1. 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

2. 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

3. Bowfin  Bowfin

4. Bullhead Catfish  Black Bullhead

5. Bullhead Catfish  Brown Bullhead

6. Bullhead Catfish  Yellow Bullhead

7. Bullhead Catfish  Channel Catfish

8. Bullhead Catfish  Flathead Catfish

9. Bullhead Catfish  Blue Catfish

10. Bullhead Catfish  Tadpole Madtom

11. Bullhead Catfish  Stonecat

12. Burbot

13. Drum  Freshwater Drum

14. Eel  Freshwater Eel

15. Gar  Longnose Gar

16. Gar  Shortnose

17. Gar  Spotted Gar

18. Gobies  Round Goby

19. Gobies  Tubenose Goby

20. Herring  Alewife

21. Herring  Gizzard Shad

22. Herring  Skipjack Herring

23. Killifish and Topminnows  Banded Killifish

24. Killifish and Topminnows  Blackstripe Topminnow

25. Killifish and Topminnows  Starhead Topminnow

26. Lamprey  American Brook Lamprey

27. Lamprey  Northern Brook Lamprey

28. Lamprey  Chestnut Lamprey

29. Lamprey  Sea Lamprey- non native

30. Lamprey  Silver Lamprey

31. Lamprey  Southern Brook Lamprey

32. Liverbearers  Western Mosquitofish

33. Minnows  Western Blacknose Dace

34. Minnow  Finescale Dace

35. Minnow  Longnose Dace

36. Minnow  Northern Redbelly Dace

37. Minnow  Pearl Dace

38. Minnow  Redside Dace

39. Minnow  Southern Redbelly Dace

40. Minnows  Bigmouth Shiner

41. Minnow  Blackchin Shiner

42. Minnow  Blacknose Shiner

43. Minnow  Bluntnose Shiner

44. Minnow  Channel Shiner

45. Minnow  Common Shiner

46. Minnow  Emerald Shiner

47. Minnow  Ghost Shiner

48. Minnow  Golden Shiner

49. Minnow  Ironcolor Shiner

50. Minnow  Mimic Shiner

51. Minnow  Pallid Shiner

52. Minnow  Pugnose Shiner

53. Minnow  Red Shiner

54. Minnow  Redfin Shiner

55. Minnow  River Shiner

56. Minnow  Rosyface Shiner

57. Minnow  Sand Shiner

58. Minnow  Spotfin Shiner

59. Minnow  Spottail Shiner

60. Minnow  Striped Shiner

61. Minnow  Weed Shiner

62. Minnow  Brassy Minnow

63. Minnow  Bullhead Minnow

64. Minnow  Suckermouth Minnow

65. Minnow  Pugnose Minnow

66. Minnow  Ozark Minnow

67. Minnow  Mississippi Silvery Minnow

68. Minnow  Fathead Minnow

69. Minnow  Common Carp

70. Minnow  Grass Carp

71. Minnow  Silver Carp

72. Minnow  Bighead Carp

73. Minnow  Central Stoneroller

74. Minnow  Largescale Stoneroller

75. Minnow  Creek Chub

76. Minnow  Gravel Chub

77. Minnow  Hornyhead Chub

78. Minnow  Lake Chub

79. Minnow  Silver Chub

80. Minnow  Shoal Chub

81. Minnow  Rudd

82. Mooneye  Goldeye

83. Mooneye  Mooneye

84. Mudminnow  Central Mudminnow

85. Paddlefish  Paddlefish

86. Perch  Banded Darter

87. Perch  Blackside Darter

88. Perch  Bluntnose Darter

89. Perch  Crystal Darter

90. Perch  Fantail Darter

91. Perch  Gilt Darter

92. Perch  Iowa Darter

93. Perch  Johnny Darter

94. Perch  Least Darter

95. Perch  Mud Darter

96. Perch  Rainbow Darter

97. Perch  River Darter

98. Perch  Slenderhead Darter

99. Perch  Western Sand Darter

100. Perch  Orangethroat Darter

101. Perch  Ruffe

102. Perch  Yellow Perch

103. Perch  Logperch

104. Perch  Walleye

105. Perch  Sauger

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

108. Pike  Northern Pike

109. Pike  Muskellunge

110. Northern or Musky

113. Pike  Grass Pickeral

114. Pirate Perch  Pirate Perch

115. Sculpin  Deepwater Sculpin

116. Sculpin  Mottled Sculpin

117. Sculpin  Slimy Sculpin

118. Sculpin  Spoonhead Sculpin

119. Silversides  Brook Silverside

120. Smelt  Rainbow Smelt

121. Stickleback  Brook Stickleback

122. Stickleback  Ninespine Stickleback

123. Stickleback  Threespine Stickleback

124. Sturgeon  Lake Sturgeon

125. Sturgeon  Shovelnose Sturgeon

126. Sucker  Bigmouth Buffalo

127. Sucker  Black Buffalo

128. Sucker  Smallmouth Buffalo

129. Sucker  Black Redhorse

130. Sucker  Golden Redhorse

131. Sucker  Greater Redhorse

132. Sucker  Shorthead Redhorse

133. Sucker  River Redhorse

134. Sucker  Silver Redhorse

135. Sucker  Blue Sucker

136. Sucker  Longnose Sucker

137. Sucker  Northern Hog Sucker

138. Sucker  Spotted Sucker

139. Sucker  White Sucker

140. Sucker  Creek Chubsucker

141. Sucker  Lake Chubsucker

142. Sucker  Highfin Carpsucker

143. Sucker  River Carpsucker

144. Sucker  Quillback

145. Sunfish  Black Crappie

146. Sunfish  White Crappie

147. Sunfish  Bluegill

148. Sunfish  Green Sunfish

149. Sunfish  Longear Sunfish

150. Sunfish  Orangespotted Sunfish

151. Sunfish  Pumpkinseed

152. Sunfish  Also numerous hybrids of these past five fish

153. Sunfish  Warmouth

154. Sunfish  Largemouth Bass

155. Sunfish  Smallmouth Bass

156. Large or Smallmouth Bass

157. Sunfish  Rock Bass

158. Temperate Bass  White Bass

159. Temperate Bass  Yellow Bass

160. Temperate Bass  Striped Bass

161. Temperate Bass  White Perch

162. Troutperch  Troutperch

163. Trout  Atlantic Salmon

164. Trout  Rainbow Trout or Steelhead

165. 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 100-150 pored scales

166. Trout  Brook Trout

167. 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

168. Trout  Brown Trout

169. 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

170. 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

171. Trout  Lake Trout

172. 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

174. Trout  King or Chinook Salmon

175. 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

176. Trout  Silver or Coho Salmon

177. 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

178. Trout  Pink Salmon

179. 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 147-205  Gill rakers on first arch 24-35

181. Trout  Cisco (Tullibee)

182. Trout  Shortjaw Cisco

183. Trout  Lake Whitefish

184. Trout  Round Whitefish

185. Trout  Bloater

186. Trout  Kiyi

187. List of Minnesota Fish

188. Fish Taxonomic Key Pictures courtesy of Wiscfish.org