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A map showing the location of the U.S. State of Vermont.
The location of the State of Vermont in the United States of America.
Topographic map of Vermont

There are approximately 92 species of fish that have been recorded in the U.S. State of Vermont. 11 of which are introduced.[1] The main source for this list is Fishes of Vermont, a list created by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife.[2] The following tags note species in each of those categories:

Background

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Vermont is the smallest landlocked state in the U.S. and is located in the New England region, bordering Quebec to the north, New York and New Hampshire to the west and east, and Massachusetts to the south. Lake Champlain is shared with New York and Quebec and is the 8th largest natural freshwater lake in the contiguous United States and the largest lake in Vermont. Vermont's eastern border is the Connecticut River, the longest river in New England. Vermont's hydrology is largely composed of cold mountain streams and deep alpine lakes and is made out of four drainage basins; the Hudson, Connecticut, Champlain, and Saint-François drainage basins, all of which flow into the Atlantic Ocean either via the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, Long Island Sound, or New York Bay.

Order Petromyzontiformes (Lampreys)

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Family Petromyzontidae (Northern lampreys)

Order Acipenseriformes (Sturgeons & paddlefish)

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Lake sturgeon

Family Acipenseridae (Sturgeons)

Order Lepisosteiformes (Gars)

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Family Lepisosteidae (Gars)

Order Amiiformes (Bowfins)

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Bowfin

Family Amiidae (Bowfins)

Order Hiodontiformes (Mooneyes)

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Family Hiodontidae (Mooneyes)

Order Anguilliformes (Eels)

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Family Anguillidae (Freshwater eels)

Order Clupeiformes (Herrings & relatives)

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Family Alosidae (Shads & sardines)

Blueback shad

Order Cypriniformes (Carps, minnows, and relatives)

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Family Cyprinidae (cyprinids)

Family Leuciscidae (True minnows)

Northern redbelly dace
Eastern Silvery Minnow
Eastern blacknose dace
Fallfish

Family Tincidae (Tenches)

Family Catostomidae (Suckers)

White sucker

Order Siluriformes (Catfishes)

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Brown bullhead

Family Ictaluridae (North American freshwater catfishes)

Order Osmeriformes (Smelts & allies)

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Family Osmeridae (Smelts)

Order Esociformes (Pikes & allies)

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Muskellunge

Family Esocidae (Pikes)

Family Umbridae (Mudminnows)

Order Salmoniformes (Salmonids)

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Brook trout

Family Salmonidae (Salmonids)

Order Percopsiformes (Trout-perch & allies)

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Family Percopsidae (Trout-perch)

Order Gadiformes (Cods)

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Burbot

Family Lotidae (Lingcods)

Order Cyprinodontiformes (Toothcarps)

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Family Fundulidae (Topminnows & Killifish)

Family Atherinidae (Silversides)

Order Scorpaeniformes (Sculpins & allies)

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Family Gasterosteidae (Sticklebacks)

Family Cottidae (Sculpins)

Order Perciformes (Perch-liked fish)

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Pumpkinseed
Black crappie
Walleye

Family Moronidae (Temperate basses)

Family Centrarchidae (Sunfishes)

Family Percidae (Perches)

Family Sciaenidae (Drums)

References

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  1. ^ "Fish". Vermont Fish & Wildlife. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Fishes of Vermont Vermont Natural Heritage Inventory" (PDF). Vermont Fish & Wildlife. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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