List of fishes of Vermont

There are approximately 92 species of fish that have been recorded in the U.S. State of Vermont. 11 of which are introduced.[1] The main source for this list is Fishes of Vermont, a list created by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife.[2] The following tags note species in each of those categories:

Background

Vermont is the smallest landlocked state in the U.S. and is located in the New England region, bordering Quebec to the north, New York and New Hampshire to the west and east, and Massachusetts to the south. Lake Champlain is shared with New York and Quebec and is the 8th largest natural freshwater lake in the contiguous United States and the largest lake in Vermont. Vermont's eastern border is the Connecticut River, the longest river in New England. Vermont's hydrology is largely composed of cold mountain streams and deep alpine lakes and is made out of four drainage basins; the Hudson, Connecticut, Champlain, and Saint-François drainage basins, all of which flow into the Atlantic Ocean either via the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Long Island Sound, or New York Bay.

Order Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys)

Family Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys)

Order Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons & paddlefish)

Family Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)

Order Lepisosteiformes (Gars)

Family Lepisosteidae (Gars)

Order Amiiformes (Bowfins)

Family Amiidae (Bowfins)

Order Hiodontiformes (Mooneyes)

Family Hiodontidae (Mooneyes)

Order Anguilliformes (Eels)

Family Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)

Order Clupeiformes (Herrings & relatives)

Family Alosidae (Shads & sardines)

Order Cypriniformes (Carps, minnows, and relatives)

Family Cyprinidae (cyprinids)

Family Leuciscidae (True minnows)

Family Tincidae (Tenches)

Family Catostomidae (Suckers)

Order Siluriformes (Catfishes)

Family Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)

Order Osmeriformes (Smelts & allies)

Family Osmeridae (Smelts)

Order Esociformes (Pikes & allies)

Family Esocidae (Pikes)

Family Umbridae (Mudminnows)

Order Salmoniformes (Salmonids)

Family Salmonidae (Salmonids)

Order Percopsiformes (Trout-perch & allies)

Family Percopsidae (Trout-perch)

Order Gadiformes (Cods)

Family Lotidae (Lingcods)

Order Cyprinodontiformes (Toothcarps)

Family Fundulidae (Topminnows & Killifish)

Family Atherinidae (Silversides)

Order Scorpaeniformes (Sculpins & allies)

Family Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)

Family Cottidae (Sculpins)

Order Perciformes (Perch-liked fish)

Family Moronidae (Temperate basses)

Family Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)

Family Percidae (Perches)

Family Sciaenidae (Drums)

References

  1. ^ "Fish". Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Vermont State Government. Archived from the original on July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "Fishes of Vermont – Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory" (PDF). Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Vermont State Government. March 13, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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