Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science received 4/30/15 (2015) Volume 108, pp. 47-52 accepted 7/16/15

Range Expansions and New Drainage Records for Select Illinois Fishes

Jeremy S. Tiemann1*, Christopher A. Taylor1, Dan Wylie1, Jim Lamer2, Phil W. Willink3, Frank M. Veraldi4, Steven M. Pescitelli5, Ben Lubinski6, Trent Thomas7, Randy Sauer8, and Ben Cantrell9 1Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois, 1816 South Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820 2Department of Biological Sciences, Western Illinois University, 372 Waggoner Hall, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455 3Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605 4U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 231 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1500, Chicago, IL 60604 5Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fisheries, 5931 Fox River Road, Plano, IL 60545 6Illinois Natural History Survey, National Great Rivers Research and Education Center, One Confluence Way, East Alton, IL 62024 7Illinois Department of Natural Resources, 301 S. Date Street, Gibson City, IL 60936 8Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Address Eldon Hazlet State Park, 20100 Hazlet Park Road, Carlyle, IL 62231 9North American Native Fishes Association, Peoria, IL 61614 *Correspondence: [email protected]

ABSTRACT

Fish surveys by university and natural resource agency staff and fish hobbyists in Illinois, and the acquisition of the former Northern Illinois University fish collection by the Illinois Natural History Survey, have documented significant new voucher records for 21 fish species in the state. We herein report on those records.

INTRODUCTION Fish Collection), or documented with pho- (Slawski et al. 2008). Illinois is home to 192 native fish species tographs that are housed at INHS. Species accounts include catalogue number (if as- Updated records: Tampier Lake (Des (Burr and Page 2009; Tiemann and Sa- Plaines River drainage), Orland Park, Cook baj-Perez 2012). Of those, ten are consid- signed), locality, date, and number of speci- mens, and are organized within the general County, July 2014 (no date given), one indi- ered extirpated (although the Illinois De- vidual collected and returned alive (photo partment of Natural Resources stocked the phylogenetic scheme presented by Page et al. (2013). voucher). Lockport Pool of the Chicago Alligator Gar, Atractosteus spatula, into the Area Waterway System, Lockport, Cook Illinois River drainage), one is federally-en- SPECIES ACCOUNTS County, 1 April 2013, one individual col- dangered, 18 others are state-endangered, lected and returned alive (photo voucher). and 16 are state-threatened (Burr and Page Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, Spotted Gar. The Spotted Gar occurs in clear pools Des Plaines River, Willow Springs, Colum- 2009; IESPB 2015). A list of updated fish bia Woods Forest Preserve, Cook County, distribution records can assist natural re- with abundant vegetation in streams, lakes, and swamps in lowland areas in southern 24 May 2015, one individual caught and source agencies in management decisions, returned alive (photo voucher). and can be achieved by publishing updated Illinois and along the Illinois River near records of select fishes (e.g., Burr et al. 1988; Havana, Mason County (Smith 1979). It Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, Mississip- Savitz et al. 1990; Burr et al. 1996; Page and has never been documented in the upper pi Silvery Minnow. The Mississippi Silvery Retzer 2002; Tiemann et al. 2004). Illinois River drainage (e.g., Smith 1979). Minnow is almost statewide in distribu- METHODS Updated record: North Shore Channel tion, but is rare in the northeastern corner (Chicago River – Des Plaines River drain- of Illinois (Smith 1979). It occurs in large Museum specimens and field notes of Illi- streams with clear water and sandy bottoms nois fishes were compared to published lit- age), Chicago, near Pratt Avenue, Cook County, 24 September 2014, one individual (Smith 1979). The range of the Mississippi erature (e.g., Smith 1979; Burr et al. 1988; Silvery Minnow has declined due to desic- Burr et al. 1996; Page and Retzer 2002; collected and returned alive (photo vouch- er). cation during drought periods eliminating Retzer 2005). We included those species its preferred habitat (Smith 1971). Retzer previously listed as extirpated in Illinois, Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur) American (2005) considered the minnow extirpated those that had not been previously list- Eel. The American Eel occurs sporadi- from the upper Rock River drainage. ed as extant in a particular drainage, and cally throughout Illinois in large streams, those that had been listed as extirpated in and occurs in deep pools with mud sub- Updated record: INHS 102524, Rock Riv- a specific drainage. Records are based on strates (Smith 1979). Its distribution has er, Sterling, 12th Avenue bridge, Whiteside specimens deposited in the Illinois Natu- been reduced by impoundments (Smith County, 21 August 2008, seven individuals. ral History Survey (INHS) Fish Collection, 1979; Slawski et al. 2008), and it is listed as Hybopsis amnis (Hubbs and Green), Pal- Champaign (which includes the former state-threatened in Illinois (IESPB 2015). Northern Illinois University Fish Collec- lid Shiner. Once found throughout Illinois, The American Eel was considered extir- the Pallid Shiner is now known from three tion, DeKalb, and the former Southern pated from the Des Plaines River drainage Illinois University at Carbondale (SIUC) regions in Illinois: lower Kankakee River Range Expansions and New Drainage Records for Select Illinois Fishes 48 Tiemann, Taylor, Wylie, Lamer, Willink, Veraldi, Pescitelli, Lubinski, Thomas, Sauer, and Cantrell in Will County, Illinois River in Grundy Jelks et al. (2011) listed the sucker as “Vul- mi SE Rockton, Winnebago County, 4 Oc- County, and Mississippi River in Rock Is- nerable” due to destruction, modification, tober 1999, one individual. land County (Warren and Burr 1988; Page or reduction of its habitat, as well as other and Retzer 2002). It prefers pools of larger natural or anthropogenic factors that jeop- Labidesthes sicculus (Cope), Brook Sil- rivers with sand or silt substrates (Page and ardize its existence. This large river species verside. The Brook Silverside occurs state- Retzer 2002; Willink and Veraldi 2009). is often collected in swift water over rocky wide, but is usually associated with large Jelks et al. (2011) listed the Pallid Shiner as substrates, but has been declining in abun- rivers in marginal areas and clear, quiet “Vulnerable” (=in imminent danger of be- dance in Illinois for decades due, in part, to backwaters (Smith 1979). Its range has coming threatened throughout all or a sig- dams on navigable rivers (Smith 1979; Burr declined because excessive siltation has de- nificant portion of its range) due to destruc- et al. 1996). The Blue Sucker has not been graded its preferred habitat (Smith 1979). tion, modification, or reduction of habitat. reported from the Embarras River drainage Retzer (2005) considered the Brook Silver- It is state-endangered in Illinois (IESPB (e.g., Smith 1971; Smith 1979). side extirpated from the Vermilion River 2015). Much of the Pallid Shiner’s pre- drainage (Wabash River drainage). ferred habitat has been eliminated through Updated records: INHS 64198, Embarras River, 2.5 mi SE Charleston, Illinois Route Updated records: INHS Fish Collection siltation, pollution, channelization, and has 17 lots, most with multiple specimens, impoundments (Smith 1971; Smith 1979; 130, Coles County, 12 July 1988, one in- dividual. INHS 94462, Embarras River, from the Vermilion River drainage (Wa- Warren and Burr 1988; Page and Retzer bash River drainage) since 1990, including 2002). The shiner was collected in the Des Lawrenceville, Illinois Route 1, Lawrence County, 15 July 1997, one individual. three lots from the Salt Fork, five lots from Plaines River drainage near Berwyn, Cook the Middle Fork, three lots from the North County, in 1900 (Warren and Burr 1988); Ictiobus niger (Rafinesque), Black Buffa- Fork, and four lots from the Vermilion Riv- however, it has not been reported in the lo. The Black Buffalo occurs sporadically er mainstem. drainage since (e.g., Page and Retzer 2002; in most parts of the state in medium- and Retzer and Batten 2005; Willink and Ver- large-sized rivers and their marginal lakes Fundulus catenatus (Storer), Northern aldi 2009) and was considered extirpated (Smith 1979). Smith (1979) considered it Studfish. The Northern Studfish occurs (Slawski et al. 2008). extirpated in Lake Michigan. Savitz et al. in shallow margins of pools in clear, mod- erate to high gradient streams of all sizes Updated record: INHS 105381, Des Plaines (1996) failed to collect the Black Buffalo during their work of Lake Michigan har- with permanent flow and silt-free sand River, 1.5 mi SE Channahon, I-55 bridge, and gravel substrates (Pfleiger 1995). It has Will County, 12 July 2012, one individual. bors, and Retzer and Batten (2005) did not report it from the Lake Michigan drainage. been recorded from only one location in Rhinichthys cataractae (Valenciennes), Illinois: the Mississippi River at river mile Longnose Dace. In Illinois, the Longnose Updated records: Lake Michigan, Chicago, 48 in Alexander County (Heidinger 1974). Dace occurs along the pebble beaches of Northerly Island, Cook County, 24 October According to Pfleiger (1995), the Northern Lake Michigan and in several gravelly, boul- 2014, 20 individuals (photo voucher). Studfish is somewhat tolerant of stream disturbances, including channelization, de- der-strewn streams in the northwestern Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque), Spot- corner of the state (Smith 1979). Tiemann stabilization of the riparian corridor, and ted Sucker. The Spotted Sucker is sporad- overgrazing. et al. (2012) examined the distribution of ically distributed in clear, firm-bottomed the dace in the Wisconsin Driftless Area creeks and small rivers across most of Illi- Updated record: SIUC 72781, West Fork in Illinois and failed to find evidence of it nois (Smith 1979). It is less widespread and Richland Creek (Kaskaskia River drainage), in the Apple River drainage. Never com- common than formerly distributed, prob- 3 mi. N of Hecker, Skaer Road, St. Clair mon in Illinois, the species is threatened ably due to siltation (Smith 1979). Smith County, 10 July 2007, one individual. by unrestricted livestock access, removal of (1979) doubted the occurrence of the Spot- riparian areas, and nutrient enrichment of ted Sucker in northeastern Illinois, and did Remarks: This specimen represents the first streams (Tiemann et al. 2012). not report it from the upper Rock River record of Northern Studfish from an inte- drainage (e.g., Pecatonica River drainage). rior Illinois stream. The 3-inch specimen Updated record: INHS 106531, Apple Riv- is likely an immature female as adults are er, Hanover, downstream of the lowhead Mullen (1992) did not report the suck- er from Winnebago County, and Becker documented over 6 inches in length (Pflei- dam, Jo Davies County, 25 September ger 1995). It is unknown whether the fish 1976, one individual (specimen formerly in (1983) did not include it from the upper Rock River drainage in Wisconsin. was a bait bucket / aquarium release, or the Northern Illinois University fish collec- from an undocumented native population. tion). Updated records: INHS 43401, East Fork Further sampling in West Fork Richland Cycleptus elongatus (Lesueur), Blue Suck- Raccoon Creek (Pecatonica River drain- Creek and other Kaskaskia tributaries has er. In Illinois, the Blue Sucker is sporad- age), 4.2 mi NE Shirland, Winnebago not yielded additional specimens. County, 2 November 1997, one individual. ic in the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and Fundulus diaphanus (Lesueur), Banded lower reaches of their major tributaries INHS 53026, unnamed tributary to Peca- tonica River, Shirland, Winnebago Coun- Killifish. The Banded Killifish occurs in (Smith 1965), and in high abundance in clear, vegetated, glacial lakes in Lake and the Wabash River (Broadway et al. 2015). ty, 5 October 1999, one individual. INHS 53168, Dry Creek (Rock River drainage), 2 Cook counties, Illinois, but also formerly Range Expansions and New Drainage Records for Select Illinois Fishes 49 Tiemann, Taylor, Wylie, Lamer, Willink, Veraldi, Pescitelli, Lubinski, Thomas, Sauer, and Cantrell occurred in McHenry and McLean coun- Mottled Sculpin extirpated from the Des er drainage), 1.25 mi N Potomac, County ties (Smith 1979). Destruction and gen- Plaines River drainage, and absent in the Road 3175N bridge, Vermilion County, 27 eral deterioration of natural lakes are re- Vermilion River drainage (Wabash River August 2001, one individual. sponsible for its decline in the state (Smith drainage). 1979). The Banded Killifish is state-threat- Crystallaria asprella (Jordan), Crystal ened in Illinois (IESPB 2015). Rivera et al. Updated records: INHS 53886, Black Par- Darter. Jordan (1878), Forbes and Rich- (2013) reported two individuals from Mill tridge Creek (Des Plaines River drainage), ardson (1920), and Smith (1979) report- Creek (Rock River drainage) in Rock Is- 2.2 km NW Lemont, Bluff Road, Cook ed the Crystal Darter from the following land County, which is the first record from County, 28 Oct 1999, two individuals. locations in Illinois: a rocky creek of the western Illinois. The Banded Killifish has INHS 68040, Willow Creek (Vermilion Riv- Mississippi bluffs in Hancock County (type not been reported from the Illinois portion er drainage), Forest Glen County Preserve, locality); Mississippi River at East Dubuque of the Mississippi River (e.g., Steuck et al. Vermilion County, 7 November 1984, one in Jo Daviess County; Rock River at Erie 2010). individual. INHS 101099, Whippoorwill in Whiteside County, Cleveland in Henry Branch (Vermilion River drainage), 4 mi County, and Milan in Rock Island County; Updated records: INHS 106490, Coon E Georgetown, County Road 2100E, Ver- Little Wabash at Effingham in Effingham Creek (Rock River drainage), Prophet- milion County, 13 June 2006, 15 individu- County; and Wabash River near Vincennes stown, Starr Road, Whiteside County, 22 als. INHS 105827, Grape Creek (Vermilion in Knox County, Indiana, and New Harmo- July 2013, seven individuals collected (two River drainage), 2.4 mi NE Westville, Twin ny in Posey County, Indiana. The darter is preserved). INHS 106939, Mississippi Riv- Hills Road, Vermilion County, 15 August particularly vulnerable to habitat altering er, Pool 19, 1.3 mi SSE Nauvoo, in Nauvoo 2011, two individuals. activities such as channelization, dredging, Flats, Hancock County, 1 July 2013, five in- and impoundment (Page 1983). Its distri- dividuals collected (two preserved). INHS Morone chrysops (Rafinesque), White bution has been substantially reduced in ar- 106940, Mississippi River, Pool 20, 1.9 mi Bass. The White Bass occurs in schools in eas of human overdevelopment and it now NE Warsaw, side channel at head of Mud large and medium-sized rivers, floodplain is absent in large areas where it formerly oc- Island, Hancock County, 29 July 2013, one lakes, and large reservoirs with clear water curred (Page 1983). Jelks et al. (2011) list- individual collected. Sandy Creek (Illinois and firm substrates, but is absent in most ed the Crystal Darter as “Vulnerable” due River drainage), 1 mi SE Henry, Putnam of the smaller streams within the interior of to destruction, modification, or reduction County, 22 March 2015, one individual col- the state (Smith 1979). Retzer (2005) con- of habitat. The darter was considered ex- lected and returned alive (photo voucher) sidered it extirpated from the Des Plaines tirpated in Illinois (Smith 1979). However, River drainage. fieldwork conducted over the past 15 years Aphredoderus sayanus (Gilliams), Pirate has shown that the Crystal Darter is extant Perch. The Pirate Perch is often collect- Updated record: INHS 97339, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal (Des Plaines Riv- but rare in the Mississippi River bordering ed in swamps and muck-bottom pools of Illinois. One Crystal Darter was collected low-gradient streams in the southern half er drainage), Lockport, 16th Street, Will County, 2 November 1999, one individual. from a side channel of the river between of Illinois, but has a few scattered pop- river miles 77.7 and 79.5, Union County, ulations in the northern half of the state Lepomis humilis (Girard), Orange Spot- on 6 June 1998, and another individual was (Smith 1979). Smith (1979) suggested the ted Sunfish. The Orange Spotted Sun- collected from the river at Picayne Chute, fish does not occur west of the Illinois Riv- fish occurs statewide in almost all habitat Alexander County, on 9 June 2004 (Stewart er, but Steuck et al. (2010) reported it as types except swiftly flowing streams (Smith et al. 2005). occurring in Pool 19 “at some time in the 1979). Smith (1968) reported the species to distant past.” be declining in the Wabash River drainage Updated records: INHS 102953, Mississippi (e.g., Vermilion and Embarras rivers), and River, 3 miles N Cordova, river mile 506.5, Updated record: INHS 94247, Mississip- Rock Island County, 8 October 2009, one pi River, Pool 19, in Blackhawk Bottoms, Retzer (2005) considered it extirpated from the Vermilion River drainage. individual. INHS 106605, Mississippi Riv- a contiguous backwater 0.25 mi north of er, 5 mi W Columbia, river mile 165, Mon- the Skunk River confluence, Des Moines Updated records: INHS 46506, Middle roe County, 11 July 2013, one individual. County, Iowa, 30 July 2014, one individual Fork Vermilion River, 2.5 mi ENE Colli- collected son, County Road 2600N ford, Vermilion Additionally, the Missouri Department River, 22 May 1998, two individuals. INHS of Conservation (MDC) reported collect- Cottus bairdii Girard, Mottled Sculpin. In ing two individuals from the Mississippi Illinois, the Mottled Sculpin occurs along 56460, Wall Town Drainage Ditch (Middle Fork Vermilion River drainage), 2 mi WSW River between Missouri and Illinois in re- the shoreline of Lake Michigan, as well as cent years (Dave Herzog, MDC, personal in springs, spring-fed seeps, and clear, swift Roberts, County Road 1400N bridge, Ford County, 25 July 2000, three individuals. communication): one specimen from river creeks in the northeastern portion of the mile 48, across from Alexander County on state (Smith 1979). Smith (1979) reported INHS 95841, Middle Fork Vermilion Riv- er, 4 mi N Penfield, County Road 3500N 10 June 2010, and one from river mile 78, its habitats are rapidly being destroyed by across from Union County on 3 April 2009. stream alterations but did not provide spe- bridge, Champaign County, 14 August cific causes. Retzer (2005) considered the 2001, one individual. INHS 96510, Blue- Remarks: Six specimens captured in a 450 grass Creek (Middle Fork Vermilion Riv- Range Expansions and New Drainage Records for Select Illinois Fishes 50 Tiemann, Taylor, Wylie, Lamer, Willink, Veraldi, Pescitelli, Lubinski, Thomas, Sauer, and Cantrell mile stretch of the Mississippi River along er, 3 mi N Libertyville, junction of Illinois River, Alton, just downstream of the U.S. Illinois’ border in the past 15 years strongly Route 120 and Illinois Route 21, Lake Highway 67 bridge near Ellis Island, Mad- suggests that these individuals are not waifs County, 27 August 2004, one individual. ison County, 6 September 2013, one indi- from tributary populations (e.g., Meramec INHS 104652, Middle Fork North Branch vidual. River in Missouri or Wisconsin River in Chicago River, 1.1 mi NE Deerfield, Deer- Wisconsin). The likelihood of capturing field High School, Lake County, 16 Au- those few waif individuals is extremely low gust 2011, one individual. INHS 108290, Percina shumardi (Girard), River Darter. given the species’ low detectability. Rather, unnamed tributary of the North Branch In Illinois, the River Darter is generally dis- it is likely that the Crystal Darter persists at Chicago River, Lake Middlefork Savanna tributed in the Mississippi River and lower some unknown level in the Mississippi Riv- County Forest Preserve at railroad crossing, reaches of its tributaries, and is sporadic er along the Illinois border. Lake Forest, Lake County, 17 June 2015, in the Illinois, Ohio, and Wabash rivers two individuals. North Branch Chicago Etheostoma asprigene (Forbes), Mud (Smith 1965). It inhabits large streams over River, Middlefork Savanna County Forest mixed sand and gravel in areas with mod- Darter. The Mud Darter commonly in- Preserve at railroad crossing, Lake Forest, habits bottomland lakes, sloughs, oxbows, erate current (Smith 1979). According to Lake County, 18 June 2015, 42 individuals Thomas (1979), the River Darter occurred and quiet areas of large streams throughout (none vouchered). INHS 108291, North most of the state (Cummings et al. 1984). in the Kaskaskia River exclusively down- Branch Chicago River, Rondout at railroad stream from New Athens, St. Clair County, It was documented in the Pecatonica River crossing, Lake County, 17 June 2015, 11 in- (Rock River drainage) before 1908 and in and was extirpated from the Carlyle (Clin- dividuals. INHS 108332, North Mill Creek ton County) and Vandalia (Fayette County) the Sugar River (Pecatonica River – Rock (Des Plaines River drainage), 5 mi N Lin- River drainage) in Wisconsin in the 1930s, areas. The species was considered extirpat- denhurst, Edwards Road, Lake County, 15 ed from the lower Kaskaskia River by Smith but has not been documented since (Smith July 2015, one individual. 1979; Becker 1983; Mullen 1992). With- (1979) and upper Kaskaskia River drainage in the last century, the range of the Mud Etheostoma microperca Jordan and Gil- by Retzer (2005). Darter has been reduced due to desiccation bert, Least Darter. The Least Darter oc- Updated record: INHS 98726, Kaskaskia during drought periods eliminating its pre- curs in the shallow margins of heavily vege- River, Shelbyville, below Shelbyville Dam, ferred habitat (Smith 1968; Smith 1971). tated, low-gradient water bodies, including Shelby County, 28 April 2004, one individ- Retzer (2005) considered the darter extir- small to large streams and natural lakes in ual. pated from the Salt Creek basin (Sangam- northeastern Illinois (Burr and Page 1979). on River drainage) and absent in the upper According to Smith (1979), there is no clear DISCUSSION Rock River drainage. evidence of reduction in the distribution or Several of the species mentioned in this pa- abundance of the species in Illinois. How- per are not commonly encountered in Illi- Updated records: INHS 52387, Salt Creek ever, Retzer (2005) considered the Least (Sangamon River drainage), 3 mi S Clin- nois, potentially as a result of being rare in Darter extirpated in the Des Plaines River Illinois and difficult to collect, not sampling ton, U.S. Highway 51, DeWitt County, 21 drainage. September 1999, nine individuals. INHS their preferred habitats with proper gear, 102125, Coon Creek (Rock River drain- Updated record: INHS 42871, unnamed or misidentifying specimens. Small-bod- age), Prophetstown, Starr Road, Whiteside tributary of the DuPage River (Des Plaines ied benthic fishes that occur in wide, deep County, 19 August 2008, three individuals. River drainage), 1 mi N Plainfield, Illinois rivers, such as the Crystal Darter, Mud Route 59, Will County, 15 September 1997, Darter, and River Darter, are more diffi- Etheostoma exile (Girard), Iowa Darter. six individuals. cult to capture with traditional gear types The Iowa Darter occurs in clear, well-veg- than larger fishes (Smith 1979; Stewart et etated lakes, sloughs, and low gradient Percina maculata (Girard), Blackside al. 2005). They are more tolerant of elec- streams in northern Illinois (Smith 1979; Darter. The Blackside Darter is most abun- trical gradient fields and/or stay submerged Burr and Stewart 2003). It is state-threat- dant in firm-bottomed pools of creeks and when electroshocked, and their small body ened in Illinois (IESPB 2015). Much of the small rivers, and is more generally distrib- size makes them immune to capture with Iowa Darter’s preferred habitat has been uted in the eastern half of Illinois than in mesh sizes most commonly used in most eliminated through drainage of natural the western part (Smith 1979). It has ex- hoop or gill nets. Other species, such as lakes, sloughs, and marshes (Smith 1971). perienced considerable decline in Illinois the Blue Sucker, are difficult to collect be- Retzer (2005) considered the Iowa Dart- during the past several decades (Smith cause their preferred habitat (e.g., deep er extirpated from the Des Plaines River 1979). According to Steuck et al. (2010), channels) makes it challenging to survey drainage. the Blackside Darter occurred in Pool 19 (Smith 1979). Some fishes, such as the “at some time in the distant past,” but has Banded Killifish or Iowa Darter, often go Updated records: INHS 50999, Mill Creek not been reported from the Illinois portion unnoticed because their preferred habitats (Des Plaines River drainage), 1.5 mi SW of the Mississippi River (e.g., Smith 1971; are infrequently sampled. The Iowa Darter, Wadsworth, Dilleys Road, Lake County, Smith 1979). for example, can be routinely collected in 26 May 1999, one individual. INHS 98812, small (<10 feet wide and <6 inches deep), unnamed tributary of the Des Plaines Riv- Updated record: INHS 108152, Mississippi intermittent, headwater streams through- Range Expansions and New Drainage Records for Select Illinois Fishes 51 Tiemann, Taylor, Wylie, Lamer, Willink, Veraldi, Pescitelli, Lubinski, Thomas, Sauer, and Cantrell out the Kishwaukee River drainage with a B.A. Murry. 2015. Shift in a large river fish Mullen, E.M. 1992. The fishes of Winnebago dip-net (J.S. 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