NostalgicOutdoorsTM- Cuyahoga Valley NP- List of Fishes found in the Park

1. Cuyahoga Valley
National Park
15610 Vaughn Road
Brecksville, OH 44141
www.nps.gov/cuva
www.dayinthevalley.com
National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Fish List
From the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program on 02/23/2009
Family Scientific Name Common Name Abundance Nativity
Amiidae Amia calva Bowfin Rare Native
Atherinopsidae Labidesthes sicculus Brook silverside Uncommon Native
Catostomidae Carpiodes cyprinus Quillback, quillback
carpsucker
Uncommon Native
Catostomidae Catostomus
commersoni
White sucker Common Native
Catostomidae Hypentelium
nigricans
Northern hog sucker Common Native
Catostomidae Ictiobus bubalus Smallmouth buffalo Occasional Native
Catostomidae Ictiobus cyprinellus Bigmouth buffalo Occasional Native
Catostomidae Moxostoma anisurum Silver redhorse Rare Native
Catostomidae Moxostoma
duquesnei
Black redhorse Rare Native
Catostomidae Moxostoma
erythrurum
Golden redhorse Unknown Native
Catostomidae Moxostoma
macrolepidotum
Shorthead redhorse Unknown Native
Centrarchidae Ambloplites rupestris Rock bass Common Native
Centrarchidae Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish Common Native
Centrarchidae Lepomis gibbosus Kiver, pumpkinseed Common Native
Centrarchidae Lepomis gulosus Warmouth Uncommon Native
Centrarchidae Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill Common Native
Centrarchidae Lepomis microlophus Redear sunfish Uncommon Native
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Centrarchidae Micropterus
dolomieui
Smallmouth bass Common Native
Centrarchidae Micropterus
salmoides
Largemouth bass Common Native
Centrarchidae Pomoxis annularis White crappie Uncommon Native
Centrarchidae Pomoxis
nigromaculatus
Black crappie Uncommon Native
Clupeidae Alosa
pseudoharengus
Alewife, bigeye
herring, branch
herring, freshwater
herring, gray
herring, grayback, kya
k, sawbelly, white
herring
Uncommon Non-Native
Clupeidae Dorosoma
cepedianum
American gizzard
shad, eastern gizzard
shad, gizzard
shad, hickory
shad, mud
shad, skipjack
Common Native
Cottidae Cottus bairdii Mottled sculpin Uncommon Native
Cyprinidae Campostoma
anomalum
Central stoneroller Abundant Native
Cyprinidae Carassius auratus Goldfish Common Non-Native
Cyprinidae Clinostomus
elongatus
Redside dace Uncommon Native
Cyprinidae Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin shiner Unknown Native
Cyprinidae Cyprinus carpio European
carp, common carp
Abundant Non-Native
Cyprinidae Ericymba buccata Silverjaw minnow Uncommon Native
Cyprinidae Nocomis biguttatus Horneyhead
chub, hornyhead chub
Common Native
Cyprinidae Nocomis micropogon River chub Uncommon Native
Cyprinidae Notemigonus
crysoleucas
Golden shiner Common Native
Cyprinidae Notropis Emerald shiner Common Native

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atherinoides
Cyprinidae Notropis
chrysocephalus
Striped shiner Common Native
Cyprinidae Notropis cornutus Common shiner Common Native
Cyprinidae Notropis spilopterus Spotfin shiner Common Native
Cyprinidae Notropis stramineus Sand shiner Uncommon Native
Cyprinidae Notropis volucellus Mimic shiner Uncommon Native
Cyprinidae Phoxinus
erythrogaster
Southern redbelly
dace
Rare Native
Cyprinidae Pimephales notatus Bluntnose minnow Abundant Native
Cyprinidae Pimephales promelas Fathead minnow Abundant Native
Cyprinidae Rhinichthys atratulus Blacknose
dace, eastern
blacknose dace
Abundant Native
Cyprinidae Semotilus
atromaculatus
Creek chub Abundant Native
Esocidae Esox americanus Grass pickerel, redfin
or grass
pickerel, redfin
pickerel
Occasional Native
Esocidae Esox lucius Northern pike Occasional Native
Esocidae Esox masquinongy Muskellunge Occasional Native
Gasterosteidae Culaea inconstans Brook stickleback Uncommon Native
Ictaluridae Ictalurus melas Black bullhead Uncommon Native
Ictaluridae Ictalurus natalis Yellow bullhead Common Native
Ictaluridae Ictalurus nebulosus Brown bullhead Common Native
Ictaluridae Noturus flavus Stonecat Uncommon Native
Moronidae Morone americana White perch Occasional Non-Native
Moronidae Morone chrysops White bass Common Native
Percidae Etheostoma
blennioides
Ggreenside darter Common Native
Percidae Etheostoma Rainbow darter Common Native

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caeruleum
Percidae Etheostoma
flabellare
Fantail darter Common Native
Percidae Etheostoma nigrum Johnny darter Common Native
Percidae Percina caprodes Logperch Common Native
Percidae Percina maculata Blackside darter Common Native
Percidae Stizostedion vitreum Walleye Uncommon Native
Percopsidae Percopsis
omiscomaycus
Trout-perch Rare Native
Salmonidae
Oncorhynchus
mykiss
Rainbow trout;
steelhead Uncommon Non-Native
Sciaenidae Aplodinotus
grunniens
Freshwater drum Uncommon Native
Umbridae Umbra limi Central mudminnow Uncommon Native