Fish Species of New Mexico

Name every freshwater fish species found in New Mexico

Includes species that only spend part of their life in freshwater

Only includes fish whose native range includes part of NM

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Scientific Name	Species
Agosia chrysogaster	Longfin Dace
Ameiurus melas	Black Bullhead
Astyanax mexicanus	Mexican Tetra
Campostoma anomalum	Central Stoneroller
Carpiodes carpio	River Carpsucker
Catostomus discobolus	Bluehead Sucker
Catostomus clarkii	Desert Sucker
Catostomus latipinnis	Flannelmouth Sucker
Catostomus plebeius	Rio Grande Sucker
Catostomus insignis	Sonora Sucker
Catostomus commersonii	White Sucker
Cycleptus elongatus	Blue Sucker
Cyprinella formosa	Beautiful Shiner
Cyprinella lutrensis	Red Shiner
Cyprinodon pecosensis	Pecos Pupfish
Cyprinodon tularosa	White Sands Pupfish
Dionda episcopa	Roundnose Minnow
Dorosoma cepedianum	Gizzard Shad
Fundulus kansae	Northern Plains Killifish
Fundulus zebrinus	Plains Killifish
Gambusia nobilis	Pecos Gambusia
Gambusia affinis	Western Mosquitofish
Gila elegans	Bonytail
Gila nigrescens	Chihuahua Chub
Gila intermedia	Gila Chub
Gila nigra	Headwater Chub
Gila pandora	Rio Grande Chub
Gila robusta	Roundtail Chub
Hybognathus placitus	Plains Minnow

Scientific Name	Species
Hybognathus amarus	Rio Grande Silvery Minnow
Ictalurus furcatus	Blue Catfish
Ictalurus lupus	Headwater Catfish
Ictiobus bubalus	Smallmouth Buffalo
Lepomis macrochirus	Bluegill
Lepomis cyanellus	Green Sunfish
Lepomis megalotis	Longear Sunfish
Macrhybopsis tetranema	Arkansas River Speckled Chub
Macrhybopsis aestivalis	Speckled Chub
Meda fulgida	Spikedace
Moxostoma congestum	Gray Redhorse
Notropis girardi	Arkansas River Shiner
Notropis simus	Bluntnose Shiner
Notropis orca	Phantom Shiner
Notropis jemezanus	Rio Grande Shiner
Notropis stramineus	Sand Shiner
Oncorhynchus clarkii	Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus gilae	Gila Trout
Percina macrolepida	Bigscale Logperch
Phenacobius mirabilis	Suckermouth Minnow
Pimephales promelas	Fathead Minnow
Platygobio gracilis	Flathead Chub
Ptychocheilus lucius	Colorado Pikeminnow
Pylodictis olivaris	Flathead Catfish
Rhinichthys cobitis	Loach Minnow
Rhinichthys cataractae	Longnose Dace
Rhinichthys osculus	Speckled Dace
Xyrauchen texanus	Razorback Sucker