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Freshwater Fishes of the Columbia Basin Return to Table of Contents
Select List of Freshwater Fish Species of the Columbia Basin, B.C.
Family
Latin Name
English Name
Status
Acipenseridae
Acipenser transmontanus
White Sturgeon
Native
Cyprinidae
Acrocheilus alutaceus
Chiselmouth
Carassius auratus
Goldfish
Introduced
Couesius plumbeus
Lake Chub
Cyprinus carpio
Carp
Mylocheilus caurinus
Peamouth Chub
Ptychocheilus oregonesis
Northern pikeminnow
Rhinichthys cataractae
Longnose Dace
Rhinichthys falcatus
Leopard Dace
Rhinichthys osculus
Speckled Dace
Rhinichthys umatilla
Umatilla Dace
Richardsonius balteatus
Redside Shiner
Tinca tinca
Tench
Catostomidae
Catostomus catostomus
Longnose Sucker
Catostomus macrocheilus
Largescale Sucker
Catostomus platyrhynchus
Mountain Sucker
Catostomus columbianus
White Sucker
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus melas
Black Catfish
Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown Catfish
Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi
Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus nerka
Sockeye (Kokanee)
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chinook
Extirpated
Salmo trutta
Brown Trout
Salvelinus confluentus
Bull Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Brook Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
Lake Trout
Salmonidae: Thymalinae
Thymallus arcticus
Arctic Grayling
Salmonidae: Coregoninae
Coregonus clupeaformis
Lake Whitefish
Salmonidae Coregoninae
Prosopium williamsoni
Mountain Whitefish
Prosopium coulteri
Pygmy Whitefish
Gadidae
Lota lota
Burbot
Cottidae
Cottus asper
Prickly Sculpin
Cottus bairdi
Mottled Sculpin
Cottus cognatus
Slimy Sculpin
Cottus confusus
Shorthead Sculpin
Cottus rhotheus
Torrent Sculpin
Centrarchidae
Lepomis gibbosus
Pumpkinseed
Micropterus dolomieui
Smallmouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Largemouth Bass
Promoxis nigromaculatus
Black Crappie
Percidae
27 Native species
1 Extinct species 16 introduced species 8 species rare or endangered
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