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Wisconsin Species List
All annual licenses are valid from April 1 through March 31

 The following is a list of fish species found in the state of Wisconsin
 according to to the DNR.

 

Chestnut lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus
Northern brook lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor
Silver lamprey Ichthyomyzon unicuspis
American brook lamprey Lampetra appendix
Sea lamprey Pertomyzon marinus
Brook lamprey, unsp. Ichthyomyzon fossor or Lampetra appendix
Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorhyncus
Paddlefish Polyodon spathula
Longnose gar Lepisosteidae osseus
Shortnose gar Lepisosteidae platostomus
Bowfin Amia calva
American eel Anguilla rostrata
Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus
Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum
Skipjack herring Alosa chrysochloris
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
Mooneye Hiodon fergisus
Longjaw cisco Coregonus alpenae
Cisco or Lake herring Coregonus artedi
Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis
Bloater Coregonus hoyl
Deepwater cisco Coregonus johannae
Kiyi Coregonus kiyi
Blackfin cisco Coregonus nigripinnis
Shortnose cisco Coregonus reighardi
Shortjaw cisco Coregonus zenithicus
Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta
Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch
Kokanee (Sockeye salmon) Oncorhynchus nerka
Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Pygmy whitefish Prosopium coulteri
Round whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum
Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
Brown trout Salmo trutta
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis
Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush namaycush
Siscowet Salvelinus namaycush siscowet
Tiger trout Salvelinus fontinalis x Salmo trutta
Splake Salvelinus fontinalis x Salvelinus namaycush
Mule whitefish Coregonus artedii xCoregonusclupeaformis
Rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax
Central mudminnow Umbra limi
Grass pickerel Esox americanus vermiculatus
Northern pike Esox lucius
Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
Northern x Grass pickerel Esox lucius x Esox americanus vermiculatus
Tiger Musky Esox lucius x Esox masquinongy
Central stoneroller Campostoma anamalum
Largescale stoneroller Campostoma pligolepis
Goldfish Carassius auratus
Redside dace Clinostomus elongatus
Lake chub Couesius plumbeus
Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
Common carp Cyprinus carpio
Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni
Mississippi silver minnow Hybognathus nuchalis
Speckled chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis
Silver chub Macrhybopsis storeriana
Gravel chub Erimystax x-punctata
Hornyhead chub Nocomis buguttatus
Golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas
Pallid shiner Notropis amnis
Pugnose shiner Notropis anogenus
Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides
River shiner Notropis biennius
Ghost shiner Notropis buchanani
Ironcolor shiner Notropis chalybaeurs
Striped shiner Luxilus chrysocephalus
Common shiner Luxilus cornutus
Bigmouth shiner Notropis dorsalis
Pugnose minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae
Blackchin shiner Notropis heterodon
Blacknose shiner Notropis heterolepis
Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius
Ozark minnow Notropis nubilus
Rosyface shiner Notropis rubellus
Spotfin shiner Cyprinella spilopterus
Sand shiner Notropis stramineus
Weed shiner Notropis texanus
Redfin shiner Lythrurus umbratillis
Mimic shiner Notropis volucellus
Suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis
Northern redbelly dace Phoxinus eos
Southern redbelly dace Phoxinus erythrogaster
Finescale dace Phoxinus neogaeus
Bluntnose minnow Pimephales promelas
Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas
Bullhead minnow Pimephales vigilax
Blacknose dace Rhinichthys atratulus
Longnose dace Rhinichthys cateractae
Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus
Pearl dace Margariscus margarita
Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
River carpsuckers Carpiodes carpio
Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus
Highfin carpsucker Carpiodes velifer
Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus
White sucker Catostomus commersoni
Blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus
Creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus
Lake chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta
Northern hogsucker Hypentelium nigricans
Smallmouth buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
Bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
Black buffalo Ictiobus niger
Spotted sucker Minytrema melanops
Silver redhorse Moxostoma anisurum
River redhorse Moxostoma carinatum
Black redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei
Golden redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum
Shorthead redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotom
Greater redhorse Moxostoma valenciennesi
Quillback x Highfin carpsucker Carpiodes cyprinus x Carpiodes velifer
Blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus
Black bullhead Ameiurus melas
Yellow bullhead Ameiurus natalis
Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Slender madtom Noturus exilis
Stonecat Noturus flavus
Tadpole madtom Noturus gyrinus
Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris
Black x Brown bullhead Ictalurus melas x Ictalurus nebulosus
Yellow x Brown bullhead Ictalurus natalis x Ictalurus nebulosus
Pirate perch Aphredoderus sayanus
Trout-perch Percopsis omiscomaycus
Burbot Lota lota
Banded killfish Fundulus diaphanus
Blackstripe topminnow Fundulus notatus
Starhead topminnow Fundulus dispar
Brook silverside Labidesthes sicculus
Brook stickleback Culaea inconstans
Ninespine stickleback Pungitius pungitius
White bass Morone chrysops
Yellow bass Morone mississippiensis
White bass x Yellow bass Morone chrysops x Morone mississippiensis
Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris
Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
Orangespotted sunfish Lepomis humilis
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Longear sunfish Lepomis megalotis
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
White crappie Pomoxis annularis
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Crystal darter Ammocrypta asprella
Western sand darter Ammocrypta clara
Mud darter Etheostoma asprigene
Greenside darter Etheostoma blennioides
Rainbow darter Etheostoma caeruleum
Bluntnose darter Etheostoma chlorosomum
Iowa darter Etheostoma exile
Fantail darter Etheostoma flabellare
Least darter Etheostoma microperca
Johnny darter Etheostoma nigrum
Orangethroated darter Etheostoma spectabile
Banded darter Etheostoma zonale
Yellow perch Perca flavescens
Logperch Percina caprodes
Gilt darter Percina evides
Blackside darter Percina maculata
Slenderhead darter Percina phoxocephala
River darter Percina shumardi
Sauger Stizostedion canadense
Walleye Stizostedion vitreum vitreum
Saugeye Stizostedion canadense x Stizostedion vitreum
Ruffe Gymnocephalus cernuus
Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens
Mottled sculpin Cottus bairdi
Slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus
Spoonhead sculpin Cottus ricei
Deepwater sculpin Myoxocephalus thompsoni

 

 

 

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