Table bct01. Fish species (and subspecies) whose distributions range includes the Big Piney Watershed in Missouri (MDC Ozark Regional Fish Community and Sport Fish Sample Files; Pflieger 1997; MDC 1998a; MNHP 2003b; MoRap 2003a).
Scientific Name Common Name Period 1 Period 2 Period 3
Ambloplites rupestris Rock Bass X X X
Ameiurus melas Black Bullhead X X X
Ameiurus natalis Yellow Bullhead X X X
Anguilla rostrata American Eel X X X
Aplodinotus grunniens Freshwater Drum X X
Campostoma oligolepis Largescale Stoneroller X X X
Campostoma pullum Central Stoneroller X X X
Carassius auratus Goldfish X
Carpiodes carpio River Carpsucker X
Carpiodes cyprinus Quillback X X
Carpiodes velifer Highfin Carpsucker X
Catostomus commersonni White Sucker X X X
Cottus bairdi Mottled Sculpin X
Cottus carolinae Banded Sculpin X X X
Cottus hypselurus Ozark Sculpin X X X
Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin Shiner X X X
Cyprinus carpio Common Carp X X X
Dorosoma cepedianum Gizzard Shad X X X
Erimystax x-punctatus Gravel Chub X X X
Etheostoma blennioides Greenside Darter X X X
Etheostoma caeruleum Rainbow Darter X X X
Etheostoma f. lineolatum Striped Fantail X X X
Etheostoma punctulatum Stippled Darter X X X
Etheostoma s. spectabile Northern Orangethroat Darter X X X
Etheostoma tetrazonum Missouri Saddled Darter X X X
Etheostoma zonale Banded Darter X X X
Fundulus catenatus Northern Studfish X X X
Fundulus olivaceous Blackspotted Topminnow X X X
Fundulus sciadicus Plains Topminnow X X X
Gambusia affinis Western Mosquitofish X
Hiodon tergisus Mooneye X X
Hypentelium nigricans Northern Hog Sucker X X X
Ichthyomyzon fossor Northern Brook Lamprey X X
Ictalurus punctatus Channel Catfish X X
Ictiobus bubalus Smallmouth Buffalo X
Labidesthes sicculus Brook Silverside X X X
Lepisosteus osseus Longnose Gar X X X
Lepisosteus platostomus Shortnose Gar X
Lepomis cyanellus Green Sunfish X X X
Lepomis humilis Orangespotted Sunfish X X
Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill X X X
Lepomis megalotis Longear Sunfish X X X
Luxilus chrysocephalus Striped Shiner X
Luxilus zonatus Bleeding Shiner X X X
Lythrurus U. Umbratilis Western Redfin Shiner X X X
Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth Bass X X X
Micropterus salmoides Largemouth Bass X X X
Moxostoma anisurum Silver Redhorse X X
Moxostoma carinatum River Redhorse X X
Moxostoma duquesnei Black Redhorse X X X
Moxostoma erythrurum Golden Redhorse X X X
Moxostoma macrolepidotum Shorthead Redhorse X X
Nocomis biguttatus Hornyhead Chub X X X
Notemigonus crysoleucas Golden Shiner X X X
Notropis boops Bigeye Shiner X X
Notropis greenei Wedgespot Shiner X X X
Notropis heterolepis Blacknose Shiner X X X
Notropis nubilus Ozark Minnow X X X
Notropis rubellus Rosyface Shiner X X X
Noturus exilis Slender Madtom X X X
Noturus flavus Stonecat X X X
Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow Trout X X
Percina C. Fulvitaenia Ozark Logperch X X X
Percina cymatotaenia Bluestripe Darter X X X
Percina evides Gilt Darter X X X
Percina phoxocephala Slenderhead Darter X
Phoxinus erythrogaster Southern Redbelly Dace X X X
Pimephales notatus Bluntnose Minnow X X X
Pomoxis annularis White Crappie X X X
Pomoxis nigromaculatus Black Crappie X X
Pylodictis olivaris Flathead Catfish X X X
Semotilus atromaculatus Creek Chub X X X
Stizostedion vitreum Walleye X

Period 1 = collected 1930 to 1954; Period 2 = collected 1955 to 1979; Period 3 = collected 1980-2002

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