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Minnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches

Cypriniformes · 36 species · 5 families

In Québec, the order Cypriniformes brings together 36 species of fish, in 5 families. The stars? White Sucker, Tench and European Carp, the most often observed. The richest region: Montérégie, with 35 species. Every species has its own page: photos, its season, its habitat and the best places to see it near you.

Species observed by region

Where do the observations come from?

  • Mostly iNaturalist : photos taken by people all over Québec, with the species confirmed by the community.
  • Other public sources : such as eBird for birds and the provincial forest inventories, gathered by GBIF, the global biodiversity data network.
  • What we keep : confirmed observations, with an exact position (not blurred to protect a rare species), that their author allows to be reused.
  • One place counts once : several observations of the same species at the same spot (within 11 m) count as one.
  • So our numbers are lower : than iNaturalist’s total. A region without observations does not mean the species does not live there.

Data downloaded in September 2026.

  1. Montérégie35
  2. Chaudière-Appalaches34
  3. Estrie33
  4. Lanaudière33
  5. Capitale-Nationale32
  6. Centre-du-Québec32
  7. Mauricie31
  8. Montréal31
  9. Laurentides30
  10. Outaouais28
  11. Bas-Saint-Laurent25
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue17
  13. Laval14
  14. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean13
  15. Nord-du-Québec9
  16. Côte-Nord7
  17. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine1

Minnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches 36

Cypriniformes
All166Cypriniformes36Perciformes31Salmoniformes17Gadiformes10Centrarchiformes8Acanthuriformes6Carangiformes6Siluriformes6Clupeiformes5Lamniformes4Petromyzontiformes4Scombriformes4Acipenseriformes2Anguilliformes2Atheriniformes2Cyprinodontiformes2Gobiiformes2Hiodontiformes2Labriformes2Osmeriformes2Rajiformes2Squaliformes2Syngnathiformes2Amiiformes1Beloniformes1Carcharhiniformes1Lepisosteiformes1Lophiiformes1Percopsiformes1Tetraodontiformes1
Family
All36Leuciscidae25Catostomidae7Cyprinidae2Tincidae1Xenocyprididae1
White Sucker3,846 observations
Tench3,845 observations
European Carp3,801 observations
Fallfish3,688 observations
Common Shiner3,563 observations
Golden Shiner3,529 observations
Silver Redhorse3,460 observations
Spottail Shiner3,432 observations
Shorthead Redhorse3,398 observations
Emerald Shiner3,397 observations
Longnose Sucker3,376 observations
Eastern Silvery Minnow3,345 observations
Quillback3,331 observations
Greater Redhorse3,213 observations
Cutlip Minnow3,203 observations
Creek Chub1,974 observations
Bluntnose Minnow1,814 observations
River Redhorse1,787 observations
Common Rudd1,784 observations
Mimic Shiner1,623 observations
Fathead Minnow1,617 observations
Longnose Dace1,599 observations
Blacknose Shiner1,511 observations
Spotfin Shiner1,510 observations
Rosyface Shiner1,469 observations
Sand Shiner1,460 observations
Blackchin Shiner1,452 observations
Bridle Shiner1,434 observations
Eastern Blacknose Dace234 observations
Northern Redbelly Dace221 observations
Goldfish191 observations
Northern Pearl Dace93 observations
Lake Chub72 observations
Finescale Dace50 observations
Brassy Minnow13 observations
Grass Carp11 observations