Mn Fish by Families  Bowfin Bowfin  Bullhead Catfish Bullhead Catfish  Burbot Burbot  Drum Drum  Freshwater Eel Freshwater Eel  Gar Gar  Goby Goby  Herring Herring  Killifish and Topminnow Killifish and Topminnow  Lamprey Lamprey  Livebearer Livebearer  Minnow Minnow  Mooneye Mooneye  Mudminnow Mudminnow

Mn Fish by Families  Paddlefish Paddlefish  Perch Perch  Pike Pike  Pirateperch Pirateperch  Sculpin Sculpin  Silverside Silverside  Smelt Smelt  Stickleback Stickleback  Sturgeon Sturgeon  Sucker Sucker  Sunfish Sunfish  Temperate Bass Temperate Bass  Troutperch Troutperch  Trout Trout

Bowfin  Bowfin

Bullhead Catfish  Black Bullhead

Bullhead Catfish  Brown Bullhead

Bullhead Catfish  Yellow Bullhead

Bullhead Catfish  Channel Catfish

Bullhead Catfish  Flathead Catfish

Bullhead Catfish  Blue Catfish

Bullhead Catfish  Tadpole Madtom

Bullhead Catfish  Stonecat

Burbot

Drum  Freshwater Drum

Eel  Freshwater Eel

Gar  Longnose Gar

Gar  Shortnose

Gar  Spotted Gar

Gobies  Round Goby

Gobies  Tubenose Goby

Herring  Alewife

Herring  Gizzard Shad

Herring  Skipjack Herring

Killifish and Topminnows  Banded Killifish

Killifish and Topminnows  Blackstripe Topminnow

Killifish and Topminnows  Starhead Topminnow

Lamprey  American Brook Lamprey

Lamprey  Northern Brook Lamprey

Lamprey  Chestnut Lamprey

Lamprey  Sea Lamprey- non native

Lamprey  Silver Lamprey

Lamprey  Southern Brook Lamprey

Liverbearers  Western Mosquitofish

Minnows  Western Blacknose Dace

Minnow  Finescale Dace

Minnow  Longnose Dace

Minnow  Northern Redbelly Dace

Minnow  Pearl Dace

Minnow  Redside Dace

Minnow  Southern Redbelly Dace

Minnows  Bigmouth Shiner

Minnow  Blackchin Shiner

Minnow  Blacknose Shiner

Minnow  Bluntnose Shiner

Minnow  Channel Shiner

Minnow  Common Shiner

Minnow  Emerald Shiner

Minnow  Ghost Shiner

Minnow  Golden Shiner

Minnow  Ironcolor Shiner

Minnow  Mimic Shiner

Minnow  Pallid Shiner

Minnow  Pugnose Shiner

Minnow  Red Shiner

Minnow  Redfin Shiner

Minnow  River Shiner

Minnow  Rosyface Shiner

Minnow  Sand Shiner

Minnow  Spotfin Shiner

Minnow  Spottail Shiner

Minnow  Striped Shiner

Minnow  Weed Shiner

Minnow  Brassy Minnow

Minnow  Bullhead Minnow

Minnow  Suckermouth Minnow

Minnow  Pugnose Minnow

Minnow  Ozark Minnow

Minnow  Mississippi Silvery Minnow

Minnow  Fathead Minnow

Minnow  Common Carp

Minnow  Grass Carp

Minnow  Silver Carp

Minnow  Bighead Carp

Minnow  Central Stoneroller

Minnow  Largescale Stoneroller

Minnow  Creek Chub

Minnow  Gravel Chub

Minnow  Hornyhead Chub

Minnow  Lake Chub

Minnow  Silver Chub

Minnow  Shoal Chub

Minnow  Rudd

Mooneye  Goldeye

Mooneye  Mooneye

Mudminnow  Central Mudminnow

Paddlefish  Paddlefish

Perch  Banded Darter

Perch  Blackside Darter

Perch  Bluntnose Darter

Perch  Crystal Darter

Perch  Fantail Darter

Perch  Gilt Darter

Perch  Iowa Darter

Perch  Johnny Darter

Perch  Least Darter

Perch  Mud Darter

Perch  Rainbow Darter

Perch  River Darter

Perch  Slenderhead Darter

Perch  Western Sand Darter

Perch  Orangethroat Darter

Perch  Ruffe

Perch  Yellow Perch

Perch  Logperch

Perch  Walleye

Perch  Sauger

Walleye or Sauger  Sauger is smaller than the Walleye, Often with dark splotches  Has spots in dorsal fin

Pike  Northern Pike

Pike  Muskellunge

Northern or Musky

Pike  Grass Pickeral

Pirate Perch  Pirate Perch

Sculpin  Deepwater Sculpin

Sculpin  Mottled Sculpin

Sculpin  Slimy Sculpin

Sculpin  Spoonhead Sculpin

Silversides  Brook Silverside

Smelt  Rainbow Smelt

Stickleback  Brook Stickleback

Stickleback  Ninespine Stickleback

Stickleback  Threespine Stickleback

Sturgeon  Lake Sturgeon

Sturgeon  Shovelnose Sturgeon

Sucker  Bigmouth Buffalo

Sucker  Black Buffalo

Sucker  Smallmouth Buffalo

Sucker  Black Redhorse

Sucker  Golden Redhorse

Sucker  Greater Redhorse

Sucker  Shorthead Redhorse

Sucker  River Redhorse

Sucker  Silver Redhorse

Sucker  Blue Sucker

Sucker  Longnose Sucker

Sucker  Northern Hog Sucker

Sucker  Spotted Sucker

Sucker  White Sucker

Sucker  Creek Chubsucker

Sucker  Lake Chubsucker

Sucker  Highfin Carpsucker

Sucker  River Carpsucker

Sucker  Quillback

Sunfish  Black Crappie

Sunfish  White Crappie

Sunfish  Bluegill

Sunfish  Green Sunfish

Sunfish  Longear Sunfish

Sunfish  Orangespotted Sunfish

Sunfish  Pumpkinseed

Sunfish  Also numerous hybrids of these past five fish

Sunfish  Warmouth

Sunfish  Largemouth Bass

Sunfish  Smallmouth Bass

Large or Smallmouth Bass

Sunfish  Rock Bass

Temperate Bass  White Bass

Temperate Bass  Yellow Bass

Temperate Bass  Striped Bass

Temperate Bass  White Perch

Troutperch  Troutperch

Trout  Atlantic Salmon

Trout  Rainbow Trout or Steelhead

Rainbow Trout  Brown or black spots (not red), especially profuse on the tail and adipose fins  Caudal fin broad but not long, moderately forked  8-12 principal rays in caudal fin  Lateral line with pored scales

Trout  Brook Trout

Brook Trout  Tail fin not forked  Body with wavy dark lines on back (vermiculations)  Sides with some reddish spots often encircled by light blue  Spots on head and body light cream, pink, or red on darker background  Pelvic and anal fins with snow-white leading edges

Trout  Brown Trout

Brown Trout  More than 120 scales in lateral line  Usually many spots on gill cover  Rusty-red spots often on margin of adipose fin and sides of body  Red/orange adipose fin  No pink stripe down side

Brown Trout  No radiating rows of black spots on tail fin, which is usually entirely without spots  Reddish brown spots on sides of body except in large lake-run individuals  Pelvic and anal fins usually without white edging  Usually 10 branchiostegal rays

Trout  Lake Trout

Lake Trout  Tail fin forked (v-notched hind margin)  Body and head predominantly gray with many small light spots  Pelvic and anal fins may have some white leading edges  Eight to ten major rays in anal fin

Trout  King or Chinook Salmon

King or Chinook Salmon  Spots on both upper and lower parts (lobes) of tail  Black lower gums  Spots small and round to oval (no larger than half diameter of eye or about size of pupil of eye)  Anal fin rays 14-19

Trout  Silver or Coho Salmon

Silver or Coho Salmon  Spots only on upper half (lobe) of tail  Variously gray lower gums  Spots small and round to oval (no larger than half diameter of eye or about size of pupil of eye)  Rays in anal fin ranging from 11 to 15

Trout  Pink Salmon

Pink Salmon  Spots large and elongate (largest as big as diameter of whole eye) and appearing on back and both halves of tail  Scales in lateral line  Gill rakers on first arch 24-35

Trout  Cisco (Tullibee)

Trout  Shortjaw Cisco

Trout  Lake Whitefish

Trout  Round Whitefish

Trout  Bloater

Trout  Kiyi

List of Minnesota Fish

Fish Taxonomic Key Pictures courtesy of Wiscfish.org