How To Use This Checklist JAWLESS FISHES: SUPERCLASS AGNATHA Pikes: Family Esocidae LAMPREYS: CLASS CEPHALASPIDOMORPHI __ Grass Pickerel Esox americanus O Lampreys: Family Petromyzontidae __ Northern Pike Esox lucius O; Lake Erie and Hinckley Lake; The information presented in this checklist reflects our __ Silver Lamprey Ichthyomyzon unicuspis h current understanding of the status of fishes within Cleveland formerly common __ American brook Lamprey Lampetra appendix R; __ Muskellunge Esox masquinongy R; Lake Erie; Metroparks. You can add to our understanding by being a Chagrin River formerly common knowledgeable observer. Record your observations and __ *Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus O; Lake Erie; Minnows: Family Cyprinidae contact a naturalist if you find something that may be of formerly common; native to Atlantic Coast __ Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas C interest. JAWED FISHES: SUPERCLASS __ Redside Dace Clinostomus elongatus O GNATHOSTOMATA __ Southern Redbelly Dace Phoxinus erythrogaster R Species are listed taxonomically. Each species is listed with a BONY FISHES: CLASS OSTEICHTHYES __ Creek Chub Semotilus atromaculatus C common name, a scientific name and a note about its Sturgeons: Family Acipenseridae __ Hornyhead Chub Nocomis biguttatus h; formerly in occurrence within Cleveland Metroparks. Check off species __ Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens h; Lake Erie; Cuyahoga and Chagrin River drainages. that you identify in Cleveland Metroparks. Ohio endangered __ River Chub Nocomis micropogon C; Chagrin River; O Gars: Family Lepisosteidae elsewhere __ Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus X; last taken in Lake __ Central Stoneroller Campostoma anomalum C Erie near Cleveland in 1850's; Ohio endangered __ Blacknose Dace Rhinichthys atratulus C __ Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus O __ Longnose Dace Rhinichthys cataractae O; Lake Erie Bowfins: Family Amiidae __ Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana O; Lake Erie; __ Bowfin Amia calva O; Lake Erie increasing after declines in 1900’s Cleveland Metroparks Freshwater Eels: Family Anguillidae __ Central Striped Shiner Luxulis chrysocephalus C; Outdoor Experiences Division __ *American Eel Anguilla rostrata status uncertain; native hybridizes with common shiner Administration .......................................................... (216)881-8141 to Atlantic Coast and parts of eastern North America __ Common Shiner Luxulis cornutus O Herrings and Shads: Family Clupeidae Brecksville Nature Center...................................... (440)526-1012 __ Redfin Shiner Lythrurus umbratilis R __ *Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus O; Lake Erie; native to CanalWay Center..................................................... (216)206-1000 __ Spotfin Shiner Cyprinella spiloptera C Atlantic Coast Garfield Park Center................................................ (216)341-3152 __ Pugnose Minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae h; __ *Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum C; Lake Erie,some North Chagrin Nature Center and formerly canals and Lake Erie; Ohio endangered lakes and rivers; native to parts of eastern North America __ Fathead Minnow Pimephales promelas C Lookabout Lodge ...................................................... (440)473-3370 Mooneyes: Family Hiodontidae __ Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus C Rocky River Nature Center................................... (440)734-6660 __ Mooneye Hiodon tergisus h; formerly common in Lake Erie __ Emerald Shiner Notropis atherinoides C Watershed Stewardship Center.............................(440)887-1968 Salmons and Trouts: Family Salmonidae __ Silver Shiner Notropis photogenis h; one old record __ Cisco Coregonus artedi R; Lake Erie, rebounding after from upper Cuyahoga River; O in lower Chagrin R. declines in 1900’s; Ohio endangered __ Rosyface Shiner Notropis rubellus O; has declined __ Lake Whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis O; Lake Erie; __ Spottail Shiner Notropis hudsonius C; Lake Erie rebounding after declines in 1900’s __ Bigmouth Shiner Notropis dorsalis R; east branch of __ Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush O; formerly common RELATIVE ABUNDANCE Rocky River; one record from Cuy. River drainage; in Lake Erie Ohio threatened __ Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis R; native to the C = Common. Widespread and often numerous in __ Sand Shiner Notropis stramineus C Chagrin River; has been restocked in recent years; __ Mimic Shiner Notropis volucellus O proper Ohio threatened habitat and season. __ Bigeye Chub Hybopsis amblops R; has declined __ *King Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha O; stock __ Silverjaw Minnow Notropis buccatus C from MI, PA, and NY; native to Pacific Coast __ *Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella O; stocked in O = Occasional. Found at scattered locations or __ *Coho or Silver Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch O; small lakes; native to East Asia widespread but in moderate numbers. native to Pacific Coast __ *Common Carp Cyprinus carpio C; native to Eurasia __ *Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha O; from upper __ *Goldfish Carassius auratus C; native to Asia R = Rare. Represented by a few individuals or has Great Lakes stock; native to Pacific Coast Suckers: Family Catostomidae a very restricted range within Cleveland Metroparks. __ *Brown Trout Salmo trutta O; Chagrin River; native to __ Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus R-O; Lake Erie Eurasia and N. Africa __ Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus O h = Hypothetical. Occurrence within Cleveland __ *Rainbow Trout or Steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss C; __ White Sucker Catostomus commersoni C Metroparks possible but not confirmed. stocked;native to Pacific Coast __ Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus h; Lake Erie; Smelts: Family Osmeridae has declined; Ohio endangered X = Extirpated. Once occurred, but is no longer __ *Rainbow Smelt Osmerus mordax C; native to Atlantic __ Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops R; formerly found in Cleveland Metroparks. and Pacific coasts common in Lake Erie Mudminnows: Family Umbridae __ Lake Chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta R; Ohio threatened * = Exotic. Place of origin given. __ Central Mudminnow Umbra limi C __ Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans C __ Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum R; has declined __ Black Redhorse Moxostoma duquesnei R; Chagrin River __ Greenside Darter Etheostoma blennioides C __ Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum C __ Rainbow Darter Etheostoma caeruleum C A Checklist of the __ Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum O; __ Fantail Darter Etheostoma flabellare C; formerly more Lake Erie widespread in Cuyahoga County Bullhead Catfishes: Family Ictaluridae __ Iowa Darter Etheostoma exile X; formerly in Cuyahoga __ Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus C and Chagrin Rivers __ Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis C Drums: Family Sciaenidae __ Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus O __ Freshwater Drum or Sheephead Aplodinotus grunniens C __ Black Bullhead Ameiurus melas O __ Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris X; formerly rare in Lake of Cleveland Metroparks Erie near Cleveland __ Stonecat Noturus flavus O; Chagrin River NOTICE: Before fishing, become familiar with the fishing __ Brindled Madtom Noturus miurus h; rare if present regulations of Cleveland Metroparks. Trout-Perches: Family Percopsidae __ Trout-Perch Percopsis omiscomaycus O; has declined This checklist was compiled with the cooperation of Cods: Family Gadidae Cleveland Metroparks Outdoor Education Division and __ Burbot Lota lota O; Lake Erie; formerly common Natural Resources Division. Silversides: Family Atherinidae __ Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus R; has declined Sticklebacks: Family Gasterosteidae __ Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans O Sculpins: Family Cottidae Notes __ Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdi O Gobies: Family Gobiidae Fishes are aquatic, cold-blooded vertebrates and include __ *Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus First reported in some 22,000 species. A person who studies fishes is called Lake Erie in 1994; rapidly increasing; native to Eurasia an Ichthyologist. Many people are familiar with sport-fishes Temperate Basses: Family Moronidae like perch and walleye, but there are many lesser-known __ White Bass Morone chrysops C __ *White Perch Morone americana C; native to Atlantic Coast species that inhabit the rivers and streams of Cleveland Sunfishes: Family Centrarchidae Metroparks. Fishes are good indicators of the health of our __ White Crappie Pomoxis annularis C environment, and many have declined or disappeared with __ Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus C the pollution, sedimentation and channelization of our __ Rockbass Ambloplites rupestris C; Chagrin River waterways. __ Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides C __ Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieui C __ Warmouth Lepomis gulosus O __ Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus C __ Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus C __ Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus C __ Longear Sunfish Lepomis megalotis X; formerly in the Cuyahoga River __ Orangespotted Sunfish Lepomis humilis R Perches, Walleyes and Darters: Family Percidae __ Sauger Stizostedion canadense O; Lake Erie; formerly common __ Walleye Stizostedion vitreum C; Lake Erie; population recovering after declines in 1900’s Special Note: The subspecies of walleye known as the "blue Date/time: pike" was once common, but is now extinct __ Yellow Perch Perca flavescens C; Lake Erie Location: __ Blackside Darter Percina maculata O; Chagrin and Rocky Rivers; formerly widespread __ Channel Darter Percina copelandi X; formerly at mouth Weather: of Rocky River; Ohio threatened __ Logperch Percina caprodes O __ Eastern Sand Darter Etheostoma pellucidum X; formerly found in Rocky, Cuyahoga and Chagrin Rivers __ Johnny Darter Etheostoma nigrum C Updated 2015 / 31087.