Listed here are the endangered species of fish found in
the state of Georgia. They are listed by family and arranged in
phylogenetic order (arranged
according to their evolutionary relationships), and the species
accounts are listed alphabetically. I will follow
Nelson (2006) for their order.
Currently there are 56 species which are recognized as being
imperiled on some level within the state of Georgia. This number
will increase in the coming years considering the explosive
population growth throughout Georgia.
It should be noted that the names seen
here may change, so updates will be ongoing as the
literature changes.
I use a simple system to identify a species' level of
imperilment (status):
T=
Threatened or E=
Endangered or R= Rare
followed by
S=
State Recognized or F=
Federally Recognized
|
Family Name |
Species Name |
Common Name |
Status |
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Petromyzontidae |
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Ichthyomyzon
bdellium |
Ohio Lamprey |
R S |
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Acipenseridae |
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Acipenser brevirostrum |
Shortnose Sturgeon |
E S, E F |
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Clupeidae |
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Alosa alabamae |
Alabama Shad |
T S |
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Cyprinidae |
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Cyprinella caerulea |
Blue Shiner |
E F |
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Cyprinella callitaenia |
Bluestripe Shiner |
R S |
|
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Cyprinella xaenura |
Altamaha Shiner |
T S |
|
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Erimystax insignis |
Blotched Chub |
E S |
|
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Hemitremia flammea |
Flame Chub |
E S |
|
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Hybopsis lineapunctata |
Lined Chub |
R S |
|
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Macrhybopsis sp. cf. aestivalis |
Coosa Chub |
E S |
|
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Notropis ariommus |
Popeye Shiner |
E S |
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Notropis asperifrons |
Burrhead Shiner |
T S |
|
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Notropis hypsilepsis |
Highscale Shiner |
R S |
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Notropis photogenis |
Silver Shiner |
E S |
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Notropis scepticus |
Sandbar Shiner |
R S |
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Phenacobius crassilabrum |
Fatlips Minnow |
E S |
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Phenacobius uranops |
Stargazing Minnow |
T S |
|
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Phoxinus tennesseensis |
Tennessee Dace |
E S |
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Pteronotropis euryzonus |
Broadstripe Shiner |
R S |
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Pteronotropis welaka |
Bluenose Shiner |
T S |
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Catostomidae |
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Moxostoma carinatum |
River Redhorse |
R S |
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Moxostoma robustum |
Robust Redhorse |
E S |
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Moxostoma sp. |
Sicklefin Redhorse |
E S |
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Ictaluridae |
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Ameiurus serracanthus |
Spotted Bullhead |
R S |
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Noturus eleutherus |
Mountain Madtom |
E S |
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Noturus munitus |
Frecklebelly Madtom |
E S |
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Amblyopsidae |
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Typhlichthys subterraneus |
Southern Cavefish |
E S |
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Fundulidae |
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Fundulus bifax |
Stippled
Studfish |
E S |
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Fundulus
catenatus |
Northern
Studfish |
R S |
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Lucania goodei |
Bluefin Killifish |
R S |
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Centrarchidae |
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Micropterus notius |
Suwannee Bass |
R S |
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Percidae |
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Etheostoma brevirostrum |
Holiday Darter |
E S |
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Etheostoma chlorobranchium |
Greenfin Darter |
T S |
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Etheostoma chuckwachatte |
Lipstick Darter |
E S |
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Etheostoma ditrema |
Coldwater Darter |
E S |
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Etheostoma duryi |
Black (Blackside Snubnose) Darter |
R S |
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Etheostoma etowahae |
Etowah Darter |
E S, E F |
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Etheostoma parvipinne |
Goldstripe Darter |
R S |
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Etheostoma rupestre |
Rock Darter |
R S |
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Etheostoma scotti |
Cherokee Darter |
T S, T F |
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Etheostoma tallapoosae |
Tallapoosa Darter |
R S |
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Etheostoma trisella |
Trispot Darter |
E S |
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Etheostoma vulneratum |
Wounded Darter |
E S |
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Percina antesella |
Amber Darter |
E S, E F |
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Percina aurantiaca |
Tangerine Darter |
E |
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Percina aurolineata |
Goldline Darter |
E S, T F |
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Percina jenkinsi |
Conasauga Logperch |
E S, E T |
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Percina kusha |
Bridled Darter |
E S |
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Percina lenticula |
Freckled Darter |
E S |
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Percina sciera |
Dusky Darter |
R S |
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Percina shumardi |
River Darter |
E S |
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Percina smithvanizi |
Muscadine Darter |
R
S |
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Percina sp. |
Halloween Darter |
T S |
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Percina squamata |
Olive Darter |
E S |
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Percina tanasi |
Snail Darter |
E S, T F |
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Elassomatidae |
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Elassoma okatie |
Bluebarred Pygmy Sunfish |
E S |
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