NAMES OF FISHES 13 



common name occurrence scientific name 



Order Myctophiformes (Iniomi) 



Synodontidae — lizardfishes 



Largescale lizardfish A Saurida hrasiliensis Norman 



Smallscale lizardfish A Saurida caribbaea Breder 



Shortjaw lizardfish A Saurida normani Longley 



Inshore lizardfish A Synodus foetens (Linnaeus) 



Sand diver A Synodus intermedius (Agassiz) 



California lizardfish P Synodus lucioceps (Ayres) 



Offshore lizardfish A Synodus poeyi Jordan 



Red Hzardfish A Synodus synodus (Linnaeus) 



Snakefish A Trachinocephalus myops (Forster) 



Scopelarchidae — pearleyes 

 Northern pearleye P Neoscopelarchoides dentatus Chapman 



Myctophidae — lanternfishes 



The many species of lanternfishes are chiefly bathypelagic, but occasional stragglers are 

 found over the continental shelf. 



Alepisauridae — lancetfishes 



Longnose lancetfish A Alepisaurus ferox Lowe 



Pacific lancetfish P Alepisaurus richardsoni Bleeker 



Order Cypriniformes (Ostariophysi) 



Characidae — characins and tetras 



Mexican tetra F Astyanax mexicanus (Filippi) 



Cyprinidae — minnows and carps 



Chiselmouth F Acrocheilus alutaceus Agassiz and Pickering 



Longfin dace F Agosia chrysogaster Girard 



Stoneroller F Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque) 



Mexican stoneroller F Campostoma omatum Girard 



Goldfish F Carassius auratus (Linnaeus) 



Northern redbelly dace F Chrosomus eos Cope 



Southern redbelly dace F Chrosomus erythrogaster (Rafinesque) 



Finescale dace F Chrosomus neogaeus (Cope) 



Mountain redbelly dace F Chrosomus oreas Cope 



Redside dace F Clinostomus elongatus (Kirtland) 



Rosyside dace F Clinostomus funduloides Girard 



Carp F Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 



Devils River minnow F Dionda diaboli Hubbs and Brown 



Roundnose minnow F Dionda episcopa Girard 



Ozark minnow F Dionda nubila (Forbes) 



Desert dace F Eremichthys acros Hubbs and Miller 



Silverjaw minnow F Ericymba buccata Cope 



Cutlips minnow F Exoglossum maxillingua (LeSueur) 



Utah chub F Gila atraria (Girard) 



Blue chub F Gila bicolor (Girard) 



Thicktail chub F Gila crassicavda (Baird and Girard) 



Hum^pback chub F Gila cypha Miller 



