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List of fishes of Tennessee

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A map showing the location of the U.S. State of Tennessee.
The location of the State of Tennessee in the United States of America.
Topographic map of Tennessee

The U.S. state of Tennessee has a uniquely diverse array of fresh-water fish species, owing to its large network of rivers and creeks, with major waterways in the state including the Mississippi River which forms its western border, the Tennessee River, the Cumberland River, and the Duck River.

Tennessee has more than 300 species of fishes.[1]

The following tags note species in each of those categories:

  • (I) - Introduced
  • (E) - Endemic

Order Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys)

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Family Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys)

Least brook lamprey

Order Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons & paddlefish)

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Family Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)

Lake sturgeon

Family Polyodontidae (Paddlefish)

Order Lepisosteiformes (Gars)

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Family Lepisosteidae (Gars)

Spotted gar

Order Amiiformes (Bowfins)

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Family Amiidae (Bowfins)

Order Hiodontiformes (Mooneyes)

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Goldeye

Family Hiodontidae (Mooneyes)

Order Anguilliformes (Eels)

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Family Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)

Order Clupeiformes (Herrings & relatives)

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Family Alosidae (Shads & sardines)

American gizzard shad

Family Dorosomatidae (Thread herrings & gizzard shads)

Order Cypriniformes (Carps, minnows, and relatives)

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Blacktail Redhorse

Family Catostomidae (Suckers)

Bigmouth Buffalo

Family Cyprinidae (cyprinids)

Family Leuciscidae (True minnows)

Laurel dace is endemic to Tennessee
Mountain redbelly dace
Central stoneroller
Rainbow shiner
Warpaint shiner
Taillight shiner

Family Xenocyprididae (xenocyprins)

Order Siluriformes (Catfishes)

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Chucky madtom is endemic to Tennessee
Flathead catfish

Family Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)

Order Esociformes (Pikes and mudminnows)

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Chain pickerel

Family Esocidae (Pikes)

Family Umbridae (Mudminnows)

Order Salmoniformes (Salmon, trout, and whitefish)

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Brook trout

Family Salmonidae (Salmons, trouts, and whitefishes)

Order Percopsiformes (Trout-perches)

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Family Amblyopsidae (Cavefishes)

Southern cavefish

Family Aphredoderidae (Pirate perches)

Family Percopsidae (Trout-perches)

Order Cyprinodontiformes (Toothcarps)

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Family Fundulidae (Topminnows)

Northern studfish

Order Atheriniformes (Silversides)

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Family Atherinopsidae (Neotropical silversides)

Inland silverside

Order Scorpaeniformes (Mail-cheeked fishes)

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Family Cottidae (Sculpins)

Order Perciformes (Perch-like fish)

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Yellow bass

Family Moronidae (Temperate basses)

Family Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)

Green sunfish
The Smallmouth bass is the state fish of Tennessee
White crappie

Family Percidae (perch & darters)

Slackwater darter
the Coppercheek darter is endemic to Tennessee
Speckled darter
Scaly sand darter
Blenny darter
Gulf darter
Slough darter
The Barrens darter is endemic to Tennessee
Mobile logperch
Greenfin darter
Orangefin darter
Goldline darter
Walleye

Family Sciaenidae (drums)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Eddy, Stephen (2004). "Book Reviews of the "Southeastern Naturalist", Issue 3/2, 2004". Southeastern Naturalist. 3 (2): 378. JSTOR 3878114.