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The state of Wyoming, being a land locked state, has a wide variety of freshwater fish in its lakes, rivers, and streams.

Common Name Family Native Image
Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki Salmonidae Yes
Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri 1904
Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Salmonidae No
Rainbow Trout
Golden trout Oncorhynchus aguabonita Salmonidae No
Small Golden Trout
Brown trout Salmo trutta Salmonidae No
Brown trout FWS white background
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Salmonidae No
Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis 2900px
Lake trout or mackinaw Salvelinus namaycush Salmonidae No
Lake trout fish in hands salvelinus namaycush
Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni Salmonidae Yes
FMIB 34153 Mountain Whitefish (Coregonus williamsoni, var cismontanus)
Kokanee salmon Oncorhynchus nerka Salmonidae No
Kokanee salmon
Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus Salmonidae Yes
Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus arcticus
Bigmouth shiner Notropis dorsalis Cyprinidae Yes
Bigmouth shiner
Black bullhead Ameiurus melas Ictaluridae Yes
Black bullhead fish
Bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus Catostomidae Yes
FMIB 34318 Catostomus discobolus Cope Sucker
Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni Cyprinidae Yes
Burbot Lota lota Lotidae Yes
Burbot
Central stoneroller Campostoma anomalum Cyprinidae Yes
Central stoneroller
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus Ictaluridae Yes
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
Common shiner Luxilus cornutus Cyprinidae Yes
Common shiner
Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus Cyprinidae Yes
Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas Cyprinidae Yes
Pimephales promelas
Finescale dace Chrosomus neogaeus Cyprinidae Yes
FMIB 39010 Bronze minnow (Phosinus neogaeus)
Flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis Catostomidae Yes
Flathead chub Platygobio gracilis Cyprinidae Yes
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides Hiodontidae Yes
Hornyhead chub Nocomis biguttatus Cyprinidae Yes
FMIB 51129 Horny Head or River Chub
Iowa darter Etheostoma exile Percidae Yes
Etheostoma exile - Iowa Darter
Johnny darter Etheostoma nigrum Percidae Yes
FMIB 51449 Johnny Darter Boleosoma nigrum
Lake chub Couesius plumbeus Cyprinidae Yes
Couesius plumbeus
Leatherside chub Lepidomeda copei Cyprinidae Yes
Northern Leatherside Chub (5764989619)
Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae Cyprinidae Yes
Longnose dace
Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus Catostomidae Yes
FMIB 35064 Longnose Sucker
Mottled sculpin Cottus bairdii Cottidae Yes
Cottus bairdii
Mountain sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus Catostomidae Yes
MountainSuckerYNP
Northern plains killifish Fundulus kansae Fundulidae Yes
Orangethroat darter Etheostoma spectabile Percidae Yes
Orangethroat darter male
Paiute sculpin Cottus beldingi Cottidae Yes
Pearl dace Margariscus margarita Cyprinidae Yes
Pearl dace
Plains minnow Hybognathus placitus Cyprinidae Yes
Plains topminnow Fundulus sciadicus Fundulidae Yes
Plains Topminnow - Fundulus sciadicus
Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus Catostomidae Yes
Carpiodes cyprinus (S0313) (12599878075)
Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis Cyprinidae Yes
Red shiner
Redside shiner Richardsonius balteatus Cyprinidae Yes
FMIB 39776 Leuciscus siuslawi Evermann & Meek, new species
River carpsucker Carpiodes carpio Catostomidae Yes
River carpsucker fish carpoides carpio (2)
Roundtail chub Gila robusta Cyprinidae Yes
Sand shiner Notropis stramineus Cyprinidae Yes
Notropis stramineus
Sauger Sander canadense Percidae Yes
FMIB 43010 Sauger or Sand Pike (Stizostedium canadense)
Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum Catostomidae Yes
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Acipenseridae Yes
Shovelnose sturgeon
Speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus Cyprinidae Yes
Rhinichthys osculus
Stonecat Noturus flavus Ictaluridae Yes
Noturus flavus
Sturgeon chub Macrhybopsis gelida Cyprinidae Yes
Sturgeon chub
Suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis Cyprinidae Yes
Suckermouth minnow
Utah chub Gila atrarias Cyprinidae Yes
FMIB 34247 Utah Chub (Leuciscus atrarius)
Utah sucker Catostomus ardens Catostomidae Yes
FMIB 34240 Red Horse Sucker (Catostomus ardens)
Western silvery minnow Hybognathus argyritis Cyprinidae Yes
White sucker Catostomus commersoni Catostomidae Yes
White Sucker (47383259832)
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Centrarchidae No
Black Crappie
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Centrarchidae No
Lepomis macrochirus
Common carp Cyprinus carpio Cyprinidae No
Common carp
Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides Cyprinidae No
Emerald shiner 01
Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens Sciaenidae No
Aplodinotus grunniens
Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum Clupeidae No
FMIB 51110 Mud Shad or Gizzard Shad
Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas Cyprinidae No
Golden shiner fish notemigonus crysoleucas
Goldfish Carassius auratus Cyprinidae No
Common goldfish
Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella Cyprinidae No
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Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Centrarchidae No
Lepomis cyanellus Raver
Green swordtail Xiphophorus helleri Poeciliidae No
Xiphophorus helleri (aka)
Guppy Poecilia reticulata Poeciliidae No
Guppy Poecilia reticulata
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides Centrarchidae No
Largemouth-bass
Northern pike Esox lucius Esocidae No
Northern pike (32366485647)
Ohrid trout Salmo letnica Salmonidae No
Ohrid Trout (Salmo letnica)
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus Centrarchidae No
Young pumpkinseed sunfish
Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris Centrarchidae No
Rock Bass
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu Centrarchidae No
Smallmouth bass
Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius Cyprinidae No
Notropis hudsonius
Walleye Sander vitreum Percidae No
Walleye painting
Western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis Poeciliidae No
Gambusia affinis 01
White crappie Pomoxis annularis Centrarchidae No
White crappie
Yellow perch Perca flavescens Percidae No
Yellow perch fish perca flavescens
Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus Salmonidae No
Salvelinus alpinus
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