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Pennsylvania Fishes IDENTIFICATION GUIDE

Pennsylvania Fishes IDENTIFICATION GUIDE

IDENTIFICATION GUIDE

WATERSHEDS STATUS E O G P S D Editor’s Note: During 2018, Carps and (Family ) Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Central Stoneroller ( anomalum) N N N N N N magazine will feature select Goldfish (Carassius auratus) I I I I I common fishes of Pennsylvania ( eos) EN N N in each issue, providing scientific

Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster) TH N N names and the status of fishes in Mountain Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus oreas) I ( elongatus) N N N X or introduced into Pennsylvania’s (Clinostomus funduloides) N N N major watersheds. (Ctenopharyngodon idella) I I I I I I The table to the left denotes any ( analostana) N N N known occurrence. Spotfin Shiner () N N N N N Steelcolor Shiner () N Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) I I I I I (Erimystax dissimilis) N (Erimystax x-punctatus) EN N Species Status Tonguetied () N N Cutlip Minnow () N N N EN = Endangered Brassy Minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni) X TH = Threatened Eastern Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus regius) N N N Bigeye Chub ( amblops) N N C = Candidate

Bigmouth Shiner (Hybopsis dorsalis) TH N EX = Believed extirpated Ide (Leuciscus idus) I I ( chrysocephalus) N N DL = Delisted (removed from the (Luxilus cornutus) N N N N N N endangered, threatened or candidate (Lythrurus umbratilis) EN N N species list due to significant Silver Chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) DL N N expansion of range and abundance) Allegheny Pearl Dace (Margariscus margarita) N N N N N N Hornyhead Chub (Nocomis biguttatus) C N N (Nocomis micropogon) N N N N I Watersheds Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) N N N N N E = ( amoenus) N N N (Notropis ariommus) EX N O = River (Notropis atherinoides) N N G = Genesee River (Notropis bifrenatus) EN X N (Notropis blennius) EN N P = (Notropis buccatus) N N N N S = (Notropis buchanani) EN N (Notropis chalybaeus) EN N D = Delaware River (Notropis heterodon) EN N N (Notropis heterolepis) N N (Notropis hudsonius) N I N N N Watershed Status

Silver Shiner (Notropis photogenis) N N I = Introduced (Notropis procne) N N (Notropis rubellus) N N N N I N = Native (Notropis stramineus) N N (Notropis volucellus) N N N I X = Present in drainage (Notropis wickliffi) N Pugnose Minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae) X Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus) N N N I N N Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) N N N I I I Bullhead Minnow (Pimephales vigilax) EX N = icons indicate family Blacknose Dace ( atratulus) N N N N N N is included (Rhinichthys cataractae) N N N N N N Rudd* (Scardinius erythrophthalmus) I I I Creek Chub ( atromaculatus) N N N N N N * =Aquatic Invasive Species (Semotilus corporalis) I N N N www.fishandboat.com Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • November/December 2018 25 Carps and Minnows (Family Cyprinidae)

Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) River Chub (Nocomis micropogon)

CANDIDATE

Hornyhead Chub (Nocomis biguttatus)

Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis) Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas)

Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides) Common Shiner (Luxilus cornutus)

Creek Chub () Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera)

26 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • November/December 2018 www.gonefishingpa.com Carps and Minnows (Family Cyprinidae) (continued)

TUBERCLES

Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus) Central Stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum)

Not pictured: Goldfish (Carassius auratus) Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos) (Endangered) (Chrosomus erythrogaster) (Threatened) Mountain Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus oreas) Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus) Rosyside Dace (Clinostomus funduloides) Satinfin Shiner (Cyprinella analostana) Cutlip Minnow (Exoglossum maxillingua) Steelcolor Shiner (Cyprinella whipplei) Streamline Chub (Erimystax dissimilis) Gravel Chub (Erimystax x-punctatus) (Endangered) Tonguetied Minnow (Exoglossum laurae) Brassy Minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni) Eastern Silvery Minnow (Hybognathus regius) Bigeye Chub (Hybopsis amblops) (Hybopsis dorsalis) (Threatened) Ide (Leuciscus idus) Striped Shiner (Luxilus chrysocephalus) Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Redfin Shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis) (Endangered) Silver Chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana) (Delisted) Allegheny Pearl Dace (Margariscus margarita) Comely Shiner (Notropis amoenus) Popeye Shiner (Notropis ariommus) (Extirpated) Bridle Shiner (Notropis bifrenatus) (Endangered) River Shiner (Notropis blennius) (Endangered) Silverjaw Minnow (Notropis buccatus) Ghost Shiner (Notropis buchanani) (Endangered) Ironcolor Shiner (Notropis chalybaeus) (Endangered) Blackchin Shiner (Notropis heterodon) (Endangered) Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys atratulus) Blacknose Shiner (Notropis heterolepis) Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) (Notropis photogenis) Swallowtail Shiner (Notropis procne) Rosyface Shiner (Notropis rubellus) Sand Shiner (Notropis stramineus) Mimic Shiner (Notropis volucellus) Channel Shiner (Notropis wickliffi) Pugnose Minnow (Opsopoeodus emiliae) Bullhead Minnow (Pimephales vigilax) (Extirpated) Longnose Dace (Rhinichthys cataractae) Rudd* (Scardinius erythrophthalmus)

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