List of fishes of Vermont
There are approximately 92 species of fish that have been recorded in the U.S. State of Vermont. 11 of which are introduced. The main source for this list is Fishes of Vermont, a list created by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife.
The following tags note species in each of those categories:
- - Introduced
- - Extirpated
Background
Vermont is the smallest landlocked state in the U.S. and is located in the New England region, bordering Quebec to the north, New York and New Hampshire to the west and east, and Massachusetts to the south. Lake Champlain is shared with New York and Quebec and is the 8th largest natural freshwater lake in the contiguous United States and the largest lake in Vermont. Vermont's eastern border is the Connecticut River, the longest river in New England. Vermont's hydrology is largely composed of cold mountain streams and deep alpine lakes and is made out of four drainage basins; the Hudson, Connecticut, Champlain, and Saint-François drainage basins, all of which flow into the Atlantic Ocean either via the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Long Island Sound, or New York Bay.Order [Petromyzontiformes] (Lampreys)
Family PetromyzontidaeOrder [Acipenseriformes] (Sturgeons & paddlefish)
Family AcipenseridaeOrder [Lepisosteiformes] (Gars)
Family LepisosteidaeOrder [Amiiformes] (Bowfins)
Family AmiidaeOrder [Hiodontiformes] (Mooneyes)
Family HiodontidaeOrder [Anguilliformes] (Eels)
Family AnguillidaeOrder [Clupeiformes] (Herrings & relatives)
Family AlosidaeOrder [Cypriniformes] (Carps, minnows, and relatives)
Family CyprinidaeFamily Leuciscidae
- Northern redbelly dace
- Finescale dace
- Lake chub
- Spotfin shiner
- Cutlip minnow
- Brassy minnow
- Eastern silvery minnow
- Common shiner
- Allegheny pearl dace
- Northern pearl dace
- Golden shiner
- Emerald shiner
- Bridle shiner
- Blackchin shiner
- Blacknose shiner
- Spottail shiner
- Rosyface shiner
- Sand shiner
- Mimic shiner
- Bluntnose minnow
- Fathead minnow
- Eastern blacknose dace
- Longnose dace
- Rudd
- Creek chub
- Fallfish
Family Catostomidae
Order [Siluriformes] (Catfishes)
Family IctaluridaeOrder [Osmeriformes] (Smelts & allies)
Family OsmeridaeOrder [Esociformes] (Pikes & allies)
Family EsocidaeFamily Umbridae
Order [Salmoniformes] (Salmonids)
Family Salmonidae- Cisco
- Lake whitefish
- Rainbow trout
- Round whitefish
- Atlantic salmon
- Brown trout
- Arctic char
- Brook trout
- Lake trout
Order [Percopsiformes] (Trout-perch & allies)
Family PercopsidaeOrder [Gadiformes] (Cods)
Family LotidaeOrder [Cyprinodontiformes] (Toothcarps)
Family FundulidaeFamily Atherinidae
Order [Scorpaeniformes] (Sculpins & allies)
Family GasterosteidaeFamily Cottidae
Order [Perciformes] (Perch-liked fish)
Family MoronidaeFamily Centrarchidae
- Rock bass
- Redbreast sunfish
- Pumpkinseed
- Bluegill
- Redear sunfish
- Smallmouth bass
- Largemouth bass
- White crappie
- Black crappie
- Eastern sand darter
- Fantail darter
- Tessellated darter
- Yellow perch
- Common logperch
- Channel darter
- Sauger
- Walleye