Fish living in the Texas

Fish species found in the waters of Texas.

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Micropterus punctulatus

Fish have 10 to 12 dark stripes along their sides, which are less distinct in older …

Ambloplites rupestris

Although in appearance it resembles something between a bluegill and a black bass, the rock bass …

Micropterus punctulatus

Spotted bass has a moderately compressed, elongated body with similar coloration and markings to those of …

Lepomis macrochirus

The bluegill has a considerably compressed oval or rounded body, a small mouth, and a small …

Ictiobus cyprinellus

The stout and deep-bodied bigmouth buffalo has a large head with a large, distinctly oblique and …

Aplodinotus grunniens

The body is deep, with a crooked back, a blunt snout and a subterranean mouth adapted …

Lepisosteus spatula

The body of the alligator gar is long and cylindrical, covered with heavy ganoid (rhomboid) scales. …

Lepisosteus osseus

The body of the Long-billed Gar is long and slender. It has an elongated narrow bill …

Lepisosteus oculatus

The body of the spotted gar is long and cylindrical, covered with hard ganoid (rhomboid) scales. …

Esox americanus vermiculatus, Esox americanus americanus

Thin and cylindrical, grass and redfin pickerel look very similar to chain pickerel, with the same …

Notropis atherinoides

The Emerald Shiner is a slender, elongated fish with a pale silvery slate body that is …

Campostoma anomalum

The Central Stoneroller has a thick and poorly compressed torpedo-shaped body of dull gray color with …

Maxostoma macrolepidotum

Suckers are most easily distinguished by their small mouths and large fleshy lips. They have no …