Representative Species Lists
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Fish

Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) in Headwaters of the Great Lakes Drainage Habitat

Blue Sucker (Cycleptus elongates) in Great Rivers of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in Great Rivers of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Cisco (Coregonus artedi) in Natural Lakes Habitat

Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) in Wadeable/Large Rivers in the Eastern Corn Belt/Interior Plateau Ecoregions of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Flier (Centrarchus macropterus) in Oxbows/ Backwaters/ Sloughs/Embayments Habitat

Greater Redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi) in Great Rivers of the Great Lakes Drainage Habitat

Hornyhead Chub (Nocomis biguttatus) in Wadeable/ Large Rivers of the Great Lakes Drainage Habitat

Iowa Darter (Etheostoma exile) in Natural Lakes Habitat

Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) in Lake Michigan Habitat

Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) in Natural Lakes Habitat

Least Darter (Etheostoma microperca) in Headwaters of the Kankakee River (Illinois River) Drainage Habitat

Mottled Scuplin (Cottus bairdi) in Headwaters of the Great Lakes Drainage Habitat

Northern Brook Lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor) in Headwaters of the Great Lakes Drainage Habitat

Northern Cavefish (Amblyopsis spelaea) in Caves Habitat

Northern Hogsucker (Hypentelium nigricans) in Wadeable/Large Rivers in the Eastern Corn Belt/Interior Plateau Ecoregions of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Northern Pike (Esox lucius) in Natural Lakes Habitat

Northern Pike (Esox lucius) in Headwaters of the Kankakee River (Illinois River) Drainage Habitat

Orangethroat Darter (Etheostoma spectabile) in Headwaters of the Eastern Corn Belt/Interior Plateau Ecoregions of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Redspotted Sunfish (Lepomis miniatus) in Oxbows/Backwaters/Sloughs/Embayments Habitat

Rock Bass (Ambloplites rupestris) in Wadeable/Large Rivers of the Eastern Corn Belt/Interior Plateau Ecoregions of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Sauger (Sander canadense) in Great Rivers of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Shovelnose Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) in Great Rivers of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Slough Darter (Etheostoma gracile) in Wadeable/Large Rivers in the Interior River Lowlands of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in Great Rivers of the Great Lakes Drainage Habitat

Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in Wadeable/ Large Rivers of the Great Lakes Drainage Habitat

Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in Wadeable/Large Rivers in the Eastern Corn Belt/Interior Plateau Ecoregions of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Southern Redbelly Dace (Phoxinus erythrogaster) in Headwaters in the Eastern Corn Belt/Interior Plateau Ecoregions of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Spottail Darter (Etheostoma squamiceps) in Headwaters in the Interior River Lowland of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) in Lake Michigan Habitat

Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus) in Wadeable/Large Rivers in the Interior River Lowland of the Ohio River Drainage Habitat

Tadpole Madtom (Noturus gyrinus) in Headwaters of the Kankakee River (Illinois River) Drainage Habitat

White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis) in Aquatic Systems Impoundments Habitat

Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) in Lake Michigan Habitat