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A Virtual Museum on the State's Fish Biodiversity
Jurisdictional
Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal, Nueces, West Nueces
19 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
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Lepomis aquilensis
Longear Sunfish
6
6
Lepomis cyanellus
Green Sunfish
4
4
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill
2
2
Lepomis microlophus
Redear Sunfish
2
2
Micropterus salmoides
Largemouth Bass
3
3
Micropterus treculii
Guadalupe Bass Non-native
1
1
Characidae (Characins)
Astyanax argentatus
Mexican Tetra
1
2
3
Cichlidae (Cichlids)
Herichthys cyanoguttatus
Rio Grande Cichlid Possibly native
1
1
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinella proserpina
Proserpine Shiner Non-native
3
3
Cyprinella sp (Nueces River Shiner)
Nueces River Shiner
4
4
Cyprinella venusta
Blacktail Shiner
2
2
Dionda texensis
2
4
6
Notropis amabilis
Texas Shiner
1
1
Notropis braytoni
Tamaulipas Shiner Non-native
1
1
Notropis texanus
Weed Shiner
1
1
Ictaluridae (North American Catfishes)
Ameiurus natalis
Yellow Bullhead
3
3
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma grahami
Rio Grande Darter Non-native
1
1
Etheostoma lepidum
Greenthroat Darter
5
5
Poeciliidae (Livebearers)
Gambusia affinis
Western Mosquitofish
7
7