List of fish of Montana

This is a list of fish in Montana. Species are listed by common name and scientific name.

Game fish

Trout

  • Westslope cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi (Salish: Pisɫ)
  • Yellowstone cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri
  • Columbia River redband trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri
  • Bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus (Salish: Aáy or Ɫaʔáy; Kutenai: Tuhuǂ)
  • Montana Arctic grayling, Thymallus arcticus montanus
  • Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush
  • Mountain whitefish, Prosopium williamsoni (Salish: X̣ʷy̓u)
  • Pygmy whitefish, Prosopium coulteri
  • Lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis
  • Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Other than the red band subspecies, rainbow trout are an introduced species in Montana)
  • Brown trout, Salmo trutta
  • Golden trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
  • Brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis
  • Arctic grayling, Thymallus arcticus - Adfluvial grayling introduced into Montana Lakes
  • Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
  • Kokanee salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
  • Cisco, Coregonus artedi

Paddlefish

Pike

Northern pike
  • Northern pike, Esox lucius
  • Tiger muskellunge, Esox masquinongy × lucius

Perch

Yellow perch

Crappie

Black crappie

Catfish

Sturgeon

  • Pallid sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus albus
  • Shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
  • White sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus

Gadiformes

  • Burbot, Lota lota

Non-game fish

Sunfish

Darters

Moronidae

Catfish

  • Stonecat, Noturus flavus
  • Black bullhead, Ameiurus melas
  • Yellow bullhead, Ameiurus natalis

Drum

Smelt

  • Rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax

Gars

  • Shortnose gar, Lepisosteus platostomus

Mollies

Mosquitofish
  • Green swordtail, Xiphophorus helleri
  • Sailfin molly, Poecilia latipinna
  • Shortfin molly, Poecilia mexicana
  • Variable platyfish, Xiphophorus variatus
  • Western mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis

Killifish

  • Northern Plains killifish, Fundulus kansae
  • Banded killifish, Fundulus diaphanus

Minnows

  • Brassy minnow, Hybognathus hankinsoni
  • Emerald shiner, Notropis atherinoides
  • Fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas
  • Flathead chub, Platygobio gracilis
  • Golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas
  • Longnose dace, Rhinichthys cataractae
  • Northern pikeminnow, Ptychocheilus oregonensis (Salish: Qʷq̓é)
  • Northern redbelly dace, Phoxinus eos
  • Peamouth, Mylocheilus caurinus
  • Allegheny pearl dace, Margariscus margarita
  • Northern pearl dace, Margariscus nachtriebi
  • Plains minnow, Hybognathus placitus
  • Redside shiner, Richardsonius balteatus
  • Sand shiner, Notropis stramineus
  • Sicklefin chub, Macrhybopsis meeki
  • Western silvery minnow, Hybognathus argyritis
  • Sturgeon chub, Macrhybopsis gelida
  • Lake chub, Couesius plumbeus
  • Creek chub, Semotilus atromaculatus
  • Spottail shiner, Notropis hudsonius
  • Utah chub, Gila atraria

Suckers

  • Bigmouth buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus
  • Blue sucker, Cycleptus elongatus
  • Largescale sucker, Catostomus macrocheilus
  • Longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus
  • Mountain sucker, Catostomus platyrhynchus
  • River carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio
  • Shorthead redhorse, Moxostoma macrolepidotum
  • Smallmouth buffalo, Ictiobus bubalus
  • White sucker, Catostomus commersoni

Mudminnows

  • Central mudminnow, Umbra limi

Sculpins

Mottled sculpin
  • Deepwater sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsonii
  • Mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdii
  • Slimy sculpin, Cottus cognatus
  • Spoonhead sculpin, Cottus ricei
  • Torrent sculpin, Cottus rhotheus
Brook stickleback

Sticklebacks

Trout-perch

References

  1. "Montana Field Guide". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
  2. Species of Concern are native taxa that are at-risk due to declining population trends, threats to their habitats, restricted distribution, and/or other factors. Designation as a Montana Species of Concern or Potential Species of Concern is based on the Montana Status Rank, and is not a statutory or regulatory classification. Rather, these designations provide information that helps resource managers make proactive decisions regarding species conservation and data collection priorities.
  3. Rockwell, David (2008). čɫq̓étkʷ ntx̣ʷétkʷs - 'a kinmituk - The Lower Flathead River, Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, a cultural, historical, and scientific resource. Pablo, Montana: Salish Kootenai College Tribal History Project.
  4. "Montana Field Guide-Trout". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  5. "Arctic Grayling - Montana Field Guide". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  6. "Montana Field Guide-Paddlefish". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  7. "Montana Field Guide-Pikes and Pickerels". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  8. Montana Field Guide-Sunfishes". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  9. "Montana Field Guide-Perches". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  10. "Montana Field Guide-Catfish and Bullheads". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  11. "Montana Field Guide-Sturgeon". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  12. "Montana Field Guide-Burbot". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  13. "Montana Field Guide-Temperate Basses". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  14. "Montana Field Guide-Drums". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  15. "Montana Field Guide-Smelt". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  16. "Montana Field Guide-Gars". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  17. "Montana Field Guide-Mooneyes". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  18. "Montana Field Guide-Livebearers (Mosquitofish / Mollies / Swordtails)". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  19. "Montana Field Guide-Killifish". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  20. "Montana Field Guide-Minnows". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  21. "Montana Field Guide-Suckers". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  22. "Montana Field Guide-Mudminnows". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  23. "Montana Field Guide-Sculpins". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  24. "Montana Field Guide-Sticklebacks". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.
  25. "Montana Field Guide-Trout-Perch". Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. Retrieved 2010-11-25.

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