Official Web site of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
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Fish

Fish in Alabama

Three phylogentic listings of the freshwater fish in Alabama.  Because Alabama has more than 300 species of fish, the fishes are listed on three pages: Cyrinformes (minnows and carps), Perciformes (perch-like - fish with a spiny dorsal fin and a soft dorsal fin) and other fish species.  These listings contain a hyperlink to a detailed description of the fish (if available), a very short description of where the fish is found and its conservation status.  To go directly to a listing of the descriptions available, go to Fish in Alabama.

The Tallapoosa shiner is only found in the Mobile basin of Alabama and Georgia.


Other Fish

Minnows, Carps and Suckers

Perciformes including Darters

Information about Watching Fish