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Spotted Bass, Photo by Todd Ratermann ©
Here is a partial list of fish species that can be found in Tennessee. If you notice any fish we have forgotten to include, please
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Common Name
Scientific Name
Alewife
Alligator Gar
American Eel
Anguilla rostrata
Banded Darter
Etheostoma zonale
Bandfin Darter
Etheostoma zonistium
Banded Sculpin
Cottus carolinae
Bigeye Chub
Hybopsis amblops
Bigmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
Bighead Carp
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Black Buffalo
Ictiobus niger
Black Bullhead Catfish
Ameiurus melas
Black Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Black Darter
Etheostoma duryi
Black Redhorse
Moxostoma duquesnii
Blackfin Darter
Etheostoma nigripinne
Blacknose Crappie
Blacknose Dace
Rhinichthys atratulus
Blackspotted Topminnow
Fundulus olivaceus
Blackstripe Topminnow
Fundulus notatus
Blacktail Shiner
Cyprinella venusta
Blotched Chub
Erimystax insiginis
Blotchside Logperch
Percina burtoni
Blueback Herring
Blue Catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Blue Sucker
Cycleptus elongatus
Bluntnose Darter
Etheostoma chlorosoma
Bluntnose Minnow
Pimephales notatus
Boulder Darter
Bowfin
Brindled Madtom
Noturus miurus
Brook Silverside
Labidesthes sicculus
Brown Bullhead
Brown Trout
Buffalo Darter
Etheostoma bison
Bullhead Minnow
Pimephales vigilax
Chain Pickerel
Esox niger
Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Common Carp
Cyprinus carpio
Creek Chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
Emerald Shiner
Notropis atherinoides
Fathead Minnow
Pimephales promelas
Flathead Catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
Flier
Freshwater Drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
Gizzard Shad
Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden Redhorse
Moxostoma erythrurum
Golden Shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Grass Carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
Green Sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
Highfin Carpsucker
Carpiodes velifer
Hybrid Striper
Inland Silverside
Lake Chubsucker
Lake Sturgeon
Lake Trout
Lamprey
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Logperch
Percina caprodes
Longear Sunfish
Lepomis megalottis
Longnose Gar
Mean Mouth Bass
Mimic Shiner
Notropis volucellus
Mississippi Silverside
Menidia audens
Mooneye
Hiodon tergisus
Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
Mottled Sculpin
Cottus bairdi
Mud Darter
Etheostoma asprigene
Musky
Northern Hogsucker
Hypentelium nigricans
Northern Pike
Northern Studfish
Fundulus catenatus
Orangespotted Sunfish
Lepomis humilis
Orangethroat Darter
Etheostoma spectabile
Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
Pirate Perch
Aphredoderus sayanus
Pugnose Minnow
Opsopaeodus emiliae
Pumpkinseed
Quillback Carpsucker
Carpiodes cyprinus
Rainbow Darter
Etheostoma caeruleum
Rainbow Trout
Redear Sunfish
Lepomis microlophus
Redfin Shiner
Lythrurus umbratilis
Redline Darter
Etheostoma rufilineatum
Redtail Chub
Nocomis effusus
Ribbon Shiner
Lythrurus fumeus
River Carpsucker
Carpiodes carpio
River Chub
River Darter
Percina shumardi
River Redhorse
Moxostoma carinatum
River Shiner
Notropis blennius
River Redhorse
Moxostoma carinatum
Rock Bass
Ambloplites rupestris
Rosefin Shiner
Lythrurus ardens
Rosyface Shiner
Notropis rubellus
Rosyside Dace
Clinostonus funduloides
Sauger
Sander canadense
Sawfin Shiner
Shortnose Gar
Shovelnose Sturgeon
Silver Carp
Silver Chub
Macrhybopsis storeriana
Silver Redhorse
Moxostoma anisurum
Silver Shiner
Notropis photogenis
Silvery Minnow
Hybognathus nuchalis
Skipjack Herring
Alosa chrysochlaris
Slabrock Darter
Etheostoma smithi
Slenderhead Darter
Percina phoxocephala
Slough Darter
Etheostoma gracile
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus dolomieui
Smallmouth Buffalo
Ictiobus bubalus
Smallmouth Redhorse
Moxostoma breviceps
Snubnose Darter
Etheostoma simoterum
Speckled Darter
Etheostoma stigmaeum
Spotfin Shiner
Cyprinella spiloptera
Spotted Bass
Micropterus punctulatus
Spotted Chub
Macrhybopsis hyostoma
Spotted Gar
Lepisosteus oculatus
Spotted Sucker
Minytrema melanops
Streamline Chub
Erimystax dissimilis
Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis
Striped Mullet
Mugil cephalus
Striped Shiner
Luxilus chrysocephalus
Stripetail Darter
Etheostoma kennicotti
Tadpole Madtom
Notorus gyrinus
Telescope Shiner
Notropis telescopus
Tennessee Shiner
Notropis leuciodus
Threadfin Shad
Dorosoma petenense
Walleye
Sander vitreus
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
White Bass
Morone chrysops
White Crappie
Pomoxis annularis
White Sucker
Catostomus commersonii
Whitetail Shiner
Cyprinella galactura
Yellow Bass
Morone mississippiensis
Yellow Bullhead
Ameiurus natalis
Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens
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