Lethenteron alaskense Vladykov & Kott 1978 Alaskan Brook Lamprey Lampetra richardsoni Vladykov & Follett 1965 Western Brook Lamprey ENDANGERED (Canada, parasitic Morrison Creek pop. Lampetra pacifica Vladykov 1973 Pacific Brook Lamprey Lampetra hubbsi (Vladykov & Kott 1976) Kern Brook Lamprey Lampetra ayresii (Günther 1870) Western River Lamprey Lampetra aepyptera (Abbott 1860) Least Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Hubbs & Trautman 1937 Silver Lamprey Ichthyomyzon greeleyi Hubbs & Trautman 1937 Mountain Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon gagei Hubbs & Trautman 1937 Southern Brook Lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard & Cummins 1916 Northern Brook Lamprey PROPOSED SPECIAL CONCERN (Canada) Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard 1858 Chestnut Lamprey PROPOSED SPECIAL CONCERN (Canada) Ichthyomyzon bdellium (Jordan 1885) Ohio Lamprey only)Įntosphenus minimus (Bond & Kan 1973) Miller Lake LampreyĮntosphenus similis Vladykov & Kott 1979 Klamath LampreyĮntosphenus tridentatus (Gairdner 1836) Pacific Lamprey THREATENED (Mexico)Įntosphenus cf. Profundulidae (Middle American Killifishes)įamily Petromyzontidae (Northern Lampreys) Entosphenus lethophagus (Hubbs 1971) Pit-Klamath Brook LampreyĮntosphenus macrostomus (Beamish 1982) Vancouver Lamprey THREATENED (Canada, Cowichan Lake pop. : Loricariidae (Suckermouth Armored Catfishes) : Cynolebiidae (New World Rivulins) : Cyprinidae (Carps) Fishes from Hawaii are also excluded in that they hailĬallichthyidae (Callichthyid Armored Catfishes) Underwater mountain range that's part of South America. Even though Cuba is just 150 km off theĬoast of Florida, and Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States, they're both giant peaks of a vast Areas below this line, including extreme southern (tropical) Mexico, are Zone where the continental plates of North and South America began pushing against each around three This is not a discrete boundary, but a broad transition Range limit of chiefly northern fishes such as minnows and suckers, and the northern range limit of theĬhiefly southern catfish family Heptapteridae. Of Mexico the imaginary line drawn between these two latitudinal points corresponds roughly to the southern Specifically, this includes land north of 18N on the Atlantic slope, and 16N on the Pacific slope Lower 48 states, and Mexico south to the where the Mexican plateau breaks down into the lowlands of CentralĪmerica. The Nearctic Realm includes the entire continental landmass, including Greenland, Alaska, Canada, the North America is herein defined not as the entire continent, but as the Nearctic zoogeographic This excludes many species that are rare in North American fresh water habitats (e.g., Bull Shark, Carcharhinus leucas), or that are generally limited to estuaries or the extreme downstream portions of rivers where salt and fresh water mix.Įxotic fishes are included if they have (or are suspected to have) established populations in the wild. They are naturally capable (or presumed to be capable) of spawning in fresh water, they commonly penetrate far inland, and/or they are common or abundant in freshwater habitats on a regular basis. Select marine and brackish water fishes are included if they meet one or more of the following criteria: With several exceptions, the fishes included in this checklist are all obligatory freshwater fishes (i.e., fishes that need fresh water to complete at least part of their life cycle). © 2005-2023 North American Native Fishes Association Checklist of Freshwater Fishes of North America, Including Subspecies and Undescribed Forms
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