TEXAS FISH & WATER

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Texas fish field guide

Know your catch.

General identification and biology. Choose a lake or bay profile for the rules that apply on your water.

Filters group the freshwater and coastal profiles in this guide. Some species occur in both.

50 profiles

Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Black bass

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Spotted Bass

Spotted Bass

Micropterus punctulatus

Black bass

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Black Crappie

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Crappie

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White Crappie

White Crappie

Pomoxis annularis

Crappie

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Blue Catfish

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Catfish

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Channel Catfish

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

Catfish

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Bluegill

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

Redear Sunfish

Lepomis microlophus

Sunfish

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Warmouth

Warmouth

Lepomis gulosus

Sunfish

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White Bass

White Bass

Morone chrysops

Temperate bass

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Yellow Bass

Yellow Bass

Morone mississippiensis

Temperate bass

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Striped Bass

Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis

Temperate bass

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Hybrid Striped Bass

Hybrid Striped Bass

Morone saxatilis × Morone chrysops

Temperate bass

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Alligator Gar

Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

Other fish

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Longnose Gar

Longnose Gar

Lepisosteus osseus

Other fish

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Spotted Gar

Spotted Gar

Lepisosteus oculatus

Other fish

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Shortnose Gar

Shortnose Gar

Lepisosteus platostomus

Other fish

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Smallmouth Buffalo

Smallmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus bubalus

Other fish

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Bigmouth Buffalo

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Other fish

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Common Carp

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Other fish

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Freshwater Drum

Freshwater Drum

Aplodinotus grunniens

Drum

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Bowfin

Bowfin

Other fish

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Grass Carp

Grass Carp

Ctenopharyngodon idella

Other fish

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Redbreast Sunfish

Redbreast Sunfish

Lepomis auritus

Sunfish

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Chain Pickerel

Chain Pickerel

Pickerel

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Smallmouth Bass

Smallmouth Bass

Micropterus dolomieu

Black bass

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Guadalupe Bass

Guadalupe Bass

Micropterus treculii

Black bass

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Red Drum

Red Drum

Sciaenops ocellatus

Drum

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Walleye

Walleye

Perch

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Saugeye

Saugeye

Sander canadensis × Sander vitreus

Perch hybrid

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Green Sunfish

Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

Sunfish

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Longear Sunfish

Longear Sunfish

Lepomis megalotis

Sunfish

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Red drum

Red drum

Sciaenops ocellatus

Saltwater

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Spotted seatrout

Spotted seatrout

Cynoscion nebulosus

Saltwater

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Southern flounder

Southern flounder

Paralichthys lethostigma

Saltwater

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Black drum

Black drum

Pogonias cromis

Saltwater

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Sheepshead

Sheepshead

Archosargus probatocephalus

Saltwater

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Gafftopsail catfish

Gafftopsail catfish

Saltwater

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Gray snapper

Gray snapper

Lutjanus griseus

Saltwater

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Sand seatrout

Sand seatrout

Cynoscion arenarius

Saltwater

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Atlantic croaker

Atlantic croaker

Micropogonias undulatus

Saltwater

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Southern kingfish

Southern kingfish

Menticirrhus americanus

Saltwater

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Common snook

Common snook

Centropomus undecimalis

Saltwater

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Tripletail

Tripletail

Lobotes surinamensis

Saltwater

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Spanish mackerel

Spanish mackerel

Scomberomorus maculatus

Saltwater

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Crevalle jack

Crevalle jack

Saltwater

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Ladyfish

Ladyfish

Saltwater

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Hardhead catfish

Hardhead catfish

Saltwater

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Florida pompano

Florida pompano

Trachinotus carolinus

Saltwater

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