List of freshwater fishes of Oregon

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The following list of freshwater fish species and subspecies known to occur in the U.S. state of Oregon is primarily taken from "Inland Fishes of Washington" by Richard S. Wydoski and Richard R. Whitney (2003), but some species and subspecies have been added from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) website. Some scientific names have been updated or corrected. Asterisks denote introduced fishes. 108 species and subspecies are listed, 33 of them introduced. The list includes several anadromous species, and seven normally marine species–starry flounder, staghorn sculpin, saddleback gunnel, Pacific herring, topsmelt, surf smelt, and shiner perch–that are occasionally found in fresh water.

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Petromyzontiformes

Family Petromyzontidae

Acipenseriformes

Family Acipenseridae

Atheriniformes

Family Atherinidae

Clupeiformes

Family Clupeidae

Cypriniformes

Family Catostomidae

Family Cobitidae

Family Cyprinidae

Cyprinodontiformes

Family Fundulidae

Family Poeciliidae

Perciformes

Family Centrarchidae

Family Embiotocidae

Family Percidae

Family Moronidae

Family Pholidae

Percopsiformes

Family Percopsidae

Gadiformes

Family Gadidae

Gasterosteiformes

Family Gasterosteidae

Osmeriformes

Family Osmeridae

Pleuronectiformes

Family Pleuronectidae

Salmoniformes

Family Salmonidae

Scorpaeniformes

Family Cottidae

Siluriformes

Family Ictaluridae

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