The following table contains information about the MARIS fish database. The SPECIES table associates a three letter MARIS code with each species.

Table Name: SPECIES

Complete List of MARIS Species Codes.

SPECIESCODE	COMMON	SCIENTIFIC	FAMILY
ABL	American brook lamprey	Lampetra appendix	Petromyzontidae
ALE	Alewife	Alosa pseudoharengus	Clupeidae
ALG	Alligator gar	Atractosteus spatula	Lepisosteidae
ALS	Alabama shad	Alosa alabamae	Clupeidae
AME	American eel	Anguilla rostrata	Anguillidae
ATS	Atlantic salmon	Salmo salar	Salmonidae
BAD	Banded darter	Etheostoma zonale	Percidae
BAK	Banded killifish	Fundulus diaphanus	Cypriodontidae
BAM	Brassy minnow	Hybognathus hankinsoni	Cyprinidae
BAS	Banded sculpin	Cottus carolinae	Cottidae
BBD	Bluebreast darter	Etheostoma camurum	Percidae
BCF	Blue catfish	Ictalurus furcatus	Ictaluridae
BCS	Blackchin shiner	Notropis heterodon	Cyprinidae
BGB	Bigmouth buffalo	Ictiobus cyprinellus	Catostomidae
BGC	Bigeye chub	Hybopsis amblops	Cyprinidae
BGH	Bluegill x Green sunfish hybrid	Lepomis macrochirus x L. cyanellus	Centrarchidae
BGS	Bigeye shiner	Notropis boops	Cyprinidae
BHC	Bighead carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae
BHS	Bluehead shiner	Pteronotropis hubbsi	Cyprinidae
BKB	Black buffalo	Ictiobus niger	Catostomidae
BKC	Blackfin cisco	Coregonus nigripinnis	Salmonidae
BKD	Blacknose dace	Rhinichthys atratulus	Cyprinidae
BKS	Brook stickleback	Culaea inconstans	Gasterosteidae
BKT	Brook trout	Salvelinus fontinalis	Salmonidae
BLB	Black bullhead	Ameiurus melas	Ictaluridae
BLC	Black crappie	Pomoxis nigromaculatus	Centrarchidae
BLD	Blackside darter	Percina maculata	Percidae
BLG	Bluegill	Lepomis macrochirus	Centrarchidae
BLO	Bloater	Coregonus hoyi	Salmonidae
BLR	Black redhorse	Moxostoma duquesnei	Catostomidae
BLS	Bluntnose minnow	Pimephales notatus	Cyprinidae
BLT	Blackstripe topminnow	Fundulus notatus	Cypriodontidae
BMS	Bigmouth shiner	Notropis dorsalis	Cyprinidae
BNS	Blacknose shiner	Notropis heterolepis	Cyprinidae
BOH	Bluegill x Orangespotted sunfish hybrid	Lepomis macrochirus x L. humilis	Centrarchidae
BOW	Bowfin	Amia calva	Amiidae
BPS	Banded pygmy sunfish	Elassoma zonatum	Centrarchidae
BRB	Brown bullhead	Ameiurus nebulosus	Ictaluridae
BRH	Bluegill x Redear sunfish hybrid	Lepomis macrochirus x L. microlophus	Centrarchidae
BRM	Brindled madtom	Noturus miurus	Ictaluridae
BRS	Brook silverside	Labidesthes sicculus	Atherinidae
BRT	Brown trout	Salmo trutta	Salmonidae
BSF	Bantam sunfish	Lepomis symmetricus	Centrarchidae
BSH	Blackside darter x Slenderhead darter hybrid	Percina maculata x P. phoxocephala	Percidae
BSS	Black bass spp.	Micropterus spp.	Centrarchidae
BST	Blackspotted topminnow	Fundulus olivaceus	Cypriodontidae
BTS	Blacktail shiner	Cyprinella venusta	Cyprinidae
BUB	Burbot	Lota lota	Gadidae
BUD	Bluntnose darter	Etheostoma chlorosomum	Percidae
BUF	Unidentified buffalo	Ictiobus sp.	Catostomidae
BUL	Bullhead spp.	Ameiurus spp.	Ictaluridae
BUM	Bullhead minnow	Pimephales vigilax	Cyprinidae
BUS	Blue sucker	Cycleptus elongatus	Catostomidae
BWH	Black x White crappie hybrid	Pomoxis nigromaculatus x P. annularis	Centrarchidae
CAP	Common Carp	Cyprinus carpio	Cyprinidae
CAR	Unidentified Carpsucker	Carpiodes sp.	Catostomidae
CCF	Channel catfish	Ictalurus punctatus	Ictaluridae
CCS	Creek chubsucker	Erimyzon oblongus	Catostomidae
CEM	Central mudminnow	Umbra limi	Umbridae
CGH	Carp x Goldfish hybrid	Cyprinus carpio x Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae
CHL	Chestnut lamprey	Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Petromyzontidae
CHO	Coho salmon	Oncorhynchus kisutch	Salmonidae
CMS	Common shiner	Luxilus cornutus	Cyprinidae
COS	Central stoneroller	Campostoma anomalum	Cyprinidae
CRC	Creek chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	Cyprinidae
CRD	Crystal darter	Crystallaria asprella	Percidae
CRP	Crappie spp.	Pomoxis spp.	Centrarchidae
CSC	Cisco	Coregonus artedi	Salmonidae
CYD	Cypress darter	Etheostoma proeliare	Percidae
CYM	Cypress minnow	Hybognathus hayi	Cyprinidae
DAR	Darter spp.	Etheostoma/Percina spp.	Percidae
DUD	Dusky darter	Percina sciera	Percidae
EMS	Emerald shiner	Notropis atherinoides	Cyprinidae
ESD	Eastern sand darter	Etheostoma pellucidum	Percidae
FAD	Fantail darter	Etheostoma flabellare	Percidae
FCF	Flathead catfish	Pylodictis olivaris	Ictaluridae
FCS	Fall chinook salmon	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Salmonidae
FHM	Fathead minnow	Pimephales promelas	Cyprinidae
FLC	Flathead chub	Platygobio gracilis	Cyprinidae
FLR	Flier	Centrarchus macropterus	Centrarchidae
FOS	Fourhorn sculpin	Myoxocephalus quadricornis	Cottidae
FRD	Freshwater drum	Aplodinotus grunniens	Sciaenidae
FRM	Freckled madtom	Noturus nocturnus	Ictaluridae
GAR	Unidentified Gar	Lepisosteus sp.	Lepisosteidae
GBH	Grass carp x Bighead carp hybrid	Ctenopharyngodon idella x Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Cyprinidae
GHS	Ghost shiner	Notropis buchanani	Cyprinidae
GLD	Gilt darter	Percina evides	Percidae
GOF	Goldfish	Carassius auratus	Cyprinidae
GOH	Green sunfish x Orangespotted sunfish hybrid	Lepomis cyanellus x L. humilis	Centrarchidae
GOL	Goldeye	Hiodon alosoides	Hiodontidae
GOR	Golden redhorse	Moxostoma erythrurum	Catostomidae
GOS	Golden shiner	Notemigonus crysoleucas	Cyprinidae
GRC	Grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella	Cyprinidae
GRD	Greenside darter	Etheostoma blennioides	Percidae
GRP	Grass pickerel	Esox americanus	Esocidae
GRR	Greater redhorse	Moxostoma valenciennesi	Catostomidae
GSF	Green sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus	Centrarchidae
GTH	Gizzard shad x Threadfin shad hybrid	Dorosoma cepedianum x D. petenense	Clupeidae
GVC	Gravel chub	Erimystax x-punctatus	Cyprinidae
GWH	Green sunfish x Warmouth hybrid	Lepomis cyanellus x L. gulosus	Centrarchidae
GZS	Gizzard shad	Dorosoma cepedianum	Clupeidae
HAD	Harlequin darter	Etheostoma histrio	Percidae
HFC	Highfin carpsucker	Carpiodes velifer	Catostomidae
HOC	Hornyhead chub	Nocomis biguttatus	Cyprinidae
HSH	Hornyhead chub x Striped shiner hybrid	Nocomis biguttatus x Luxilus chrysocephalus	Cyprinidae
INS	Inland silverside	Menidia beryllina	Atherinidae
JOD	Johnny darter	Etheostoma nigrum	Percidae
LAC	Lake chub	Couesius plumbeus	Cyprinidae
LAM	Unidentified lamprey	Petromyzontidae sp.	Petromyzontidae
LAS	Lake sturgeon	Acipenser fulvescens	Acipenseridae
LAT	Lake trout	Salvelinus namaycush	Salmonidae
LAW	Lake whitefish	Coregonus clupeaformis	Salmonidae
LBH	Longear sunfish x Bluegill hybrid	Lepomis megalotis x L. macrochirus	Centrarchidae
LBL	Least brook lamprey	Lampetra aepyptera	Petromyzontidae
LCS	Lake chubsucker	Erimyzon sucetta	Catostomidae
LED	Least darter	Etheostoma microperca	Percidae
LGD	Longnose dace	Rhinichthys cataractae	Cyprinidae
LGH	Longear sunfish x Green sunfish hybrid	Lepomis megalotis x L. cyanellus	Centrarchidae
LMB	Largemouth bass	Micropterus salmoides	Centrarchidae
LNS	Longnose sucker	Catostomus catostomus	Catostomidae
LOG	Longnose gar	Lepisosteus osseus	Lepisosteidae
LOP	Logperch	Percina caprodes	Percidae
LOS	Longear sunfish	Lepomis megalotis	Centrarchidae
LPH	Longear sunfish x Pumpkinseed hybrid	Lepomis megalotis x L. gibbosus	Centrarchidae
LSS	Largescale stoneroller	Campostoma oligolepis	Cyprinidae
MAD	Madtom spp.	Noturus spp.	Ictaluridae
MIN	Non-carp minnow spp.	Cyprinidae spp. (except Cyprinus carpio)	Cyprinidae
MMH	Largemouth x Smallmouth bass hybrid	Micropterus salmoides x M. dolomieui	Centrarchidae
MMS	Mimic shiner	Notropis volucellus	Cyprinidae
MOF	Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Poeciliidae
MOM	Mountain madtom	Noturus eleutherus	Ictaluridae
MOO	Mooneye	Hiodon tergisus	Hiodontidae
MOX	Unidentified Redhorse	Moxostoma sp.	Catostomidae
MSS	Mississippi silversides	Menidia beryllina	Atherinidae
MTS	Mottled sculpin	Cottus bairdi	Cottidae
MUD	Mud darter	Etheostoma asprigene	Percidae
MUE	Muskellunge	Esox masquinongy	Esocidae
NBL	Northern brook lamprey	Ichthyomyzon fossor	Petromyzontidae
NHS	Northern hog sucker	Hypentelium nigricans	Catostomidae
NOM	Northern madtom	Noturus stigmosus	Ictaluridae
NOP	Northern pike	Esox lucius	Esocidae
NOS	Northern studfish	Fundulus catenatus	Cypriodontidae
NSS	Ninespine stickleback	Pungitius pungitius	Gasterosteidae
ORD	Orangethroat darter	Etheostoma spectabile	Percidae
ORS	Orangespotted sunfish	Lepomis humilis	Centrarchidae
OWD	Iowa darter	Etheostoma exile	Percidae
OWF	Oriental weatherfish	Misgurnus anguillicaudatus	Cobitidae
OZM	Ozark minnow	Notropis nubilus	Cyprinidae
PAH	Paddlefish	Polyodon spathula	Polyodontidae
PAS	Pallid sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus albus	Acipenseridae
PBH	Pumpkinseed x Bluegill hybrid	Lepomis gibbosus x L. macrochirus	Centrarchidae
PGH	Pumpkinseed x Green sunfish hybrid	Lepomis gibbosus x L. cyanellus	Centrarchidae
PKS	Pink salmon	Oncorhynchus gorbuscha	Salmonidae
PLM	Plains minnow	Hybognathus placitus	Cyprinidae
PLS	Pallid shiner	Hybopsis amnis	Cyprinidae
PRP	Pirate perch	Aphredoderus sayanus	Percopsidae
PUD	Pumpkinseed	Lepomis gibbosus	Centrarchidae
PUM	Pugnose minnow	Opsopoeodus emiliae	Cyprinidae
PUS	Pugnose shiner	Notropis anogenus	Cyprinidae
PWH	Pumpkinseed x Warmouth hybrid	Lepomis gibbosus x L. gulosus	Centrarchidae
RAD	Rainbow darter	Etheostoma caeruleum	Percidae
RAS	Rainbow smelt	Osmerus mordax	Osmeridae
RBS	Ribbon shiner	Lythrurus fumeus	Cyprinidae
RBT	Rainbow trout	Oncorhynchus mykiss	Salmonidae
RCS	Ironcolor shiner	Notropis chalybaeus	Cyprinidae
RDS	Redfin shiner	Lythrurus umbratilus	Cyprinidae
RES	Red shiner	Cyprinella lutrensis	Cyprinidae
RGH	Redear sunfish x Green sunfish hybrid	Lepomis microlophus x L. cyanellus	Centrarchidae
RLH	Redear sunfish x Longear sunfish hybrid	Lepomis microlophus x L. megalotis	Centrarchidae
ROB	Rock bass	Ambloplites rupestris	Centrarchidae
ROG	Round Goby	Neogobius melanostomus	Gobiidae
ROS	Rosefin shiner	Lythrurus ardens	Cyprinidae
ROW	Round whitefish	Prosopium cylindraceum	Salmonidae
RRC	River chub	Nocomis micropogon	Cyprinidae
RSF	Redear sunfish	Lepomis microlophus	Centrarchidae
RSH	Red shiner x Spotfin shiner hybrid	Cyprinella lutrensis x C. spiloptera	Cyprinidae
RUD	Rudd	Scardinius erythrophthalmus	Cyprinidae
RUH	Red shiner x Notropis sp. hybrid	Cyprinella lutrensis x Notropis sp.	Cyprinidae
RVC	River carpsucker	Carpiodes carpio	Catostomidae
RVD	River darter	Percina shumardi	Percidae
RVR	River redhorse	Moxostoma carinatum	Catostomidae
RVS	River shiner	Notropis blennius	Cyprinidae
RWH	Redear sunfish x Warmouth hybrid	Lepomis microlophus x L. gulosus	Centrarchidae
RYS	Rosyface shiner	Notropis rubellus	Cyprinidae
SAB	Smallmouth buffalo	Ictiobus bubalus	Catostomidae
SAR	Sauger	Stizostedion canadense	Percidae
SAS	Sand shiner	Notropis ludibundus	Cyprinidae
SBH	Striped bass x White bass hybrid (Wiper)	Morone saxatilis x M. chrysops	Moronidae
SCP	Silver carp	Hypophthalmichthys molotrix	Cyprinidae
SCS	Spring chinook salmon	Oncorhynchus tshawytscha	Salmonidae
SDS	Spotted sucker	Minytrema melanops	Catostomidae
SEL	Sea lamprey	Petromyzon marinus	Petromyzontidae
SES	Steelcolor shiner	Cyprinella whipplei	Cyprinidae
SFH	Unidentified Sunfish hybrid	Unidentified Centrarchidae hybrid	Centrarchidae
SFS	Spotfin shiner	Cyprinella spiloptera	Cyprinidae
SGC	Sturgeon chub	Macrhybopsis gelida	Cyprinidae
SGD	Stargazer darter	Percina uranidea	Percidae
SHA	Shad spp.	Dorosoma spp.	Clupeidae
SHD	Slenderhead darter	Percina phoxocephala	Percidae
SHG	Shortnose gar	Lepisosteus platostomus	Lepisosteidae
SHR	Shorthead redhorse	Moxostoma macrolepidotum	Catostomidae
SHS	Shovelnose sturgeon	Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	Acipenseridae
SHT	Starhead topminnow	Fundulus notti	Cypriodontidae
SJM	Silverjaw minnow	Notropis buccatus	Cyprinidae
SKC	Sicklefin chub	Macrhybopsis meeki	Cyprinidae
SKH	Skipjack herring	Alosa chrysochloris	Clupeidae
SLD	Slough darter	Etheostoma gracile	Percidae
SLM	Slender madtom	Noturus exilis	Ictaluridae
SLS	Slimy sculpin	Cottus cognatus	Cottidae
SMB	Smallmouth bass	Micropterus dolomieu	Centrarchidae
SNC	Spring cavefish	Forbesella agassizi	Amblyopsidae
SOS	Spoonhead sculpin	Cottus ricei	Cottidae
SPB	Spotted bass	Micropterus punctulatus	Centrarchidae
SPC	Speckled chub	Extrarius aestivalis	Cyprinidae
SPD	Spottail darter	Etheostoma squamiceps	Percidae
SPG	Spotted gar	Lepisosteus oculatus	Lepisosteidae
SPS	Spottail shiner	Notropis hudsonius	Cyprinidae
SRD	Southern redbelly dace	Phoxinus erythrogaster	Cyprinidae
SSF	Spotted sunfish	Lepomis punctatus	Centrarchidae
STB	Striped bass	Morone saxatilis	Moronidae
STC	Stonecat	Noturus flavus	Ictaluridae
STD	Stripetail darter	Etheostoma kennicotti	Percidae
STO	Unidentified Stoneroller	Campostoma sp.	Cyprinidae
STS	Striped shiner	Luxilus chrysocephalus	Cyprinidae
SUM	Suckermouth minnow	Phenacobius mirabilis	Cyprinidae
SUN	Sunfish spp. excluding Crappie and Black Bass	Centrarchidae (except Pomoxis spp. or Micropterus spp.)	Centrarchidae
SVC	Silver chub	Macrhybopsis storeriana	Cyprinidae
SVL	Silver lamprey	Ichthyomyzon unicuspis	Petromyzontidae
SVM	Silvery minnow	Hybognathus nuchalis	Cyprinidae
SVR	Silver redhorse	Moxostoma anisurum	Catostomidae
SVS	Silverband shiner	Notropis shumardi	Cyprinidae
TGC	Triploid grass carp	Ctenopharyngodon idella (triploid)	Cyprinidae
TGM	Tiger muskie	Esox masquinongy x E. lucius	Esocidae
THS	Threadfin shad	Dorosoma petenense	Clupeidae
TIL	Mozambique tilapia	Tilapia mossambica	Cichlidae
TLS	Taillight shiner	Notropis maculatus	Cyprinidae
TNG	Tubenose goby	Neogobius ??	Gobiidae
TPM	Tadpole madtom	Noturus gyrinus	Ictaluridae
TRP	Trout-perch	Percopsis omiscomaycus	Percopsidae
TSS	Threespine stickleback	Gasterosteus aculeatus	Gasterosteidae
ULL	Quillback	Carpiodes cyprinus	Catostomidae
WAE	Walleye	Stizostedion vitreum	Percidae
WAM	Warmouth	Lepomis gulosus	Centrarchidae
WBH	Warmouth x Bluegill hybrid	Lepomis gulosus x L. macrochirus	Centrarchidae
WCF	White catfish	Ameiurus catus	Ictaluridae
WES	Weed shiner	Notropis texanus	Cyprinidae
WHB	White bass	Morone chrysops	Moronidae
WHC	White crappie	Pomoxis annularis	Centrarchidae
WHP	White perch	Morone americana	Moronidae
WHS	White sucker	Catostomus commersoni	Catostomidae
WSD	Western sand darter	Etheostoma clarum	Percidae
WSH	Walleye x Sauger hybrid (Saugeye)	Stizostedion canadense x S. vitreum	Percidae
WSM	Western silvery minnow	Hybognathus argyritis	Cyprinidae
YEB	Yellow bullhead	Ameiurus natalis	Ictaluridae
YEP	Yellow perch	Perca flavescens	Percidae
YLB	Yellow bass	Morone mississippiensis	Moronidae

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Last updated: September 08, 2005