USGS Open-File Report 02-012
Physical Data and Biological Data for Algae, Aquatic Invertebrates, and Fish from Selected Reaches on the Carson and Truckee Rivers, Nevada and California, 1993-97
Table 30. Fish identified in samples collected at sites on the Carson and Truckee Rivers, 1993-97
[Symbols: X, present in a particular river; --, not present]
| Scientific name (Genus species) |
Common name | Carson River | Truckee River | Native |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ameiurus melas | black bullhead | X | -- | No |
| Catostomus platyrhynchus | mountain sucker | X | X | Yes |
| Catostomus tahoensis | Tahoe sucker | X | X | Yes |
| Cottus beldingi | Paiute sculpin | -- | X | Yes |
| Cyprinus carpio | common carp | X | X | No |
| Gambusia sp. | mosquitofish | X | X | No |
| Lepomis cyanellus | green sunfish | X | X | No |
| Micropterus dolomieu | smallmouth bass | X | -- | No |
| Micropterus salmoides | largemouth bass | X | -- | No |
| Morone chrysops | white bass | X | -- | No |
| Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi | Lahontan cutthroat trout | -- | X | Yes |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss | rainbow trout | -- | X | No |
| Orthodon microlepidotus | Sacramento blackfish | X | -- | No |
| Perca flavescens | yellow perch | X | -- | No |
| Pimephales promelas | Fathead minnow | X | X | No |
| Rhinichthys osculus | speckled dace | X | X | Yes |
| Richardsonius egregius | Lahontan redside | X | X | Yes |
| Salmo trutta | brown trout | X | X | No |