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The state of Indiana is home to 208 species of fishes that inhabit its rivers, lakes, and streams that make up five watersheds. Indiana is the state with the most fish species of any state north of the Ohio River and includes Great Lakes species.
Native fishes taxa
Status is determined from IUCN data in a global context. Classifications include critically endangered CR, endangered EN, vulnerable VU, near-threatened NT, and least concern LC.
| Common name | Scientific name | Picture | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lampreys |
Petromyzontiformes (order) |
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Petromyzontidae (family) |
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| Chestnut lamprey | Icthyomyzon castaneus |  |
LC |
| Northern brook lamprey | Icthyomyzon fossor |  |
LC |
| American brook lamprey | Lampetra appendix |  |
LC |
| Sturgeons and paddlefish |
Acipenseriformes (order) |
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Acipenseridae (family) |
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| Lake sturgeon | Acipenser fulvescens |  |
LC |
| Shovelnose sturgeon | Scaphirhynchus platorynchus |  |
VU |
Polyodontidae (family) |
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| American paddlefish | Polyodon spathula |  |
VU |
| Bowfin |
Amiiformes (order) |
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Amiidae (family) |
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| Bowfin | Amia calva |  |
LC |
| Mooneyes |
Hiodontiformes (order) |
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Hiodontidae (family) |
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| Goldeye | Hiodon alosoides |  |
LC |
| Mooneye | Hiodon tergisus |  |
LC |
| Eels |
Anguilliformes (order) |
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Anguillidae (family) |
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| American eel | Anguilla rostrata |  |
EN |
| Carps, minnows, and relatives |
Cypriniformes (order) |
||
Cyprinidae (family) |
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| Southern redbelly dace | Chrosomus erythrogaster |  |
LC |
| Gizzard shad | Dorosoma cepedianum |  |
LC |
| Cypress minnow | Hybognathus hayi | N/A | LC |
| Bigeye chub | Hybopsis amblops |  |
LC |
| Golden shiner | Notemigonus crysoleucas |  |
LC |
| Striped shiner | Luxilus chrysocephalus |  |
LC |
| Blackchin shiner | Notropis heterodon | LC | |
| Silverjaw minnow | Notropis buccatus |  |
LC |
| Bigeye shiner | Notropis boops | N/A | LC |
| Pallid shiner | Hybopsis amnis | N/A | LC |
| Shoal chub | Macrhybopsis hyostoma |  |
LC |
| Pugnose shiner | Notropis anogenus | N/A | LC |
| Emerald shiner | Notropis atherinoides |  |
LC |
| Ghost shiner | Notropis buchanani |  |
LC |
| Ironcolor shiner | Notropis chalybaeus |  |
LC |
| Rosyface shiner | Notropis rubellus |  |
LC |
| Weed shiner | Notropis teanus | N/A | LC |
| Mimic shiner | Notropis volucellus |  |
LC |
| Popeye shiner | Notropis ariommus |  |
LC |
| Suckermouth minnow | Phenacobius mirabilis |  |
LC |
| Bluntnose minnow | Pimphales notalus |  |
LC |
| Pugnose minnow | Opsopoedus emiliae |  |
LC |
| Fathead minnow | Pimephales promelas |  |
LC |
| Bullhead minnow | Pimephales vigilax |  |
LC |
| Western blacknose dace | Rhinichthys obtusus |  |
LC |
| Longnose dace | Rhinichthys cataractae |  |
LC |
Catostomidae (family) |
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| White sucker | Catostomus commersonii |  |
LC |
| Blue sucker | Cycleptus elongatus |  |
LC |
| Bigmouth buffalo | Ictiobus cyprinellus |  |
LC |
| Smallmouth buffalo | Ictiobus bubalus |  |
LC |
| Black buffalo | Ictiobus niger |  |
LC |
| Spotted sucker | Minytrema melanops |  |
LC |
| River redhorse | Moxostoma carinatum |  |
LC |
| Harelip sucker | Moxostoma lacerum | N/A | Extinct |
| Catfishes |
Siluriformes (order) |
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Ictaluridae (family) |
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| Blue catfish | Ictalurus furcatus |  |
LC |
| Channel catfish | Ictalurus punctatus |  |
LC |
| Black bullhead | Ameiurus melas |  |
LC |
| Yellow bullhead | Ameirus natalis |  |
LC |
| Stonecat | Notorus flavus |  |
LC |
| Flathead catfish | Pylodicitis olivaris |  |
LC |
| Pikes and Mudminnows |
Esociformes (order) |
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Esocidae (family) |
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| Muskellunge | Esox masquinongy |  |
LC |
| Northern pike | Esox lucius |  |
LC |
| Salmon, Trout, Chars. Freshwater
Whitefishes, Graylings |
Salmoniformes (order) |
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Salmonidae (family) |
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| Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |  |
|
| Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar |  |
LC |
| Brown trout | Salmo trutta |  |
LC |
| Brook trout | Salvelinus fontinalis |  |
LC |
| Lake trout | Salvelinus namaycush |  |
|
| Toothcarps |
Cyprinodontiformes (order) |
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Fundulidae (family) |
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| Banded killifish | Fundulus diaphanus |  |
LC |
| Blackstrip topminnow | Fundulus notatus | N/A | LC |
| Northern studfish | Fundulus catenatus |  |
LC |
| Mail-cheeked fishes |
Scopaeniformes (order) |
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Cottidae (family) |
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| Banded sculpin | Cottus carolinae |  |
LC |
| Mottled sculpin | Cottus bairdii |  |
LC |
| Slimy sculpin | Cottus cognatus |  |
LC |
| Deepwater sculpin | Myoxocephalus thompsonii |  |
LC |
| Sunfishes and perches |
Perciformes (order) |
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Centrarchidae (family) |
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| Green sunfish | Lepomis cyanellus |  |
LC |
| Orangespotted sunfish | Lepomis humilis |  |
LC |
| Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus |  |
LC |
| Redspotted sunfish | Lepomis microlophus | N/A | LC |
| Northern sunfish | Lepomis peltastes | N/A | |
| Smallmouth bass | Micropterus dolomieu |  |
LC |
| Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides |  |
LC |
| Black crappie | Pomoxis nigromaculatus |  |
LC |
| White crappie | Pomoxis annularis |  |
LC |
Percidae (family) |
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| Walleye | Sander vitreus |  |
LC |
| Sauger | Sander canadensis |  |
LC |
| Yellow perch | Perca flavescens |  |
LC |
| Logperch | Percina caprodes |  |
LC |
| Stargazing darter | Percina uranidea | N/A | NT |
| Channel darter | Percina copelandi |  |
LC |
| Gilt darter | Percina evides |  |
LC |
| Dusky darter | Percina sciera |  |
LC |
| River darter | Percina shumardi |  |
LC |
| Tippecanoe darter | Etheostoma tippecanoe |  |
NT |
| Spottail darter | Etheostoma squamiceps |  |
LC |
| Banded darter | Etheostoma zonale |  |
LC |
| Johnny darter | Etheostoma nigrum |  |
LC |
| Iowa darter | Etheostoma exile |  |
LC |
| Western sand darter | Ammocrypta clara | N/A | VU |
| Eastern sand darter | Ammocrypta pellucida |  |
LC |
| Mud darter | Etheostoma asprigene |  |
LC |
| Rainbow darter | Etheostoma caeruleum |  |
LC |
| Fantail darter | Etheostoma flabellare |  |
LC |
| Harlequin darter | Etheostoma histrio |  |
LC |
| Least darter | Etheostoma microperca |  |
LC |
| Cypress darter | Etheostoma proeliare | N/A | LC |
| Bluebreast darter | Etheostoma camurum |  |
LC |
| Bluntnose darter | Etheostoma chlorosoma | N/A | |
| Orangethroat darter | Etheostoma spectabile |  |
LC |
| Variegate darter | Etheostoma variatum |  |
LC |
Moronidae (family) |
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| Yellow bass | Morone mississippiensis |  |
LC |
| White bass | Morone chrysops |  |
LC |
| Gobies |
Gobiiformes (order) |
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Gobiidae (family) |
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| Round goby | Neogobius melanostomus |  |
LC |
Exotic or introduced taxa
| Common name | Scientific name | Picture | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamprey |
Petromyzontiformes (order) |
||
Petromyzontidae (family) |
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| Sea lamprey | Petromyzon marinus |  |
LC |
| Herring |
Clupeiformes (order) |
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Clupeidae (family) |
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| Alewife | Alosa pseudoharengus |  |
LC |
| Threadfin shad | Dorosoma petenense |  |
LC |
| Carps, minnows,
and relatives |
Cypriniformes (order) |
||
Cyprinidae (family) |
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| Goldfish | Carassius auratus |  |
LC |
| Grass carp | Ctenopharyngodon idella | ||
| Red shiner | Cyprinella lutrensis |  |
LC |
| Carp | Cyprinus carpio | ||
| Silver carp | Hypophthalmichthys molitrix |  |
NT |
| Bighead carp | Hypophthalmichthys nobilis | ||
| Rudd | Scardinius erythrophthalmus | N/A | EN |
| Catfish |
Siluriformes (order) |
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Ictaluridae (family) |
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| White catfish | Ameiurus catus |  |
LC |
| Salmon, trout, chars. freshwater
Whitefishes, graylings |
Salmoniformes (order) |
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Osmeridae (family) |
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| Rainbow smelt | Osmerus mordax |  |
LC |
Salmonidae (family) |
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| Coho salmon | Oncorhyncus kitsutch |  | |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhyncus mykiss |  |
|
| Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | |
|
| Atlantic salmon | Salmo salar | |
LC |
| Brown trout | Salmo trutta | |
LC |
| Silversides |
Atheriniformes (order) |
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Atherinidae (family) |
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| Inland silverside | Menidia beryllina |  |
LC |
| Mullets |
Mugiliformes (order) |
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Mugilidae (family) |
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| Striped mullet | Mugil cephalus |  |
LC |
| Sticklebacks |
Gasterosteiformes (order) |
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Gasterosteidae (family) |
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| Threespine stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus |  |
LC |
| Sunfishes and Perches |
Perciformes (order) |
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Moronidae (family) |
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| White perch | Morone americana |  |
LC |
| Striped bass | Morone saxatilis |  |
LC |
| Gobies |
Gobiiformes (order) |
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Gobiidae (family) |
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| Round goby | Neogobius melanostomus | |
LC |
References
- Simon, Thomas. "Revised Checklist of the Vertebrates of Indiana". Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. 111: 182–214.
- Simon, Thomas P. (2011). Fishes of Indiana : a field guide. Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-22308-1. OCLC 678924629.
- Hay, Oliver Perry. "The lampreys and fishes of Indiana." William B. Burford, Contractor for State Printing and Binding, 1894.
- Jacquemin, Stephen J., and Mark Pyron. "Fishes of Indiana streams: current and historic assemblage structure." Hydrobiologia 665.1 (2011): 39–50.
- Jordan, David S. "On the fishes of northern Indiana." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1877): 42–82.
- “Native Fish of Indiana.” Indiana Wildlife Federation, 2020, www.indianawildlife.org/wildlife/native-fish-of-indiana/.
- Nelson, Joseph S., and Shelby Delos Gerking. Annotated key to the fishes of Indiana. Department of Zoology, Indiana University, 1968.
- Simon, Thomas P. Fishes of Indiana: a field guide. Indiana University Press, 2011.
- Simon, T.P., Whitaker Jr., J.O., Castrale, J.S. and S.A. Minton. 2002. Revised checklist of the vertebrates of Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science.
- 111(2): 182–214.
- “The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.” IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, www.iucnredlist.org/.
- “USFWS National Digital Library.” USFWS, digitalmedia.fws.gov/.