- Source: List of fishes of Minnesota
There are about 123 species of fishes found naturally in Minnesota waters, including Lake Superior. The following list is based on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
The species data on this page is taken from the Minnesota DNR, which also uses several labels to indicate a fish's status within Minnesota waters. An endangered fish species is near extinction in Minnesota, a threatened species is likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future, and a special concern species is either extremely uncommon in Minnesota or has unique or highly specific habitat requirements.
Several types of Minnesota fish are considered non-native invasive species. A prohibited invasive species is illegal to possess in Minnesota without a permit, and a regulated invasive species is legal to possess but still may not be released into public waters. Many invasive fish species are nonetheless already well-established.
Coldwater sport fish
Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar
Bloater, Coregonus hoyi
Brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis
Brown trout, Salmo trutta
Cisco, Coregonus artedi commonly called tulibee or lake herring
Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch
Kiyi, Coregonus kiyi (special concern)
Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush
Lake whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis
Pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Pygmy whitefish, Prosopium coulterii
Rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax (regulated invasive)
Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
Round whitefish, Prosopium cylindraceum
Shortjaw cisco, Coregonus zenithicus (special concern)
legal game fish MN
Black bullhead, Ameiurus melas
Black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus
Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus
Blue sucker, Cycleptus elongatus (special concern)
Brown bullhead, Ameiurus nebulosus
Burbot, Lota lota may be referred to as eelpout, ling, or lawyer
Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus
Flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris
Green sunfish, Lepomis cyanellus
Lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens (special concern)
Largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides
Longear sunfish, Lepomis megalotis
Muskellunge, Esox masquinongy
Northern pike, Esox lucius
American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula (threatened)
Pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus
Rock bass, Ambloplites rupestris
Sauger, Sander canadense
Shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
Smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu
Walleye, Sander vitreus
Warmouth, Lepomis gulosus
White bass, Morone chrysops
White crappie, Pomoxis annularis
White perch, Morone americana (prohibited invasive)
Yellow bass, Morone mississippiensis (special concern)
Yellow bullhead, Ameiurus natalis
Yellow perch, Perca flavescens
Other sport fish
American eel, Anguilla rostrata
Bigmouth buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black buffalo, Ictiobus niger (special concern)
Black redhorse, Moxostoma duquesnei
Bowfin, Amia calva sometimes call dogfish
Common carp, Cyprinus carpio (regulated invasive)
Creek chub, Semotilus atromaculatus
Freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens often called sheepshead
Gizzard shad, Dorosoma cepedianum
Golden redhorse, Moxostoma erythrurum
Goldeye, Hiodon alosoides
Goldfish, Carassius auratus (regulated invasive)
Greater redhorse, Moxostoma valenciennesi
Highfin carpsucker, Carpiodes velifer
Longnose gar, Lepisosteus osseus
Longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus
Mooneye, Hiodon tergisus
Northern hogsucker, Hypentelium nigricans
Quillback, Carpiodes cyprinus
River carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio
River redhorse, Moxostoma carinatum
Shorthead redhorse, Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Shortnose gar, Lepisosteus platostomus
Silver redhorse, Moxostoma anisurum
Smallmouth buffalo, Ictiobus bubalus
Spotted sucker, Minytrema melanops
White sucker, Catostomus commersoni
Non-game fish
Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus (prohibited invasive)
Allegheny pearl dace, Margariscus margarita
American brook lamprey, Lampetra appendix
Banded darter, Etheostoma zonale
Banded killifish, Fundulus diaphanus
Bighead carp, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (prohibited invasive)
Bigmouth shiner, Notropis dorsalis
Blackchin shiner, Notropis heterodon
Blacknose shiner, Notropis heterolepis
Blackside darter, Percina maculata
Bluntnose darter, Etheostoma chlorosoma
Bluntnose minnow, Pimephales notatus
Brassy minnow, Hybognathus hankinsoni
Brook silverside, Labidesthes sicculus
Brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans
Bullhead minnow, Pimephales vigilax
Central mudminnow, Umbra limi
Central stoneroller, Campostoma anomalum
Chestnut lamprey, Ichthyomyzon castaneus
Common shiner, Luxilus cornutus
Crystal darter, Crystallaria asprella (special concern)
Deepwater sculpin, Myoxocephalus thompsoni
Eastern blacknose dace, Rhinichthys atratulus
Emerald shiner, Notropis atherinoides
Fantail darter, Etheostoma flabellare
Fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas
Finescale dace, Phoxinus neogaeus
Flathead chub, Platygobio gracilis
Fourspine stickleback, Apeltes quadracus
Gilt darter, Percina evides (special concern)
Golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas
Grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella (prohibited invasive)
Gravel chub, Erimystax x-punctatus (special concern)
Hornyhead chub, Nocomis biguttatus
Iowa darter, Etheostoma exile
Lake chub, Couesius plumbeus
Largescale stoneroller, Campostoma oligolepis
Johnny darter, Etheostoma nigrum
Least darter, Etheostoma microperca (special concern)
Common logperch, Percina caprodes
Longnose dace, Rhinichthys cataractae
Mimic shiner, Notropis volucellus
Mississippi silvery minnow, Hybognathus nuchalis
Mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi sometimes called muddler minnow
Mud darter, Etheostoma asprigene
Ninespine stickleback, Pungitius pungitius
Northern brook lamprey, Ichthyomyzon fossor (special concern)
Northern pearl dace, Margariscus nachtriebi
Northern redbelly dace, Phoxinus eos
Orangespotted sunfish, Lepomis humilis
Ozark minnow, Notropis nubilus (special concern)
Pallid shiner, Hybopsis amnis (special concern)
Pirate perch, Aphredoderus sayanus (special concern)
Plains topminnow, Fundulus sciadicus (special concern)
Pugnose minnow, Opsopoeodus emiliae (special concern)
Pugnose shiner, Notropis anogenus
Rainbow darter, Etheostoma caeruleum
Red shiner, Cyprinella lutrensis
Redfin shiner, Lythrurus umbratilis
Redside dace, Clinostomus elongatus
River darter, Percina shumardi
River shiner, Notropis blennius
Rosyface shiner, Notropis rubellus
Round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (prohibited invasive)
Ruffe, Gymnocephalus cernuus (prohibited invasive)
Sand shiner, Notropis stramineus
Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus (prohibited invasive)
Silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (prohibited invasive)
Silver chub, Macrhybopsis storeriana or Hybopsis storeriana
Silver lamprey, Ichthyomyzon unicuspis
Skipjack herring, Alosa chrysochloris (special concern)
Slender madtom, Noturus exilis (Endangered)
Slenderhead darter, Percina phoxocephala
Slimy sculpin, Cottus cognatus
Southern brook lamprey, Ichthyomyzon gagei (special concern)
Southern redbelly dace, Phoxinus erythrogaster
Speckled chub, Macrhybopsis aestivalis or Hybopsis aestivalis
Spoonhead sculpin, Cottus ricei
Spotfin shiner, Cyprinella spiloptera
Spottail shiner, Notropis hudsonius
Starhead topminnow, Fundulus dispar
Stonecat, Noturus flavus
Suckermouth minnow, Phenacobius mirabilis
Tadpole madtom, Noturus gyrinus
Threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus
Topeka shiner, Notropis topeka (special concern)
Trout-perch, Percopsis omiscomaycus
Western tubenose goby, Proterorhinus semilunaris
Weed shiner, Notropis texanus
Western blacknose dace, Rhinichthys obtusus
Western sand darter, Ammocrypta clara
Invasive species not currently in Minnesota
According to the DNR, these prohibited or regulated invasive fish species threaten Minnesota natural resources but are not currently known to be in Minnesota public waters.
Black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus (prohibited invasive)
Rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus (prohibited invasive)
Tilapia, Oreochromis, Sarotherodon, and Tilapia spp. (regulated invasive)
Zander, Stizostedion lucioperca (prohibited invasive)
See also
List of rivers of Minnesota
List of lakes of Minnesota
List of fish families
List of U.S. state fish
List of fish common names
References
Minnesota DNR Fish Watch List
Minnesota State Parks Fish Species List
Minnesota DNR Endangered Fish
Minnesota DNR Invasive Species
"Invasive Carp". Minnesota DNR
"Fishes of Minnesota". Jay T. Hatch, Associate Curator of Ichthyology James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, University of Minnesota and Konrad Schmidt, Nongame Fish Biologist Division of Ecological Services Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Dickson, Tom. The Great Minnesota Fish Book (University of Minnesota Press, 2008). From walleye to bowfin to stickleback—vivid and entertaining profiles of Minnesota's many different fishes, illustrated by renowned fish artist Joseph Tomelleri. http://www.upress.umn.edu/Books/D/dickson_great.html
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