cyprinodontidae (Pupfishes)
Cyprinodon elegans
Comanche Springs Pupfish
1
1
Fundulidae (Topminnows)
Fundulus grandis
Gulf Killifish
1
1
Fundulus zebrinus
Plains Killifish
148
148
Lucania parva
Rainwater Killifish
1
1
Ictaluridae (North American Catfishes)
Ameiurus natalis
Yellow Bullhead
1
1
2
Ictalurus furcatus
Blue Catfish
16
22
38
Ictalurus lupus
Headwater Catfish
1
5
6
Ictalurus punctatus
Channel Catfish
1
46
47
Pylodictis olivaris
Flathead Catfish
27
27
Lepisosteidae (Gars)
Lepisosteus oculatus
Spotted Gar
2
2
Lepisosteus osseus
Longnose Gar
4
14
18
Moronidae (Temperate Basses)
Morone chrysops
White Bass
1
1
Poeciliidae (Livebearers)
Gambusia affinis
Western Mosquitofish
11
92
103
Gambusia gaigei
Big Bend Gambusia
1
10
11
Sciaenidae (Drums and Croakers)
Aplodinotus grunniens
Freshwater Drum
6
6
Tetraodontidae (Puffers)
Sphoeroides parvus
Least Puffer
1
1