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​  *Federally Threatened Species
**Federally Endangered Species

​  †State Threatened Species
††State Endangered Species

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Fish of Nachusa Grasslands

JAWLESS FISH

Lamprey

COMMON NAME (Genus species)              

• ​American brook lamprey † (Lethenteron appendix)

RAY-FINNED FISH

Carp & Minnow

COMMON NAME (Genus species) ​

• ​Common (central) stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)
• Southern redbelly dace (Chrosomus erythrogastor)
• Spotfin shiner (Cypriella spiloptera)
• Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) NON-NATIVE
• Common shiner (Luxilus cornutus)
• Redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis​)
• Hornyhead chub (Nocomis biguttatus)
• Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)
• Bigmouth shiner (Notropis dorsalis)
• Rosyface shiner [carmine shiner] (Notropis rubellus)
• Sand shiner (Notropis stramineus)
• Suckermouth minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis)
• Bluntnose minnow​ (Pimephales notatus)
• Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)
• ​Blacknose dace (Rhinicthys atratulus)
• Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
• Central mudminnow (Umbra limi)

Suckers

COMMON NAME (Genus species) ​

• ​Quillback carpsucker (Carpiodes cyprinus)
• White sucker (Catostomus commersoni)
• Northern hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans)

Catfish

COMMON NAME (Genus species) 

• Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas)
  
• Channel ​Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Sticklebacks

COMMON NAME (Genus species) ​

• Brook stickleback (Culea inconstans)

Sunfish

COMMON NAME (Genus species) ​

• Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris)
• ​Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)
• Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
• ​Smallmouth bass (Micropteru dolomieui)
• Largemouth bass (Micropteru salmoides)

Darters

COMMON NAME (Genus species) ​

• Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare​)​​
  
• Johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum)​

Drums

COMMON NAME (Genus species) ​

• Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens​)​​

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Fauna of Nachusa Database​​

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UPDATED 3/2020