Kentucky Fishes 
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rivers and reservoirs throughout the western half of Kentucky. 
Occasional in the main channels of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. 
Lagochila lacera Jordan and Brayton. Harelip sucker. H,J. Extinct. 
Formerly known from five localities, one in the Kentucky River system, 
Jessamine County (MCZ) and four in the upper Cumberland River 
system (Woolman 1892, Kirsch 1893). 
Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque). Spotted sucker. A,C,D,E, 
F,G,H,J,K,L. Generally distributed throughout the state but rarely taken 
in large numbers. 
Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque). Silver redhorse. D,F,H,J,K,L. 
Sporadic throughout the eastern half of Kentucky. Not taken from 
region D since impoundment of the Cumberland River. 
Moxostoma atripinne Bailey. Blackfin sucker. F. Endemic to the 
Barren River system where it is known from nine localities, in Allen, 
Barren and Monroe counties. 
Moxostoma carinatum (Cope). River redhorse. D,F,H,J,K,L. 
Sporadic in large and medium-size rivers throughout the eastern half of 
the state. Rare in the main channel of the Ohio River. 
Moxostoma duquesnei (Lesueur). Black redhorse. D,E,F,G,H,J,K,L. 
Occasional throughout the eastern four-fifths of Kentucky, from the 
Little River system to the Big Sandy system. 
Moxostoma erythrurum (Rafinesque). Golden redhorse. A,C,D,E, 
F,G,H,J,K,L. Generally distributed throughout the state, and the most 
common Moxostoma in Kentucky. Uncommon, however, in the Coastal 
Plain. 
Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Lesueur). Shorthead redhorse. A,C, 
D,F,G,H,J,K,L. Occasional throughout the state, in large and medium- 
size rivers. Very rare in the Coastal Plain. 
Ictaluridae — freshwater catfishes 
Ictalurus catus (Linnaeus). White catfish. L. Introduced. The present 
distribution of this species in Kentucky is difficult to ascertain. It has 
been widely introduced in private commercial fishing lakes in Kentucky, 
and planted once in Greenbo Lake, Greenup County (Clay 1975). A 
single specimen from the Ohio River, Breckenridge County is known 
(Clay 1975). 
Ictalurus furcatus (Lesueur). Blue catfish. A,C,D,E,J,K. Occasional 
in the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and the lower reaches of their major 
tributaries. 
Ictalurus melas (Rafinesque). Black bullhead. A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H, 
J,K,L. Generally distributed throughout the state. 
Ictalurus natalis (Lesueur). Yellow bullhead. A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H, 
J,K,L. Generally distributed throughout the state and generally more 
common than the black bullhead, with which it is often taken. 
Ictalurus nebulosus (Lesueur). Brown bullhead. D,E,G,J,K. Sporadic 
