List_of_fishes_of_Idaho Knowpia

The following list of known freshwater fish species, subspecies, and hybrids occurring in the U.S. state of Idaho is taken from Wydoski and Whitney (2003). Some scientific names have been updated or corrected. Asterisks denote introduced fishes. The list includes several anadromous species.

Petromyzontiformes edit

Family Petromyzontidae edit

Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus)

Acipenseriformes edit

Family Acipenseridae edit

White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

Clupeiformes edit

Family Clupeidae edit

American shad* (Alosa sapidissima)

Cypriniformes edit

Family Catostomidae edit

Longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus)
Bridgelip sucker (Catostomus columbianus)
Largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus)
Mountain sucker (Catostomus platyrhynchus)
Utah sucker (Catostomus ardens)
Bluehead sucker (Catostomus discobolous)

Family Cyprinidae edit

Chiselmouth (Acrocheilus alutaceus)
Goldfish* (Carassius auratus)
Lake chub (Couseius plumbeus)
Grass carp* (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
Common carp* (Cyprinus carpio)
Utah chub (Gila atraria)
Tui chub* (Gila bicolor)
Leatherside chub (Lepidomeda copei)
Peamouth (Mylocheilus caurinus)
Spottail shiner* (Notropis hudsonius)
Fathead minnow* (Pimephales promelas)
Northern pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis)
Longnose dace (Rhinichthys cataractae)
Leopard dace (Rhinichthys falcatus)
Umatilla dace (Rhinichthys umatilla)
Speckled dace (Rhinichthys osculus)
Redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus)
Tench* (Tinca tinca)

Cyprinodontiformes edit

Family Poeciliidae edit

Mosquitofish* (Gambusia affinis)
Guppy* (Poecilia reticulata)
Green swordtail* (Xiphophorus helleri)
Platy* (Xiphophorus ssp.)

Esociformes edit

Family Esocidae edit

Northern pike* (Esox lucius)
Tiger muskellunge* (E. lucius x E. masquinongy) hybrid

Perciformes edit

Family Centrarchidae edit

Green sunfish* (Lepomis cyanellus)
Bluegill* (Lepomis macrochirus)
Pumpkinseed* (Lepomis gibbosus)
Warmouth* (Lepomis gulosus)
Smallmouth bass* (Micropterus dolomieui)
Largemouth bass* (Micropterus salmoides)
White crappie* (Pomoxis annularis)
Black crappie* (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)

Family Cichlidae edit

Mozambique tilapia* (Tilapia mozambica)
Redbelly tilapia* (Tilapia zilli)
Convict cichlid* (Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum)

Family Percidae edit

Yellow perch* (Perca flavescens)
Walleye* (Sander vitreus)
Sauger* (Sander canadensis)

Percopsiformes edit

Family Percopsidae edit

Sand roller (Percopsis transmontana)

Gadiformes edit

Family Gadidae edit

Burbot (Lota lota)

Salmoniformes edit

Family Salmonidae edit

Lake whitefish* (Coregonus clupeaformis)
Cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki)
- Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki bouvieri)
- Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi)
- Bonneville cutthroat trout/Bear Lake cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki utahi)
- Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki behnkei)
- Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi)
Coho salmon* (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Sockeye salmon/Kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
- Columbia River redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri) (anadromous forms known as Steelhead)
Golden trout* (Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita)
Bear Lake whitefish (Prosopium abyssicola)
Pygmy whitefish (Prosopium coulteri)
Bonneville cisco (Prosopium gemmiferum)
Bonneville whitefish (Prosopium spilonotus)
Mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni)
Atlantic salmon* (Salmo salar)
Brown trout* (Salmo trutta)
Blueback trout* (Salvelinus alpinus oquassa)
Bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus)
Brook trout* (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Lake trout* (Salvelinus namaycush)
Arctic grayling* (Thymallus arcticus)

Scorpaeniformes edit

Family Cottidae edit

Mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdi)
Paiute sculpin (Cottus beldingi)
Slimy sculpin (Cottus cognatus)
Shorthead sculpin (Cottus confusus)
Bear Lake sculpin (Cottus extensus)
Shoshone sculpin (Cottus greenei)
Wood River sculpin (Cottus leipomus)
Torrent sculpin (Cottus rhotheus)
Cedar sculpin (Cottus schitsuumsh)

Siluriformes edit

Family Ictaluridae edit

Black bullhead* (Ameiurus melas)
Yellow bullhead* (Ameiurus natalis)
Brown bullhead* (Ameiurus nebulosus)
Blue catfish* (Ictalurus furcatus)
Channel catfish* (Ictalurus punctatus)
Tadpole madtom* (Noturus gyrinus)
Flathead catfish* (Pylodictis olivaris)

References edit

Wydoski, Richard S.; Whitney, Richard R. (2003). Inland Fishes of Washington (2nd ed.). University of Washington Press. ISBN 978-0-295-98338-7.
Idaho species of greatest conservation need