Maine Biota Project

Bony fish of Maine

(Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Osteichthyes)


Below is a working list of Maine’s bony fish.
Order Family Genus Species Authority Common Name Source (full citation given below this table)
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur) American eel ANP; Maine IF&W
Atheriniformes A[e?]therinopsidae Menidia menidia (L.) Atlantic silverside ANP
Clupeiformes Clupeidae Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson) alewife ANP; Maine IF&W
Clupeiformes Clupeidae Brevoortia tyrannus (Latrobe) Atlantic menhaden ANP
Cypriniformes Catostomidae Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède) white sucker ANP (as Catostomus commersoni
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill) common shiner ANP
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill) golden shiner ANP
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill) creek chub ANP
Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Semotilus corporalis (Mitchell) fallfish ANP
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae Fundulus diaphanus (Lesueur) banded killifish ANP
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae Fundulus heteroclitus (L.) mummichog ANP
Esociformes Esocidae Esox lucius L. northern pike Maine IF&W
Esociformes Esocidae Esox masquinongy Mitchill muskellunge Maine IF&W
Esociformes Esocidae Esox niger Lesueur chain pickerel ANP; Maine IF&W
Gadiformes Gadidae Lota lota (L.) cusk Maine IF&W
Gadiformes Gadidae Pollachius virens (L.) pollock ANP
Gasterosteiformes Gasterosteidae Gasterosteus aculeatus L threesine stickleback ANP
Osmeriformes Osmeridae Osmerus mordax (Mitchill) rainbow smelt ANP; Maine IF&W
Perciformes Centrarchidae Lepomis auritus (L.) redbreast sunfish ANP; Maine IF&W
Perciformes Centrarchidae Lepomis gibbosus (L.) pumpkinseed sunfish ANP; Maine IF&W
Perciformes Centrarchidae Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède smallmouth bass ANP; Maine IF&W
Perciformes Centrarchidae Micropterus salmoides Lacepède largemouth bass ANP; Maine IF&W
Perciformes Centrarchidae Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur in Cuvier and Valenciennes) black crappie Maine IF&W
Perciformes Labridae Tautogolabrus adspersus Günther cunner ANP
Perciformes Moronidae Morone americana (Gmelin) white perch ANP; Maine IF&W
Perciformes Percidae Perca flavescens (Mitchill) yellow perch ANP; Maine IF&W
Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae Limanda ferruginea (Storer) yellowtail flounder ANP
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill) lake whitefish Maine IF&W
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum) rainbow trout Maine IF&W
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Prosopium cylindraceum (Pennant) round whitefish Maine IF&W
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Salmo salar L. Atlantic salmon ANP
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Salmo salar ssp. sebago? L. / ? landlocked salmon Maine IF&W
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Salmo trutta L. brown trout ANP; Maine IF&W
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Salvelinus alpinus ssp. oquassa (L.) landlocked arctic charr Maine IF&W
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill) brook trout ANP; Maine IF&W
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum in Artedi) lake trout, togue ANP; Maine IF&W
Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur) brown bullhead ANP; Maine IF&W


Source:
ANP = Acadia National Park e-nature web site (http://www.enature.com/parks/localguide_park_display.asp?rgn=PK_212&curGroupID=3&curFamilyID=0&showClass=&showType=4).
Maine IF&W = Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife website (https://www.maine.gov/ifw/fish-wildlife/fisheries/species-information/index.html), accessed 21 August 2020.