NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
Minckley, W.L. 1973. Fishes of Arizona. Arizona Fish and Game Department, Phoenix, AZ.
Reference Number: 109 Type: Book Author: Minckley, W.L. Date (year): 1973 Edition: Title:Fishes of Arizona. Publisher:Arizona Fish and Game Department Publisher Location:Phoenix, AZ Volume: Pages: 127 pp URL: Keywords: Arizona, fishes, Lepomis microlophus, redear sunfish
Acipenser transmontanus AZ - Lake Havasu
Agosia chrysogaster AZ - Virgin River NM - lower Rio Grande
Alosa pseudoharengus CO - Colorado River basin, headwaters
Ambloplites rupestris AZ - lower Oak Creek, upper Verde drainage AZ - Clear Creek (lowermost) AZ - lakes above Mogollon Rim
Ameiurus melas NV - Lake Mead
Ameiurus nebulosus AZ - state non-specific
Anguilla rostrata AZ - Lake Mead NV - Lake Mead, Overton Arm NV - Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Anguilla sp. NV - Lake Mead
Archocentrus nigrofasciatus AZ - borrow pit of the Salt River at east edge of Phoenix AZ - Mesa AZ - canals near Phoenix AZ - borrow pit of the Salt River at east edge of Phoenix NV - warm springs flowing into Lake Mead in southern NV, and elsewhere in the state
Archoplites interruptus AZ - a borrow pit near Buckeye, Maricopa County
Astyanax mexicanus AZ - lower Colorado River AZ - Colorado River just below Morelos Dam CA - Colorado River, lower
Clarias batrachus CA - All American Canal west of Yuma, AZ
Corbicula fluminea AZ - Roosevelt Lake on Salt River AZ - Salt River, at Apache Lake
Cottus bairdii AZ - Colorado River at Davis Dam AZ - Lake Havasu first point south of Needles Boat Landing CA - Lake Havasu first point south of Needles Boat Landing CA - Colorado River below Davis dam
Cyprinella venusta NV - Virgin River near Bunkerville
Cyprinus carpio AZ - San Carlos Lake (Coolidge Dam Reservoir) on Gila River AZ - state non-specific AZ - state non-specific AZ - state non-specific AZ - Colorado River AZ - Painted Rock Dam in borrow pit below
Dorosoma cepedianum CO - western slope
Dorosoma petenense AZ - Lake Havasu AZ - lower Colorado drainage AZ - central AZ lakes AZ - state non-specific AZ - Lake Powell AZ - Santa Cruz County AZ - near Arivaca AZ - Maricopa County AZ - Colorado River AZ - Colorado River AZ - Colorado River AZ - San Carlos Lake (Coolidge Dam Reservoir) on Gila River and tribs. (Gila and San Carlos) AZ - Pinal County NV - Overton Arm of Lake Mead
Esox lucius AZ - state non-specific AZ - Verde River system
Fundulus zebrinus AZ - Little Colorado basin AZ - Little Colorado basin AZ - in bait tanks along the lower Colorado River UT - near the AZ border
Gambusia affinis AZ - state non-specific AZ - state non-specific CA - state non-specific CA - state non-specific UT - state non-specific UT - state non-specific
Gillichthys mirabilis AZ - Roosevelt Lake, south shore, Salt River
Herichthys cyanoguttatus AZ - canal in Tempe
Heros severus NV - Rogers Spring (Overton Arm of Lake Mead)
Hypostomus sp. NV - warm spring in southern NV NV - warm spring in southern NV TX - San Antonio
Ictalurus furcatus AZ - Colorado River NM - San Juan River NM - San Juan River
Ictalurus pricei AZ - Santa Cruz River system in reservoir fed by Monkey Spring AZ - Santa Cruz River system in reservoir fed by Monkey Spring AZ - Santa Cruz River system in reservoir fed by Monkey Spring
Ictalurus punctatus AZ - Colorado River AZ - Gila River drainage AZ - Cochise County AZ - Navajo County AZ - Coconino County AZ - Maricopa County AZ - Santa Cruz County AZ - Pinal County AZ - Apache County AZ - Graham County AZ - Gila County AZ - Colorado River AZ - Colorado River AZ - Colorado River
Ictiobus bubalus AZ - Salt River, at Apache Lake AZ - Salt River, at Canyon Lake AZ - Salt River, at Saguaro Lake
Ictiobus cyprinellus AZ - Salt River in the four in-line reservoirs AZ - Salt River in the four in-line reservoirs AZ - Yuma AZ - Apache Lake, on the Salt River AZ - Roosevelt Lake on Salt River
Ictiobus niger AZ - Roosevelt Lake on Salt River AZ - Salt River, at Apache Lake AZ - Salt River, at Canyon Lake AZ - Salt River, at Saguaro Lake
Lepomis cyanellus AZ - state non-specific AZ - San Carlos River AZ - Salt River stony tribs AZ - Salt River Canyon mainstream AZ - Burro Creek AZ - Bill Williams River basin, sand streams AZ - Mogollon Rim lakes
Lepomis gibbosus AZ - pond near Safford
Lepomis microlophus AZ - central AZ lakes AZ - lower Colorado River AZ - Roosevelt Lake on Salt River
Micropterus dolomieu AZ - state non-specific AZ - Colorado River mainstream AZ - Verde River system AZ - Salt River Basin below 2200m elevation
Micropterus punctulatus AZ - Verde River system AZ - Verde River system AZ - West Clear Creek, a tributary of the Verde
Micropterus salmoides AZ - East Clear Creek AZ - Chevelon Creek AZ - Colorado River AZ - Yuma County AZ - Colorado River AZ - Colorado River AZ - Apache County AZ - Graham County AZ - Cochise County AZ - Santa Cruz County AZ - Gila River AZ - Maricopa County AZ - Pinal County AZ - Pima County AZ - Coconino County AZ - Navajo County AZ - Yavapai County
Micropterus salmoides floridanus AZ - state non-specific
Micropterus salmoides salmoides AZ - state non-specific
Micropterus salmoides CA - Owens drainage
Morone chrysops AZ - Agua Fria River at Lake Carl Pleasant AZ - Agua Fria River at Lake Carl Pleasant AZ - lower Colorado River
Morone saxatilis AZ - lower Colorado River CA - lower Colorado River CA - lower Colorado River near Blythe
Notemigonus crysoleucas AZ - state non-specific AZ - Colorado River AZ - Colorado River near Parker Dam AZ - Lake Mead AZ - Colorado River near Ehrenberg AZ - Colorado River near Needles AZ - Lake Powell AZ - Apache County AZ - Mexican border AZ - San Carlos Lake (Coolidge Dam Reservoir) on Gila River AZ - near Pinetop AZ - Apache County, south part AZ - near Flagstaff AZ - Chevelon Creek AZ - Hawley Lake AZ - Quitobaquito Spring in Organ Pipe National Monument UT - Virgin River
Notropis stramineus AZ - Navajo County AZ - Chevelon Creek, at mouth AZ - East Clear Creek
Oncorhynchus aguabonita AZ - private lake near Patagonia
Oncorhynchus clarkii AZ - Lake Mead
Oncorhynchus kisutch AZ - Lake Mohave AZ - Lake Mead AZ - Colorado River
Oncorhynchus mykiss AZ - state non-specific AZ - mainstream reservoirs on the Colorado River and smaller reservoirs
Oncorhynchus nerka AZ - Ashurst Lake AZ - Lake Mohave AZ - Lake Mohave AZ - Luna Lake, headwaters of the San Fransisco River
Oreochromis mossambicus AZ - lower Colorado River AZ - mid-Phoenix along Gila River to Yuma AZ - Warm Springs, a tributary of the San Carlos River, San Carlos Apache Reservation (between Rocky Gulch and Bronco Gulch) AZ - state non-specific AZ - Warm Springs, a tributary of the San Carlos River, San Carlos Apache Reservation (between Rocky Gulch and Bronco Gulch)
Oreochromis niloticus AZ - Page Springs Fish hatchery AZ - southern AZ AZ - canal in Mesa
Osmerus mordax CO - Colorado River basin, headwaters
Pantosteus plebeius AZ - San Francisco River NM - San Francisco River
Perca flavescens AZ - state non-specific AZ - mainstream Colorado and its reservoirs
Poecilia latipinna AZ - lower Salt River AZ - Verde River and downstream in canal systems AZ - lower Gila basin in canals and wastewater ponds AZ - Colorado River area below Imperial Dam AZ - Roosevelt Lake, Tonto Arm AZ - Phoenix metropolitan area AZ - Gila River at Painted Rock Dam west of Gila Bend CA - Salton Sea drainage NV - state non-specific
Poecilia mexicana AZ - Phoenix metropolitan canal system NV - state non-specific
Poecilia reticulata AZ - Yuma AZ - Rock Springs north of Phoenix AZ - Phoenix canal system - sporadically throughout
Pylodictis olivaris AZ - Gila River drainage AZ - Colorado River CA - Colorado River system NM - Gila River drainage (upper part of drainage in NM) NM - Gila River drainage
Salmo trutta AZ - state non-specific
Salvelinus fontinalis AZ - state non-specific AZ - state non-specific AZ - state non-specific
Sander vitreus AZ - state non-specific AZ - Lake Powell AZ - Lake Mead UT - Lake Powell
Thorichthys meeki AZ - canal in Mesa
Thymallus arcticus AZ - Big Lake AZ - Mogollon Rim AZ - White Mountains AZ - White Mountains AZ - Mogollon Rim
Tilapia zillii AZ - canal in Mesa AZ - canal in Mesa
Xiphophorus hellerii AZ - Rock Springs north of Phoenix NV - Rogers Spring (Overton Arm of Lake Mead)
Xiphophorus variatus AZ - Salt River channel in Tempe AZ - Salt River channel in Tempe AZ - drain in Yuma
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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [4/19/2024].
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