# List of fishes of Canada

The following is a list of common fish species known to occur in the lakes and rivers of Canada.

## Order Petromyzontiformes (lampreys)

Family Petromyzontidae (northern lampreys)
* Vancouver lamprey (Entosphenus macrostoma)
* Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus)
* Chestnut lamprey (Icthyomyzon castaneus)
* Northern brook lamprey (Icthyomyzon fossor)
* Silver lamprey (Icthyomyzon unicuspis)
* Western river lamprey (Lamptera ayresii)
* Western brook lamprey (Lamptera richardsoni)
* American brook lamprey (Lethenteron appendix)
* Arctic lamprey (Lethenteron camtschaticum)

## Order Acipenseriformes (sturgeons and paddlefish)

Family Acipenseridae (sturgeons)
* Shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum)
* Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
* Green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
* Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus)
* White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

## Order Lepisosteiformes (gars)

Family Lepisosteidae (gars)
* Spotted gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
* Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus)

## Order Amiiformes (Bowfins)

Family Amiidae (Bowfins)
* Eyetail bowfin (Amia ocellicauda)

## Order Hiodontiformes (mooneyes)

Family Hiodontidae (mooneyes)
* Goldeye (Hiodon alosoides)
* Mooneye (Hiodon tergisus)

## Order Anguilliformes (eels)

Family Anguillidae (freshwater eels)
* American eel (Anguilla rostrata)

## Order Clupeiformes (herrings and relatives)

Family Clupeidae (herrings, shads, and relatives)
* Blueback shad (Alosa aestivalis)
* Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)
* American shad (Alosa sapidissima)
* American gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)

## Order Cypriniformes (carps, minnows, and relatives)

Family Catostomidae (suckers)
* Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus)
* White sucker (Catostomus commersonii)
* Largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus)
* Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus)
* Lake chubsucker (Erimyzon sucetta)
* Northern hog sucker (Hypentelium nigricans)
* Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus)
* Black buffalo (Ictiobus niger)
* Spotted sucker (Minytrema melanops)
* Silver redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum)
* River redhorse (Moxostoma carinatum)
* Black redhorse (Moxostoma dubuquesnei)
* Golden redhorse (Moxostoma erythurum)
* Copper redhorse (Moxostoma hubbsi)
* Shorthead redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum)
* Greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi)
* Plains sucker (Pantosteus jordani)
Family Cobitidae (True loaches)
* Oriental weatherfish (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus) (I)
Family Cyprinidae (Cyprinids)
* Goldfish (Carassius auratus) (I)
* Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio) (I)
* European carp (Cyprinus carpio) (I)
* Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus) (I)
Family Leuciscidae (True minnow)
* Central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)
* Northern redbelly dace (Chrosomus eos)
* Finescale dace (Chrosomus neogaeus)
* Redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus)
* Lake chub (Couesius plumbeus)
* Spotfin shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera)
* Cutlip minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua)
* Chiselmouth (Gila alutacea)
* Brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankisoni)
* Eastern silvery minnow (Hybognathus regius)
* Striped shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus)
* Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus)
* Redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis)
* Silver chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana)
* Northern pearl dace (Margariscus nachtriebi)
* Peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus)
* Hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus)
* River chub (Nocomis micropogon)
* Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
* Pugnose shiner (Notropis anogenus)
* Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides)
* Bridle shiner (Notropis bifrenatus)
* River shiner (Notropis blennius)
* Ghost shiner (Notropis buchanani)
* Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis)
* Blackchin shiner (Notropis heterodon)
* Blacknose shiner (Notropis heterolepis)
* Spottail shiner (Notropis hudsonius)
* Silver shiner (Notropis photogenis)
* Rosyface shiner (Notropis rubellus)
* Sand shiner (Notropis stramineus)
* Mimic shiner (Notropis volucellus)
* Bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus)
* Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
* Flathead chub (Platygobio gracilis)
* Northern pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis)
* Eastern blacknose dace (Rhinichthys atratulus)
* Longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae)
* Leopard dace (Rhinichthys falcatus)
* Western blacknose dace (Rhinichthys obtusus)
* Speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus)
* Umatilla dace (Rhinichthys umatilla)
* Redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus)
* Rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) (I)
* Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
* Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis)
Family Tincidae (Tenches)
* Tench (Tinca tinca) (I)

## Order Siluriformes (Catfishes)

Family Ictaluridae (Freshwater catfishes)
* Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas)
* Yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis)
* Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus)
* Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
* Stonecat (Noturus flavus)
* Tadpole madtom (Noturus gyrinus)
* Margined madtom (Noturus insignis)
* Brindled madtom (Noturus miurus)

## Order Esociformes (Pikes and mudminnows)

Family Esocidae (Pikes)
* American pickerel (Esox americanus)
* Northern pike (Esox lucius)
* Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy)
* Chain pickerel (Esox niger)
Family Umbridae (Mudminnows)
* Central mudminnow (Umbra limi)

## Order Salmoniformes (Salmon, trout, and whitefish)

Family Salmonidae (Salmon, trout, and whitefish)
* Least cisco (Coregonus albula)
* Cisco (Coregonus artedi)
* Arctic cisco (Coregonus autumnalis)
* Lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis)
* Bloater (Coregonus hoyi)
* Atlantic whitefish (Coregonus huntsmani)
* Broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus)
* Shortjaw cisco (Coregonus zenithicus)
* Golden trout (Oncorhynchus aguabonita) (I)
* Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii)
* Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
* Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
* Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
* Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
* Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
* Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
* Pygmy whitefish (Prosopium coulterii)
* Round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum)
* Mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni)
* Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
* Brown trout (Salmo trutta)
* Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
* Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)
* Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)
* Dolly varden (Salvelinus malma)
* Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush)
* Nelma (Stenodus nelma)
* Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)

## Order Percopsiformes (Trout-perches)

Family Percopsidae (Trout-perch)
* Trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus)

## Order Cichliformes (Cichilids)

Family Cichlidae (Cichilids)
* Jewelfish (Rubricatochromis bimaculatus) (I) (Ex)

## Order Cyprinodontiformes (Toothcarps)

Family Fundulidae (Topminnows)
* Banded killifish (Fundulus diaphanus)
* Mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus)
* Blackstripe topminnow (Fundulus notatus)
Family Poeciliidae (Livebearers)
* Western mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) (I)
* Sailfin molly (Poecilia latipinna) (I)

## Order Atheriniformes (Silversides)

Family Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)
* Brook silverside (Labidesthes sicculus)
* Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia)

## Order Gasterosteiformes (Sticklebacks)

Family Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)
* Fourspine stickleback (Apeltes quadracus)
* Brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans)
* Threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
* Blackspotted stickleback (Gasterosteus wheatlandi)

## Order Scorpaeniformes (Mail-cheeked fishes)

Family Cottidae (Sculpins)
* Coastrange sculpin (Cottus aleuticus)
* Prickly sculpin (Cottus asper)
* Mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii)
* Slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus)
* Columbia sculpin (Cottus hubbsi)
* Torrent sculpin (Cottus rhotheus)
* Spoonhead sculpin (Cottus ricei)
* Deepwater sculpin (Myoxocephalus thompsonii)

## Order Perciformes (Sunfish and perch)

Family Moronidae (Temperate basses)
* White perch (Morone americana)
* White bass (Morone chrysops)
* Striped bass (Morone saxitilis)
Family Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)
* Rock bass (Ambioplites rupestris)
* Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus)
* Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)
* Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
* Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)
* Orangespotted sunfish (Lepomis humilis) (I)
* Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
* Northern sunfish (Lepomis peltastes)
* Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
* Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
* White crappie (Pomoxis annularis)
* Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
Family Percidae (Perches, darters, and allies)
* Eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida)
* Tessellated darter (Etheostoma almstedi)
* Greenside darter (Etheostoma blennioides)
* Rainbow darter (Etheostoma caeruleum)
* Iowa darter (Etheostoma exile)
* Fantail darter (Etheostoma flabellare)
* Least darter (Etheostoma microperca)
* Johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum)
* Ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua)
* Yellow perch (Perca flavescens)
* Common logperch (Percina caprodes)
* Channel darter (Percina copelandi)
* Blackside darter (Percina maculata)
* Sauger (Sander canadensis)
Family Sciaenidae (drums)
* Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)