Locations
Fish species in Nebraska
108 species have two or more US observation records in Nebraska. Explore their habitats, families, and local records.
108 species have two or more US observation records in Nebraska. ITIS calls 19 of them native to the United States, 82 native to part of the country and introduced elsewhere, and 7 introduced.
- Species
- 108
- Freshwater
- 107
- Saltwater
- 8
- Survey list
- 88
Two counts, two questions. 108 is the number of species observed in Nebraska and filed with GBIF, which includes lakes, the coast, and museum records. 88 is the number the USGS stream survey caught, which samples flowing fresh water only. Neither is the other, so the site never adds them.
The statute
The official state fish of Nebraska
A state fish is a statute, not a survey. It says which fish the legislature chose, not which fish is most common. The list above links each row to the state's own record.
Most recorded
The fish of Nebraska
The species with the most observation records in the state. It is the closest the open data comes to naming the fish people meet.
Groups
Types of fish in Nebraska
Species
All 108 species, A–Z
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B
- Bigeye Chub Hybopsis amblops
- Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
- Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
- Bigmouth Shiner Notropis dorsalis
- Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger
- Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas
- Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
- Blacknose Shiner Notropis heterolepis
- Blackside Darter Percina maculata
- Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus
- Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus
- Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
- Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus
- Brassy Minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
- Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus
- Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans
- Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis
- Brown Trout Salmo trutta
- Bullhead Minnow Pimephales vigilax
- Burbot Lota lota
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- Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus
- Sauger Sander canadensis
- Shoal Chub Macrhybopsis hyostoma
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
- Shortnose Gar Lepisosteus platostomus
- Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
- Sicklefin Chub Macrhybopsis meeki
- Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
- Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
- Skipjack Shad Alosa chrysochloris
- Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu
- Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
- Speckled Chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis
- Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera
- Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius
- Spotted Bass Micropterus punctulatus
- Stonecat Noturus flavus
- Sturgeon Chub Macrhybopsis gelida
- Suckermouth Minnow Phenacobius mirabilis
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Y
One record only
11 more with a single record
One observation can be a stray, an aquarium release, or a mis-keyed locality, so these are kept out of the count above and listed here instead. The first 11 are shown.
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