List of fishes of Wyoming

The state of Wyoming, being a land locked state, has a wide variety of freshwater fish in its lakes, rivers, and streams.

Common Name Family Native Image
Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki Salmonidae Yes
Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Salmonidae No
Golden trout Oncorhynchus aguabonita Salmonidae No
Brown trout Salmo trutta Salmonidae No
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Salmonidae No
Lake trout or mackinaw Salvelinus namaycush Salmonidae No
Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni Salmonidae Yes
Kokanee salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Salmonidae No
Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus Salmonidae Yes
Bigmouth shiner Notropis dorsalis Cyprinidae Yes
Black bullhead Ameiurus melas Ictaluridae Yes
Bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus Catostomidae Yes
Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni Cyprinidae Yes
Burbot Lota lota Lotidae Yes
Central stoneroller Campostoma anomalum Cyprinidae Yes
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus Ictaluridae Yes
Common shiner Luxilus cornutus Cyprinidae Yes
Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus Cyprinidae Yes
Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas Cyprinidae Yes
Finescale dace Chrosomus neogaeus Cyprinidae Yes
Flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis Catostomidae Yes
Flathead chub Platygobio gracilis Cyprinidae Yes
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides Hiodontidae Yes
Hornyhead chub Nocomis biguttatus Cyprinidae Yes
Iowa darter Etheostoma exile Percidae Yes
Johnny darter Etheostoma nigrum Percidae Yes
Lake chub Couesius plumbeus Cyprinidae Yes
Leatherside chub Lepidomeda copei Cyprinidae Yes
Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae Cyprinidae Yes
Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus Catostomidae Yes
Mottled sculpin Cottus bairdii Cottidae Yes
Mountain sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus Catostomidae Yes
Northern plains killifish Fundulus kansae Fundulidae Yes
Orangethroat darter Etheostoma spectabile Percidae Yes
Paiute sculpin Cottus beldingi Cottidae Yes
Pearl dace Margariscus margarita Cyprinidae Yes
Plains minnow Hybognathus placitus Cyprinidae Yes
Plains topminnow Fundulus sciadicus Fundulidae Yes
Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus Catostomidae Yes
Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis Cyprinidae Yes
Redside shiner Richardsonius balteatus Cyprinidae Yes
River carpsucker Carpiodes carpio Catostomidae Yes
Roundtail chub Gila robusta Cyprinidae Yes
Sand shiner Notropis stramineus Cyprinidae Yes
Sauger Sander canadense Percidae Yes
Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum Catostomidae Yes
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Acipenseridae Yes
Speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus Cyprinidae Yes
Stonecat Noturus flavus Ictaluridae Yes
Sturgeon chub Macrhybopsis gelida Cyprinidae Yes
Suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis Cyprinidae Yes
Utah chub Gila atrarias Cyprinidae Yes
Utah sucker Catostomus ardens Catostomidae Yes
Western silvery minnow Hybognathus argyritis Cyprinidae Yes
White sucker Catostomus commersoni Catostomidae Yes
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Centrarchidae No
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Centrarchidae No
Common carp Cyprinus carpio Cyprinidae No
Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides Cyprinidae No
Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens Sciaenidae No
Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum Clupeidae No
Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas Cyprinidae No
Goldfish Carassius auratus Cyprinidae No
Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella Cyprinidae No
Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Centrarchidae No
Green swordtail Xiphophorus helleri Poeciliidae No
Guppy Poecilia reticulata Poeciliidae No
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides Centrarchidae No
Northern pike Esox lucius Esocidae No
Ohrid trout Salmo letnica Salmonidae No
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus Centrarchidae No
Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris Centrarchidae No
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu Centrarchidae No
Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius Cyprinidae No
Walleye Sander vitreum Percidae No
Western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis Poeciliidae No
White crappie Pomoxis annularis Centrarchidae No
Yellow perch Perca flavescens Percidae No
Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus Salmonidae No

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