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A Virtual Museum on the State's Fish Biodiversity
Jurisdictional
Nueces-Southwestern Texas Coastal, Nueces, San Miguel
25 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
1
1
Catostomidae (Suckers)
Moxostoma congestum
Gray Redhorse
1
1
Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
Lepomis aquilensis
Longear Sunfish
1
4
5
Lepomis cyanellus
Green Sunfish
3
3
Lepomis gulosus
Warmouth
4
4
Lepomis humilis
Orangespotted Sunfish Non-native
1
1
Lepomis macrochirus
Bluegill
3
3
Lepomis microlophus
Redear Sunfish
1
1
Micropterus salmoides
Largemouth Bass
2
2
Pomoxis annularis
White Crappie Non-native
2
1
3
Characidae (Characins)
Astyanax argentatus
Mexican Tetra
2
2
Clupeidae (Herrings)
Dorosoma cepedianum
Gizzard Shad
2
1
3
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinella lutrensis
Red Shiner
6
6
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Golden Shiner
1
1
Notropis buchanani
Ghost Shiner
1
1
Opsopoeodus emiliae
Pugnose Minnow
2
2
Pimephales vigilax
Bullhead Minnow
5
5
Ictaluridae (North American Catfishes)
Ameiurus melas
Black Bullhead
1
1
Ictalurus punctatus
Channel Catfish
4
4
Lepisosteidae (Gars)
Lepisosteus osseus
Longnose Gar
2
2
Ophidiidae (Cusk-Eels)
Ophidion josephi
Crested Cusk-Eel Non-native
1
1
Percidae (Perches)
Etheostoma gracile
Slough Darter
1
1
Poeciliidae (Livebearers)
Gambusia affinis
Western Mosquitofish
1
5
6
Scorpaenidae (Scorpionfishes)
Scorpaena calcarata
Smoothhead Scorpionfish Non-native
1
1
Serranidae (Sea Basses and Groupers)
Serraniculus pumilio
Pygmy Sea Bass Non-native
1
1