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Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Fish Checklist
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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 1/05)
Family
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Common Name
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Native
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Game
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Scientific Name
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Antherinidae |
Brook Silverside |
No
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No
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Labidesthes sicculus |
Catostomidae |
White Sucker |
Yes
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No
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Catostomus commersoni |
Catostomidae |
Northern Hogsucker |
Yes
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No
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Hypentelium nigricans |
Catostomidae |
River Redhorse |
Yes
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No
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Moxostoma carinatum |
Catostomidae
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Black Redhorse |
Yes
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No
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Moxostoma duquesnei |
Catostomidae |
Golden Redhorse |
Yes
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No
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Moxostoma erythrurum |
Catostomidae |
Shorthead Redhorse |
Yes
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No
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Moxostoma macrolepidotum |
Centrarchidae |
Rock Bass |
Yes
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Yes
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Ambloplites rupestris |
Centrarchidae |
Red Breast Sunfish
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Yes
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Yes
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Lepomis auritus |
Centrarchidae |
Green Sunfish |
Yes
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No
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Lepomis cyanellus |
Centrarchidae |
Warmouth |
Yes
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No
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Lepomis gulosus |
Centrarchidae |
Bluegill Sunfish |
Yes
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Yes
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Lepomis macrochirus |
Centrarchidae |
Longear Sunfish |
No |
No |
Lepomis megalotis |
Centrarchidae |
Smallmouth Bass |
Yes |
Yes |
Micropterus dolomieu |
Centrarchidae |
White Bass
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No |
Yes |
Morone chrysops |
Clupeidae
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Gizzard Shad |
No |
No |
Dorosoma cepedianum |
Cottidae |
Mottled Sculpin |
Yes |
No |
Cottus bairdi |
Cottidae
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Yes |
No |
Semotilis atromaculatus |
Ictaluridae |
Yellow Bullhead |
Yes |
No |
Ameiurus natalis |
Ictaluridae
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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 |
Duskytail Darter |
Yes |
No |
Etheostoma percnurum |
Percidae |
Redline Darter
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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 |
Tangerine Darter
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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
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No |
Yes |
Stizostedion vitreum |
Petromyzontidae |
Mountain Brook Lamprey |
Yes |
No |
Ichthyomyzon greeleyi |
Petromyzontidae |
American Brook Lamprey
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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 |
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Did You Know?
Seventy eight historic structures, including grist mills, churches, schools, barns, and the homes of early settlers, preserve Southern Appalachian mountain heritage in the park.
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Last Updated: August 11, 2006 at 11:23 EST |