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Fishes of Fairfax County Lampreys - Petromyzontidae Gars - Lepisosteidae Eels - Anguillidae Herrings - Clupeidae Mudminnows - Umbridae Snakeheads - Channidae Fishes of Fairfax County Least Brook Lamprey Longnose Gar American Eel Gizzard Shad Alewife Eastern Mudminnow Northern Snakehead Lampetra aepyptera Lepisosteus osseus Anguilla rostrata Dorosoma cepedianum Alosa pseudoharengus Umbra pygmaea Channa argus Minnows - Cyprinidae Common Carp Goldfish Golden Shiner Rosyside Dace Blacknose Dace Longnose Dace Central Stoneroller Creek Chub Fallfish Cutlips Minnow River Chub Cyprinus carpio Carassius auratus Notemigonus crysoleucas Clinostomus funduloides Rhinichthys atratulus Rhinichthys cataractae Campostoma anomalum Semotilus atromaculatus Semotilus corporalis Exoglossum maxillingua Nocomis micropogon Satinfin Shiner Spotfin Shiner* Common Shiner Comely Shiner Silverjaw Minnow Spottail Shiner Swallowtail Shiner Eastern Silvery Minnow Bluntnose Minnow Fathead Minnow Cyprinella analostana Cyprinella spiloptera Luxilus cornutus Notropis amoenus Notropis buccatus Notropis hudsonius Notropis procne Hybognathus regius Pimephales notatus Pimephales promelas Suckers - Catostomidae Bullhead Catfishes - Ictaluridae Creek Chubsucker Northern Hogsucker Golden Redhorse White Sucker Flathead Catfish Channel Catfish White Catfish Yellow Bullhead Brown Bullhead Margined Madtom Erimyzon oblongus Hypentelium nigricans Moxostoma erythrurum Catostomus commersoni Pylodictis olivaris Ictalurus punctatus Ameiurus catus Ameiurus natalis Ameiurus nebulosus Noturus insignis Killifishes - Fundulidae Livebearers - Poeciliidae Sculpins - Cottidae Striped Basses - Moronidae Banded Killifish Mummichog Eastern Mosquitofish Potomac Sculpin White Perch Fundulus diaphanus Fundulus heteroclitus Gambusia holbrooki Cottus girardi Morone americana Sunfishes - Centrarchidae Black Crappie Bluespotted Sunfish Smallmouth Bass Largemouth Bass Redbreast Sunfish Green Sunfish Pumpkinseed Warmouth Bluegill Longear Sunfish Redear Sunfish Pomoxis nigromaculatus Enneacanthus gloriosus Micropterus dolomieu Micropterus salmoides Lepomis auritus Lepomis cyanellus Lepomis gibbosus Lepomis gulosus Lepomis macrochirus Lepomis megalotis Lepomis microlophus Perches - Percidae Fairfax County Department of Public Works and Environmental Services Stormwater Planning Division A Fairfax County, Va., publication 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 449 Fairfax, Virginia 22035-0052 In accordance with the ADA, this information will be provided in an alternate format upon request. Please allow seven to 10 business days to www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/stormwater provide reasonable accommodations. For contact information, please call 703-324-5500, TTY 711 703-324-5500 or email [email protected]. Yellow Perch Stripeback Darter Shield Darter Greenside Darter Fantail Darter Tessellated Darter September 2014 Perca flavescens Percina notogramma Percina peltata Etheostoma blennioides Etheostoma flabellare Etheostoma olmstedi * Photographs by Billy Teels, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service .
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