Texas Freshwater and Saltwater Fish

Texas has a wide variety of freshwater and saltwater fish species.

Class	Group	Name	Description
Freshwater	Bass
Freshwater	Bass	Guadalupe Bass (Micropterus treculii)
Freshwater	Bass	Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Freshwater	Bass	Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu)
Freshwater	Bass	Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus)
Freshwater	Bass	Striped Bass (Morone saxatilis)
Freshwater	Bass	Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)
Freshwater	Bass	White Bass (Morone chrysops)
Freshwater	Bass	Yellow Bass (Morone mississippiensis)
Freshwater	Bowfin
Freshwater	Bowfin	Bowfin (Amia calva)
Freshwater	Buffalo
Freshwater	Buffalo	Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus)
Freshwater	Buffalo	Black Buffalo (Ictiobus niger)
Freshwater	Buffalo	Smallmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus)
Freshwater	Carp
Freshwater	Carp	Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Freshwater	Carp	Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella)
Freshwater	Catfish
Freshwater	Catfish	Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas)
Freshwater	Catfish	Blue Catfish (Ictalurus furcatus)
Freshwater	Catfish	Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
Freshwater	Catfish	Flathead Catfish (Pylodictis olivaris)
Freshwater	Catfish	Yellow Bullhead (Ameiurus natalis)
Freshwater	Cichlid
Freshwater	Cichlid	Rio Grande Cichlid (Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum)
Freshwater	Crappie
Freshwater	Crappie	Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
Freshwater	Crappie	White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis)
Freshwater	Drum
Freshwater	Drum	Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens)
Freshwater	Eel
Freshwater	Eel	American Eel (Anguilla rostrata)
Freshwater	Flier
Freshwater	Flier	Flier (Centrarchus macropterus)
Freshwater	Gambusia
Freshwater	Gambusia	Big Bend Gambusia (Gambusia gaigei)
Freshwater	Gambusia	Clear Creek Gambusia (Gambusia heterochir)
Freshwater	Gambusia	Pecos Gambusia (Gambusia nobilis)
Freshwater	Gambusia	San Marcos Gambusia (Gambusia georgei)
Freshwater	Gar
Freshwater	Gar	Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula)
Freshwater	Gar	Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
Freshwater	Gar	Shortnose Gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)
Freshwater	Gar	Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus)
Freshwater	Minnow
Freshwater	Minnow	Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas)
Freshwater	Minnow	Fountain Darter (Etheostoma fonticola)
Freshwater	Paddlefish
Freshwater	Paddlefish	Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula)
Freshwater	Pickerel	Chain Pickerel (Esox niger)
Freshwater	Pickerel
Freshwater	Pupfish
Freshwater	Pupfish	Comanche Springs Pupfish (Cyprinodon elegans)
Freshwater	Pupfish	Leon Springs Pupfish (Cyprinodon bovinus)
Freshwater	Shad
Freshwater	Shad	Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)
Freshwater	Shad	Threadfin Shad (Dorosoma petenense)
Freshwater	Shiner
Freshwater	Shiner	Blacktail Shiner (Cyprinella venusta)
Freshwater	Shiner	Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
Freshwater	Shiner	Red Shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis)
Freshwater	Shiner	Redfin Shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis)
Freshwater	Shiner	Texas Shiner (Notropis amabilis)
Freshwater	Sunfish
Freshwater	Sunfish	Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
Freshwater	Sunfish	Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)
Freshwater	Sunfish	Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)
Freshwater	Sunfish	Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus)
Freshwater	Sunfish	Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus)
Freshwater	Trout
Freshwater	Trout	Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
Freshwater	Walleye
Freshwater	Walleye	Walleye (Sander vitreum)
Saltwater	Amberjack
Saltwater	Amberjack	Greater Amberjack (Seriola dumerili)
Saltwater	Catfish
Saltwater	Catfish	Gafftopsail Catfish (Bagre marinus)
Saltwater	Catfish	Hardhead Catfish (Arius felis)
Saltwater	Croaker
Saltwater	Croaker	Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus)
Saltwater	Cutlassfish
Saltwater	Cutlassfish	Atlantic Cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus)
Saltwater	Drum
Saltwater	Drum	Black Drum (Pogonias cromis)
Saltwater	Drum	Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus)
Saltwater	Flounder
Saltwater	Flounder	Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma)
Saltwater	Jack
Saltwater	Jack	Crevalle Jack (Caranx hippos)
Saltwater	Ling
Saltwater	Ling	Cobia (Rachycentron canadum)
Saltwater	Minnow
Saltwater	Minnow	Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus)
Saltwater	Mullet
Saltwater	Mullet	Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus)
Saltwater	Pigfish
Saltwater	Pigfish	Pigfish (Orthopristis chrysoptera)
Saltwater	Pinfish
Saltwater	Pinfish	Pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides)
Saltwater	Pompano
Saltwater	Pompano	Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus)
Saltwater	Sheepshead
Saltwater	Sheepshead	Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)
Saltwater	Snapper
Saltwater	Snapper	Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus)
Saltwater	Snapper	Vermilion Snapper (Rhomboplites aurorubens)
Saltwater	Snook
Saltwater	Snook	Common Snook (Centropomus undecimalis)
Saltwater	Tarpon
Saltwater	Tarpon	Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)
Saltwater	Tripletail
Saltwater	Tripletail	Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)
Saltwater	Trout
Saltwater	Trout	Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus)

REFERENCES

· Texas Parks & Wildlife, Wildlife Fact Sheets, http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/huntwild/wild/species/ (accessed September 9, 2007).

Compiled by Joe Cooper

Kendall County, Texas

Created: September 9, 2007

Updated: August 21, 2010