Fish > Minnows & Carps
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Spottail ShinerScientific Name: Notropis hudsoniusType: Fish (Leuciscidae / Cypriniformes)Size: Total length 7–12 cm (2.8–4.7 in); maximum up to 15 cm (5.9 in)Weight: 10–25 g (0.35–0.88 oz)Lifespan: 3–5 years in the wildDiet: Omnivorous...
Fish > Ray-finned Fish
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Highfin CarpsuckerScientific Name: Carpiodes veliferCategory: FishSubcategory: Ray-finned FishSize: Total length 28 to 40 cm (11 to 16 in); maximum up to 50 cm (20 in)Weight: 0.5 to 1.8 kg (1.1 to 4.0 lb)Lifespan: 8 to 12 years in the wildDiet:...
Fish > Ray-finned Fish
AT A GLANCECommon Name: River CarpsuckerScientific Name: Carpiodes carpioCategory: FishSubcategory: Ray-finned FishSize: Total length 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 in); maximum recorded up to 64 cm (25 in)Weight: 1 to 3.5 kg (2.2 to 7.7 lb); record up to 7.7 kg (17...
Fish > Ray-finned Fish
AT A GLANCECommon Name: QuillbackScientific Name: Carpiodes cyprinusCategory: FishSubcategory: Ray-finned FishSize: Total length 35 to 50 cm (14 to 20 in); maximum up to 66 cm (26 in)Weight: 1 to 3 kg (2.2 to 6.6 lb); record up to 5.5 kg (12 lb)Lifespan: 10 to 18...
Fish > Ray-finned Fish
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Black BuffaloScientific Name: Ictiobus nigerCategory: FishSubcategory: Ray-finned FishSize: Total length 45 to 70 cm (18 to 28 in); maximum recorded up to 123 cm (48 in)Weight: 3 to 12 kg (6.6 to 26 lb); maximum up to 28 kg (62 lb)Lifespan: 20...
