Table 1. Fish species recorded for the Yellowstone River 

 (family, scientific and common names.) 



ACIPENSERIDAE (Sturgeon Faunily) 



Scaphirhvnchus albus 

 Scaphirhynchus platorynchus 



POLYODONTIDAE (Paddlefish feunily) 



Polyodon spathula 

 HIODONTIDAE (Mooneye family) 



Hiodon alosoides 

 SALMONIDAE (Trout Fzunily) 



Pallid sturgeon 

 Shovelnose sturgeon 



Paddlefish 



ESOCIDAE (Pike family) 



Esox lucius 



CYPRINIDAE (Minnow family) 



Cyprinus carpio 

 Carassius auratus 

 Notemiqonus crysoleucas 

 Semotilus margarita 

 Semolitus atromaculatus 

 Hybopsis gracilis 

 Hybopsis qelida 

 Couesius plumbeus 

 Notropis atherinoides 

 Notropis stramineus 

 Hyboqnathus hankinsoni 

 Hyboqnathus placitus 

 Hyboqnathus nuchalis 

 Pimephales promelas 

 Rhinichthys cataractae 



CATOSTOMIDAE (Sucker feunily) 



Carpoides carpio 

 Cycleptus elonqatus 

 Ictiobus bubalus 

 Ictiobus cyprinellus 

 Moxostomma macrolepidotus 

 Catostomus catostomus 



Goldeye 



Mountain whitefish 

 Cutthroat trout 

 Rainbow trout 

 Brown trout 

 Brook trout 



Northern pike 



Carp 



Goldfish 

 Golden shiner 

 Pearl dace 

 Creek chub 

 Flathead chub 

 Sturgeon chub 

 Lake chub 

 Emerald shiner 

 Sand shiner 

 Brassy minnow 

 Plains minnow 

 Silvery minnow 

 Fathead minnow 

 Longnose dace 



River carpsucker 

 Blue sucker 

 Smallmouth buffalo 

 Bigmouth buffalo 

 Shorthead redhorse 

 Longnose sucker 



