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Fish of Beaver Creek
* Native
# Introduced
& Possibly Invasive

Scientific Name

    Cypriniformes
           Cyprinidae
                Agosia chrysogaster
                Cyprinella lutrensis
                Cyprinus carpio
                Gila robusta
           Catostomidae
                Catostomus clarkii
                Catostomus insignis
    Perciformes
           Cichlidae
                Oreochromis mossambicus
           Centrarchidae
                Lepomis cyanellus
                Micropterus dolomieu
    Salmoniformes
           Salmonidae
                Oncorhynchus mykiss
                Salmo trutta
    Siluriformes
           Ictaluridae
                Ameiurus natalis
                Pylodictis oliveris

Common Name

    Minnows, Suckers, and Carp

                Longfin Dace *
                Red Shiner #
                Common Carp #
                Roundtail Chub *

                Desert Sucker *
                Sonora Sucker *
    Perch-like Fish

                Mozambique Mouth-Breeder &

                Green Sunfish #
                Smallmouth Bass #
    Salmon

                Rainbow Trout &
                Brown Trout &
    Catfishes

                Yellow Bullhead #
                Flathead Catfish &
Special thanks to Dr. W. Linn Montgomery for his assistance in preparing this list
Northern Arizona University         Merriam-Powell Center for Environmental Research         Rocky Mountain Research Station         MAB