Allfishes
Aral Basin snowtrout
Schizothorax intermedius
The Aral Basin snowtrout has a fusiform (spindle-shaped) body. The head is flat on the upper …
Freshwater
Freshwater fish spend part or all of their lives in fresh water, such as rivers and lakes, with a salinity of less than 1.05%.
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Carp, Common
Cyprinus carpio
The common carp has a thick, moderately elongated body. It has a short head, a rounded …
Carp, Grass
Ctenopharyngodon idella
The grass carp has an elongated and rather compressed body, a broad and blunt head, a …
Chub, Creek
Semotilus atromaculatus
The chub's snout is pointed, the mouth large, with a small antenna at the corner of …
Chub, Hornyhead
Nocomis biguttatus
The body of the hornyhead chub is slender, with a rounded snout. The mouth is large, …
Dace
Rhinichthys cataractae
Dace have a slender body. Most species have terminal antennae. The pearl dace (Semotilus margarita margarita) …
Dace, Blacknose
Rhinichthys atratulus
The blacknose dace has a long, slender body with a slightly protruding snout. The whiskers, characteristic …
Fallfish
Semotilus corporalis
The body of the fallfish is slender with a blunt, pointed head. There is a single …
Minnow, Fathead
Pimephales promelas
The fathead minnow has a puny, deep, compressed body with a short, flattened head. The snout …
Minnow: Golden Shiner
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Minnows are characterized by a single dorsal fin, pelvic fins, soft fin rays, cycloid scales, and …
Naked osman
Gymnodiptychus dybowskii
The naked osman has an elongated, fusiform (spindle-shaped) body that is slightly compressed laterally. The body …
Scaly osman
Diptychus maculatus
The body of the Scaly osman is fusiform (spindle-shaped), elongate, and shallow. The mouth is inferior …
Shiner, Common
Luxilus cornutus
The common shiner is silvery with a deeply compressed body, a dark dorsal stripe, large eyes, …
Shiner, Emerald
Notropis atherinoides
The Emerald Shiner is a slender, elongated fish with a pale silvery slate body that is …
Shiner, Golden
Notemigonus crysoleucas
The golden shiner has a deep, compressed body that is usually a golden yellow or brassy …
Shiner, Striped
Luxilus chrysocephalus
The striped shiner is a silvery, laterally compressed minnow with large eyes and a terminal mouth. …
Squawfish, Northern
Ptychocheilus oregonensis
The mouth of the northern squawfish is terminal and large, extending backward beyond the anterior margin …
Transcaspian marinka
Schizothorax pelzami, schizothorax raulinsii
The Transcaspian marinka has very small scales and a characteristic body coloration. The lateral line has …