Petromyzontidae

Ichthyomyzon greeleyi

Lepisosteidae

Lepisosteus osseus

Amiidae

Amia calva

Salmonidae

Salmo trutta

Salmonidae

Salmo gairdneri

Salmonidae

Salvelinus fontinalis

Esocidae

Esox masquinongy

Esocidae

Esox americanus

Catostomidae

Catostomus commersoni

Catostomidae

Hypentelium nigricans

Catostomidae

Moxostoma erythrurum

Catostomidae

Moxostoma duquesnei

Cyprinidae

Cyprinus carpio

Cyprinidae

Rhinichthys cataractae

Cyprinidae

Rhinichthys atratulus

Cyprinidae

Semotilus atromaculatus

River Chub

(Hornyhead)

Cyprinidae

Hybopsis (Nocomis) micropogon

Cyprinidae

Compostoma anomalum

Cyprinidae

Notropis coccogenis

Cyprinidae

Notropis leuciodus

Cyprinidae

Notropis spectrunculus

Ictaluridae

Ictalurus punctatus

Ictaluridae

Ictalurus nebulosus

Ictaluridae

Noturus insignis

Anguillidae

Anguilla rostrata

Centrachidae

Micropterus salmoides

Centrachidae

Micropterus dolomieui

Centrachidae

Lepomis macrochirus

Centrachidae

Ambloplytes rupestris

Centrachidae

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Centrachidae

Lepomis auritus

Centrachidae

Lepomis cyanellus

Percidae

Perca flavescens

Percidae

Stizostedion vitreum

Percidae

Percina caprodes

Percidae

Percina aurantiaca

Percidae

Etheostoma flabellare

Percidae

Etheostoma blennioides

Percidae

Etheostoma swannanoa

Percidae

Etheostoma chlorobranchium

Percidae

Etheostoma olmstedi

Percidae

Etheostoma ruflineatum

Cottidae

Cottus bairdi

Cottidae

Cottus carolinae

Gasterosteidae

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Hiodontidae

Hiodon tergisus

Hiodon tergisus

Fact

-feeds on terrestrial insects

-no fleshy keel in front of pelvic fins

Cyprinus carpio

Fact

-Has been largely domesticated but wild populations are Endangered

-Schooling fish (groups of 5 or more)

Catostoma commersoni

Fact

-Usually sold to people at Mullet

-Will eat just about anything

Etheostoma swannanoa

Fact

-Clear, cool streams around boulders

-Spawning from late March to early June

Etheostoma blennioides

Fact

-Prefers slow currents to pools

-hides in algae at edges of currents

Etheostoma flabellare

Fact

-Exhibit filial cannibalism

-High tolerance for low oxygen and temperature change

Micropterus dolomieui

Fact

-Likes deep pools w/ swift currents

-Likes cleaner water than Micropterus salmoides

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Fact

-Prey on the young of their predators

-Feed only at dawn and dusk

Moxostoma duquesnei

Fact

-Feeds on microcrustaceans

-Threatened species

Ambloplytes rupestris

Fact

-Likes clear, rocky, vegetated streams

-Often caught in leu of bass

Rhinichthys atratulus

Fact

-Likes small streams/brooks with high gradients

-Stays almost exclusively in pools

Rhinichthys cataractae

Fact

-Likes swift hight gradient streams

-Feed on larvae

Gasterosteus aculeatus

Fact

-Males w/ territory get a red chin and belly

-Have 4 color receptors

Semotilus atromaculatus

Fact

-Has a high tolerance for moderately polluted water

-Very strong for its size

Notropis leuciodus

Fact

-Spawns over Campostoma anomalum nests

-Likes small to medium rivers

Notropis spectrunculus

Fact

-Likes backwaters of high gradients

-Likes rocky/sandy/muddy pools

Notropis coccogenis

Fact

-Eats spiders and other insects

-Spawns over Nocomis micropogon nests

Campostoma anomalum

Fact

-Cartilagenous upper lip

-Likes moderate-gradient streams

Salmo trutta

Fact

-Anadromus reproduction

-Usually feed in late afternoon or early evening

Esox americanus

Fact

-Likes slow, vegetated waters of swamps

-Eggs are sticky

Lepomis auritus

Fact

-Likes vegetated, rocky pools

-Uses a substraight depression for a nest

Salvelinus fontinalis

Fact

-Likes small streams/creeks

-Sensitive to poor oxygen levels and pollution

Percina aurantiaca

Fact

-Prefers cool, clear creaks

-Picks insects off aquatic plants and from under small stones

Hybopsis (Nocomis) micropogon

Fact

-Prefers substraights with lots of gravel and cobble

-Constructs large circular nests

Moxostoma erythrurum

Fact

Cottus carolinae

Fact

-Adults stay in deep pools while young prefer shallow ones

-Species is effected by metal pollution in habitat

Cottus bairdi

Fact

-Likes well oxygenated and clear water

-Females lay their eggs on the ceiling of the nests

Noturus insignis

Fact

-Poison glands at base of pectoral fins

-One of the smallest species of catfish (Ictaluridae)

Stizostedion vitreum

Fact

-Their eyes reflect light like a cat's

-Their eyes allow them to see in turbid water

Anguilla rostrata

 Fact

-Have been known to cannibalize each other when food is scarce

-Hides during the day but hunts at night

Perca flavescens

Fact

-Live among reeds, weeds, docks, and other structures

-Primary prey of cormorants

Ictalurus puntatus

Fact

-Cavity nesters

-Have a very keen sense of smell and taste

Ictalurus nebulosus

Fact

-Clan symbol of the Ojibwe Native Americans

-Thrive in low oxygen and muddy conditions

Lepomis macrochirus

Fact

-Nibble/peck at their food

-Fights like a fish twice its size

Micropterus salmoides

Fact

Hypentelium nigricans

Facts

-Spawning in late February and early March

-Travel twice the distance in the summer as they do in the winter migrations