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Pennsylvania Fishes IDENTIFICATION GUIDE Pennsylvania Fishes IDENTIFICATION GUIDE photo-Marilyn Black Editor’s Note: During 2018, Pennsylvania Angler & the status of fishes in or introduced into Pennsylvania’s Boater magazine will feature select common fishes of major watersheds. Pennsylvania in each issue, providing scientific names and The table below denotes any known occurrence. WATERSHEDS SPECIES STATUS E O G P S D Perches and Darters (Family Percidae) Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) EN N N Species Status Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides) N N N I I EN = Endangered Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) N N I TH = Threatened Bluebreast Darter (Etheostoma camurum) DL N Iowa Darter (Etheostoma exile) EN N N C = Candidate Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare) N N N N N EX = Believed extirpated Swamp Darter (Etheostoma fusiforme) EX N Spotted Darter (Etheostoma maculatum) DL N DL = Delisted (removed from the endangered, threatened or candidate Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum) N N N species list due to significant Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma olmstedi) N N N expansion of range and abundance) Tippecanoe Darter (Etheostoma tippecanoe) DL N Variegate Darter (Etheostoma variatum) N Banded Darter (Etheostoma zonale) N I Watersheds Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) N N N N N E = Lake Erie Chesapeake Logperch (Percina bimaculata) TH N O = Ohio River Logperch (Percina caprodes) N N Channel Darter (Percina copelandi) DL N N G = Genesee River Gilt Darter (Percina evides) DL N P = Potomac River Longhead Darter (Percina macrocephala) DL N Blackside Darter (Percina maculata) N N N S = Susquehanna River Sharpnose Darter (Percina oxyrhyncha) EX N D = Delaware River Shield Darter (Percina peltata) N N N River Darter (Percina shumardi) N Sauger (Sander canadensis) N N Watershed Status Walleye (Sander vitreus) N N I X I I = Introduced Blue Pike (Sander vitreus glaucus) EX N N = Native Drums and Croakers (Family Sciaenidae) X = Present in drainage Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) N N Silver Perch (Bairdiella chrysoura) N Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) N Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) N Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) N = icons indicate family is included * =Aquatic Invasive Species www.fishandboat.com Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • May/June 2018 9 Perches and Darters (Family Percidae) Walleye (Sander vitreus) Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum) Saugeye (Sander canadensis x Sander vitreus) Tessellated Darter (Etheostoma olmstedi) Sauger (Sander canadensis) Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides) Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Banded Darter (Etheostoma zonale) Logperch (Percina caprodes) Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) 10 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • May/June 2018 www.gonefishingpa.com Perches and Darters (Family Percidae) (continued) ENDANGERED Bluebreast Darter (Etheostoma camurum) Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) Not pictured: Iowa Darter (Etheostoma exile) (Endangered) Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare) Swamp Darter (Etheostoma fusiforme) (Extirpated) Variegate Darter (Etheostoma variatum) Chesapeake Logperch (Percina bimaculata) (Threatened) Channel Darter (Percina copelandi) Spotted Darter (Etheostoma maculatum) Blackside Darter (Percina maculata) Sharpnose Darter (Percina oxyrhyncha) (Extirpated) Shield Darter (Percina peltata) River Darter (Percina shumardi) Blue Pike (Sander vitreus glaucus) (Extirpated) Tippecanoe Darter (Etheostoma tippecanoe) Drums and Croakers (Family Sciaenidae) Gilt Darter (Percina evides) Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) Not pictured: Silver Perch (Bairdiella chrysoura) Weakfish (Cynoscion regalis) Spot (Leiostomus xanthurus) Longhead Darter (Percina macrocephala) Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) www.fishandboat.com Pennsylvania Angler & Boater • May/June 2018 11 Get the complete story and read what you’ve been missing! 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