Table 2. Fish species inhabiting tributaries to the
Chattahoochee River in the study area. Compiled from museum
records maintained by the University of Georgia Museum of
Natural History
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Scientific name Common name
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Petromyzontidae lampreys
Ichthyomyzon gagei southern brook lamprey
Esocidae pike
Esox americanus redfin pickerel
Esox niger chain pickerel
Cyprinidae minnow
Notemigonus crysoleucas golden shiner
Semotilus atromaculatus creek chub
Semotilus thoreauianus dixie chub
Nocomis leptocephalus bluehead chub
Campostoma pauciradii bluefin stoneroller
Luxilus zonistius bandfin shiner
Cyprinella venusta cercostigma blacktail shiner
Cyprinella lutrensis 2 red shiner
Cyprinella callitaenia 1 bluestripe shiner
Notropis lutipinnis yellowfin shiner
Notropis longirostris longnose shiner
Notropis hypsilepsis highscale shiner
Hybopsis sp. cf. winchelli clear chub
Ericymba buccata silverjaw minnow
Catostomidae suckers
Catostomus commersoni 2 white sucker
Minytrema melanops spotted sucker
Hypentelium etowanum Alabama hog sucker
Moxostoma sp. cf. poecilurum 1 grayfin redhorse
Scartomyzon rupiscartes striped jumprock
Scartomyzon lachneri 1 greater jumprock
Ictaluridae catfish
Ictalurus punctatus channel catfish
Ameiurus natalis yellow bullhead
Ameiurus melas 2 black bullhead
Ameiurus nebulosus brown bullhead
Ameiurus brunneus snail bullhead
Ameiurus platycephalus 2 flat bullhead
Noturus gyrinus tadpole madtom
Noturus leptacanthus speckled madtom
Noturus funebris black madtom
Cottidae sculpin
Cottus carolinae banded sculpin
Cottus bairdi mottled sculpin
Fundulidae topminnows
Fundulus stellifer southern studfish
Poeciliidae livebearers
Gambusia affinis holbrooki mosquitofish
Centrarchidae basses and sunfish
Pomoxis nigromaculatus black crappie
Ambloplites ariommus shadow bass
Micropterus salmoides largemouth bass
Micropterus punctulatus 2 spotted bass
Micropterus coosae redeye bass
Micropterus sp. cf. coosae shoal bass
Micropterus dolomieu 2 smallmouth bass
Lepomis gulosus warmouth
Lepomis cyanellus 2 green sunfish
Lepomis macrochirus bluegill
Lepomis microlophus redear sunfish
Lepomis auritus redbreast sunfish
Percidae perches and darters
Perca flavescens 2 yellow perch
Percina nigrofasciata blackbanded darter
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1 endemic species, 2 non-native species
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