BONY FISHES - (Osteichthyes) of Devils Tower

 

LEGEND:
C = Common
F = Fairly Common
U = Uncommon
R = Rare
* = Often Seen by Most Visitors
? = Status Unknown
X = Formerly Occurred Here
N = Not Native to the Area

 

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MINNOWS - (CYPRINIDAE):

• Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) C/N
• Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) U
• Longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) R
• Flathead chub (Playgobio gracilis) U
• Western slivery minnow (Hybognathus argyritis) U
• Plains minnow (Hybognathus placitus) R
• Flathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) ?
• Sand shiner (Notropis ludibundus) C

SUCKERS - (CATOSTOMIDAE):

• River carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio) ?
• White sucker (Catostomus commersoni) C
• Shorthead (northern) redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum) U
• Mountain sucker (Castostomus platyrhynchus) ?

BULLHEAD CATFISHES - (ICTALURIDAE):

• Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) C
• Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) C
• Stonecat (Noturus flavus) U

SUNFISHES - (CENTRARCHIDAE):

• Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) U/N
• Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) C/N

PERCHES - (PERCIDAE):

• Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) R/N