Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
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Kingdom Animalia (animal kingdom)
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Phylum Chordata (chordates)
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Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Order Acipenseriformes (paddlefishes and sturgeons)
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Family Acipenseridae (sturgeons)
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Species Acipenser fulvescens (lake sturgeon)
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Order Semionotiformes (gars)
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Family Lepisosteidae (gars)
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Species Lepisosteus osseus (longnose gar)
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Order Perciformes (perchlike fishes)
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Species Neogobius melanostomus (round goby)
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Family Centrarchidae (sunfish)
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Species Lepomis cyanellus (green sunfish)
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Species Lepomis gibbosus (pumpkinseed)
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Species Lepomis macrochirus (bluegill)
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Species Lepomis megalotis (longear sunfish)
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Species Micropterus salmoides (largemouth bass)
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Species Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie)
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Family Moronidae (temperate basses)
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Species Morone americana (white perch)
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Species Morone chrysops (white bass)
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Family Percidae (perches)
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Species Ammocrypta clara (sand darter)
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Species Etheostoma blennioides (greenside darter)
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Species Etheostoma caeruleum (rainbow darter)
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Species Etheostoma nigrum (johnny darter)
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Species Percina caprodes (logperch)
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Species Stizostedion vitreum (walleye)
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Family Sciaenidae (drums or croakers)
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Species Aplodinotus grunniens (freshwater drum)
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Order Scorpaeniformes (scorpion fishes and sculpins)
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Family Cottidae (sculpins)
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Species Cottus bairdii (mottled sculpin)
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Species Myoxocephalus thompsonii (deepwater sculpin)
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Order Clupeiformes (anchovies and herrings)
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Family Clupeidae (herrings, shads, sardines, and menhadens)
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Species Alosa pseudoharengus (alewife)
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Order Cypriniformes (suckers and minnows)
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Family Catostomidae (suckers)
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Species Carpiodes carpio (river carpsucker)
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Species Carpiodes cyprinus (quillback carpsucker)
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Family Cyprinidae (carps and minnows)
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Species Carassius auratus (goldfish)
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Species Cyprinus carpio (common carp)
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Species Notemigonus chrysoleucas (golden shiner)
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Species Pimephales notatus (bluntnose minnow)
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Order Siluriformes (catfishes)
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Family Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)
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Species Ameiurus melas (black bullhead)
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Species Ameiurus natalis (yellow bullhead)
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Species Ictalurus punctatus (channel catfish)
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Species Noturus flavus (stonecat)
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Order Gadiformes (cods and hakes)
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Order Percopsiformes (trout-perches, pirate perch, and cave fishes)
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Family Aphredoderidae (pirate perch)
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Species Aphredoderus sayanus (pirate perch)
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Order Esociformes (mudminnows and pikes)
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Family Esocidae (pikes)
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Species Esox americanus (grass pickerel)
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Species Esox lucius (northern pike)
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Species Esox masquinongy (muskellunge)
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Order Salmoniformes (salmons)
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Family Salmonidae (salmon, trout, whitefish, and relatives)
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Species Coregonus clupeaformis (lake whitefish)
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Species Coregonus hoyi (bloater)
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Species Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout)
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Species Salvelinus fontinalis (brook trout)
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Species Salvelinus namaycush (lake trout)
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