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Fishes of the Upper Green River, KY

A guide to the fishes of the Upper Green River, KY known or expected to occur between Green River dam and the mouth of the Barren River.

Ohio lamprey 1
Ichthyomyzon bdellium
mountain brook lamprey 2
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi
Least brook lamprey 2
Lampetra aepyptera
American Brook Lamprey 1
Lethenteron appendix
Spotted Gar 3
Lepisosteus oculatus
Longnose Gar 4
Lepisosteus osseus
Mooneye 5
Hiodon tergisus
American Eel 6
Anguilla rostrata
skipjack shad 7
Alosa chrysochloris
American Gizzard Shad 8
Dorosoma cepedianum
Largescale Stoneroller 2
Campostoma oligolepis
Spotfin Shiner 9
Cyprinella spiloptera
Steelcolor Shiner 2
Cyprinella whipplei
Silverjaw minnow 10
Notropis buccatus
Erimystax dissimilis 11
Gravel Chub 12
Erimystax x-punctatus
Mississippi Silvery Minnow 13
Hybognathus nuchalis
Bigeye Chub 14
Hybopsis amblops
Striped Shiner 15
Luxilus chrysocephalus
Scarlet shiner 2
Lythrurus fasciolaris
shoal chub 16
Macrhybopsis hyostoma
Silver Chub 17
Macrhybopsis storeriana
Golden Shiner 1
Notemigonus crysoleucas
popeye shiner 11
Notropis ariommus
Emerald shiner 7
Notropis atherinoides
Bigeye Shiner 11
Notropis boops
Ghost Shiner 18
Notropis buchanani
Notropis micropteryx 11
Silver Shiner 19
Notropis photogenis
Mimic shiner 20
Notropis volucellus
Phenacobius uranops 19
Southern Redbelly Dace 21
Chrosomus erythrogaster
Bluntnose Minnow 1
Pimephales notatus
Fathead Minnow 1
Pimephales promelas
Bullhead Minnow 22
Pimephales vigilax
Western Blacknose Dace 21
Rhinichthys obtusus
Quillback 23
Carpiodes cyprinus
White Sucker 24
Catostomus commersonii
Northern Hog Sucker 24
Hypentelium nigricans
Smallmouth Buffalo 7
Ictiobus bubalus
Spotted Sucker 25
Minytrema melanops
Silver Redhorse 2
Moxostoma anisurum
Shorthead redhorse 26
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
River Redhorse 27
Moxostoma carinatum
Black Redhorse 19
Moxostoma duquesnei
Golden Redhorse 19
Moxostoma erythrurum
Thoburnia atripinnis
Black Bullhead 28
Ameiurus melas
Yellow Bullhead 18
Ameiurus natalis
Blue Catfish 19
Ictalurus furcatus
Channel Catfish 29
Ictalurus punctatus
Noturus elegans 30
Mountain madtom 19
Noturus eleutherus
Slender Madtom 31
Noturus exilis
Stonecat 2
Noturus flavus
Brindled Madtom 11
Noturus miurus
Freckled Madtom 32
Noturus nocturnus
Northern Madtom
Noturus stigmosus
Flathead Catfish 33
Pylodictis olivaris
American pickerel 24
Esox americanus
Muskellunge 34
Esox masquinongy
Northern Cavefish 13
Amblyopsis spelaea
Spring Cavefish 14
Forbesichthys agassizii
Southern Cavefish 35
Typhlichthys subterraneus
Brook Silverside 36
Labidesthes sicculus
Northern Studfish 2
Fundulus catenatus
Blackstripe Topminnow 13
Fundulus notatus
Western Mosquitofish 28
Gambusia affinis
Banded Sculpin 2
Cottus carolinae
White Bass 37
Morone chrysops
Rock Bass 38
Ambloplites rupestris
Green Sunfish 2
Lepomis cyanellus
Warmouth 6
Lepomis gulosus
Orangespotted Sunfish 39
Lepomis humilis
Bluegill 40
Lepomis macrochirus
Longear Sunfish
Lepomis megalotis
Redear Sunfish 41
Lepomis microlophus
Smallmouth Bass 40
Micropterus dolomieu
Spotted Bass 2
Micropterus punctulatus
Largemouth Bass 42
Micropterus salmoides
White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis
Black Crappie 40
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Western Sand Darter 43
Ammocrypta clara
Eastern Sand Darter 11
Ammocrypta pellucida
Crystallaria cincotta 44
Etheostoma barbouri 45
Etheostoma barrenense 45
Nothonotus bellus 46
Greenside Darter 11
Etheostoma blennioides
Rainbow Darter 47
Etheostoma caeruleum
Fantail Darter 39
Etheostoma flabellare
Etheostoma jimmycarter 45
Etheostoma kantuckeense 45
Etheostoma kennicotti 11
Etheostoma lawrencei 45
Nothonotus maculatum 45
Etheostoma rafinesquei 45
Etheostoma squamiceps 48
Nothonotus tippecanoe 45
Banded darter 21
Etheostoma zonale

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