Lower Elkhorn River (T.L. Davis Prairie) Fish Species List for 2005-2013.
Listing is alphabetically by Genus. Species nomenclature follows The Fishes of Nebraska, in press, 2014, Authors: Hrabik, R, S. Schainost, R. Stasiak, and E. Peters.
| FAMILY | SCIENTIFIC NAME (GENUS SPECIES) | COMMON NAME |
|
Sciaenidae |
Aplodinotus grunniens |
freshwater drum |
|
Catostomidae |
Carpiodes carpio |
river carpsucker |
|
Catostomidae |
Carpiodes cyprinus |
quillback |
|
Cyprinidae |
Cyprinella lutrensis |
red shiner |
|
Cyprinidae |
Cyprinus carpio |
common carp |
|
Clupeidae |
Dorosoma cepedianum |
gizzard shad |
|
Percidae |
Etheostoma nigrum |
Johnny darter |
|
Poecilidae |
Gambusia affinis |
mosquitofish |
|
Hiodontidae |
Hiodon alosoides |
goldeye |
|
Cyprinidae |
Hybognathus argyritis |
western silvery minnow |
|
Cyprinidae |
Hybognathus hankinsoni |
brassy minnow |
|
Cyprinidae |
Hybognathus placitis |
plains minnow |
|
Ictaluridae |
Ictalurus furcatus |
blue catfish |
|
Ictaluridae |
Ictalurus punctatus |
channel catfish |
|
Catostomidae |
Ictiobus bubalus |
smallmouth buffalo |
|
Atherinopsidae |
Labidesthes sicculus |
brook silverside |
|
Lepidosteidae |
Lepidosseus osseus |
longnose gar |
|
Lepidosteidae |
Lepidosseus platostomus |
shortnose gar |
|
Centrachidae |
Lepomis cyanellus |
green sunfish |
|
Centrachidae |
Lepomis macrochirus |
bluegill |
|
Cyprinidae |
Macrhybopsis hyostoma |
shoal chub |
|
Cyprinidae |
Macrhybopsis storeriana |
silver chub |
|
Centrachidae |
Micropterus salmoides |
largemouth bass |
|
Cyprinidae |
Notropis atherinoides |
emerald shiner |
|
Cyprinidae |
Notropis blennius |
river shiner |
|
Cyprinidae |
Notropis stramineus |
sand shiner |
|
Cyprinidae |
Pimephales promelas |
fathead minnow |
|
Cyprinidae |
Platygobio gracilis |
flathead chub |
|
Centrachidae |
Pomoxis annularis |
white crappie |
|
Ictaluridae |
Pylodictus olivaris |
flathead catfish |