Table 9. List of all fish species sampled in the Grand River Basin (1963-present).
| Common Name |
Scientific Name |
| Pallid sturgeon (angler catch) |
Scaphirhynchus albus |
| Shovelnose sturgeon |
S. platorynchus |
| Paddlefish |
Polyodon spathula |
| Longnose gar |
Lepisosteus osseus |
| Shortnose gar |
L. platostomus |
| Goldeye |
Hiodon alosoides |
| Mooneye |
H. tergisus |
| American eel |
Anguilla rostrata |
| Gizzard shad |
Dorosoma cepedianum |
| Central stoneroller |
Campostoma pullum |
| Goldfish |
Carassius auratus |
| Grass carp |
Ctenopharyngodon idella |
| Red shiner |
Cyprinella lutrensis |
| Common carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
| Western silvery minnow |
Hybognathus argyritis |
| Plains minnow |
H. placitus |
| Bighead carp (angler catch) |
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis |
| Redfin shiner |
Lythrurus umbratilis |
| Speckled chub |
Macrhybopsis aestivalis |
| Silver chub |
M. storeriana |
| Golden shiner |
Notemigonus crysoleucas |
| Emerald shiner |
Notropis atherinoides |
| Bigmouth shiner |
N. dorsalis |
| Sand shiner |
N. ludibundus |
| Topeka shiner |
N. topeka |
| Suckermouth minnow |
Phenacobius mirabilis |
| Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
| Fathead minnow |
P. promelas |
| Creek chub |
Semotilus atromaculatus |
| River carpsucker |
Carpiodes carpio |
| Quillback |
C. cyprinus |
| White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
| Blue sucker |
Cycleptus elongatus |
| Smallmouth buffalo |
Ictiobus bubalus |
| Bigmouth buffalo |
I. cyprinellus |
| Black buffalo |
I. niger |
| Golden redhorse |
Moxostoma erythrurum |
| Shorthead redhorse |
M. macrolepidotum |
| Black bullhead |
Ameiurus melas |
| Yellow bullhead |
A. natalis |
| Blue catfish |
Ictalurus furcatus |
| Channel catfish |
I. punctatus |
| Stonecat |
Noturus flavus |
| Tadpole madtom |
N. gyrinus |
| Flathead catfish |
Pylodictis olivaris |
| Northern Pike |
Esox lucius |
| Trout-perch |
Percopsis omiscomaycus |
| White bass |
Morone chrysops |
| Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
| Orangespotted sunfish |
L. humilis |
| Bluegill |
L. macrochirus |
| Smallmouth bass |
Micropterus dolomieu |
| Spotted bass |
M. punctulatus |
| Largemouth bass |
M. salmoides |
| White crappie |
Pomoxis annularis |
| Black crappie |
P. nigromaculatus |
| Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
| Sauger |
Stizostedion canadense |
| Walleye |
S. vitreum |
| Freshwater drum |
Aplodinotus grunniens |
Collectors
- R.G. White (1963)
- R. Green (1969)
- W. L. Pflieger (1971), Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC)
- O. Fagen (1973), MDC, unpublished data
- D.A. Kangus and R.A. Crawford (1977)
- J.R. Rowe (1979)
- Mid-Missouri Engineers (1980)
- V. Paragamian (1987)
- L. Schrader (1989), MDC, unpublished data
- L. S. Eder, (1976-1989), MDC, unpublished data
- B. L. Todd, et.al. (1994)
- Greg Pitchford, (1992-present), MDC, unpublished data
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