Fish Checklist

Fish Species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species list of all known fish species in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Native species are considered those species found in area waters prior to the arrival of European settlers. Game species are considered those that anglers seek for recreational fishing and harvest. (Revised 2/08)

Family	Common Name	Native	Game	Scientific Name
Antherinidae	Brook Silverside	No	No	Labidesthes sicculus
Catostomidae	White Sucker	Yes	No	Catostomus commersoni
Catostomidae	Northern Hogsucker	Yes	No	Hypentelium nigricans
Catostomidae	River Redhorse	Yes	No	Moxostoma carinatum
Catostomidae	Black Redhorse	Yes	No	Moxostoma duquesnei
Catostomidae	Golden Redhorse	Yes	No	Moxostoma erythrurum
Catostomidae	Sicklefin Redhorse	Yes	No	Moxostoma n. sp.
Catostomidae	Shorthead Redhorse	Yes	No	Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Centrarchidae	Rock Bass	Yes	Yes	Ambloplites rupestris
Centrarchidae	Red Breast Sunfish	Yes	Yes	Lepomis auritus
Centrarchidae	Green Sunfish	Yes	No	Lepomis cyanellus
Centrarchidae	Warmouth	Yes	No	Lepomis gulosus
Centrarchidae	Bluegill Sunfish	Yes	Yes	Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae	Longear Sunfish	No	No	Lepomis megalotis
Centrarchidae	Redear Sunfish	No	Yes	Lepomis microlophus
Centrarchidae	Smallmouth Bass	Yes	Yes	Micropterus dolomieu
Centrarchidae	White Bass	No	Yes	Morone chrysops
Centrarchidae	Black Crappie	yes	Yes	Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Clupeidae	Gizzard Shad	No	No	Dorosoma cepedianum
Cottidae	Mottled Sculpin	Yes	No	Cottus bairdi
Cottidae	Banded Sculpin	Yes	No	Cottus carolinae
Cyprinidae	Stone Roller	Yes	No	Campostoma anomalum
Cyprinidae	Rosyside Dace	Yes	No	Clinostomus funduloides
Cyprinidae	Whitetail Shiner	Yes	No	Cyprinella galactura
Cyprinidae	Chub	Yes	No	Erimonax monacha
Cyprinidae	Flame Chub	Yes	No	Hemitremia flammea
Cyprinidae	Bigeyed Chub	Yes	No	Hybopsis amblops
Cyprinidae	Striped Shiner	Yes	No	Luxilus chrysocephalus
Cyprinidae	Warpaint Shiner	Yes	No	Luxilus coccogenis
Cyprinidae	River Chub	Yes	No	Nocomis micropogon
Cyprinidae	Tennessee Shiner	Yes	No	Notropis leuciodus
Cyprinidae	Silver Shiner	Yes	No	Notropis photogenis
Cyprinidae	Rosyface Shiner	Yes	No	Notropis rubellus
Cyprinidae	Saffron Shiner	Yes	No	Notropis rubricroceous
Cyprinidae	Mirror Shiner	Yes	No	Notropis spectrunculus
Cyprinidae	Telescope Shiner	Yes	No	Notropis telescopous
Cyprinidae	Fatlips Minnow	Yes	No	Phenacobius crassilabrum
Cyprinidae	Tennessee Dace	Yes	No	Phoxinus tennesseensis
Cyprinidae	Fathead Minnow	No	No	Pimephales promelas
Cyprinidae	Blacknose Dace	Yes	No	Rhinichthys atratulus
Cyprinidae	Longnose Dace	Yes	No	Rhinichthys cataractae
Cyprinidae	Creek Chub	Yes	No	Semotilis atromaculatus
Ictaluridae	Yellow Bullhead	Yes	No	Ameiurus natalis
Ictaluridae	Smoky Madtom	Yes	No	Noturus baileyi
Percidae	Greenside Darter	Yes	No	Etheostoma blennioides
Percidae	Greenfin Darter	Yes	No	Etheostoma chlorobranchium
Percidae	Fantail Darter	Yes	No	Etheostoma flabbellare
Percidae	Tuckasegee Darter	Yes	No	Etheostoma gutselli
Percidae	Duskytail Darter	Yes	No	Etheostoma percnurum
Percidae	Redline Darter	Yes	No	Etheostoma rufilineatum
Percidae	TN Snubnose Darter	Yes	No	Etheostoma simoterum
Percidae	Swannanoa Darter	Yes	No	Etheostoma swannanoa
Percidae	Wounded Darter	Yes	No	Etheostoma vulneratum
Percidae	Banded Darter	Yes	No	Etheostoma zonale
Percidae	Yellow Perch	No	Yes	Perca flavescens
Percidae	Tangerine Darter	Yes	No	Percina aurantiaca
Percidae	Logperch	Yes	No	Percina caprodes
Percidae	Gilt Darter	Yes	No	Percina evides
Percidae	Olive Darter	Yes	No	Percina squamata
Percidae	Walleye	No	Yes	Stizostedion vitreum
Petromyzontidae	Mountain Brook Lamprey	Yes	No	Ichthyomyzon greeleyi
Petromyzontidae	American Brook Lamprey	Yes	No	Lampetra appendix
Poeciliidae	Western Mosquitofish	Yes	No	Gambusia affinis
Salmonidae	Rainbow Trout	No	Yes	Oncorhynchus mykiss
Salmonidae	Brown Trout	No	Yes	Salmo trutta
Salmonidae	Brook Trout	Yes	Yes	Salvelinus fontinalis