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Scientiﬁc name "DJQFOTFSGVMWFTDFOT TQFDJFT "DJQFOTFSJTUBLFOGSPN-BUJONFBOJOHiTUVSHFPO wBOE GVMWFTDFOTBMTPJTGSPN-BUJONFBOJOHiSFEEJTIZFMMPXw Average size of adults0OFPGUIFMBSHFTU.JTTJTTJQQJ7BMMFZ mTI3FQPSUFEUPSFBDIGFFUJOMFOHUIBOEQPVOET JO.JTTPVSJ3JWFS)JTUPSJDBMMZSFQPSUFEBUNPSFUIBO QPVOET Lifespan,OPXOUPMJWFZFBST Habitat t'PVOEJO.JTTPVSJJOUIF.JTTPVSJBOE.JTTJTTJQQJSJWFST JOIBCJUJOHEFFQFTUQBSUTPGDIBOOFMTBOEEFFQQPPMT t*OOPSUIFSOQPSUJPOTPGJUTSBOHF mTIBMTPJOIBCJUEFFQ OBUVSBMMBLFTTVDIBT-BLF4VQFSJPSBOE-BLFPGUIF8PPET Food t:PVOHMBLFTUVSHFPOTJOHFTUTNBMMDSVTUBDFBOTBOETNBMM BRVBUJDJOTFDUT t-PXFSMJQIBTUXPMPCFT BOEUIFOPTUSJMPQFOJOHMPDBUFE tɨFEJFUPGBEVMUTDPNNPOMZJODMVEFTTNBMMNPMMVTLT DMPTFTUUPUIFFZFJTTNBMMFSUIBOUIFFZF BRVBUJDJOTFDUMBSWBF BMHBF QMBOUNBUUFS DSBZmTIBOE Interesting facts PDDBTJPOBMMZTNBMMmTIUIBUBSFTVDLFEGSPNUIFCPUUPN t1SJNJUJWFmTIJOTPNFXBZTSFTFNCMJOHTIBSLTJO Identifying characteristics BQQFBSBODF t$POFTIBQFETOPVUQBSUJBMMZDPWFSFECZQMBUFTBOEUIF t0WFSIBSWFTU EBNDPOTUSVDUJPOBOEIBCJUBUMPTTIBWF VQQFSMPCFPGUBJMmOEPFTOPUIBWFBmMBNFOU HSFBUMZSFEVDFEUIFJSOVNCFSTTJODF t"TNBMMPQFOJOH PSTQJSBDMF JTQSFTFOUBCPWFBOETMJHIUMZ t(SPXFYUSFNFMZTMPXMZ XJUINBMFTOPUNBUVSJOHTFYVBMMZ CFIJOEUIFFZF VOUJMBOBHFPGZFBSTBOEGFNBMFTBUUIFBHFPGZFBST 6 Pallid Sturgeon MJTUFE GFEFSBMMZ FOEBOHFSFE Scientiﬁc name4DBQIJSIZODIVTBMCVT TQFDJFT 4DBQIJSIZODIVTJTGSPN(SFFLNFBOJOHiTQBEF TOPVU wBOEBMCVTJTGSPN-BUJONFBOJOHiXIJUFw Average size of adults JODIFTBOEVQUP QPVOET Lifespan t,OPXOUPMJWFBUMFBTUZFBST t.BMFTNBUVSFBUBSPVOEZFBSTPGBHF XIJMFGFNBMFT NBZOPUTQBXOVOUJMZFBSTPME Habitat t#PUUPNEXFMMFSTJOUIF.JTTPVSJBOE .JTTJTTJQQJSJWFSTJO.JTTPVSJ t'PVOEJOBSFBTPGTUSPOHDVSSFOUUIBUIBWF mSNTBOETVCTUSBUFTJOUIFNBJOSJWFSDIBOOFMT Food4NBMMmTIFTBOEJNNBUVSFBRVBUJDJOTFDUTUIBU BSFTVDLFEGSPNUIFCPUUPNTFEJNFOUT t#FMMZIBTPOMZTDBUUFSFEFNCFEEFEQMBUFTPSJTCBSF Identifying characteristics Interesting facts t4JNJMBSUPTIPWFMOPTFTUVSHFPO CVUXJUIBMPOHFSBOE t0ODFBDPNNFSDJBMMZmTIFETQFDJFT PWFSIBSWFTU EBN NPSFQPJOUFETOPVU DPOTUSVDUJPOBOEIBCJUBUMPTTIBWFSFEVDFEUIFJSOVNCFST t#BTFPGUIFJOOFSCBSCFMTBSFXFBLMZGSJOHFE BOEUIF UPEBOHFSPVTMZMPXMFWFMT CBTFPGUIFJOOFSCBSCFMTJTMFTTUIBOIBMGUIFXJEUIPGUIF t"OPUIFSUISFBUUPUIFJSTVSWJWBMJTIZCSJEJ[BUJPOXJUIUIF PVUFSCBSCFMCBTFT NPSFDPNNPOTIPWFMOPTFTUVSHFPO

Shovelnose Sturgeon HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name4DBQIJSIZODIVTQMBUPSZODIVT 4DBQIJSIZODIVTJTGSPN(SFFLNFBOJOHiTQBEFTOPVU wBOE QMBUPSZODIVTBMTPJTGSPN(SFFLJOEJDBUJOHiCSPBETOPVUw Average size of adults6QUPJODIFT SBSFMZFYDFFET QPVOET Lifespan"UMFBTUZFBSTBOEMJLFMZMPOHFSTFYVBMMZNBUVSF BUZFBSTPGBHF Habitat6TVBMMZGPVOEJOPQFO nPXJOHDIBOOFMTPGMBSHFS SJWFSTXJUITBOEZPSHSBWFMCPUUPNT Food#PUUPNGFFEJOHmTIUIBU DPOTVNFMBSHFOVNCFSTPG BRVBUJDJOWFSUFCSBUFTTVDI BTNJEHF DBEEJTnZ NBZnZ BOETUPOFnZMBSWBF Identifying characteristics PGCBSCFMCBTFTBSFNPSFUIBOIBMGUIFXJEUIPGUIFPVUFS t'MBUUFOFE TIPWFMTIBQFETOPVU CBSCFMCBTFTBOEUIFmTITCFMMZJTDPWFSFEXJUIQMBUFT t6QQFSUBJMmOMPCFIBTBMPOH TMFOEFSmMBNFOU XIJDI Interesting facts NBZCSFBLPĊJOBEVMUT t.PTUBCVOEBOUTUVSHFPOJO.JTTJTTJQQJBOE.JTTPVSJ3JWFS t'SJOHFECBSCFMTBSFQSFTFOU BOEUIFMJQIBTMPCFT TZTUFNT CVUOVNCFSTEFDMJOJOHMJLFMZEVFUPPWFSIBSWFTU t/PTQJSBDMF UIFTNBMMSPVOEIPMFGPVOEBCPWFUIFFZFJO EBNDPOTUSVDUJPOBOEIBCJUBUBMUFSBUJPO MBLFTUVSHFPO t"TNBOZBT QPVOETPGTIPWFMOPTFTUVSHFPOXFSF t4JNJMBSUPQBMMJETUVSHFPOXJUIGPMMPXJOHFYDFQUJPOT DPNNFSDJBMMZIBSWFTUFEBOOVBMMZJOUIFFBSMZT TIPSUFSBOEMFTTQPJOUFETOPVU CBTFTPGJOOFSCBSCFMT t4QFDJFTNJHSBUFTFYUFOTJWFMZBOEIBTCFFOEPDVNFOUFEUP BSFBCPVUFRVBMEJTUBOUCFUXFFOUIFNPVUIBOETOPVU USBWFMBTGBSBTNJMFT UJQ JOOFSCBSCFMTBSFNPSFGSJOHFEBOEUIJDLFS XJEUI t$BSUJMBHJOPVT CPOFMFTTTLFMFUPOMJLFPUIFSTUVSHFPOTQFDJFT 7 NJTTPVSJTUBUFBRVBUJDBOJNBM Paddleﬁsh HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name 1PMZPEPOTQBUIVMB 1PMZPEPOJT EFSJWFEGSPN (SFFLNFBOJOH iNBOZUPPUIFEw SFGFSSJOHUPmTITHJMMSBLFST BOETQBUIVMBJTEFSJWFEGSPN-BUJOBOE SFGFSTUPUIFTQBUVMBTIBQFESPTUSVN PSQBEEMF Average size of adults t0OFPGUIFMBSHFTUBOEGBTUFTUHSPXJOHGSFTIXBUFSmTIJO /PSUI"NFSJDB t-JLFTIBSLT UIFZBSFEFWPJEPGCPOFT t"WFSBHFBEVMUTSBOHFGSPNUPQPVOET BMUIPVHI BOEIBWFBDBSUJMBHJOPVTTLFMFUPO IJTUPSJDSFQPSUTMJTUmTINPSFUIBOQPVOET t(JMMDPWFSJOHJTBMPOHQPJOUFEnFTIZnBQ t-BSHFTUmTISFQPSUFEGSPN.JTTPVSJJTNPSFUIBO t$BVEBM PSUBJM mOJTEFFQMZGPSLFE QPVOET Interesting facts LifespanZFBST t1SFIJTUPSJDmTIWJSUVBMMZVODIBOHFEUISPVHIUJNF Habitat t0OMZPUIFSTQFDJFTPGQBEEMFmTIUIBUFYJTUJTBDMPTF t.JTTPVSJBOE.JTTJTTJQQJSJWFSTBOEUIFJSMBSHFSUSJCVUBSJFT SFMBUJWFGPVOEJOUIF:BOHU[F3JWFSTZTUFNJO$IJOB BOEJNQPVOENFOUTXIFSFUIFZIBWFCFFOJOUSPEVDFE t6OEFSOBUVSBMDPOEJUJPOTNBUVSFmTINJHSBUFVQTUSFBN t1SFGFSTMPXNPWJOHXBUFSTPGMBSHFQPPMTBOEPYCPXT EVSJOHQFSJPETPGIJHISJWFSnPXTUPTJMUGSFFHSBWFMSJČFT JOBUUFNQUTUPTQBXOɨFEBNPO5SVNBO3FTFSWPJSPO Food"MUIPVHIQBEEMFmTIBSFPOFPGUIFMBSHFTUGSFTIXBUFS UIF0TBHF3JWFSFMJNJOBUFEUIFPOMZLOPXOQBEEMFmTI mTIJO/PSUI"NFSJDB UIFJSEJFUDPOTJTUTBMNPTUFYDMVTJWFMZ TQBXOJOHTJUFTJO.JTTPVSJ BOEQPQVMBUJPOTBSFDVSSFOUMZ PGNJDSPTDPQJD[PPQMBOLUPO*UXBTPODFUIPVHIUUIBU NBJOUBJOFECZIBUDIFSZTUPDLJOHT UIFmTITSPTUSVN PSQBEEMF XBTVTFEUPTUJSVQCPUUPN t,OPXOUPNPWFHSFBUEJTUBODFT"mTITUPDLFEJOUIF TFEJNFOUTTPUIBUUIFmTIDPVMEGFFEPOCPUUPNEXFMMJOH "SLBOTBT3JWFSTZTUFNJO0LMBIPNBUSBWFMFEBCPVU BRVBUJDJOWFSUFCSBUFT*UJTOPXCFMJFWFEUIBUUIFSPTUSVN NJMFTUP4PVUI%BLPUBCFGPSFCFJOHDBVHIU TFSWFTUPEFUFDUTNBMMFMFDUSJDBMDVSSFOUTUIBUBSFDSFBUFECZ t%BNDPOTUSVDUJPO PWFSIBSWFTUBOEIBCJUBUBMUFSBUJPO MBSHFDMPVETPG[PPQMBOLUPO8IFOQMBOLUPOBSFEFUFDUFE IBTHSFBUMZSFEVDFEUIFOVNCFSTPGQBEEMFmTI4JODF QBEEMFmTIPQFOUIFJSIVHFNPVUITBOETXJNUISPVHIUIF QBEEMFmTIFHHTBSFVTFEGPSDBWJBS QPBDIJOHIBT QMBOLUPO TUSBJOJOHGPPEGSPNXBUFSUIBUJTGPSDFEPWFSJUT DPOUSJCVUFEUPUIFTQFDJFTEFDMJOFɨFSFIBTCFFOSFDFOU HJMMTCZTQFDJBMJ[FEHJMMSBLFST JOUFSFTUJOSBJTJOHQBEEMFmTITQFDJmDBMMZGPSDBWJBS Identifying characteristics tɨJTQPQVMBSHBNFmTINVTUCFDBVHIUCZTOBHHJOH t-BSHFSPTUSVN PSQBEEMF CFDBVTFUIFZTUSBJOUIFJSGPPEGSPNXBUFSBOEXJMMOPU t#MVJTIHSFZUPOFBSMZCMBDLJODPMPSPOUPQ HSBEJOHUP CJUFBIPPL XIJUFPOUIFCFMMZ t&TUBCMJTIFEBTUIFPċDJBM.JTTPVSJ4UBUF"RVBUJD"OJNBM t/PTDBMFT PO.BZ

Longnose Gar

Scientiﬁc name-FQJTPTUFVTPTTFVT t5ZQJDBMMZJOIBCJUTTMVHHJTIQPPMTBOECBDLXBUFSTPGTUSFBNT -FQJTPTUFVTJTGSPN(SFFLNFBOJOHiTDBMFTPGCPOF wBOE BOEEFFQFSPQFOXBUFSBSFBTPGMBLFT PTTFVTJTUBLFOGSPN-BUJONFBOJOHiCPOFw Food-JLFNPTUmTI ZPVOHHBSCFHJOGFFEJOHPO[PPQMBOLUPO Average size of adults$PNNPOMZSFBDIGFFUJOMFOHUI "UUPJODIFTJOTJ[F UIFZTXJUDIUPBEJFUTPMFMZPGmTI BOEQPVOETNBYJNVNTJ[FJO.JTTPVSJJTJODIFT Identifying characteristics BOEQPVOET t%JTUJODUMPOHBOEOBSSPXTOPVUɨFXJEUIPGUIFTOPVUBU Lifespan.BMFTSBSFMZMJWFNPSFUIBOZFBST'FNBMFTDBO UIFOPTUSJMTJTMFTTUIBOUIFEJBNFUFSPGUIFFZF MJWFZFBSTPSNPSF t-BSHFUFFUIPOUIFVQQFSKBXJOTJOHMFSPXTPOFBDITJEF

Habitat t#SPXOPSEBSLPMJWFPOVQQFSQBSUT HSBEJOHUPXIJUFPO t.PTUXJEFMZEJTUSJCVUFEHBSJO.JTTPVSJ GPVOEJOOFBSMZ UIFCFMMZ

FWFSZNBKPSTUSFBNBOEJNQPVOENFOUJOUIFTUBUF t/VNFSPVTSPVOEFECMBDLTQPUTPOUIFCPEZ t:PVOHmTIIBWFBEJTUJODUNJECPEZTUSJQF 8 Bowﬁn

Scientiﬁc name"NJBDBMWB "NJBJTUIFOBNFPGBO BODJFOUmTI BOEDBMWB JT-BUJOGPSiTNPPUI w QSFTVNBCMZSFGFSSJOHUP UIFCPXmOTTDBMFMFTTIFBE Other common names%PHmTI HSJOOFM HSJOEMF DZQSFTTUSPVU DPUUPOmTI NVEmTI Average size of adultsUPJODIFTBOEUPQPVOET NBYJNVNTJ[FPGBCPVUJODIFTBOEQPVOET LifespanZFBSTJOUIFXJME CVUDBQUJWFTQFDJNFOTBSF LOPXOUPMJWFZFBST t/PUFBTJMZDPOGVTFEXJUIBOZPUIFS.JTTPVSJmTITQFDJFT Habitat Interesting facts t$MFBSXBUFSXJUIBCVOEBOUWFHFUBUJPOPGTXBNQT tThFOBNFiCPXmOwSFGFSTUPUIFMPOHEPSTBMmOUIBU TMPVHIT CBDLXBUFST PYCPXT EJUDIFTBOEQPPMTXJUIMJUUMF NPWFTJOBXBWFMJLF VOEVMBUJOHNPUJPO PSOPDVSSFOU t3FBEJMZUBLFTOBUVSBMCBJUTBOEPDDBTJPOBMMZBOBSUJmDJBM t#BDLXBUFSTBOEPYCPXTPGUIF.JTTJTTJQQJ3JWFSBSF MVSF JODMVEJOHUPQXBUFSCBJUT8IFOIPPLFE UIFCPXmO DPNNPOMZJOIBCJUFECZCPXmO JTBOFYUSFNFMZIBSEmHIUFS Food tɨFTPGU KFMMZMJLFnFTIJTDPOTJEFSFECZNPTUUPCF t:PVOHGFFEQSJNBSJMZPONJDSPDSVTUBDFBOTBOEBRVBUJD VOQBMBUBCMF0OFFBSMZJDIUIZPMPHJTUMJLFOFEFBUJOH JOTFDUT CPXmOUPDIFXJOHDPUUPO t"EVMUTFBUmTI DSBZmTI JOTFDUT XPSNTBOEGSPHT tThFNBMFNBLFTBOFTUJOBTIBMMPX XFFEZBSFBCZCJUJOH BOESVCCJOHPĊWFHFUBUJPOBOETXFFQJOHUIFBSFBDMFBOPG

Most active1SJNBSJMZOPDUVSOBMXJUIQFBLBDUJWJUZBUEBXO EFCSJTCZGBOOJOHNPUJPOTPGUIFUBJMɨFNBMFQSPUFDUT BOEEVTL UIFFHHTBOEUIFZPVOHGPSTFWFSBMXFFLTBGUFSUIFZMFBWF Identifying characteristics UIFOFTU t#BDLBOETJEFTBSFNPUUMFEPMJWFHSFFO t#PXmOTDBOJOIBCJUXBUFSTXIFSFPUIFSmTIDBOUmOE t#FMMZJTBQBMFHSFFOUPXIJUF FOPVHIPYZHFO TVDIBTTUBHOBOUQPPMTBOETIBMMPXXBUFS t#MBDLTQPUSJOHFECZZFMMPXPSPSBOHFJTOFBSUIF UIBUJTJOUIFQSPDFTTPGESZJOHPVUCFDBVTFUIFZIBWF VQQFSQPSUJPOPGUIFCBTFPGUIFUBJMmO XIJDIJTNPTU BOBJSCMBEEFSUIBUQSPDFTTFTPYZHFOUIFmTIHVMQTGSPN QSPNJOFOUJOZPVOHBOEBEVMUNBMFT UIFBJS t0OMZ.JTTPVSJmTIXJUIBHVMBSQMBUFBOPWBMCPOZQMBUF tThFSFJTTPNFFWJEFODFUIFCPXmODBOBFTUJWBUFGPS CFUXFFOUIFMPXFSKBXT TIPSUQFSJPETPGUJNF"FTUJWBUJPOJTUIFBCJMJUZPGBmTI t&BDIOPTUSJMIBTBTJOHMFCBSCFMMJLFUVCF BOEUIFMBSHF UPCFDPNFEPSNBOU VTVBMMZJOBiXFUwDPDPPO EVSJOH NPVUIIBTNBOZUFFUI QFSJPEPGESPVHIUVOUJMJUTIBCJUBUHFUTSFnPPEFE

Interesting facts t'JTITQBXOJODPNQBDUHSPVQT BOEUIFJSTQFDUBDVMBSTQMBTIJOHBOE UISBTIJOHDBOCFTFFOBOEIFBSEGSPNDPOTJEFSBCMFEJTUBODFT t/FXMZIBUDIFEZPVOHIBWFBOBEIFTJWFEJTDCZXIJDIUIFZBUUBDI UPTVCNFSHFETVCTUSBUF t5BLFTiHVMQTwPGBJSJOUPJUTMVOHMJLFBJSCMBEEFS XIJDIBMMPXTJUUP TVQQMFNFOUPYZHFOUBLFOJOUISPVHIHJMMTBOEUPTVSWJWFJOXBUFS XJUIMPXBNPVOUTPGEJTTPMWFEPYZHFO 9 American Eel

Scientiﬁc name"OHVJMMBSPTUSBUB "OHVJMMBJT-BUJOGPSFFM BOESPTUSBUBJT-BUJOGPSCFBLFE XIJDISFGFSTUPUIFTOPVUPSMPOHOPTF Average size of adults'FNBMFTBSFVTVBMMZUPJODIFT JOMFOHUIXJUIBXFJHIUPGUPQPVOE.BYJNVN TJ[FJO.JTTPVSJJTJODIFTBOEQPVOET FMTFXIFSF "NFSJDBOFFMTBSFSFQPSUFEUPBUUBJOBTJ[FPGJODIFT BOEQPVOETJOXFJHIU.BMFFFMTSBSFMZFYDFFEJODIFT JOMFOHUI LifespanUPZFBSTGPSGFNBMFT BOEUPZFBSTGPSNBMFT Habitat.PEFSBUFUPMBSHF.JTTPVSJTUSFBNTBOESJWFST JOEFFQQPPMTBSPVOEDPWFS TVDIBTMPHTBOECPVMEFST Food t:PVOHGSFTIXBUFSFFMT PSFMWFST FBUBRVBUJDJOTFDUT t8IFOZPVOHFFMTSFBDIDPBTUBMXBUFSTUIFZBSFUSBOTQBSFOU t"EVMUTQSJNBSJMZDPOTVNFDSBZmTIBOEmTI BOEDBMMFEiHMBTTFFMTw"TUIFZPVOHFFMTBUUBJOQJHNFOU Most active"UOJHIU BOECFHJOUIFKPVSOFZJOUPGSFTIXBUFSUIFZBSFDBMMFE FMWFST Identifying characteristics tɨFFFMTCPEZBQQFBSTUPCFTNPPUICFDBVTFJUTTDBMFTBSF t4MFOEFSTOBLFMJLFCPEZXJUIBTNBMMQPJOUFEIFBE TPTNBMM t#BDLBOETJEFTBSFCSPXOPSHSFFOJODPMPSXJUIUIFCFMMZ tɨFSBQJETFSQFOUJOFNPWFNFOUBOEUIFTNPPUITMJNF ZFMMPXPSXIJUF DPWFSFETLJONBLFUIFFFMBMNPTUJNQPTTJCMFUPIPME t%PSTBM UBJMBOEBOBMmOTGPSNBTJOHMF DPOUJOVPVTmO XIFODBQUVSFEBOEIBTHJWFOSJTFUPUIFiTMJQQFSZBTBO Interesting facts FFMwTBZJOH t"MMFFMTJO.JTTPVSJBSFGFNBMF.BMFFFMTTQFOEUIFJSFOUJSF tɨF"NFSJDBOFFMJTDPOTJEFSFEBOVODPNNPODBUDICZ BEVMUMJWFTJOFTUVBSJFTBMPOHUIFDPBTU BOEPOMZUIFGFNBMFT .JTTPVSJTQPSUBOHMFSTɨJTTQFDJFTJTLOPXOUPUBLF NJHSBUFUPJOMBOEXBUFST OBUVSBMCBJUTBOESBSFMZUBLFTBSUJmDJBMCBJUT t.PTUPGUIFBEVMUMJGFPGUIFGFNBMF"NFSJDBOFFMTPDDVS t"MUIPVHIFFMJTOPUDPNNPOMZDPOTVNFECZ/PSUI JOGSFTIXBUFS BOENBMFTJOCSBDLJTIDPBTUBMXBUFST CVU "NFSJDBOT TNPLFEFFMJTDPOTJEFSFEmOFUBCMFGBSFJO FFMTUIFONJHSBUFUPCSFFEBUHSFBUEFQUITJO"UMBOUJD &VSPQFBOEPUIFSQBSUTPGUIFXPSME*OBEEJUJPOUP 0DFBO TBMUXBUFS TPVUIPG#FSNVEB'JTIUIBUNJHSBUF TNPLFE FFMTBSFLOPXOUPCFRVJUFUBTUZGSJFEPSQJDLMFE GSPNGSFTIXBUFSTUSFBNTUPUIFPDFBOUPTQBXOBSFDBMMFE tɨF"NFSJDBOFFMQPQVMBUJPOJO.JTTPVSJIBTCFFO DBUBESPNPVT*UJTBTTVNFEBEVMUFFMTCSFFEPODFUIFOEJF SFEVDFECZMBSHFEBNTSFTUSJDUJOHJUTBCJMJUZUPNJHSBUF

ExternalExternal anatomyanatomy ofof aa ﬁﬁshsh

spinous dorsal soft dorsal lateral line dorsal fin tail fin adipose fin tail fin nostril

barbels pectoral head length cheek fin belly anal breast anus total length gill cover pelvic fin fin

10 Gizzard Shad

Scientiﬁc name %PSPTPNBDFQFEJBOVN %PSPTPNBJT(SFFLGPSiMBODF CPEZwJOSFGFSFODFUPUIFTIBQF PGUIFZPVOH BOEDFQFEJBOVN JTOBNFEGPSUIFGBNPVT'SFODI OBUVSBMJTU $JUPZFO-BDFQFEF Average size of adultsUPJODIFT LifespanUPZFBST Habitat"WBSJFUZPGRVJFUXBUFSIBCJUBUTJODMVEJOHOBUVSBM MPXMBOEMBLFTBOEQPOET QPPMTBOECBDLXBUFSTPGTUSFBNT t-BTUSBZPGUIFEPSTBM UPQ mOJTQSPMPOHFEJOUPBMPOH BOESJWFST BOEBSUJmDJBMJNQPVOENFOUT TMFOEFSmMBNFOU Food0NOJWPSPVT GFFETPOQMBOLUPO BMHBF BOEEFUSJUVT Interesting facts t$PNNPOOBNFJTEFSJWFEGSPNJUTNVTDVMBSTUPNBDIPS Most active%VTLBOEOJHIU iHJ[[BSEwXIJDIHSJOETJUTGPPE Identifying characteristics t0OFPGUIFNPTUDPNNPOBOEBCVOEBOUmTIJO.JTTPVSJ t4JMWFSZ NPEFSBUFMZEFFQCPEJFEmTIXJUIBMBSHFMVTUSPVT BOEBOJNQPSUBOUQSFZGPSNPTUHBNFmTI QVSQMFTQPU NBZCFGBJOUJOBEVMUT KVTUCFIJOEUIFVQQFS t:PVOHUSBWFMJOMBSHFTDIPPMTPGUFOOFBSUIFXBUFSTTVSGBDF FOEPGUIFHJMMDPWFS BOEGSFRVFOUMZMFBQPVUPGUIFXBUFSPSTLJQBMPOHUIF t%FFQMZGPSLFEUBJM LFFMTIBQFECFMMZ TVSGBDF

Central Stoneroller

Scientiﬁc name$BNQPTUPNBQVMMVN $BNQPTUPNBJT(SFFLGPS iDVSWFENPVUI wBOE QVMMVNJT-BUJO NFBOJOH iEVTLZwPSiEBSLDPMPSFEw Average size of adults$PNNPOMZ UPJODIFTNBYJNVNMFOHUIJODIFT LifespanUPZFBST $FOUSBMTUPOFSPMMFS Habitat4NBMMUPNFEJVNTJ[FE TUSFBNTXJUINPEFSBUFUPIJHI HSBEJFOUBOESPDLZPSCFESPDL TVCTUSBUFTJOPSOFBSSJČFT Food)FSCJWPSPVT GFFEJOH POBMHBFBOECPUUPNPP[F TDSBQFEGSPNSPDLT Most active%BZUJNF Identifying characteristics NBMFJOCSFFEJOHDPMPS t#SPXOJTIDPMPSFENJOOPXXJUITNBMMFZFT t-PXFSKBXIBTBnBUTIFMGMJLFFYUFOTJPOVTFEUP TDSBQFBMHBFGSPNSPDLT Interesting facts t$PNNPOMZTFFOinBTIJOHwPOUIFTUSFBNCPUUPNJOMBSHF -BSHFTDBMFTUPOFSPMMFS TDIPPMTBTUIFZGFFE t&BSMZTQSJOHTQBXOFSTUIBUCVJMETIBMMPXQJUOFTUTJOTNBMM HSBWFM UIJTNBOOFSBMNPTUDPOUJOVPVTMZ tɨFTFmTIMFBQDMFBSPGUIFXBUFSBUGSFRVFOUJOUFSWBMT tɨFDMPTFMZSFMBUFEMBSHFTDBMFTUPOFSPMMFSJTTJNJMBSJO 8IFOMBSHFTDIPPMTBSFQSFTFOU UIFZTFFNUPTVSGBDFJO BQQFBSBODFBOEFDPMPHZ CVUJTMJNJUFEUPUIF0[BSLT 11 Common Carp OPOOBUJWF TQFDJFT Scientiﬁc name $ZQSJOVTDBSQJP $ZQSJOVTJTBOBODJFOU (SFFLOBNFGPSDBSQ BOEDBSQJPJT-BUJOGPSDBSQ Other common names $BSQ (FSNBODBSQ *TSBFMJDBSQ NJSSPSDBSQ MFBUIFSDBSQ Average size of adults UPJODIFTNBYJNVNMFOHUIJODIFTUP QPVOET LOPXOUPSFBDIQPVOETXIFSFOBUJWF "TJB LifespanZFBST Identifying characteristics Range4UBUFXJEF t5XPCBSCFMTPOFBDITJEFPGNPVUI t-BSHFCPEJFE TBXUPPUIFETQJOFBUGSPOUPGCPUIEPSTBM Habitat BOEBOBMmO t)JHIQPQVMBUJPOTJOOBUVSBMBOEBSUJmDJBMJNQPVOENFOUT MBSHFSJWFST Interesting facts t1SFTFOUCVUMFTTBCVOEBOUJONPTUPUIFSBRVBUJDIBCJUBUT t/BUJWFPG"TJBUIBUXBTCSPVHIUUP&VSPQFDFOUVSJFTBHP t.PTUBCVOEBOUJOTIBMMPXBSFBTPGMBLFTBOEEFFQIPMFT BOEUPUIF6OJUFE4UBUFTBTFBSMZBT JOSJWFST t*OUSPEVDFEJO.JTTPVSJJO t"EBQUBCMFTQFDJFTUIBUJTOPXPOFPGUIFNPTUXJEFTQSFBE Food0NOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOBWBSJFUZPGTNBMM MJWF BOEBCVOEBOUMBSHFmTIFTJOUIFTUBUF JOWFSUFCSBUFT QMBOUNBUUFSBOEPUIFSPSHBOJDNBUUFS t$PNNPOMZUIPVHIUUPDBVTFEFUFSJPSBUJPOPGBRVBUJD Most active-BUFFWFOJOHBOEFBSMZNPSOJOH IBCJUBUTEVFUPUIFJSWJHPSPVTGFFEJOHIBCJUT

Grass Carp OPOOBUJWF TQFDJFT Scientiﬁc name $UFOPQIBSZOHPEPOJEFMMB $UFOPQIBSZOHPEPOJT (SFFLGPSiDPNCMJLF UISPBUUFFUI wBOE JEFMMBJT(SFFLGPS iEJTUJODUw Other common names8IJUFBNVS Average size of adultsUPJODIFT NBYJNVNMFOHUIJODIFT Lifespan6QUPZFBST Interesting facts Habitat/BUVSBMBOEBSUJmDJBMJNQPVOENFOUT MBSHFSJWFST t"OBUJWFPGFBTUFSO"TJBUIBUXBTCSPVHIUJOUPUIF6OJUFE Food)FSCJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOBWBSJFUZPGQMBOUNBUUFS 4UBUFTJOBOEXBTJOUSPEVDFEJOUP"SLBOTBTTIPSUMZ UIFSFBGUFS Most active6OLOPXO t'JSTUSFQPSUFEGSPN.JTTPVSJXBUFSJOJOUIF Identifying characteristics .JTTJTTJQQJ3JWFSXIFOBQPVOETQFDJNFOXBTDBVHIU t-BSHFCPEJFE t6TFEUPDPOUSPMWFHFUBUJPOJOQPOETBOEMBLFT CVU t#SPBEIFBEXJUIUFSNJOBM USBOTWFSTFNPVUI DPNNPOMZSFNPWFUPPNVDIWFHFUBUJPOBOEEFUFSJPSBUF t#PUIEPSTBMBOEBOBMmOMBDLTQJOFTBUMFBEJOHFEHF IBCJUBUGPSHBNFmTI

12 U F Silver Carp OPOOB JW TQFDJFT Scientiﬁc name )ZQPQIUIBMNJDIUIZTNPMJUSJY )ZQPQIUIBMNJDIUIZTJT (SFFLGPSiVOEFSOFBUI FZF wBOENPMJUSJYJT-BUJO GPSiNPMBSMJLFw Average size of adultsUPJODIFT NBYJNVNMFOHUIJODIFT Lifespan.BUVSFBUZFBSTPSNPSF NBYJNVNMJGFTQBOFYDFFETZFBST Interesting facts Range-BSHFSJWFSTBOEMBLFTUISPVHIPVU.JTTPVSJ t/BUJWFUPCJHSJWFSTPGFBTUFSO"TJB FTQFDJBMMZ$IJOB Habitat-BSHFSJWFSTBOEUIFMPXFSSFBDIFTPGUIFJS t*OUSPEVDFEJO6OJUFE4UBUFTUPIFMQJNQSPWFXBUFSRVBMJUZ USJCVUBSJFT nPPEQMBJOQPPMT SFTFSWPJSTBOESFTFSWPJS JOXBTUFXBUFSUSFBUNFOUQMBOUTCZGFFEJOHPOWFSZTNBMM UBJMXBUFST QMBOLUPO JODMVEJOHHSFFOBOECMVFHSFFOBMHBF Food t'JSTUGPVOEJO.JTTPVSJJOFBSMZT t:PVOHGFFEPOQMBOLUPOTUSBJOFEGSPNUIFXBUFSDPMVNO t6TFEBTGPPEJOPUIFSQBSUTPGUIFXPSMEBOEIBT t"EVMUTGFFEPOCPUUPNEFUSJUVTBOEBMHBF CFFOLOPXOUPNBLFVQNPSFUIBOQFSDFOUPGUIF DPNNFSDJBMmTIDBUDI BMPOHXJUICJHIFBEDBSQ JO Most activeɨSPVHIPVUUIFZFBS CVUMJUUMFJTLOPXOPG JOUSPEVDFEBSFBT EBJMZBDUJWJUJFT t)BWFCFDPNFBCVOEBOUBOEQSPCBCMZDPNQFUFXJUIOBUJWF Identifying characteristics QMBOLUPOFBUFST JODMVEJOHQBEEMFmTIBOEHJ[[BSETIBE t-BSHFCPEJFEXJUITNBMMTDBMFT t4QBXOJOHJTUSJHHFSFECZBSJTFJOSJWFSMFWFM CVUOPU t7FOUSBM CFMMZ LFFMFYUFOETGSPNIFBEUPWFOU BOVT LOPXOUPTVDDFTTGVMMZTQBXOJOQPOETPSMBLFT&HHTBSF t-BSHFIFBEXJUIVQUVSOFENPVUIBOEFZFTPOVOEFSTJEF TVTQFOEFEJOUIFSJWFSDVSSFOUBOEIBUDIJOUXPEBZT t)FBESFMBUJWFMZTNBMMFS BOEFZFTIJHIFSPOIFBEUIBO t"EVMUTMFBQGSPNUIFXBUFSBUUIFTMJHIUFTUEJTUVSCBODF CJHIFBEDBSQ DSFBUJOHBQPUFOUJBMIB[BSEGPSCPBUFST

Bighead Carp OPOOBUJWF TQFDJFT Scientiﬁc name )ZQPQIUIBMNJDIUIZTOPCJMJT )ZQPQIUIBMNJDIUIZTJT(SFFL GPSiVOEFSOFBUIFZF wBOE OPCJMJTJT-BUJOGPSiGBNPVTw Average size of adults UPJODIFTBOEUPQPVOET NBYJNVNMFOHUIJODIFTBOEQPVOET LifespanZFBST Range-BSHFSJWFSTBOEMBLFTUISPVHIPVU.JTTPVSJ Interesting facts Habitat-BSHFSJWFSTBOEUIFMPXFSSFBDIFTPGUIFJSUSJCVUBSJFT t/BUJWFUPCJHSJWFSTPGFBTUFSO"TJB FTQFDJBMMZ$IJOB nPPEQMBJOQPPMT SFTFSWPJSTBOESFTFSWPJSUBJMXBUFST t*OUSPEVDFEUPSFNPWFFYDFTTJWFOVUSJFOUTJOXBTUF Food'FFEPOQMBOLUPOTUSBJOFEGSPNUIFXBUFSFBUMBSHFS USFBUNFOUBOEGFSUJMJ[FEmTIQPOET QMBOLUPOUIBOTJMWFSDBSQ JODMVEJOH[PPQMBOLUPOBOEBMHBF t'JSTUFWJEFODFPGSFQSPEVDUJPOJO.JTTPVSJJO t6TFEBTGPPE TFFTJMWFSDBSQFOUSZ Most active6OLOPXO t)BWFCFDPNFBCVOEBOUBOEQSPCBCMZDPNQFUFXJUIOBUJWF Identifying characteristics QMBOLUPOFBUFST JODMVEJOHQBEEMFmTIBOEHJ[[BSETIBE t-BSHFCPEJFEXJUITNBMMTDBMFTBOETDBUUFSFE JSSFHVMBS t4QBXOJOHJTUSJHHFSFECZBSJTFJOSJWFSMFWFM CVUOPU EBSLCMPUDIFTPWFSUIFFOUJSFCPEZ LOPXOUPTVDDFTTGVMMZTQBXOJOQPOETPSMBLFT&HHTBSF t-BSHFIFBEXJUIVQUVSOFENPVUIBOEFZFTPOVOEFSTJEFPG TFNJCPZBOUBOETVTQFOEJOUIFSJWFSDVSSFOU IFBEMPPLJOHEPXO t/PUBTQSPMJmDBKVNQFSBTTJMWFSDBSQ CVUBMTPMFBQGSPN t7FOUSBM CFMMZ LFFMFYUFOETGSPNQFMWJDmOTUPWFOU BOVT XBUFSXIFOEJTUVSCFE 13 Red Shiner

Scientiﬁc name$ZQSJOFMMBMVUSFOTJT $ZQSJOFMMBJTGSPN-BUJO NFBOJOHiBEJNJOVUJWFDBSQw BOEMVUSFOTJTJTGSPNUIF -BUJOXPSEMVUSB NFBOJOH iPUUFSwɨFTQFDJFTXBTmSTU LOPXOUPPDDVSJO0UUFS$SFFL "SL Average size of adults$PNNPOMZ UPJODIFTNBYJNVNMFOHUIJODIFT LifespanZFBST Habitat t*OTUSFBNTPGBMMTJ[FTCVUJTNPTUBCVOEBOUJOMBSHF DSFFLTBOESJWFST t*OIBCJUTBWBSJFUZPGIBCJUBUT GSPNSJČFTUPRVJFUQPPMT Food1SJNBSJMZJOTFDUT Most active%BZUJNF NBMFJOCSFFEJOHDPMPS Identifying characteristics t"SBUIFSTMBCTJEFENJOOPX t%JTUSJCVUJPOJTMBSHFMZSFMBUFEUPDPNQFUJUJPOXJUIDMPTFMZ t:FMMPXJTIPMJWFCBDLXJUIEBSLFEHJOHTPOTDBMFT SFMBUFETQFDJFTJODMVEJOHXIJUFUBJM CMVOUGBDF CMBDLUBJM t4JEFTBSFTJMWFSZXJUICMVFSFnFDUJPOT TQPUmOBOETUFFMDPMPSTIJOFST Interesting facts t)BTBEBQUBCMFTQBXOJOHSFRVJSFNFOUTNBZTQBXO t.PTUBCVOEBOUBOEXJEFMZEJTUSJCVUFENJOOPXJOUIF POTVOmTIOFTUT HSBWFMMZSJČFT TVCNFSHFEMPHTPS QSBJSJFSFHJPOPGOPSUIBOEXFTU.JTTPVSJ TVCNFSHFEQMBOUTGSPNMBUF.BZUPFBSMZ4FQUFNCFS

Duskystripe Shiner

Scientiﬁc name-VYJMVTQJMTCSZJ -VYJMVTNFBOTiMJHIUwJO-BUJOQJMTCSZJSFGFSTUP %S)FOSZ"1JMTCSZ BQSPNJOFOU NBMBDPMPHJTU TUVEZPGNPMMVTLT Average size of adults UPJODIFT XJUIB %VTLZTUSJQFTIJOFS NBYJNVNTJ[FOFBSJODIFT $BSEJOBMTIJOFS Lifespan3BSFMZPMEFSUIBOZFBST #MFFEJOHTIJOFS Habitat.PTUDPNNPOMZGPVOEJO0[BSLIFBEXBUFS TUSFBNTXJUITXJGUSJČFTBOEQPPMTXJUIDMFBOHSBWFM CPUUPNT*O.JTTPVSJ POMZGPVOEJOUIF8IJUF3JWFS TZTUFNPGTPVUIXFTUBOETPVUIDFOUSBM.JTTPVSJ Food"RVBUJDBOEUFSSFTUSJBMJOTFDUT Most active%BZMJHIUQFBLBDUJWJUZBUEBXOBOEEVTL Identifying characteristics t%BSLTUSJQFBMPOHNJETJEFFYUFOEJOHGSPNOPTFUPUBJM BOJSJEFTDFOUHSFFOJTICSPXOCBDLXJUIBOBSSPXMJHIUFS DPMPSFECBOEBCPWFUIFMBUFSBMEBSLTUSJQFTJMWFSZXIJUF Interesting facts MPXFSTJEFBOECFMMZ t5ZQJDBMMZGPVOEJOTUSFBNQPPMTJONJYFETQFDJFTTDIPPMT t#SFFEJOHNBMFTIBWFCSJHIUSFEmOT DIFFLT BOE XJUIBOVNCFSPGPUIFSNJOOPXT VOEFSTJEFPGIFBEBOECPEZ5JQPGTOPVUJTCMVF t4QBXOPWFSUIFHSBWFMEFQSFTTJPOBSPVOEUIFNPVOE t4JNJMBSJOBQQFBSBODFUPCMFFEJOHBOEDBSEJOBMTIJOFST OFTUTPGIPSOZIFBEDIVCT VTVBMMZJODMPTFBTTPDJBUJPO CVUUIFSBOHFTGPSUIFTFTQFDJFTEPOPUPWFSMBQXJUIUIF XJUIBOPUIFSNJOOPXTQFDJFT TPVUIFSOSFECFMMZEBDF EVTLZTUSJQFTIJOFS 0[BSLNJOOPXBOESPTZGBDFTIJOFS 14 Striped Shiner/Common Shiner

Scientiﬁc name-VYJMVTDISZTPDFQIBMVT -VYJMVTJTGSPN-BUJONFBOJOHiMJHIU wBOEDISZTPDFQIBMVTJT GSPN(SFFLNFBOJOHiHPMEFOIFBEw Average size of adults$PNNPOMZUPJODIFT NBYJNVNMFOHUIJODIFT 4USJQFETIJOFS LifespanZFBST $PNNPOTIJOFS Habitat t$MFBS QFSNBOFOUnPXJOHTUSFBNTXJUIDMFBOHSBWFMMZPS SPDLZCPUUPNT t1SFGFSTSFMBUJWFMZXBSNBOERVJFUXBUFS BOEJTMFTTUPMFSBOU PGUVSCJEJUZUIBOJUTDMPTFSFMBUJWF UIFDPNNPOTIJOFS Food*OTFDUT mTI DSVTUBDFBOT QMBOUNBUFSJBM BMHBFBOECPUUPNPP[F Most active%BZUJNF Identifying characteristics TUSJQFETIJOFS t"SBUIFSMBSHF EFFQCPEJFENJOOPX NBMFJOCSFFEJOHDPMPS XJUIMBSHFTJMWFSZTDBMFTPOTJEFT t#BDLJTPMJWFHSFFOXJUIBCSPBEEBSL TUSJQFBMPOHUIFNJEMJOF t%VTLZQJHNFOUJTGPVOEPOUIFDIJO Interesting facts t0GUFOIZCSJEJ[FTXJUICMFFEJOH EVTLZTUSJQF BOESPTZGBDFTIJOFSTTJODFBMMTIBSFUIF TQBXOJOHOFTUTPGUIFIPSOZIFBEDIVC t$MPTFMZSFMBUFEUPUIFDPNNPOTIJOFSUIBUJTTJNJMBS DPNNPOTIJOFS JOBQQFBSBODFBOEFDPMPHZCVUIBTBNPSFOPSUIFSO NBMFJOCSFFEJOHDPMPS EJTUSJCVUJPO

Golden Shiner

Scientiﬁc name/PUFNJHPOVTDSZTPMFVDBT 'SPN(SFFL OPUFNJHPOVTNFBOT iBOHMFECBDLwBOEDSZTPMFVDBT NFBOTiHPMEFOXIJUFw Average size of adults UPJODIFTNBYJNVN MFOHUIFYDFFETJODIFT LifespanZFBST Habitat t-BSHFTUQPQVMBUJPOTGPVOEJOTMPVHIT QPOET MBLFT JNQPVOENFOUTBOERVJFUQPPMTPGTUSFBNT t)BTBnFTIZiLFFMwBMPOHNJEMJOFPGUIFCFMMZGSPNUIF t3BSFMZGPVOEJOTUSFBNTFDUJPOTXJUIOPUJDFBCMFDVSSFOU BOVTGPSXBSEUPUIFQFMWJDmOCBTFT Food#PUIQMBOUNBUFSJBMBOEJOWFSUFCSBUFT Interesting facts t"OJNQPSUBOUCBJUmTI XFMMTVJUFEGPSQPOEDVMUVSFBOEJT Most active%BZUJNF PGUFOTUPDLFEBTQSFZGPSHBNFmTI Identifying characteristics t0OFPGUIFMBSHFTUNJOOPXTOBUJWFUP.JTTPVSJBOEUIF t%FFQCPEJFENJOOPX CBDLHSFFOJTIPMJWFXJUIBGBJOU POMZNJOOPXXJUIBnFTIZLFFM EVTLZTUSJQFBMPOHUIFNJEMJOF t0DDBTJPOBMMZDBQUVSFECZmTIFSNFOVTJOHTNBMMTQJOOJOH t4JEFTBSFHPMEFOPSTJMWFSZ BOEUIFCFMMZJTTJMWFSZXIJUF BOEOBUVSBMCBJUT

15 Hornyhead Chub

Scientiﬁc Name/PDPNJTCJHVUUBUVT /PDPNJTJTB/BUJWF"NFSJDBOOBNFBQQMJFEUPBHSPVQPG mTIFTBOECJHVUUBUVTJTGSPN-BUJO NFBOJOHiUXPTQPUUFE w QPTTJCMZSFGFSSJOHUPTQPUTPOFJUIFSTJEFPGBCSFFEJOH NBMFTIFBE )PSOZIFBEDIVC

Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNMFOHUI 3FETQPUDIVC JODIFT LifespanPSZFBST Habitat t$MFBS0[BSLTUSFBNTXJUIQFSNBOFOUnPXBOEDMFBO HSBWFM t"EVMUTBSFGPVOEOFBSSJČFTXIJMFZPVOHBSFVTVBMMZ GPVOEJOQPPMT PGUFOIJEJOHXJUIJOQMBOUT Food0NOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOCPUIQMBOUTBOEBOJNBMT 1SFZBOJNBMTBSFNPTUMZJOTFDUT Most active%BZUJNF Identifying characteristics t.PEFSBUFMZMBSHF TMFOEFSNJOOPXXJUIBSBUIFSMBSHF OFBSMZIPSJ[POUBMNPVUI Interesting facts t#BDLBOEVQQFSTJEFTBSFPMJWFCSPXOXJUIMBSHFEBSL t*OMBUFTQSJOH NBMFTCVJMEDPOTQJDVPVTNPVOETPGHSBWFM FEHFETDBMFT UPGFFUJOEJBNFUFSPOXIJDIUPTQBXO/VNFSPVT t-PXFSTJEFTBOECFMMZBSFZFMMPXJTIXIJUF PUIFSNJOOPXTVTFUIFTFOFTUTGPSTQBXOJOH t.BMFTDPNNPOMZIBWFUVCFSDMFT CPOZQSPKFDUJPOT PO t4JNJMBSJOBQQFBSBODFBOEFDPMPHZUPUIFSFETQPUDIVC UPQPGIFBEBOEBSFETQPUCFIJOEUIFFZF UIBUIBTBNPSFMJNJUFEBOETFQBSBUFEJTUSJCVUJPO

Ozark Minnow

Scientiﬁc name/PUSPQJTOVCJMVT /PUSPQJTJTGSPN(SFFLNFBOJOHiCMBDLLFFMwOVCJMVT JTGSPN-BUJO NFBOJOHiEVTLZ wJOSFGFSFODFUPUIF CPEZDPMPS Average size of adults UPJODIFTNBYJNVNMFOHUIJODIFT LifespanZFBST Habitat t.PTUBCVOEBOUJODSFFLTBOETNBMMSJWFSTXJUIHSBWFMMZPS SPDLZCPUUPNTBOETUSPOHQFSNBOFOUnPX t6TVBMMZGPVOEJOQSPUFDUFECBDLXBUFSTOFBSSJČFTPSJO QPPMTEJSFDUMZCFMPXSJČFT Food0NOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHNPTUMZPOQMBOUNBUFSJBMXJUI TPNFBOJNBMNBUUFS Most active%BZUJNF Identifying characteristics t4NBMMTMFOEFSNJOOPXXJUIEBSLZFMMPXPMJWFCBDLBOE Interesting facts VQQFSTJEFT t0OFPGUIFNPTUDPNNPONJOOPXTQFDJFTJOUIF0[BSL t%BSLFEHFETDBMFT VQMBOET t-PXFSTJEFTBSFTJMWFSZXJUIBQSPNJOFOUEVTLZTUSJQFBU t0GUFOTFFOJOMBSHFTDIPPMTXJUIPUIFSDPNNPONJOOPXT NJEMJOFUIBUFYUFOETGPSXBSEQBTUUIFFZF TVDIBTCMFFEJOH DBSEJOBMBOEEVTLZTUSJQFTIJOFST

16 Southern Redbelly Dace

Scientiﬁc name1IPYJOVTFSZUISPHBTUFS 'SPN(SFFL QIPYJOVTNFBOT iUBQFSJOHwBOEFSZUISPHBTUFS NFBOTiSFECFMMZw Average size of adults UPJODIFTNBYJNVNMFOHUIJODIFT LifespanZFBST Habitat4NBMMDSFFLTBOETQSJOHCSBODIFTPGUIF0[BSLT XIFSFUIFSFJTQFSNBOFOUnPXPGDPPM DMFBSXBUFSBOEB HSBWFMMZPSTBOEZCPUUPN Food)FSCJWPSPVT GFFEJOHQSJNBSJMZPOBMHBFBOEEFUSJUVT XJUIMBSWBMJOTFDUTJOMFTTFSRVBOUJUJFT Most active%BZUJNF Identifying characteristics t4MFOEFSNJOOPXXJUIUXPEVTLZTUSJQFTTFQBSBUFECZB CSPBEHPMEFOPSZFMMPXJTITUSJQFBMPOHUIFTJEF NBMFJOCSFFEJOHDPMPS t0MJWFCSPXOCBDLXJUITDBUUFSFEEBSLTQPUT BOEBXIJUF CFMMZ Interesting facts t4DBMFTBSFWFSZTNBMM CBSFMZWJTJCMFUPUIFOBLFEFZF t%B[[MJOHCSFFEJOHDPMPSTBOEBHFOUMFEJTQPTJUJPONBLF t#SFFEJOHNBMFTBSFCSJMMJBOUSFEPOVOEFSTVSGBDFPGIFBE UIFTPVUIFSOSFECFMMZEBDFBOFYDFMMFOUBRVBSJVNmTI BOECPEZXJUIMPXFSmOBOEVOEFSTVSGBDFOFBSUBJMMFNPO t0GUFOTDIPPMXJUIPUIFSNJOOPXTTVDIBTTUPOFSPMMFST ZFMMPX BOEDSFFLDIVCT

Fathead Minnow

Scientiﬁc name1JNFQIBMFTQSPNFMBT 'SPN(SFFL QJNFQIBMFT NFBOJOH iGBUIFBE wBOEQSPNFMBT NFBOJOHiCFGPSFCBDL wJO SFGFSFODFUPUIFEBSLIFBE UIBUEFWFMPQTJOCSFFEJOHNBMFT Other common names #MBDLIFBENJOOPX SPTZSFE DPMPSWBSJBUJPO Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNJODIFT LifespanZFBST Habitat t*OTNBMMQSBJSJFTUSFBNTJOOPSUIFSO.JTTPVSJXIFSFJUJT BCVOEBOUJOJOUFSNJUUFOUQPPMT t$BOUPMFSBUFIJHIXBUFSUFNQFSBUVSFTBOEMPXPYZHFO MFWFMTUIBUDPNNPOMZPDDVSEVSJOHESZ TVNNFSXFBUIFS

Food0NOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPONPTUMZBMHBFBOEPUIFSQMBOU NBMFJOCSFFEJOHDPMPS NBUFSJBMXJUITPNFBOJNBMNBUUFS Most active%BZUJNF FODJSDMJOHUIFCPEZCFIJOEIFBEBOECFOFBUIEPSTBMmO Identifying characteristics BOEBEJTUJODUJWF nFTIZQBEUIBUEFWFMPQTCFIJOEUIF t"DIVCCZNJOOPXXJUIBCMVOU SPVOEFETOPVUBOETIPSU IFBEPOMZEVSJOHUIFTQBXOJOHTFBTPO SPVOEFEmOT Interesting facts t%VTLZTUSJQFBMPOHUIFNJETJEFBOEBTQPUBUUIFCBTFPG t"IBSEZmTIXFMMTVJUFEGPSQSPQBHBUJPOJOQPOET UIFUBJMmO t0GUFOTUPDLFEBTQSFZGPSHBNFmTIBOEJTDPNNPOMZ t#SFFEJOHNBMFTBSFNPTUMZCMBDLXJUIZFMMPXJTICBST TPMEGPSCBJU 17 Creek Chub

Scientiﬁc name4FNPUJMVTBUSPNBDVMBUVT 4FNPUJMVTGSPN(SFFLTFNBNFBOJOHiCBOOFS wBOE BUSPNBDVMBUVTGSPN-BUJONFBOJOHiCMBDLTQPUw Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNMFOHUI JODIFT LifespanZFBST Habitat8JEFMZEJTUSJCVUFE CVUNBJOMZPDDVSTJO TNBMMIFBEXBUFSDSFFLTUIBUNBZCFDPNFJOUFSNJUUFOU JOESZXFBUIFS Food"HFOFSBMJ[FEDBSOJWPSF FBUJOHNPTUMZJOTFDUT CVUBMTPTNBMMmTIFT DSBZmTI XPSNTBOENPMMVTLT JOMFTTFSRVBOUJUJFT Most active%BZUJNF Identifying characteristics t"TMFOEFS mOFTDBMFENJOOPXXJUIBCMBDLCMPUDIBUGSPOU PGUIFEPSTBMmOBOEBCMBDLTQPUBUUIFCBTFPGUIFUBJMmO t%BSLPMJWFCBDLXJUITJMWFSZTJEFTUIBUIBWFHSFFOJTIPS t"IBSEZNJOOPXUIBUJTPGUFODBVHIUCZBOHMFSTXJUI QVSQMJTISFnFDUJPOTBOEBUIJDLEVTLZTUSJQF TNBMMMVSFTBOENBLFTBOFYDFMMFOUCBJU t'JOTBSFZFMMPXJTIPSMJHIUPMJWF BOEUIFCFMMZJTTJMWFSZ t.BMFTDPOTUSVDUTQBXOJOHOFTUTEVSJOHTQSJOHDPNQPTFE XIJUF PGBMPOH MPXSJEHFPGXBTIFEHSBWFMXJUIBOPWBMQJUBU Interesting facts JUTEPXOTUSFBNFOE/VNFSPVTPUIFSNJOOPXTBMTPVTF t-BSHFTUNJOOPXOBUJWFUP.JTTPVSJ DSFFLDIVCOFTUTXIFOTQBXOJOH

River Carpsucker

Scientiﬁc name$BSQJPEFTDBSQJP 'SPN-BUJO DBSQJPEFTNFBOTiDBSQMJLFwBOEDBSQJP NFBOTDBSQ Other common names8IJUFDBSQ TJMWFSDBSQ RVJMMCBDL Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNTJ[F JODIFT LifespanZFBST Range1SJNBSJMZQSBJSJFSFHJPOTPG.JTTPVSJ CVU TQPSBEJDBMMZJOUIF0[BSLT Habitat t3JWFST TUSFBNTBOEJNQPVOENFOUT t1SFGFSTUVSCJEXBUFST Food0NOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOBMHBF EFUSJUVT QMBOUT BOEJOWFSUFCSBUFT Most active6OLOPXO Identifying characteristics t-BSHFCPEJFEXJUIMBSHFTDBMFT t8IJUJTIMPXFSmOTXIJUJTI t-POHTJDLMFTIBQFEEPSTBMmO t$FOUFSPGMPXFSMJQXJUIOJQQMFMJLFQSPKFDUJPO Interesting fact.PTUBCVOEBOUBOEXJEFTQSFBE .JTTPVSJDBSQTVDLFS

18 White Sucker

Scientiﬁc name$BUPTUPNVTDPNNFSTPOJ $BUPTUPNVTJT(SFFLGPSiTVCUFSNJOBMNPVUI wBOE DPNNFSTPOJJTOBNFEGPS1IFMFCFSU$PNNFSTPO BOFBSMZ 'SFODIOBUVSBMJTU Other common names#MBDLTVDLFS Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNTJ[F JODIFT LifespanZFBST Habitat%FFQWFHFUBUFEQPPMTJOUIF0[BSLT BOEEFFQ QFSNBOFOUQPPMTJOTNBMMQSBJSJFTUSFBNT Food*OWFSUJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOJOWFSUFCSBUFTPO UIFCPUUPNPGQPPMT Most active6OLOPXO Identifying characteristics t4NBMMFSCPEJFETVDLFSXJUImOFTDBMFT t4IPSUEPSTBMmO t-JQTCSPLFODPWFSFEXJUITNBMMCVNQT Interesting fact'PVOEQSJNBSJMZJOTNBMMTUSFBNT VOMJLF PUIFS.JTTPVSJTVDLFST

Northern Hogsucker

Scientiﬁc name)ZQFOUFMJVNOJHSJDBOT )ZQFOUFMJVNJT(SFFLGPSiCFMPXMPCFTwJOSFGFSFODFUP UIFMPXFSMJQ BOEOJHSJDBOTJT-BUJOGPSiCMBDLJTIw Other common names)PHNPMMZ CPYIFBE Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNTJ[F JODIFT LifespanZFBST Habitat%FFQSJČFT SVOTBOEQPPMTPWFSTJMUGSFFTBOE HSBWFMBOEDPCCMF Food*OWFSUJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOJOWFSUFCSBUFTSPPUFEGSPN UIFTVCTUSBUF Most active%VTLBOEEBXO Identifying characteristics t.FEJVNTJ[FETVDLFSXJUIMBSHFTRVBSFIFBE t)FBEDPODBWFCFUXFFOFZFT MJQTIJHIMZQSPUSVTBCMFBOE DPWFSFEXJUICVNQT Interesting factɨJTTQFDJFTDPMPSBUJPONBLFTJUBMNPTU JOWJTJCMFXIFOSFTUJOHPOBHSBWFMTUSFBNCFE

19 Bigmouth Buffalo

Scientiﬁc name*DUJPCVTDZQSJOFMMVT *DUJPCVTJT(SFFLGPSiCVMMmTI wBOEDZQSJOFMMVTJT-BUJOGPS iTNBMMDBSQw Other common names(PVSEIFBE SFENPVUICVĊBMP DPNNPOCVĊBMP Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNTJ[F JODIFT LifespanZFBST Habitat%FFQFSQPPMTPGSJWFST TUSFBNTBOEJNQPVOENFOUT Food0NOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOJOWFSUFCSBUFTBOEEFUSJUVT GSPNUIFCPUUPN Most active6OLOPXO Identifying characteristics t-BSHFCPEJFEXJUIMBSHFTDBMFT t%BSLMPXFSmOT t-POHTJDLMFTIBQFEEPSTBMmO t0CMJRVFNPVUI Interesting facts t-BSHFTU.JTTPVSJTVDLFS t$BOCFQSPQBHBUFEGPSGPPEJOQPOET

Golden Redhorse

Scientiﬁc name.PYPTUPNBFSZUISVSVN 'SPN(SFFL NPYPTUPNBNFBOTiNPVUIUPTVDLwBOE FSZUISVSVNNFBOTiSFEUBJMFEw Other common names:FMMPXTVDLFS HPMEFOTVDLFS Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNMFOHUI JODIFT LifespanZFBST Range0[BSLBOEOPSUIFBTU.JTTPVSJTUSFBNT Habitat%FFQFSQPPMTPGDMFBS HSBWFMMZSJWFSTBOETUSFBNT Food*OWFSUJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOJOWFSUFCSBUFTPOUIF CPUUPNPGQPPMT Most active6OLOPXO Identifying characteristics t4NBMMFSCPEJFETVDLFSXJUIMBSHFTDBMFT t4IPSUEPSTBMmO t-PXFSMJQTCSPLFOJOUPQBSBMMFMGPMET BOESFBS NBSHJOPGMPXFSMJQTGPSNJOH7TIBQFEBOHMF Interesting fact.PTUDPNNPOMZHJHHFETVDLFSJO.JTTPVSJ

20 Black Bullhead

Scientiﬁc name"NFJVSVTNFMBT 'SPN(SFFL BNFSJVSVT NFBOTiVOGPSLFE UBJMmOwBOENFMBT NFBOTiCMBDLw Other common names .VEDBU CMBDLDBUmTI ZFMMPXCFMMZCVMMIFBE IPSOFEQPVU Average size of adults 6QUPJODIFTMPOHBOEUPQPVOET Lifespan/PSNBMMZZFBST CVUDBOCFVQUP Habitat1SFGFSUVSCJE TJMUZXBUFSXJUIMJUUMFPSOPDVSSFOU t0OMZZPVOH TQBXOJOHNBMFTBSFUSVMZCMBDLEBSL Food0NOJWPSPVTCPUUPNGFFEFST FBUJOHJOTFDUT NPMMVTLT HSFFOJTICSPXOJTUIFNPTUDPNNPODPMPSBUJPO DSVTUBDFBOT mTI BOEQMBOUNBUFSJBM JODMVEJOHEFBEBOE t4RVBSFUBJMBOEBSPVOEFEBOBMmO EFDBZJOHNBUUFS Interesting facts Most active"EVMUTGFFEQSJNBSJMZBUOJHIU XIJMFUIF t4QBXOJO.BZPS+VOFXJUIPOFPSCPUIQBSFOUTTFMFDUJOH ZPVOHBSFNPTUBDUJWFBUEBXOBOEEVTL BOEHVBSEJOHOFTUTJUFTCFOFBUIMPHTPSJOXFFEZDPWFS Identifying characteristics t.BZCFDBVHIUPOXPSNTBOEBWBSJFUZPGPUIFSCBJUT t4NPPUI TDBMFMFTTTLJOBOECBSCFMT PSiXIJTLFST wBSPVOE t5SPUPSKVHMJOFT PSSPEBOESFFMBSFGBWPSFEmTIJOH UIFNPVUI MJLFBMMDBUmTI NFUIPET

Blue Catﬁsh HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name*DUBMVSVTGVSDBUVT *DUBMVSVTJTGSPN(SFFL NFBOJOHimTIDBUw GVSDBUVTJTGSPN-BUJO NFBOJOHiGPSLFE wJO SFGFSFODFUPUIFUBJMmO Other common names 8IJUFDBU CMVFGVMUPO XIJUFGVMUPO TJMWFSDBU CMVFDIBOOFMDBU Average size of adults tUPJODIFTMPOH XFJHIJOHUPQPVOET Identifying characteristics t'JTIXFJHIJOHQPVOETBSFPDDBTJPOBMMZDBVHIU t4NPPUI TDBMFMFTTTLJOBOECBSCFMT iXIJTLFSTw BSPVOE Lifespan6OLOPXO CVUQSPCBCMZNPSFUIBOZFBST UIFNPVUIMJLFBMMDBUmTI t%FFQMZGPSLFEUBJM MJLFUIFDIBOOFMDBUmTI CVUDBOCF Habitat EJTUJOHVJTIFECZUIFTUSBJHIUFEHFEBOBMmO t.JTTPVSJTMBSHFSFTFSWPJST CJHSJWFSTBOEMPXFSSFBDIFTPG NBKPSTUSFBNT Interesting facts t1SFGFSTXJGUDIVUFTBOEQPPMTXJUIOPUJDFBCMFDVSSFOU t4QBXOJOMBUFTQSJOHPSFBSMZTVNNFS t.BMF TPNFUJNFTXJUIUIFIFMQPGUIFGFNBMF TFMFDUTBOE Food HVBSETOFTUTJUFJOEBSLTFDMVEFEBSFBTTVDIBTDBWJUJFTJO t$BSOJWPSPVTCPUUPNGFFEFST FBUJOHNPTUMZmTIBOE ESJGUQJMFT MPHT VOEFSDVUCBOLTBOESPDLT JOWFSUFCSBUFT t5SPUPSKVHMJOFTBSFGBWPSFEmTIJOHNFUIPET-JWFPS t6TFTFOTJUJWFCBSCFMTBOETNFMMUBTUFUPMPDBUFGPPE GSFTIDVUCBJUTVDIBTHJ[[BSETIBEPSTLJQKBDLIFSSJOH Most active BSFQSFGFSSFE t%FFQXBUFSPGMBSHFSQPPMTEVSJOHUIFEBZ t*OUIFT UIFSFXFSFSFQPSUTPGTQFDJNFOTXFJHIJOHBT t4IBMMPXTPSOFBSDPWFSBUOJHIUUPGFFE NVDIBTQPVOET

21 CatCatfifishsh identiidentifificationcation tipstips

Channel catfish Blue catfish tail fin forked tail fin forked

upper jaw extends upper jaw extends beyond lower jaw beyond lower jaw anal ﬁn margin straight with 30-35 rays anal ﬁn margin rounded with 24-29 rays

Black bullhead Flathead catfish upper fin lighter than remainder of fin tail fin square barbels

lower jaw extends tail ﬁn square beyond upper jaw spines on front of ﬁn dark, not mottled

'PSTQFDJFTEFTDSJQUJPOTTFFCBDLDPWFSBOEQBHFTBOE

Slender Madtom

Scientiﬁc name/PUVSVTFYJMJT /PUVSVTJTGSPN(SFFL BOENFBOTiCBDLUBJM w JOSFGFSFODFUPUIF DPOOFDUJPOPGUIFBEJQPTF mOBOEUBJMmOFYJMJTJTGSPN -BUJOBOENFBOTiTMJNw Average size of adultsUPJODIFTMPOH LifespanZFBST CVUDPVMECFVQUPZFBSTJODBQUJWJUZ Habitat1SFGFSTNBMMUPNFEJVNTJ[FETUSFBNTXJUISPDLPS UIFNPVUI MJLFBMMDBUmTI HSBWFMCPUUPNT DMFBSXBUFSBOEQFSNBOFOUnPX t"EJQPTFmOGPSNTBMPX LFFMMJLFSJEHFDPOOFDUFEUPUIF UBJMmO SBUIFSUIBOBnBQMJLFMPCF Food-BSWBFPGDBEEJTnJFT NJEHFnJFTBOEPUIFSBRVBUJD JOTFDUT BOEmMBNFOUPVTBMHBFPOUIFTUSFBNCPUUPN Interesting facts t4QBXOJOTQSJOH0OFQBSFOU QSPCBCMZUIFNBMF Most active"EVMUTIJEFCFOFBUISPDLTEVSJOHUIFEBZBOE FYDBWBUFTBOFTUTJUFCFOFBUIBSPDLBOEHVBSETUIFOFTU GPSBHFBDUJWFMZBUOJHIU t"MMNBEUPNTIBWFTIBSQQFDUPSBMTQJOFTXJUITBXUFFUI Identifying characteristics BOENJMEWFOPN#FJOHTUVOHPSQSJDLFECZPOFPGUIF t4NPPUI TDBMFMFTTTLJOBOECBSCFMT iXIJTLFSTw BSPVOE TQJOFTDBVTFBCVSOJOHQBJOTJNJMBSUPBCFFPSXBTQTUJOH 22 Flathead Catﬁsh HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name 1ZMPEJDUJTPMJWBSJT 1ZMPEJDUJTJT(SFFL GPSiNVEmTIwBOE PMJWBSJTJT-BUJOGPS iPMJWFDPMPSFEw Other common names 4IPWFMIFBEDBU ZFMMPXDBU NVEDBU HPVKPO BQQBMVDIJPO KPIOOJFDBU Average size of adultsUPJODIFTUPQPVOET Lifespan t6OLOPXO CVUQSPCBCMZNPSFUIBOZFBST t.BUVSFXIFOUPZFBSTPME Identifying characteristics t4NPPUI TDBMFMFTTTLJOBOECBSCFMT iXIJTLFSTw BSPVOE Habitat1SFGFSSFTFSWPJSTPSMBSHFTUSFBNTXJUITMPXDVSSFOU UIFNPVUI MJLFBMMDBUmTI Food t#SPBE nBUUFOFEIFBEXJUITNBMMFZFTPOUPQ BTRVBSF t4NBMMFSnBUIFBETFBUJOTFDUMBSWBFBEVMUTQSFGFSmTIBOE UBJM BOEBSPVOEFEBOBMmO DSVTUBDFBOT Interesting facts t6OMJLFDIBOOFMDBUmTI UIFZBSFOPUTDBWFOHFSTBOEXJMM t4QBXOJOMBUFTQSJOHPSFBSMZTVNNFS OPUFBUEFBEPSEFDBZJOHNBUFSJBM t.BMFTFMFDUTBOEHVBSETOFTUTJUFJOEBSLTFDMVEFEBSFBT Most active TVDIBTDBWJUJFTJOESJGUQJMFT MPHT VOEFSDVUCBOLTBOE t"EVMUTBSFTPMJUBSZ FBDITUBLJOHPVUBGBWPSJUFTQPUJO SPDLT EFFQFSXBUFSPSVOEFSDPWFSEVSJOHUIFEBZ t5SPUPSKVHMJOFT PSSPEBOESFFMBSFGBWPSFEmTIJOH t"UOJHIUUIFZNPWFJOUPSJČFTBOETIBMMPXBSFBTUPGFFE NFUIPET0OMZMJWFPSGSFTIDVUCBJUTBSFFĊFDUJWF

Chain Pickerel HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name&TPYOJHFS *O-BUJO FTPYNFBOTiQJLFwBOEOJHFSSFGFSTUPiEBSLwPSiCMBDLw Other common names1JLF HSBTTQJLF Average size of adultsUPJODIFT LifespanUPZFBST Habitat t4USFBNTBOETPNFMBLFTPGUIFTPVUIFBTUFSO0[BSLT t*OIBCJUDMFBS RVJFUXBUFSTXIFSFBRVBUJDWFHFUBUJPOJT BCVOEBOU QBSUJDVMBSMZJOCBDLXBUFSTMPVHITPGTUSFBNT Food t"EVMUTBSFDBSOJWPSPVTBOEGFFEPOPUIFSmTIFT t:PVOHGFFEPOTNBMMDSVTUBDFBOTBOEBRVBUJDJOTFDUT Most active t%BXOBOEEVTL XIFOGFFEJOH t4PMJUBSZGFFEFSTUIBUBDUJWFMZGFFEJOUIFXJOUFS BWFSBHFTJ[FPGUPJODIFT CVUCPUITQFDJFTTFMEPN Identifying characteristics GPVOEJOTBNFXBUFST t&MPOHBUFECPEZ TOPVUTIBQFEMJLFBEVDLTCJMM MBSHF Interesting facts NPVUIXJUINBOZTIBSQUFFUI t"EVMUTMJFNPUJPOMFTTJOEFOTFTUBOETPGWFHFUBUJPOBOE t#BDLBOETJEFTPMJWFPSZFMMPXJTICSPXOXJUIBDIBJO BNCVTIQSFZXJUIBRVJDLEBSUJOHNPUJPO MJLFQBUUFSOPGEBSLMJOFT tɨFZBSFSBOEPNTQBXOFST*OTUFBEPGCVJMEJOHBOFTU t%PSTBM PSCBDLmO QMBDFEGBSCBDLPOUIFCPEZ UIFZTQSFBEUIFJSFHHTXJUIBnJDLPGUIFJSUBJM"TUJDLZ t4JNJMBSUPUIFTNBMMFSHSBTTQJDLFSFM XIJDIBUUBJOBO DPBUJOHPOFHHTBMMPXTUIFNUPBEIFSFUPWFHFUBUJPO 23

Rainbow Trout OPOOBUJWF HBNFGJTI Scientiﬁc name 0ODPSIZODIVTNZLJTT 0ODPSIZODIVTNFBOT iIPPLFEOPTFwJO (SFFLiNZLJTTwJT UIFOBUJWFOBNFGPS SBJOCPXUSPVUPGUIF ,BNDIBULBQFOJOTVMB JO"TJB XIFSFSBJOCPXUSPVU XFSFmSTUEFTDSJCFEJO Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBZSFBDIJODIFT t4NBMM JSSFHVMBSMZTIBQFECMBDLTQPUTDPWFSNVDIPGCPEZ BOEQPVOETJO.JTTPVSJ EPSTBMBOEUBJM LifespanZFBST CVUDBQBCMFPGTVSWJWJOHGPSPS t5BJMJTVTVBMMZGPSLFE BOEBOBMmOVTVBMMZIBTSBZT NPSFZFBST Interesting facts Habitat$PMETUSFBNTBOEMBLFTXJUIXBUFSUFNQFSBUVSFTUIBU t.PTUDPNNPOTQFDJFTPGUSPVUJO.JTTPVSJ BOEPOFPG HFOFSBMMZSFNBJOMFTTUIBOP' PVSNPTUQPQVMBSHBNFmTI Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOBRVBUJDBOEUFSSFTUSJBMJOTFDUT t/BUJWFUPUIF1BDJmDTMPQFPG/PSUI"NFSJDBBOEXFSF DSBZmTI DSVTUBDFBOT TOBJMTBOETNBMMmTI mSTUJOUSPEVDFEJOUP.JTTPVSJJO4JODFUIFO UIFZ IBWFFTUBCMJTIFEOBUVSBMMZSFQSPEVDJOHQPQVMBUJPOT Most active%BXOBOEEVTL CVUBMTPBSFBDUJWFUISPVHIPVU JOBGFXTQSJOHGFETUSFBNT CVUNPTUQPQVMBUJPOTBSF UIFEBZ NBJOUBJOFEUISPVHISFMFBTFTPGIBUDIFSZSFBSFEmTI Identifying characteristics t"OHMFSTDBODBUDISBJOCPXUSPVUJOBCPVUNJMFTPG t4MFFL TUSFBNMJOFEmTIXJUITPGUSBZFEmOTBOETNBMMTDBMFT TQSJOHGFETUSFBNT -BLF5BOFZDPNPBOEJOBGFXTNBMM t4JEFTVTVBMMZXJUIBQJOLPSSFEEJTIMPOHJUVEJOBMTUSJQF JNQPVOENFOUTUIBUBSFTUPDLFEGPSXJOUFSmTIJOH

Brown Trout OPOOBUJWF HBNFGJTI Scientiﬁc name 4BMNPUSVUUB 'SPN-BUJO TBMNP NFBOTiUPMFBQwBOE USVUUBNFBOTiUSPVUw Other common names (FSNBOCSPXO Average size of adults UPJODIFT CVUNBZ SFBDIJODIFTBOEQPVOET LifespanZFBST CVUDBQBCMFPGTVSWJWJOH t#PEZBOEEPSTBMmOXJUISPVOE CMBDLTQPUT CPEZXJUI GPSPSNPSFZFBST TNBMMSFEPSPSBOHFTQPUTTVSSPVOEFECZBMJHIUFSIBMP Habitat$PMETUSFBNTBOEMBLFTXJUIXBUFSUFNQFSBUVSFT t5BJMmOJTVTVBMMZOPUGPSLFEBOEVTVBMMZXJUIPVUTQPUT UIBUHFOFSBMMZSFNBJOMFTTUIBOP' t"OBMmOVTVBMMZXJUISBZT Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOBRVBUJDBOEUFSSFTUSJBM Interesting facts JOTFDUT DSBZmTI DSVTUBDFBOT TOBJMTBOETNBMMmTI-BSHF t#SPXOUSPVUBSFOBUJWFUP&VSPQFBOEXFSFmSTU BEVMUTGFFEQSJNBSJMZPOmTIBOEDSBZmTI JOUSPEVDFEJOUP.JTTPVSJJO t"MMCSPXOUSPVUQPQVMBUJPOTJO.JTTPVSJBSFNBJOUBJOFE

Most active%BXOBOEEVTL CVUBSFBDUJWFUISPVHIPVU UISPVHISFMFBTFTPGIBUDIFSZSFBSFEmTI

UIFEBZ t(FOFSBMMZNPSFEJċDVMUGPSBOHMFSTUPDBUDIUIBOSBJOCPX Identifying characteristics USPVUBOEDBOHSPXUPMBSHFTJ[FTBGUFSTUPDLJOH t4MFFL TUSFBNMJOFEmTIXJUITPGUSBZFEmOTBOETNBMM t'PVOEJOBCPVUNJMFTPGTQSJOHGFETUSFBNTBOEJO TDBMFT -BLF5BOFZDPNP

24 Trout-perch

Scientiﬁc name 1FSDPQTJTPNJTDPNBZDVT 1FSDPQTJTNFBOT iQFSDIMJLFwJO(SFFL BOEPNJTDPNBZDVTJT GSPNBO"MHPOLJBO/BUJWF "NFSJDBOXPSESFGFSSJOHUPUSPVU Average size of adultsUPJODIFT LifespanUPZFBST Habitat%FFQQPPMTPGQSBJSJFTUSFBNT Food'FFETNPTUMZPOBRVBUJDJOTFDUTBOEPUIFS t#PEZSPVHIUPUPVDI JOWFSUFCSBUFTGSPNUIFTUSFBNCPUUPN t%FFQMZGPSLFEUBJMmO Most active/JHIU Interesting facts Identifying characteristics t0OMZ.JTTPVSJmTIXJUICPUIBEJQPTFmOBOESPVHI t4NBMMTJ[F TJMWFSZDPMPSXJUICMBDLJTITQPUTJOSPXT FEHFETDBMFT DIBSBDUFSJTUJDTPGUSPVUBOEQFSDI BMPOHVQQFSTJEFT SFTQFDUJWFMZUIVTUIFDPNNPOOBNFUSPVUQFSDI t4JOHMFEPSTBMmO BEJQPTFmOQSFTFOU t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPDBWFmTIFTBOEQJSBUFQFSDI

Pirate Perch

Scientiﬁc name "QISFEPEFSVTTBZBOVT "QISFEPEFSVTNFBOT iFYDSFNFOUUISPBUwJO (SFFLBOESFGFSTUP UIFGPSXBSEQPTJUJPO PGUIFBOVTMPDBUFE JOUIFUISPBUSFHJPO BOETBZBOVTJTOBNFE JOUSJCVUFPGɨPNBT4BZ BO FBSMZUIDFOUVSZFOUPNPMPHJTU Identifying characteristics Average size of adultsUPJODIFT t4NBMMTJ[F HSBZJTIDPMPSIFBWJMZTQFDLMFEXJUICMBDL LifespanZFBST TJOHMFEPSTBMmO OPBEJQPTFmO CPEZSPVHIUPUPVDI UBJMmOTMJHIUMZOPUDIFE CVUXJUIPVUGPSL Habitat t*O.JTTPVSJ POMZQJSBUFQFSDIBOEDBWFmTIFTIBWFBOVT t#PUUPNMBOEMBLFT PWFSnPXQPOET BOERVJFUQPPMTBOE MPDBUFEGBSGPSXBSEPOCPEZJOUIFUISPBUBSFB CBDLXBUFSTPGTMPXNPWJOHTUSFBNTBOEEJUDIFT t*OIBCJUTBSFBTXJUIBCVOEBOUDPWFSDPOTJTUJOHPGBRVBUJD Interesting facts QMBOUTPSPSHBOJDEFCSJTBOEOPDVSSFOU t"OVTMPDBUFEGBSGPSXBSEJTBOBEBQUBUJPOUPBMMPXGPS UIFFBTZUSBOTGFSPGFHHTGSPNUIFBOVTUPUIFNPVUI*U Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOBRVBUJDJOTFDUT TNBMM JTCFMJFWFEUIFFHHTBSFJODVCBUFEJOUIFGFNBMFQJSBUF DSVTUBDFBOTBOETNBMMmTI QFSDITHJMMDBWJUJFT Most active%BXOBOEEVTL t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPDBWFmTIFTBOEUSPVUQFSDI

25 Southern Caveﬁsh

Scientiﬁc name5ZQIMJDIUIZTTVCUFSSBOFVT 5ZQIMJDIUIZTNFBOTiCMJOEmTIwJO(SFFLTVCUFSSBOFVTJT -BUJONFBOJOHiVOEFSUIFFBSUIw Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNTJ[F 4PVUIFSODBWFmTI PGJODIFT 0[BSLDBWFmTI TUBUFMJTUFEBTFOEBOHFSFE Lifespan6OLOPXO CFMJFWFEUPCFMPOHFSUIBOZFBST BOEGFEFSBMMZMJTUFEBT UISFBUFOFE Habitat0OMZJODBWFTUSFBNT XFMMTBOETQSJOHPVUMFUT Food.JDSPDSVTUBDFBOT DSBZmTIBOEBRVBUJDJOTFDUMBSWBF Most active/PUCFMJFWFEUPIBWFEBJMZQFBLBDUJWJUZ UJNFT BOBEBQUBUJPOPGMJWJOHJODPNQMFUFEBSLOFTTPG BDBWFPSVOEFSHSPVOEFOWJSPONFOU Identifying characteristics t-POHnBUUFOFEIFBEXJUIPVUFZFT POMZPUIFS.JTTPVSJmTI UIBUMBDLTFZFTJTUIF0[BSLDBWFmTI t6OQJHNFOUFE SFTVMUJOHJOBXIJUJTIQJOLBQQFBSBODFEVF JO'FCSVBSZUISPVHI"QSJMBOEUIBUGFNBMFTDBSSZUIFFHHT

UPCMPPEWFTTFMTVOEFSUIFTLJO JOUIFHJMMDIBNCFSGPSUPNPOUITVOUJMIBUDIJOH6Q t1FMWJDmOTBCTFOUBOESPVOEFEUBJM DBVEBM mO UPFHHTDBOTQBXOGSPNPOFGFNBMF t4DBMFTBSFFYUSFNFMZTNBMMHJWJOHUIFCPEZUIFBQQFBSBODF t$BWFmTIIBWFBMPXNFUBCPMJDSBUFUIBUBMMPXTUIFNUPHP

PGCFJOHTDBMFMFTT XJUIPVUGPPEGPSBOFYUFOEFEQFSJPEPGUJNF t"OVTMPDBUFEGBSGPSXBSEPOCPEZ VOEFSUISPBUJOBEVMUT tɨSFBUTJODMVEFJMMFHBMDPMMFDUJPOGPSBRVBSJVNT Interesting facts HSPVOEXBUFSQPMMVUJPO HSPVOEXBUFSSFNPWBM BOE t*UJTCFMJFWFEUIBUUIFTFDBWFmTITQBXOXIFOXBUFSJTIJHI IBCJUBUnPPEJOHCZSFTFSWPJSDPOTUSVDUJPO

Brook Silverside

Scientiﬁc name-BCJEFTUIFTTJDDVMVT 'SPNUIF(SFFLMBCJEPT NFBOJOHiBQBJSPGGPSDFQTwBOE FTUIJP NFBOJOHiUPFBU wSFGFSSJOHUPUIFFMPOHBUFEKBXT BOEUIF-BUJOTJDDVT NFBOJOHiESJFE wUIBUJT GPVOEJO ESJFEQPPMT Other common names/FFEMFOPTF TUJDLNJOOPX TLJQKBDL Average size of adultsUPJODIFT Lifespan.BYJNVNPGNPOUITEJFTIPSUMZBGUFS TQBXOJOH Habitat t1SFGFSDMFBS XBSNXBUFSXJUIOPOPUJDFBCMFDVSSFOU TVDIBTCBDLXBUFSTBOEPWFSnPXQPPMTPGMBSHFTUSFBNT t3FNBJOOFBSUIFTVSGBDF OFWFSEFTDFOEJOHNPSFUIBO BGFXGFFU Food t5XPEPSTBMmOT MPOHQPJOUFETOPVUT BOESFMBUJWFMZMBSHF t:PVOHFBUNJDSPDSVTUBDFBOT NPVUIT t"EVMUTFBUJOTFDUT Interesting facts Most active"DUJWJUZSFHVMBUFECZMJHIUJOUFOTJUZWFSZ t4QBXOGSPNMBUFTQSJOHUPTVNNFS BDUJWFJOEBZUJNFBOEPONPPOCSJHIUOJHIUTNPUJPOMFTT t&HHTBUUBDIUPWFHFUBUJPOPSPUIFSTVCTUSBUFCZBMPOH JOUIFEBSL mMBNFOU Identifying characteristics tɨFTFmTIDBOCFTFFOMFBQJOHPVUPGUIFXBUFSPWFSBOE t4MFOEFS USBOTMVDFOUmTIXJUIBTJMWFSZMBUFSBMCBOEBMPOH PWFSBHBJO FTQFDJBMMZPONPPOMJUOJHIUTɨFZXJMMGPMMPX UIFTJEFT BnBTIMJHIUCFBNTIPOFPOUPUIFXBUFSBUOJHIU 26 Northern Studﬁsh

Scientiﬁc name'VOEVMVTDBUFOBUVT 'SPN-BUJO GVOEVTNFBOTiCPUUPNwBOEDBUFOBUVTNFBOT iDIBJOFEwJOSFGFSFODFUPUIFDPMPSQBUUFSO Average size of adultsPSNPSFJODIFT.JTTPVSJTMBSHFTU UPQNJOOPX LifespanZFBST Habitat t1SFGFSIJHIHSBEJFOUTUSFBNTXJUISPDL PSHSBWFMPSTBOE CPUUPNT BOEQFSNBOFOUnPXPGDMFBSXBUFS t.PTUPGUFOGPVOEJOTIBMMPXXBUFSBMPOHNBSHJOTPG QPPMTBOESJČFTXIFSFUIFSFJTMJUUMFDVSSFOU Food t"EVMUTNBJOMZFBUBRVBUJDJOTFDUMBSWBFBOETOBJMT t+VWFOJMFTUBLFNPSFPGUIFJSGPPEGSPNUIFTVSGBDF Most active.PSOJOHPSMBUFBGUFSOPPO Identifying characteristics t"NPOHUIFQSFUUJFTUOBUJWFUPQNJOOPXT XJUITJMWFSZ UPCSPXOJTITJEFTQVODUVBUFEXJUITDBUUFSFE TIPSU Interesting facts IPSJ[POUBMCSPXOEBTIFT t4QBXOGSPNNJE.BZUPFBSMZ"VHVTU t.BMFTJOCSFFEJOHDPOEJUJPOIBWFFMFDUSJDCMVFTJEFT t.BMFTHVBSEUFSSJUPSZCVUEPOPUQSFQBSFBOFTU BDDFOUVBUFECZIPSJ[POUBMSFEMJOFT PSBOHFTQPUUFEIFBE t"HHSFTTJWFCZOBUVSFBOEBEFQUMFBQFST UIFZDBOMFBQPVU BOEPSBOHFBOECMBDLCBOETPOUIFUBJMmO PGUIFXBUFSXJUIBRVJDLUBJMnJQXIFOBUUBDLFE

Freshwater Drum

Scientiﬁc name"QMPEJOPUVTHSVOOJFOT "QMPEJOPUVTNFBOTiTJOHMFCBDLw JO(SFFL XIJMFHSVOOJFOT NFBOTiHSVOUJOHwJO-BUJO Average size of adults UP JODIFTBOEPVODFTUPQPVOET NBYJNVNXFJHIUJO.JTTPVSJJTBSPVOE QPVOETBOEQPVOETJOPUIFSMPDBUJPOT LifespanZFBST Habitat t-BSHFSJWFST MBLFTBOEJNQPVOENFOUTPWFSNPTUPG Identifying characteristics .JTTPVSJ VTVBMMZGPVOEJOBTTPDJBUJPOXJUITBOEZPSNVE t4JMWFSZDPMPSFE EFFQCPEJFEmTI BOETBOENJYFECPUUPNT t)FBEBOECPEZTMPQFVQXBSEGSPNTOPVUUPEPSTBMmOT t3JWFSTXJUIMBSHFSQPPMTBOEJOSFTFSWPJSTPGUFOPDDVSJO BOEHJWFUIFmTIEJTUJODUIVNQCBDLFEBQQFBSBODF EFQUITUPGFFU t.JMLZXIJUFMJQT Food t8IJUFQFMWJDmOTBSFPGUFOUJOHFEXJUIPSBOHFɨFEPSTBM t-BSWBMGSFTIXBUFSESVNGFFEPO[PPQMBOLUPOVOUJMBCPVU mOJTMPOHBOEJTEJWJEFEJOUPUXPEJTUJODUQBSUT JODIFTMPOH Interesting facts tɨFMBSHFNPVUIPGMBSWBMGSFTIXBUFSESVNBMTPBMMPXT tɨJTmTIHFUTJUTOBNFJTGSPNUIFHSVOUJOHPS GFFEJOHVQPOUIFMBSWBFPGPUIFSmTITQFDJFT iESVNNJOHwTPVOEUIBUJTNBEFCZTQFDJBMJ[FENVTDMFTJO t#FDBVTFUIFTQFDJFTIBTMBSHFIFBWZiUISPBUUFFUI wJUXBT BTTPDJBUJPOXJUIUIFTXJNCMBEEFSɨJTTPVOEJTUIPVHIU mSTUDPOTJEFSFEUPGFFEPONPMMVTLT)PXFWFS TUVEJFT UPCFBNBUJOHDBMMGSPNNBMFmTIUPGFNBMFT IBWFEFUFSNJOFEUIBUUIFQSJNBSZEJFUPGBEVMUTJTmTI t7BSJPVTHSPVQTPG/BUJWF"NFSJDBOTVTFEUIFPUPMJUIT FBS DSBZmTIBOEMBSWBMBRVBUJDJOTFDUT CPOFT BTKFXFMSZ 27 Blackstripe Topminnow

Scientiﬁc name'VOEVMVTOPUBUVT 'SPN-BUJO GVOEVT NFBOTiCPUUPNw SFGFSSJOHUPUIF IBCJUBUBOEOPUBUVT NFBOTiTQPUUFEw Average size of adults UPJODIFT LifespanUPZFBST Habitat t"MPOHMBSHFMPXMBOESJWFSTBOEJOUIFQPPMTPGTUSFBNT ESBJOJOHnBUUFSVQMBOET t-JHIUCSPXO XJUIBWFMWFUZCMBDLMPOHJUVEJOBMTUSJQF t1SFGFSTTMJHIUMZDPPMFSBOEMFTTUVSCJETUSFBNTUIBOUIF SVOOJOHGSPNUIFUJQPGUIFTOPVU UISPVHIUIFFZF UPUIF CMBDLTQPUUFEUPQNJOOPX CBTFPGUIFUBJMmO Food8JEFWBSJFUZPGJOTFDUMBSWBF XPSNTBOEPUIFS Interesting facts TUSFBNCPUUPNMJGF t4QBXOTJOTQSJOH t-JWFTJOQBJSTPSTNBMMHSPVQTUIBUDSVJTFTMPXMZBMPOHUIF Most active.PSOJOHTBOEFWFOJOHT TIPSFMJOF Identifying characteristics t*OIBCJUTTUSFBNTXIFSFUIFDMPTFMZSFMBUFECMBDLTQPUUFE t4MFOEFS FMPOHBUFETIBQFNBLFTGPSBTMFFL TXJGUmTI UPQNJOOPXJTOPUGPVOE

Western Mosquitoﬁsh

Scientiﬁc name(BNCVTJBBĆOJT (BNCVTJBJTEFSJWFEGSPNBQSPWJODJBM $VCBOXPSEGPSNPTRVJUPmTI BOE BĆOJTJT-BUJONFBOJOHiSFMBUFEw

Average size of adultsJODIFT NBMF GPSNBMFTJODIFTGPSGFNBMFT Lifespan t6TVBMMZZFBST tɨFTFmTIHSPXSBQJEMZ IPXFWFS TPNFUJNFTNBUVSJOH BOESFQSPEVDJOHXJUIJOUIFJSmSTUZFBSUIFZVTVBMMZ EJFEVSJOHUIFTVNNFSJOXIJDIUIFZNBUVSF Habitat t1SFGFSTIBMMPX NBSHJOBMBSFBTXJUIXBSNXBUFSBOE

BCVOEBOUWFHFUBUJWFDPWFSJOCBDLXBUFSTBOEBEKBDFOU GFNBMF PYCPXTPGTMVHHJTIMPXMBOETUSFBNT t3FNBJOOFBSUIFTVSGBDFJOXBUFSPOMZBGFXJODIFTEFFQ TJOHMZPSJOTNBMMHSPVQT t6QUVSOFENPVUI SPVOEFEUBJMmO HVQQZHSBZDPMPS XJUI t.PSFXJEFTQSFBEOPXEVFUPTUPDLJOHGPSNPTRVJUP BEBSLFEHFPOFBDITDBMF DPOUSPM Interesting facts Food;PPQMBOLUPO TNBMMJOTFDUTBOEEFUSJUVT t*OUFSOBMGFSUJMJ[BUJPODIBSBDUFSJ[FT.JTTPVSJTPOMZOBUJWF MJWFCFBSFS"TJOHMFNBUJOHDBOGFSUJMJ[FTFWFSBMTVDDFTTJWF Most active"TJHIUGFFEJOHmTIUIBUJTNPTUMJLFMZBDUJWF CSPPET EVSJOHEBZMJHIU t*OUSPEVDFEUISPVHIPVUUIFXPSMEJOUIFNJTUBLFOCFMJFG Identifying characteristics UIBUUIFZDPOUSPMNPTRVJUPFTCFUUFSUIBOOBUJWFmTI t4BNFHFOFSBMCPEZTIBQFPGUIFHVQQZUPXIJDIJUJT NPTRVJUPmTIIBWFIBSNFEBRVBUJDFDPTZTUFNTCFDBVTFPG SFMBUFE UIFJSIJHIMZQSFEBDFPVTIBCJUT t7FSUJDBMCBSTBDSPTTUIFFZFTHJWFBNBTLFEBQQFBSBODF t1PTTJCMZUIFNPTUXJEFTQSFBEmTIJOUIFXPSMEUPEBZ

28 Blackspotted Topminnow

Scientiﬁc name 'VOEVMVTPMJWBDFVT 'SPN-BUJO GVOEVT NFBOTiCPUUPNw SFGFSSJOHUPUIF IBCJUBUBOEPMJWBDFVT NFBOTiPMJWFDPMPSFEw Average size of adults UPJODIFT LifespanUPZFBST Habitat t"MPOHMBSHFMPXMBOESJWFSTBOEJOUIFQPPMTPG TUSFBNTESBJOJOHnBUUFSVQMBOET t-JHIUCSPXO XJUIBWFMWFUZCMBDLMPOHJUVEJOBMTUSJQF t1SFGFSTMJHIUMZXBSNFSBOENPSFUVSCJE SVOOJOHGSPNUIFUJQPGUIFTOPVU UISPVHIUIFFZF UP TUSFBNTUIBOUIFCMBDLTUSJQFUPQNJOOPX UIFCBTFPGUIFUBJMmO Food8JEFWBSJFUZPSJOTFDUMBSWBF XPSNTBOEPUIFS Interesting facts TUSFBNCPUUPNMJGF t4QBXOJOTQSJOH t-JWFJOQBJSTPSTNBMMHSPVQTUIBUDSVJTFTMPXMZBMPOHUIF Most active.PSOJOHTBOEFWFOJOHT TIPSFMJOF Identifying characteristics t*OIBCJUTUSFBNTXIFSFUIFDMPTFMZSFMBUFECMBDLTUSJQF t4MFFL TXJGUmTIXJUIBTMFOEFS FMPOHBUFETIBQF UPQNJOOPXJTOPUGPVOE

Banded Sculpin

Scientiﬁc name$PUUVTDBSPMJOBF $PUUVTJTB(SFFLXPSE SFGFSSJOHUPUIF&VSPQFBO NJMMFSTUIVNC TVHHFTUJOH nBUUFOFEBTBUIVNC TNBTIFECFUXFFOUXP NJMMTUPOFT BOEDBSPMJOBFJT OBNFEGPS$BSPMJOF)FOSZ BGSJFOE PGɨFPEPSF/(JMMXIPEFTDSJCFEUIFTQFDJFT Common names.JMMFSTUIVNC TQPPOIFBE NVEEMFS IPHNPMMZ CMPC t.PTUDMPTFMZSFTFNCMFT.JTTPVSJTPUIFSUXPTDVMQJO Average size of adults TQFDJFTNPUUMFETDVMQJOBOE0[BSLTDVMQJOɨFCBOEFE tUPJODIFT XJUIBNBYJNVNTJ[FFYDFFEJOHJODIFT TDVMQJOJTNPTUFBTJMZEJTUJOHVJTIFECZUIFCSPBE EJTUJODU t-BSHFTUPG.JTTPVSJTUISFFTDVMQJOTQFDJFT EBSLWFSUJDBMCBSBUUIFCBTFPGUIFUBJMmO LifespanZFBST Interesting facts Habitat4QSJOHT TQSJOHCSBODIFT TQSJOHGFETUSFBNT t$BNPVnBHFUIFNTFMWFTUPIJEFGSPNJUTQSFEBUPSTBOEUP BOEDBWFT TJUVOEFUFDUFEBXBJUJOHQSFZ Food t$PNNPOMZDBVHIUCZUSPVUBOHMFST t:PVOHGFFEPOTNBMMDSVTUBDFBOTBOEBRVBUJDJOTFDUT t$PNNPOMZGPVOEJODBWFTPGUFOUJNFTBDPOTJEFSBCMF t"EVMUTGFFENPTUMZPODSBZmTI BRVBUJDJOTFDUT TOBJMTBOE EJTUBODFGSPNUIFDBWFFOUSBODF PUIFSmTI XIJDIUIFZDBQUVSFCZBNCVTI t.PSFUPMFSBOUPGXBSNFSXBUFSUIBOPUIFS.JTTPVSJ TDVMQJOTBOEDBOCFGPVOEJOMBSHFS XBSNFS0[BSL Most active%VTLUPNJEOJHIU TUSFBNT Identifying characteristics t0OMZ.JTTPVSJTDVMQJOGPVOEOPSUIPGUIF.JTTPVSJ3JWFS t&OMBSHFETPNFXIBUnBUUFOFEIFBE t'FNBMFTBUUBDIFHHTUPVOEFSTJEFPGSPDLTPSMPHTJOTMPX t/PTDBMFT UPTXJGUDVSSFOUPGTQSJOHCSBODIFTBOETQSJOHGFETUSFBNT t-BSHFBOEGBOMJLFQFDUPSBMmOT EVSJOHMBUFXJOUFSUISPVHITQSJOH.BMFTHVBSEUIFOFTU t3FEEJTICSPXOXJUIGPVSPSmWFEBSLWFSUJDBMCBST t4QFOENPTUPGUIFJSMJGFJOMFTTUIBOZBSETPGTUSFBN 29 Northern Rock Bass HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name"NCMPQMJUFTSVQFTUSJT "NCMPQMJUFTNFBOTiCMVOUBSNBUVSFwJO(SFFLSVQFTUSJT GSPN-BUJOSFGFSTUPiMJWJOHBNPOHUIFSPDLTw Other common names(PHHMFFZF SFEFZF /PSUIFSOSPDLCBTT Average size of adults6QUPJODIFTBOEQPVOE 4IBEPXCBTT MBSHFTUWFSJmFEJOEJWJEVBMGSPNUIF#JH1JOFZ3JWFSBU 0[BSLCBTT JODIFTBOEQPVOET PVODFT LifespanUPZFBST Habitat t4USFBNTPGUIFOPSUIFSO0[BSLT USJCVUBSJFTPGUIFNJEEMF .JTTJTTJQQJ BOEBQPSUJPOPGUIFTPVUIXFTUFSO0[BSLT t3BSFMZJO0[BSLTSFTFSWPJST t-BSHFSJOEJWJEVBMTGPVOEBSPVOECPVMEFST MPHTBOE WFHFUBUJPOCFETJOEFFQQPPMT Food$SBZmTIBOEBRVBUJDJOTFDUTPDDBTJPOBMMZUFSSFTUSJBM JOTFDUTBOETNBMMmTI Most active5XJMJHIUIPVSTPGEBXOBOEEVTL BOEBUOJHIU DPOTUFMMBUVT EJĊFSGSPNOPSUIFSOSPDLCBTTBOEGSPNFBDI Identifying characteristics PUIFSQSJNBSJMZCZXIFSFUIFZBSFGPVOE tɨJDLFSCPEJFEUIBONPTUPUIFSTVOmTIXJUIMBSHFNPVUI t4IBEPXCBTT%JTUSJCVUJPOJTDFOUFSFEJOUIF

BOEWFSZMBSHFFZFT TPVUIFBTUFSO0[BSLTGSPNUIF4QSJOH3JWFSUPUIF t4QJOZEPSTBMmOXJUITQJOFTCSPBEMZDPOOFDUFEUPTPGU 8IJUFXBUFS3JWFS*UJTBMTPGPVOEJOUIFEJUDIFTBOE

EPSTBMmO TUSFBNTPGUIFDFOUSBMMPXMBOETJO4DPUU %VOLMJO t"OBMmOXJUITQJOFT BOE1FNJTDPUDPVOUJFT4IBEPXCBTTNBZCFJEFOUJmFE t$PMPSWBSJBCMFCVUHFOFSBMMZEBSLCSPXOUPCSPO[FBCPWF BTIBWJOHCSPBE EBSLCMPUDIFTBSSBOHFEJOBWFSUJDBM

PGUFOCMPUDIFEPOTJEFT QBUUFSOBMPOHUIFJSTJEFT WT TNBMMCMBDLJTITQPUT t%JTUJODUQBUUFSOPGEBSLTQPUTBSSBOHFEJOQBSBMMFMMJOFT t0[BSLCBTT'PVOEJOUIF0[BSL3FHJPOPGTPVUIXFTU

BMPOHUIFTJEFTEJĊFSFOUJBUFTUIFOPSUIFSOSPDLCBTTGSPN .JTTPVSJBOEOPXIFSFFMTFJOUIFXPSME JUPDDVQJFT

DMPTFTUSFMBUJWFTUIF0[BSLCBTTBOETIBEPXCBTT TUSFBNTPGUIF8IJUF3JWFSCBTJO 1PNNFEF5FSSFBOE Interesting facts 4BDESBJOBHFT BOEUIF0TBHF3JWFSCBTJOǲJTTQFDJFT 1SFWJPVTMZSFDPHOJ[FEBTBTJOHMFTQFDJFTLOPXOBTiSPDL EJąFSTJOBQQFBSBODFGSPNOPSUIFSOSPDLCBTTBOETIBEPX CBTT wUXPWFSZDMPTFSFMBUJWFTPGUIFOPSUIFSOSPDLCBTT CBTTCZIBWJOHCMBDLJTITQPUTJOBOJSSFHVMBSGSFDLMFE IBWFCFFOSFDPHOJ[FEJO.JTTPVSJ"MUIPVHIOFBSMZ QBUUFSOBMPOHUIFJSTJEFT JOTUFBEPGJOQBSBMMFMSPXTPS JEFOUJDBMJOCFIBWJPS IBCJUBUBOEMJGFIJTUPSJFT UIFTIBEPX IBWJOHWFSUJDBMCMPUDIFT 0[BSLCBTTBMTPUFOEUPCFNPSF CBTT "NCMPQMJUFTBSJPNNVT BOE0[BSLCBTT "NCMPQMJUFT TMFOEFSCPEJFE BOEUIFJSFZFTBSFPGUFOTNBMMFS

White Bass

Scientiﬁc name.PSPOFDISZTPQT Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHQSJNBSJMZPOmTI CVUBMTPPO .PSPOFJTBOBNFPGVOLOPXOEFSJWBUJPO BOEDISZTPQT BRVBUJDJOTFDUTBOEDSVTUBDFBOT NFBOTiHPMEFOFZFwJO(SFFL Most active%BXOBOEEVTL Other common names4USJQFECBTT TUSJQFS TUSFBLFS Identifying characteristics TJMWFSCBTT TBOECBTT t4JMWFSZ TQJOZSBZFEFMPOHBUFEmTIXJUITFWFSBMEBSL Average size of adults IPSJ[POUBMTUSFBLTBMPOHUIFTJEFT tUPJODIFTBOEUPQPVOET t#BDLJTCMVFHSBZXJUITJMWFSZSFnFDUJPOT t.BYJNVNTJ[FPGJODIFTBOEQPVOET t4JEFTBSFTJMWFSZXJUIBGBJOUCMVFHSFFO LifespanZFBST UJOHFBOETFWFSBMIPSJ[POUBMPMJWFHSBZTUSFBLT t6QQFSTVSGBDFPGUIFUPOHVFVTVBMMZIBTBTJOHMFQBUDI Habitat*OIBCJUUIFEFFQFSQPPMTPGTUSFBNTBOEUIFPQFO PGUFFUI XBUFSTPGMBLFTBOESFTFSWPJST

30 Flier

Scientiﬁc name$FOUSBSDIVTNBDSPQUFSVT $FOUSBSDIVTJTGSPN(SFFLNFBOJOH iBOBMTQJOFEwBOESFGFSTUPUIFMPOH BOBMmOTQJOFT"MTPGSPN(SFFL LFOUSPONFBOTiTQJOF wBSDIPTNFBOT iBOVTwBOENBDSPQUFSVTNFBOTiMPOHmOw Other common names3PVOEnJFS nZJOHQFSDI KVWFOJMF Average size of adults tUPJODIFT t.BYJNVNTJ[FPGJODIFTBOEQPVOE Lifespan6QUPZFBST Habitat t1SFGFSTRVJFU DMFBSCPEJFTPGXBUFSXJUIMJUUMFDVSSFOUBOE DPOTJEFSBCMFBRVBUJDWFHFUBUJPOBOENVECPUUPN t*O.JTTPVSJ UIFTFIBCJUBUTBSFVTVBMMZGPVOEJOTMVHHJTI QPPMTPGTUSFBNT CBDLXBUFST PYCPXTBOECBZPVT Food t:PVOHGFFENPTUMZPOTNBMMDSVTUBDFBOTXJUIBRVBUJDBOE UFSSFTUSJBMJOTFDUTJODSFBTJOHJOUIFEJFUBTnJFSTJODSFBTFJO TJ[F t'MJFSTMBSHFSUIBOJODIFTGFFEQSJNBSJMZPOJOTFDUTXJUI Interesting facts

mTIBOEDSVTUBDFBOTNBLJOHVQBMFTTFSQFSDFOUBHFPGUIF t*DIUIZPMPHJTUTGSPN7JSHJOJB XIFSFnJFSTBSFDPNNPOMZ

EJFU GPVOE IBWFTQFDVMBUFEUIFEBSLTQPUGPVOEJOUIFSFBS Identifying characteristics QPSUJPOPGTNBMMnJFSTEPSTBMmO XIFODPVQMFEXJUI t.PTUTJNJMBSJOBQQFBSBODFUPDSBQQJF CVUUIFnJFSIBT UIFJSFZFHJWFTUIFBQQFBSBODFPGBNVDIMBSHFSmTIXIFO EPSTBMTQJOFT WJFXFEGSPNBCPWFɨJTBEBQUBUJPOJTCFMJFWFEUPEFUFS t%FFQCPEJFEBOETBVDFSTIBQFE QPUFOUJBMnJFSQSFEBUPSTMJLFIFSPOT t(FOFSBMMZPMJWFHSFFOUPCSBTTZJODPMPS t#FDBVTFPGJUTTNBMMTJ[FBOEMJNJUFEEJTUSJCVUJPOJO t/VNFSPVTCMBDLTQPUTPOTJEFTBSSBOHFEJOSPXTPO .JTTPVSJ UIFnJFSJTPGMJUUMFJOUFSFTUUP.JTTPVSJBOHMFST BEVMUTJOUFSSVQUFESPXTPGCMBDLTQPUTPOZPVOH *OUIF4PVUIBOE4PVUIFBTU XIFSFUIFnJFSJTNPSF t:PVOHnJFSTIBWFBMBSHFEBSLTQPUXJUIBOPSBOHF DPNNPO TPNFBOHMFSTDBUDInJFSTXJUInZmTIJOHUBDLMF NBSHJOJOUIFSFBSQPSUJPOPGUIFEPSTBMmOUIBUHSBEVBMMZ CFDBVTFPGUIJTTQFDJFTIBCJUPGSFBEJMZGFFEJOHPOJOTFDUT EJTBQQFBSTBTUIFmTIHFUTPMEFS POUIFXBUFSTVSGBDF

HBNFGJTI

Interesting facts t0OFPGPOMZUXPTQFDJFTPG TFBCBTT ZFMMPXCBTTBSFUIF PUIFS OBUJWFUP.JTTPVSJ t)ZCSJETPGUIFXIJUFCBTTBOEUIF OPOOBUJWFTUSJQFECBTTIBWFCFFO TUPDLFEJOTFWFSBM.JTTPVSJSFTFSWPJST UPIFMQDPOUSPMQPQVMBUJPOTPGHJ[[BSETIBE t0OFPGUIFNPTUJNQPSUBOUHBNFmTIJO .JTTPVSJTMBSHFJNQPVOENFOUT t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPZFMMPXBOETUSJQFECBTT

31 Green Sunﬁsh

Scientiﬁc name-FQPNJTDZBOFMMVT 'SPN(SFFL MFQPNJTNFBOTiTDBMFEHJMM DPWFSwBOEDZBOFMMVTNFBOTiCMVFw Other common names#MBDLQFSDI Average size of adults tUPJODIFT t.BYJNVNTJ[FPGJODIFTBOEQPVOE LifespanZFBST Habitat t$BOCFGPVOEJOBOZQPOE MBLF PSTUSFBNUIBUJTDBQBCMF PGTVQQPSUJOHmTIMJGF t0GUFOGPVOEJOQPPMTBOECBDLXBUFSTPGTUSFBNTUIBU CFDPNFJTPMBUFEBOETUBHOBOUEVSJOHUIFTVNNFSPS t#MVFNPUUMJOHTBOETUSFBLTBSFQSFTFOUPOUIFTJEFPGUIF ESPVHIU IFBE t1FMWJDmOTJOCSFFEJOHNBMFTBSFXIJUFPSQJOLBOEUIF

Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOJOTFDUT DSBZmTIBOE UBJMBOEBOBMBOEEPSTBMmOTBSFUJQQFEXJUIXIJUFPS

TNBMMmTI TBMNPOQJOL Most active ɨSPVHIPVUEBZMJHIUIPVST Interesting facts Identifying characteristics t.PTUXJEFMZEJTUSJCVUFEmTIJO.JTTPVSJ BUMFBTUBGFX tɨJDLCPEJFETVOmTIXJUIBMBSHFNPVUI UIFVQQFSKBX PDDVSJOFWFSZTUSFBNDBQBCMFPGTVQQPSUJOHmTIMJGF FYUFOEJOHUPBCPVUUIFNJEEMFPGUIFFZF t)ZCSJETPGUIFHSFFOTVOmTIBOECMVFHJMMIBWFCFDPNF t#BDLBOETJEFTBSFCMVJTIHSFFO HSBEJOHUPQBMFZFMMPX QPQVMBSXJUIBOHMFST BOEBSFPGUFOTUPDLFEJOTNBMM PSXIJUFPOUIFCFMMZ#MBDLWFSUJDBMCBSTBSFTPNFUJNFT QPOETUPQSPWJEFFYDJUJOHmTIJOHGPSLJET FWJEFOUPOUIFTJEFT t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPCMVFHJMM SFEFBSBOEPUIFSTVOmTIFT

Bluegill

Scientiﬁc name-FQPNJTNBDSPDIJSVT 'SPN(SFFL MFQPNJTNFBOTiTDBMFE HJMMDPWFS wBOENBDSPDIJSVTNFBOT iMBSHFIBOE wQSPCBCMZJOSFGFSFODF UPUIFCPEZTIBQF Other common names #SFBN CSJN QPOEQFSDI Average size of adults tUPJODIFTBOEUPQPVOET t.BYJNVNTJ[FPGJODIFTBOEQPVOE LifespanUPZFBST Habitat t#BDLBOETJEFTBSFEBSLPMJWFHSFFOXJUIFNFSBMEBOE t-PXMBOEMBLFT BSUJmDJBMJNQPVOENFOUTPGBMMTJ[FT CSBTTZSFnFDUJPOT QFSNBOFOUQPPMTPGTUSFBNT BOEUIFRVJFUCBDLXBUFSTPG t#SFBTUBOECFMMZBSFZFMMPXPSSFEEJTIPSBOHF MBSHFSJWFST t4JEFTPGUFOIBWFEBSL WFSUJDBMCBST tɨSJWFTJOXBSN NPEFSBUFMZDMFBSXBUFSTXJUIMJUUMFPSOP t$IJOBOEMPXFSQBSUPGUIFHJMMDPWFSBSFCMVF BOEUIFFBS DVSSFOU nBQJTFOUJSFMZCMBDL Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHQSJNBSJMZPOJOTFDUT CVUBMTPPO Interesting facts TNBMMDSVTUBDFBOTBOETNBMMmTI t7JSUVBMMZBCTFOUGSPNOPSUIXFTUFSO.JTTPVSJVOUJMJU XBTXJEFMZTUPDLFEJOGBSNQPOETBTBTPVSDFPGGPPEGPS Most active%BZMJHIU MBSHFNPVUICBTT Identifying characteristics t0OFPGUIFNPTUQPQVMBSQBOmTIFTJO/PSUI"NFSJDBBOE t%FFQBOETMBCTJEFETVOmTIXJUIBTNBMMTJ[FENPVUI QVUTVQBWJHPSPVTmHIUXIFOIPPLFE UIFVQQFSKBXOPUSFBDIJOHQBTUUIFGSPOUPGUIFFZF t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPHSFFO SFEFBS BOEPUIFSTVOmTIFT 32 Longear Sunﬁsh

Scientiﬁc name-FQPNJTNFHBMPUJT *O(SFFL MFQPNJTNFBOTiTDBMFEHJMM DPWFS wBOENFHBMPUJTNFBOTiHSFBUFBSw JOSFGFSFODFUPUIFQSPNJOFOUFBSnBQ Other common names1VNQLJOTFFE DSFFLQFSDI TVOQFSDI TVOOJF Average size of adultsUPJODIFT NBYJNVNTJ[FJODIFTBOEPVODFT LifespanZFBST Habitat t"CVOEBOUJO0[BSLTUSFBNTPGBMMTJ[FTFYDFQU GPSFYUSFNFIFBEXBUFST t$MFBS QFSNBOFOUnPXJOHTUSFBNTIBWJOHTBOEZPSSPDLZ t#BDLBOETJEFTBSFCMVFHSFFOTQFDLMFEXJUIZFMMPXBOE CPUUPNTBOEBRVBUJDWFHFUBUJPO FNFSBMEUIFCFMMZJTZFMMPXPSPSBOHF t"WPJETTUSPOHDVSSFOUTBOEJTGPVOEJOQPPMT JOMFUTBOE t4JEFPGIFBEJTPMJWFPSMJHIUPSBOHFXJUITLZCMVF PWFSnPXXBUFSTBEKBDFOUUPUIFTUSFBNDIBOOFM WFSNJDVMBUJPOT t&MPOHBUFEFBSnBQJTCMBDLBOEPGUFOCPSEFSFEJOXIJUF Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOJOTFDUT TNBMMDSVTUBDFBOT BOETPNFTNBMMmTI Interesting facts t%FTQJUFJUTTNBMMTJ[F UIFMPOHFBSTVOmTIJTBOJNQPSUBOU Most active%BZMJHIU QBOmTIJO0[BSLTUSFBNTCFDBVTFPGJUTBCVOEBODFBOE Identifying characteristics XJMMJOHOFTTUPCJUF t%FFQBOETMBCTJEFETVOmTIXJUIBNPEFSBUFTJ[FENPVUI t1SPWJEFTFYDFMMFOUTQPSUXIFOUBLFOPOMJHIUUBDLMF UIFVQQFSKBXOFBSMZSFBDIJOHUIFGSPOUPGUIFFZF t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPCMVFHJMM HSFFOBOEPUIFSTVOmTIFT

Redear Sunﬁsh

Scientiﬁc name-FQPNJTNJDSPMPQIVT *O(SFFL MFQPNJTNFBOTiTDBMFEHJMMDPWFS w BOENJDSPMPQIVTNFBOTiTNBMMOBQFw Other common names 4IFMMDSBDLFS CSFBN TUVNQLOPDLFS Average size of adults tUPJODIFTBOEUPPVODFT t.BYJNVNTJ[FPGNPSFUIBOJODIFT BOENPSFUIBOQPVOET LifespanZFBST Habitat t%PFTCFTUJOXBSN DMFBSXBUFSTXJUIOPOPUJDFBCMF t#BDLBOETJEFTBSFHPMEFOPSMJHIUPMJWFHSFFO DVSSFOUBOEBOBCVOEBODFPGBRVBUJDQMBOUT t#FMMZJTZFMMPXPSPSBOHFZFMMPX t*OTUSFBNT JUQSFGFSTQSPUFDUFECBZTBOEPWFSnPXQPPMT t4JEFTPGUFOIBWFEBSL WFSUJDBMCBST BOEBWPJETUIFNBJODIBOOFM t&BSnBQJTCMBDLXJUIBXIJUJTICPSEFSBOEBQSPNJOFOU PSBOHFPSSFETQPU Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHQSJNBSJMZPOTOBJMTBOEPUIFS NPMMVTLT Interesting facts t4UPDLFEJONBOZTNBMMQPOETBOEmTIIBUDIFSJFTUP Most active%BZMJHIU DPOUSPMUIFTQSFBEPGDFSUBJOBRVBUJDQBSBTJUFT3FEFBSQSFZ Identifying characteristics VQPOBRVBUJDTOBJMT XIJDIBSFBOJNQPSUBOUMJOLJOUIF t%FFQBOETMBCTJEFETVOmTIXJUIBTNBMMTJ[FENPVUI MJGFDZDMFTPGDFSUBJOBRVBUJDQBSBTJUFT UIFVQQFSKBXOPUSFBDIJOHQBTUUIFGSPOUPGUIFFZF t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPCMVFHJMM HSFFOBOEPUIFSTVOmTIFT

33 Smallmouth Bass HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name.JDSPQUFSVTEPMPNJFV .JDSPQUFSVTJO(SFFLNFBOTiTNBMM mO wUIFOBNFSFTVMUJOHGSPNBO JOKVSZUPUIFUZQFTQFDJNFOUIBU NBEFJUBQQFBSUIBUUIFQPTUFSJPS SBZTPGUIFTPGUEPSTBMGPSNFEBTFQBSBUF mOBOEEPMPNJFVJTOBNFEJOUSJCVUFPG .%PMPNJFV B'SFODINJOFSBMPHJTU Other common names#SPXOCBTT CSPXOJF CSPO[FCBDL Average size of adults tUPJODIFTMPOHBOEUPQPVOET Identifying characteristics t.BYJNVNTJ[FPGJODIFTMPOHBOEQPVOET t-BSHF FMPOHBUFEmTIXJUIBNPEFSBUFMZMBSHFNPVUI LifespanUPZFBST t6QQFSKBXSFBDIFTUPBCPVUUIFSFBSNBSHJOPGUIFFZFJO BEVMUT Habitat t#BDLBOETJEFTBSFHSFFOJTICSPXOXJUIGBJOUEBSL t'PVOEQSFEPNJOBOUMZJODPPM DMFBS0[BSLTUSFBNTBOE NPUUMJOHBOECBSTUIFCFMMZXIJUJTIPWFSMBJOXJUIEVTLZ MBSHFSFTFSWPJSTJOUIF0[BSLT QJHNFOU t'PVOETQBSJOHMZJOUIFVQQFS.JTTJTTJQQJ3JWFSBOEJUT QSJODJQMFQSBJSJFUSJCVUBSJFTUIBUIBWFDMFBSXBUFSBOE Interesting facts QFSNBOFOUnPX t"MUIPVHINPTUMZGPVOEJOTUSFBNTJO.JTTPVSJ JUDBOCF tɨSJWFTJODMFBSTUSFBNT XJUITJMUGSFFSPDLPSHSBWFM GPVOEJOOBUVSBMMBLFTBOEQPOETJOUIFOPSUIFSOQBSUTPG CPUUPNT OFBSSJČFTCVUOPUJOUIFNBJODVSSFOU JUT/PSUI"NFSJDBOSBOHF t1PQVMBUJPOTIBWFEFDMJOFEJOUIF.PSFBV3JWFSESBJOBHF Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOmTI DSBZmTI BOEMBSHF QBSUMZCFDBVTFPGIZCSJEJ[BUJPOXJUIBOJOUSPEVDFE BRVBUJDJOTFDUT QPQVMBUJPOPGUIFDMPTFMZSFMBUFETQPUUFECBTT Most active%BXOBOEEVTL t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPMBSHFNPVUIBOETQPUUFECBTT

Spotted Bass HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name.JDSPQUFSVTQVODUVMBUVT .JDSPQUFSVTJO(SFFLNFBOT iTNBMMmO wUIFOBNFSFTVMUJOH GSPNBOJOKVSZUPUIFUZQF TQFDJNFOUIBUNBEFJUBQQFBS UIBUUIFQPTUFSJPSSBZTPGUIF TPGUEPSTBMGPSNFEBTFQBSBUF mOBOEQVODUVMBUVTJO-BUJO NFBOTiEPUUFE wJOSFGFSFODFUPUIF SPXTPGEBSLTQPUTBMPOHUIFMPXFSTJEFT Other common names4QPU ,FOUVDLZCBTT Identifying characteristics Average size of adults t-BSHF FMPOHBUFEmTIXJUIBMBSHFNPVUI tUPJODIFTMPOHBOEUPQPVOET t6QQFSKBXSFBDIFTUPPSTMJHIUMZCFZPOEUIFSFBSNBSHJO t.BYJNVNTJ[FPGJODIFTMPOHBOEUPQPVOET PGUIFFZFJOBEVMUT LifespanZFBST t6QQFSQBSUTBSFHSFFOJTIXJUIEBSLFSNPUUMJOHTUIFMPXFS TJEFTBOECFMMZBSFXIJUJTIXJUIEBSLTQPUTBSSBOHFEJO Habitat SPXTɨFNJETJEFIBTBCSPBE EBSLDPOUJOVPVTTUSJQF t1FSNBOFOUnPXJOHXBUFSTUIBUBSFXBSNFSBOETMJHIUMZ NPSFUVSCJEUIBOUIPTFXIFSFUIFTNBMMNPVUICBTTPDDVST Interesting facts t.BJODIBOOFMTPGMBSHFSJWFSTBOEJONPTU0[BSL t*NQPSUBOUHBNFmTIJO.JTTPVSJ BMUIPVHIMFTTEFTJSBCMF SFTFSWPJSTBUHSFBUFSEFQUITUIBOPUIFSCMBDLCBTTFT UIBOTNBMMNPVUIBOEMBSHFNPVUICBTTCFDBVTFPGJUT TNBMMFSTJ[F Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPODSBZmTI mTI BOEJNNBUVSF t*OUSPEVDFEQPQVMBUJPOTJO.JTTPVSJUFOEUPSFQMBDF BRVBUJDJOTFDUT TNBMMNPVUICBTTUISPVHIIZCSJEJ[BUJPOBOEDPNQFUJUJPO Most active%BXOBOEEVTL t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPMBSHFNPVUIBOETNBMMNPVUICBTT 34 Largemouth Bass HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name .JDSPQUFSVTTBMNPJEFT .JDSPQUFSVTJO(SFFLNFBOT iTNBMMmO wUIFOBNFSFTVMUJOH GSPNBOJOKVSZUPUIFUZQF TQFDJNFOUIBUNBEFJUBQQFBS UIBUUIFQPTUFSJPSSBZTPGUIF TPGUEPSTBMGPSNFEBTFQBSBUF mO4BMNPJEFTJTGSPNUIF-BUJO XPSETBMNP UIFUSPVU CFDBVTF UIJTTQFDJFTXBTPGUFODBMMFEiUSPVUw JOTPVUIFSOTUBUFT Other common names-JOFTJEFCBTT CJHNPVUICBTT Most active%BXOBOEEVTL Average size of adults tUPJODIFTMPOHBOEUPQPVOET Identifying characteristics t.BYJNVNJODIFTMPOHBOEQPVOET t-BSHF FMPOHBUFEmTIXJUIBWFSZMBSHFNPVUI t6QQFSKBXSFBDIFTGBSCFZPOEUIFSFBSNBSHJOPGUIFFZF LifespanUPZFBST FYDFQUJOTNBMMZPVOH Habitat-PXMBOEMBLFT BSUJmDJBMJNQPVOENFOUTPGBMMTJ[FT t6QQFSQBSUTBSFHSFFOJTIUIFMPXFSTJEFTBOECFMMZBSF QFSNBOFOUQPPMTPGTUSFBNT BOERVJFUCBDLXBUFSTPGMBSHF XIJUFXJUIPVUEBSLTQPUTPSXJUITQPUTUIBUBSFJSSFHVMBSMZ SJWFSTɨSJWFTJOXBSN NPEFSBUFMZDMFBSXBUFSTXJUIMJUUMFPS BSSBOHFE.JETJEFIBTBCSPBE EBSLDPOUJOVPVTTUSJQF OPDVSSFOU Interesting facts Food$BSOJWPSPVT GFFEJOHPOmTI DSBZmTI MBSHFJOTFDUT t.PTUQPQVMBSGSFTIXBUFSHBNFmTIJO/PSUI"NFSJDB BOE PDDBTJPOBMMZ GSPHT NJDF TOBLFTPSPUIFSTNBMMBOJNBMT t5XPEJTUJODUTVCTQFDJFTUIFOPSUIFSOBOEUIF'MPSJEB UIBUGBMMJOUPUIFXBUFS t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPTNBMMNPVUIBOETQPUUFECBTT

BassBass identiidentiﬁﬁcationcation tipstips

Largemouth bass two ﬁns not Spotted bass well connected two ﬁns connected smooth tongue rough patch on tongue

dark horizontal upper jaw upper jaw extends stripe does not reach beyond back of eye scales on cheek back of eye very small dark horizontal stripe, are same size as cheek scales lower side with series of on body dark horizontal streaks

Striped bass horizontal stripes

Smallmouth bass two ﬁns connected upper jaw does horizontal stripes not extend beyond back of eye teeth on back of tongue in two parallel patches White bass

very small teeth on back of cheek scales side plain with a series of separate vertical bars tongue in a single patch 35 White Crappie HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name1PNPYJTBOOVMBSJT 1PNPYJTJO(SFFLNFBOTiTIBSQ PQFSDMFwBOOVMBSJTJO-BUJONFBOT iIBWJOHSJOHT wXIJDISFGFSTUPUIF QJHNFOUJOWFSUJDBMCBSTPOUIFTJEFT Other common names $SBQQJF QBQFSNPVUI CBDIFMPSQFSDI Average size of adultsUPJODIFT NBYJNVNHSPXUIVQUPQPVOET LifespanZFBSTPDDBTJPOBMMZZFBSTPSNPSF Identifying characteristics Habitat t%FFQCPEJFE TUSPOHMZDPNQSFTTFEMBUFSBMMZ TMBCTJEFE t0QFOXBUFSJOPSOFBSTVCNFSHFEUJNCFSPSPUIFS t4JEFTTJMWFSXJUIPGUFOGBJOU WFSUJDBMCBST TVJUBCMFDPWFSJOQPOET MBLFT SFTFSWPJST BOETMPX t6QQFSKBXMPOH SFBDIJOHQBTUNJEEMFPGFZF nPXJOHCBDLXBUFSTPGMBSHFSJWFST t%PSTBMmOXJUITQJOFT t/FBSWFHFUBUJPOBOETVCNFSHFEXPPEZTUSVDUVSFJO t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPCMBDLDSBQQJF TIBMMPXXBUFSEVSJOHTQBXOJOHQFSJPE Interesting facts Food1SJNBSJMZTNBMMmTITVDIBTNJOOPXTBOEZPVOH t/FTUJODPMPOJFTJOPSOFBSQMBOUHSPXUIJGBWBJMBCMF"T TIBEBMTPBRVBUJDJOTFDUTBOETNBMMDSVTUBDFBOT NBOZBTOFTUTIBWFCFFOSFQPSUFEJOPOFDPMPOZ Most active&WFOJOHBOEOJHIUUJNF CVUDBOCFTFFO t*OTVJUBCMFXBUFST OBUVSBMSFQSPEVDUJPOPGDSBQQJFTNBZ EVSJOHBMMUJNFTPGUIFEBZ CFDPOTJEFSBCMF

Black Crappie HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name1PNPYJTOJHSPNBDVMBUVT 1PNPYJTJO(SFFLNFBOTiTIBSQ PQFSDMF wBOEOJHSPNBDVMBUVTJO -BUJONFBOTiCMBDLTQPUUFEw Other common names $SBQQJF QBQFSNPVUI CBDIFMPSQFSDI Average size of adultsUPJODIFT NBYJNVNHSPXUIQPVOET LifespanZFBSTPDDBTJPOBMMZZFBSTPSNPSF Habitat-JLFUIBUPGUIFXIJUFDSBQQJF UIFCMBDLDSBQQJF PDDVQJFTPQFOXBUFSXJUITVCNFSHFEUJNCFSPSBRVBUJD WFHFUBUJPOJOTUBOEJOHXBUFSCPEJFTBOETMPXnPXJOH XIJUFDSBQQJF CVUIBTTJMWFSTJEFTXJUIEBSLTQFDLMFTBOE CBDLXBUFSTPGMBSHFSJWFST)PXFWFS UIFCMBDLDSBQQJFJT CMPUDIFTOPUBSSBOHFEJOCBSTBOEEPSTBMmOXJUI MFTTUPMFSBOUPGUVSCJEXBUFSBOETJMUBUJPO TQJOFT Food'FFETQSJNBSJMZPOTNBMMmTITVDIBTNJOOPXTBOE Interesting facts ZPVOHTIBE BRVBUJDJOTFDUTBOETNBMMDSVTUBDFBOT t(SPXTTMPXFSJOMFOHUIUIBOUIFXIJUFDSBQQJFCVUJT HFOFSBMMZIFBWJFSBUBOZHJWFOMFOHUI Most active&WFOJOHBOEOJHIUUJNF t'FNBMFCMBDLDSBQQJFNBZTQBXOXJUITFWFSBMNBMFTBOE Identifying characteristics DBOQSPEVDFFHHTTFWFSBMUJNFTEVSJOHUIFTQBXOJOH t%FFQCPEJFEBOETUSPOHMZDPNQSFTTFEMBUFSBMMZMJLFUIF QFSJPE

36 Greenside Darter

Scientiﬁc name&UIFPTUPNBCMFOOJPJEFT &UIFPTUPNBJTGSPNUIF(SFFLFUIFPiUPTUSBJOwBOETUPNB iNPVUIwCMFOOJPJEFTNFBOTiMJLFUIFCMFOOZ wBNBSJOFmTI Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNNPSF UIBOJODIFT LifespanZFBST Habitat4XJGUUPNPEFSBUFDVSSFOUJOTUSFBNTBOESJWFSTXJUI SPDLZPSHSBWFMSJČFTUISPVHIPVUUIF0[BSLT Food-BSWBFPGBRVBUJDJOTFDUTJODMVEJOHNJEHFT DBEEJTnJFT BOENBZnJFTTNBMMDSVTUBDFBOTTOBJMT Most active%BZUJNF Identifying characteristics t0MJWFUPZFMMPXTJEFTBOECBDLXJUITDBUUFSFESFETQPUTBOE WFSUJDBMCMPUDIFTPGUFOBSSBOHFEJOBi7wPSi8wQBUUFSO t#SFFEJOHNBMFTIBWFCSJHIUCMVFHSFFOPOIFBEBOEMPXFS mOTBOEHSFFOWFSUJDBMCBST Interesting facts t4FDPOEMBSHFTU.JTTPVSJEBSUFSJOTJ[FOFYUUPUIFMPHQFSDI t"UUBDIFHHTUPTUSBOETPGmMBNFOUPVTBMHBFBOEBRVBUJD NPTTFT

Johnny Darter

Scientiﬁc name&UIFPTUPNBOJHSVN &UIFPTUPNBJTGSPNUIF(SFFLFUIFPiUPTUSBJOwBOETUPNB iNPVUIwOJHSVNJT-BUJOGPSiCMBDLw Average size of adultsUPJODIFTNBYJNVNJODIFT LifespanUPZFBST Habitat t'PVOEQSJNBSJMZJOQPPMTBOETMPXNPWJOHSJČFTJO TBOEZTUSFBNT t$PNNPOJOQSBJSJFTUSFBNTPGOPSUIFBTUFSOBOE DFOUSBM.JTTPVSJ Food.JEHFMBSWBF PUIFSBRVBUJDJOTFDUTBOETNBMM DSVTUBDFBOT Most active%BZUJNF Identifying characteristics t4USBXDPMPSFECPEZXJUIEBSLi9w i:wBOE i8wTIBQFENBSLJOHTPOTJEFT t#SFFEJOHNBMFTBSFWFSZEBSLCSPXOXJUICMBDLPOIFBE BOEmO Interesting facts t.PSFUPMFSBOUPGTJMUBUJPOBOEUVSCJEJUZUIBOPUIFSEBSUFST GPVOEJO.JTTPVSJ t4QBXOVQTJEFEPXOPOUIFVOEFSTJEFPGSPDLTPSPUIFS PCKFDUT

37 Orangethroat Darter

Scientiﬁc name&UIFPTUPNBTQFDUBCJMF &UIFPTUPNBJTGSPNUIF(SFFL FUIFPiUPTUSBJOwBOETUPNB iNPVUIwTQFDUBCJMFJO-BUJO NFBOTiDPOTQJDVPVTw Average size of adults UPJODIFTNBYJNVNJODIFT LifespanUPZFBST Habitat4MPXNPWJOHSJČFTJOTUSFBNTXJUIHSBWFM BOESPDLCPUUPNTBOEDMFBSUPNPEFSBUFMZDMFBSXBUFS Food.JEHFMBSWBF PUIFSBRVBUJDJOTFDUTBOETNBMM DSVTUBDFBOT Most active%BZUJNF Identifying characteristics NBMFJOCSFFEJOHDPMPS t.PUUMFEZFMMPXCSPXOPOCBDLXJUIJOEJTUJODUCSPXO DSPTTCBSTTJEFTXJUITFWFSBMWFSUJDBMCMVFTUSJQFT t4IPSUMZBGUFSIBUDIJOH PSBOHFUISPBUEBSUFSGSZTPNFUJNFT t.BMFTDPMPSGVMXIJMFCSFFEJOHXJUISFECMPUDIFTPOTJEFT JOIBCJUUIFOFTUTPGTNBMMNPVUICBTT*UJTCFMJFWFEUIBU BOECSJHIUPSBOHFVOEFSHJMMT UIFZCFOFmUGSPNUIFQSPUFDUJPOPGUIFNBMFCBTTHVBSEJOH Interesting facts JUTOFTU tɨFTXJNCMBEEFSJOEBSUFSTJTMBDLJOHPSNVDISFEVDFE t3FDFOUMZTDJFOUJTUTIBWFTFQBSBUFEUIFPSBOHFUISPBUEBSUFS ɨJTBMMPXTUIFNUPTJOLBOEIPMEDMPTFMZUPUIFCPUUPN HSPVQJO.JTTPVSJJOUPUISFFEJTUJODUTQFDJFTCSPPL PGUIFTUSFBNXJUIPVUNVDIFĊPSU $VSSFOU3JWFSBOEPSBOHFUISPBUEBSUFST

Sauger HBNFGJTI

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Walleye HBNFGJTI

Scientiﬁc name4BOEFSWJUSFVT 4BOEFSSFGFSTUPUIF(FSNBODPNNPOOBNFGPSUIF &VSPQFBOSFMBUJWFPGXBMMFZFWJUSFVTSFGFSTUPUIFiHMBTTZFZFw Other common names+BDLTBMNPO XBMMFZFEQJLF Average size of adults$PNNPOMZUPJODIFTBOE UPQPVOET-BSHFTUJOEJWJEVBMTNBZBDIJFWFQPVOET JO.JTTPVSJBOETPNFPUIFSTUBUFT LifespanPSZFBSTPDDBTJPOBMMZVQUPZFBSTPSNPSF Habitat t/BUJWFUPTFWFSBMMBSHFSJWFSTBOETUSFBNTUISPVHIPVU .JTTPVSJ XBMMFZFIBWFCFFOTUPDLFEFYUFOTJWFMZJO SFTFSWPJST SJWFST BOEQPOET t"EVMUTQSFGFSEFFQFSQPPMTXJUISPDLZPSTVCNFSHFEMPH DPWFSJOSJWFST BOEDSFFLDIBOOFMTBOEESPQPĊTJOMBLFT BOESFTFSWPJST t"UOJHIUUIFZBSFPGUFOGPVOEJOTIBMMPXFSEFQUITBOENBZ TVTQFOEJOUIFXBUFSDPMVNOXIJMFGFFEJOH TUSFBLT WFSTVTTQPUT POUIFmSTUEPSTBMmOBOEBEBSL CMPUDIOFBSUIFCBTFPGUIFMBTUGFXEPSTBMTQJOFTMBDLPG Food TDBMFTPOUIFDIFFLBOEBQSPOPVODFEXIJUFCMPUDIPO t"EVMUTQSJNBSJMZGFFEPOBWBSJFUZPGmTIFTJODMVEJOH UIFMPXFSMPCFPGUIFUBJMmO NJOOPXTBOETIBE t'SZDPOTVNF[PPQMBOLUPO TNBMMDSVTUBDFBOT BOEBRVBUJD Interesting facts JOTFDUMBSWBF tɨFXBMMFZFJTOBNFEGPSJUTQFBSMFTDFOUFZF XIJDIJT DBVTFECZBSFnFDUJWFMBZFSPGQJHNFOUCFIJOEUIFSFUJOB Most active"UOJHIUNBZBMTPCFBDUJWFEVSJOHMPXMJHIU DBMMFEUIFUBQFUVNMVDJEVN*UIFMQTUIFNTFFBOEGFFEBU TVDIBTEBXOBOEEVTL BOENJOJNJ[FEMJHIUQFOFUSBUJPO OJHIUJOEFFQPSNVSLZXBUFS GSPNNVSLZPSDIPQQZXBUFSPSIFBWZDMPVEDPWFS t0GUFOSFGFSSFEUPBTBiQJLF wXBMMFZFBSFBDUVBMMZUIF Identifying characteristics MBSHFTU/PSUI"NFSJDBONFNCFSPGUIFQFSDIGBNJMZ t4MFOEFSCPEJFEXJUIUXPTFQBSBUFEPSTBMmOT MBSHFNPVUI 1FSDJEBF XIJDIJODMVEFTUIFTBVHFS ZFMMPXQFSDIBOE BOEOVNFSPVTUFFUI NPSFUIBOTQFDJFTPGEBSUFST t#BDLBOETJEFTPMJWFCSPXOUPOFBSMZCMBDL t8BMMFZFIBWFWFSZTIBSQDBOJOFUFFUI XIJDIBSFTMBOUFE t#FMMZBOEMPXFSUJQPGUBJMmOBSFXIJUF CBDLXBSEUPDBUDIBOEIPMEQSFZ t%JTUJOHVJTIFEGSPNJUTDMPTFSFMBUJWF UIFTBVHFSCZMBSHFS t.PTUDMPTFMZSFMBUFEUPUIFTBVHFS 39 NJTTPVSJTUBUFGJTI Channel Catﬁsh HBNFGJTI

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