Big Muddy Watershed Species

Big Muddy Watershed - 07140106

Common Name	Scientific Name	Origin	Occurrence	Source
Bantam Sunfish	Lepomis symmetricus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Bighead Carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Exotic	Current	USGS NAS

Bigmouth Buffalo	Ictiobus cyprinellus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Black Buffalo	Ictiobus niger	Native	Current	NatureServe

Black Bullhead	Ameiurus melas	Native	Current	NatureServe

Black Crappie	Pomoxis nigromaculatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Blackside Darter	Percina maculata	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Blackspotted Topminnow	Fundulus olivaceus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Blackstripe Topminnow	Fundulus notatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Bluegill	Lepomis macrochirus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Bluntnose Darter	Etheostoma chlorosoma	Native	Current	NatureServe

Bluntnose Minnow	Pimephales notatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Bowfin	Amia calva	Native	Current	NatureServe

Brook Silverside	Labidesthes sicculus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Bullhead Minnow	Pimephales vigilax	Native	Current	NatureServe

Carmine Shiner	Notropis percobromus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Central Mudminnow	Umbra limi	Native	Current	NatureServe

Central Stoneroller	Campostoma anomalum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Channel Catfish	Ictalurus punctatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Chestnut Lamprey	Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Creek Chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Creek Chubsucker	Erimyzon oblongus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Cypress Darter	Etheostoma proeliare	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Emerald Shiner	Notropis atherinoides	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Fantail Darter	Etheostoma flabellare	Native	Current	NatureServe

Flathead Catfish	Pylodictis olivaris	Native	Current	NatureServe

Flathead Chub	Platygobio gracilis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Flier	Centrarchus macropterus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Freckled Madtom	Noturus nocturnus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Freshwater Drum	Aplodinotus grunniens	Native	Current	NatureServe

Gizzard Shad	Dorosoma cepedianum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Golden Redhorse	Moxostoma erythrurum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Golden Shiner	Notemigonus crysoleucas	Native	Current	NatureServe

Goldeye	Hiodon alosoides	Native	Current	NatureServe

Green Sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Johnny Darter	Etheostoma nigrum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Lake Chubsucker	Erimyzon sucetta	Native	Current	NatureServe

Largemouth Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Native	Current	NatureServe

Logperch	Percina caprodes	Native	Current	NatureServe

Longear Sunfish	Lepomis megalotis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Longnose Gar	Lepisosteus osseus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Mimic Shiner	Notropis volucellus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Mississippi Silvery Minnow	Hybognathus nuchalis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Mud Darter	Etheostoma asprigene	Native	Current	NatureServe

Northern Hog Sucker	Hypentelium nigricans	Native	Current	NatureServe

Orangespotted Sunfish	Lepomis humilis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Orangethroat Darter	Etheostoma spectabile	Native	Current	NatureServe

Paddlefish	Polyodon spathula	Native	Current	NatureServe

Pallid Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Pirate Perch	Aphredoderus sayanus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Pugnose Minnow	Opsopoeodus emiliae	Native	Current	NatureServe

Red Shiner	Cyprinella lutrensis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Redear Sunfish	Lepomis microlophus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Redfin Pickerel	Esox americanus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Redfin Shiner	Lythrurus umbratilis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Redspotted Sunfish	Lepomis miniatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Ribbon Shiner	Lythrurus fumeus	Native	Current	NatureServe

River Darter	Percina shumardi	Native	Current	NatureServe

River Redhorse	Moxostoma carinatum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Sand Shiner	Notropis stramineus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Sauger	Sander canadensis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Shoal Chub	Macrhybopsis hyostoma	Native	Current	NatureServe

Shorthead Redhorse	Moxostoma macrolepidotum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Shortnose Gar	Lepisosteus platostomus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Shovelnose Sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Silverband Shiner	Notropis shumardi	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Silverjaw Minnow	Notropis buccatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Slough Darter	Etheostoma gracile	Native	Current	NatureServe

Spotted Gar	Lepisosteus oculatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Spotted Sucker	Minytrema melanops	Native	Current	NatureServe

Starhead Topminnow	Fundulus dispar	Native	Current	NatureServe

Suckermouth Minnow	Phenacobius mirabilis	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Tadpole Madtom	Noturus gyrinus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Walleye	Sander vitreus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Warmouth	Lepomis gulosus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Western Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Native	Current	NatureServe

White Bass	Morone chrysops	Native	Current	NatureServe

White Crappie	Pomoxis annularis	Native	Current	NatureServe

White Sucker	Catostomus commersonii	Native	Current	NatureServe

Yellow Bass	Morone mississippiensis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Yellow Bullhead	Ameiurus natalis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Citation:
FishMap.org. 2025. Big Muddy Watershed Species. Available online at http://fishmap.org/watershed/07140106.html - last accessed September 6, 2025.

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