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Jumat, 26 Mei 2017

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. Two speciesâ€"the candy darter and diamond darterâ€"are endemic to West Virginia.

The taxa

The following letters indicate the river systems that contain each species:

In addition, the IUCN classifies one of these species as critically endangered CR, one as endangered EN, five as vulnerable VU, and three as near-threatened NT.

Order Petromyzontiformes (lampreys)

Family Petromyzontidae (northern lampreys)

  • Ohio lamprey (Ichthyomyzon bdellium) O, rare
  • Northern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor) O, rare
  • Mountain brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon greeleyi) O, rare
  • Silver lamprey (Ichthyomyzon unicuspis) O, rare
  • Least brook lamprey (Lampetra aepyptera) O,N
  • American brook lamprey (Lethenteron appendix) O, rare

Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefish)

Family Acipenseridae (sturgeons)

  • Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) O, extinct in West Virginia
  • Shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) O, VU IUCN

Family Polyodontidae (paddlefishes)

  • American paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) O, rare, VU IUCN

Order Lepisosteiformes (gars)

Family Lepisosteidae (gars)

  • Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus) O

Order Amiiformes (bowfin)

Family Amiidae (bowfin)

  • Bowfin (Amia calva) O, rare

Order Hiodontiformes (mooneyes)

Family Hiodontidae (mooneyes)

  • Goldeye (Hiodon alosoides) O, rare
  • Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus) O

Order Anguilliformes (eels)

Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)

  • American eel (Anguilla rostrata) O,N,P, EN IUCN

Order Clupeiformes (herrings and relatives)

Family Clupeidae (herrings, shads, and relatives)

  • Skipjack shad (Alosa chrysochloris) O
  • Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) O,N,P
  • American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) O
  • Threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) O

Order Cypriniformes (carps, minnows, and relatives)

Family Cyprinidae (carps, true minnows, and relatives)

  • Central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) O,N,P,J
  • Goldfish (Carassius auratus) O,N,P, introduced
  • Redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus) O, rare
  • Rosyside dace (Clinostomus funduloides) O,N,P,J
  • Satinfin shiner (Cyprinella analostana) P, rare
  • Whitetail shiner (Cyprinella galactura) O,N
  • Spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera) O,N,P
  • Steelcolor shiner (Cyprinella whipplei) O
  • Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) O,N,P, introduced, VU IUCN
  • Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) O,N,P
  • Bighead carp (Hypopthalmichthys nobilis) O
  • Streamline chub (Erimystax dissimilis) O,N
  • Tonguetied minnow (Exoglossum laurae) O,N, rare
  • Cutlips minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua) N,P,J
  • Eastern silvery minnow (Hybognathus regius) P, rare
  • Mississippi silvery minnow (Hybognathus nuchalis) O, extinct in West Virginia
  • Bigeye chub (Hybopsis amblops) O
  • White shiner (Luxilus albeolus) O,N
  • Striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus) O,N,P
  • Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus) O,P,J
  • Rosefin shiner (Lythrurus ardens) J, rare
  • Scarlet shiner (Lythrurus fasciolaris) O, rare
  • Redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis) O
  • Shoal chub (Macrhybopsis hyostoma) O
  • Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) O
  • Pearl dace (Margariscus margarita) O,P, rare
  • Hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus) O, extinct in West Virginia
  • Bluehead chub (Nocomis leptocephalus) N,P,J
  • River chub (Nocomis micropogon) O,P,J
  • Big mouth chub (Nocomis platyrhynchus) N
  • Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) O,N,P,J
  • Comely shiner (Notropis amoenus) P
  • Popeye shiner (Notropis ariommus) O, rare
  • Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) O,N,P
  • River shiner (Notropis blennius) O
  • Bigeye shiner (Notropis boops) O, rare
  • Ghost shiner (Notropis buchanani) O
  • Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis) O, extinct in West Virginia
  • Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius) O,N,P
  • Sand shiner (Notropis stramineus) O,N
  • Silver shiner (Notropis photogenis) O,N
  • Swallowtail shiner (Notropis procne) P
  • Rosyface shiner (Notropis rubellus) O,N,P,J
  • New River shiner (Notropis scabriceps) N, rare
  • Telescope shiner (Notropis telescopus) O,N,J
  • Mimic shiner (Notropis volucellus) O,N,P
  • Channel shiner (Notropis wickliffi) O
  • Silverjaw minnow (Ericymba buccata) O,N,P
  • Pugnose minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae) O, extinct in West Virginia
  • Suckermouth minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis) O
  • Kanawha minnow (Phenacobius teretulus) N, rare
  • Southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster) O
  • Mountain redbelly dace (Chrosomus oreas) O,N,J
  • Bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus) O,N,P
  • Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) O,N,P
  • Bullhead minnow (Pimephales vigilax) O, rare
  • Eastern blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) O,P,J
  • Western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus) O,N
  • Cheat minnow (Pararhinichthys bowersi) O, rare
  • Longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) O,N,P,J
  • Common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) N
  • Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) O,N,P,J
  • Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) P

Family Catostomidae (suckers)

  • River carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio) O
  • Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus) O
  • Highfin carpsucker (Carpiodes velifer) O, rare
  • Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus) O, extinct in West Virginia
  • White sucker (Catostomus commersonii) O,N,P,J
  • Blue sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) O, rare
  • Creek chubsucker (Erimyzon oblongus) P
  • Northern hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans) O,N,P,J
  • Smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus) O
  • Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) O, rare
  • Black buffalo (Ictiobus niger) O, rare
  • Spotted sucker (Minytrema melanops) O
  • Silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum) O
  • River redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum) O
  • Black redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei) O
  • Golden redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum) O,N,P
  • Smallmouth redhorse (Moxostoma breviceps) O
  • Shorthead redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum) P, rare
  • Torrent sucker (Thoburnia rhothoeca) N,P

Order Siluriformes (catfishes)

Family Ictaluridae (ictalurid catfishes)

  • White bullhead (Ameiurus catus) O
  • Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) O,N
  • Yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) O,N,P
  • Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) O,N,P
  • Blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) O
  • Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) O,N,P
  • Mountain madtom (Noturus eleutherus) O, rare
  • Stonecat (Noturus flavus) O,N
  • Margined madtom (Noturus insignis) O,N,P,J
  • Brindled madtom (Noturus miurus) O
  • Northern madtom (Noturus stigmosus) O, rare, NT IUCN
  • Flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) O,N

Order Esociformes (pikes and mudminnows)

Family Esocidae (pikes)

  • Redfin pickerel (Esox a. americanus) O,P, rare
  • Grass pickerel (Esox americanus vermiculatus) O, rare
  • Northern pike (Esox lucius) O,P
  • Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) O,N,P
  • Tiger muskellunge (Esox masquinongy x lucius) O,N,P
  • Chain pickerel (Esox niger) O,N,P

Family Umbridae (mudminnows)

  • Central mudminnow (Umbra limi) O

Order Salmoniformes (trout)

Family Salmonidae (trout)

  • Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) P, introduced
  • Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) O,N,P,J, introduced
  • Brown trout (Salmo trutta) O,N,J,P, introduced
  • Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) O,N,J,P

Order Percopsiformes (trout-perch)

Family Percopsidae (trout-perch)

  • Trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) O

Order Cyprinodontiformes (toothcarps)

Family Fundulidae (topminnows)

  • Northern studfish (Fundulus catenatus) O
  • Banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus) O,P, rare
  • Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus) P

Family Poeciliidae (livebearers)

  • Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) O,N,P

Order Atheriniformes (silversides)

Family Atherinopsidae (neotropical silversides)

  • Brook silverside (Labidesthes sicculus) O,N,P

Order Gasterosteiformes (sticklebacks)

Family Gasterosteidae (sticklebacks)

  • Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) O

Order Scorpaeniformes (mail-cheeked fishes)

Family Cottidae (sculpins)

  • Mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii) O,N,J
  • Blue Ridge sculpin (Cottus caeruleomentum) P,J
  • Slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus) P, rare
  • Potomac sculpin (Cottus girardi) P
  • Kanawha sculpin (Cottus kanawhae) N, rare
  • Bluestone sculpin (Cottus sp.) N

Order Perciformes (sunfishes and perches)

Family Moronidae (temperate basses)

  • White perch (Morone americana) O
  • White bass (Morone chrysops) O,N
  • Striped bass (Morone saxatilis) O,N
  • Hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops x saxatilis) O

Family Centrarchidae (sunfishes)

  • Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) O,N,J,P
  • Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus) O,N,J,P
  • Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) O,N,J,P
  • Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) O,N,J,P
  • Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus) O,P
  • Orangespotted sunfish (Lepomis humilis) O
  • Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) O,N,J,P
  • Longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) O,N,P
  • Redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) O
  • Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) O,N,J,P
  • Spotted bass (Micropterus punctulatus) O,N
  • Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) O,N,J,P
  • White crappie (Pomoxis annularis) O,N,P
  • Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) O,N,P

Family Percidae (perches, darters, and relatives)

  • Eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) O
  • Western sand darter (Ammocrypta clara) O, rare, VU IUCN
  • Diamond darter (Crystallaria cincotta) O, rare, CR IUCN
  • Greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides) O,N,P
  • Rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) O,N,P
  • Bluebreast darter (Etheostoma camurum) O
  • Fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare) O,N,P,J
  • Longfin darter (Etheostoma longimanum) J, rare
  • Spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) O, rare, VU IUCN
  • Johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum) O,N,J
  • Tessellated darter (Etheostoma olmstedi) P
  • Candy darter (Etheostoma osburni) N, rare, NT IUCN
  • Snubnose darter (Etheostoma simoterum) N
  • Tippecanoe darter (Etheostoma tippecanoe) O, NT IUCN
  • Variegate darter (Etheostoma variatum) O,N
  • Banded darter (Etheostoma zonale) O
  • Yellow perch (Perca flavescens) O,N,P
  • Common logperch (Percina caprodes) O,N
  • Channel darter (Percina copelandi) O
  • Gilt darter (Percina evides) O, rare
  • Appalachia darter (Percina gymnocephala) N, rare
  • Longhead darter (Percina macrocephala) O, rare
  • Blackside darter (Percina maculata) O,N
  • Stripeback darter (Percina notogramma) J, rare
  • Sharpnose darter (Percina oxyrhynchus) O,N
  • Shield darter (Percina peltata) P
  • Slenderhead darter (Percina phoxocephala) O
  • Roanoke darter (Percina roanoka) N
  • Dusky darter (Percina sciera) O
  • River darter (Percina shumardi) O, rare
  • Sauger (Sander canadensis) O
  • Walleye (Sander vitreus) O,N,P
  • Saugeye (Sander canadensis x vitreus) O

Family Sciaenidae (drums)

  • Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) O

See also

  • West Virginia State Wildlife Center, a small zoo featuring native West Virginia animals
  • Fauna of West Virginia
  • List of West Virginia wildlife management areas

References

 
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