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# Order Family Genus species Common Name pg#
1 Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae  Lampetra appendix  American brook lamprey 22
2 Acipenseriformes Acipenseridae  Acipenser fulvescens Lake sturgeon 26
3   Polyodontidae Polyodon spathula Paddlefish 29
4 Amiiformes Amiidae Amia calva Bowfin 31
5 Lepisosteiformes  Lepisosteidae  Lepisosteus osseus Longnose gar 30
6 Clupeiformes Clupeidae  Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife 33
7     Dorosoma cepedianum  Gizzard shad 35
8   Salmonidae Osmerus mordax  Rainbow smelt 56
9     Oncorhynchus mykiss  Rainbow trout 54
10     Salmo trutta  Brown trout 51
11     S. salar  Atlantic salmon 50
12     Salvelinus fontinalis Brook trout 48
13     S. namaycush Lake trout 48
14   Umbridae  Umbra pygmaea Eastern mudminnow 59
15   Esocidae Esox americanus Grass pickerel 60
16     E. niger  Chain pickerel 60
17     E. lucius Northern pike 61
18     E. masquinongy Muskellunge 62
19 Cypriniformes  Catastomidae Catostomus commersoni  White sucker 169
20     Erimyzon oblongus  Creek chubsucker 179
21     Hypentelium nigricans Northern hogsucker 180
22     Carpiodes cyprinus Quillback 165
23   Cyprinidae  Cyprinus carpio Common carp 64
24     Carassius auratus Goldfish 64
25     Pimephales notatus Bluntnose minnow 130
26     Semotilus corporalis Fallfish 88
27     S. atromaculatus Creek chub 87
28     Nocomis micropogon River chub 91
29     Rhinichthys atratulus Blacknose dace 100
30     R. cataractae Longnose dace 101
31     Exoglossum maxillingua Cutlips minnow 99
32     Notemigonus crysoleucas Golden shiner 66
33     Notropis rubellus  Rosyface shiner 133
34     N. hudsonius  Spottail shiner 159
35     Luxilus cornutus1 Common shiner 110
36     Cyprinella spiloptera Spotfin shiner 120
37     Ericymba buccata Silverjaw minnow 163
38     Campostoma anomalum Central stoneroller 93
39   Ictaluridae Ictalurus punctatus Channel catfish 191
40     Ameiurus nebulosus2 Brown bullhead 195
41     A. natalus2 Yellow bullhead 193
42     Noturus insignis Margined madtom 202
43 Anguilliformes  Anguillidae Anguilla rostrata American eel 32
44 Gasteroteiformes  Gasterosteidae Gasterosteus aculeatus  Threespine stickleback 243
45 Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae  Fundulus diaphanus  Banded killifish 216
46   Poeciliidae Gambusia affinis Mosquitofish 235
47 Perciformes  Moronidae  Morone saxatilis Striped bass 254
48   Centrarchidae  Micropterus dolomeui  Smallmouth bass 265
49     M. salmoides Largemouth bass 263
50     Lepomis cyanellus  Green sunfish 267
51     L. macrochirus  Bluegill 269
52     L. auritus  Redbreast sunfish 272
53     L. gibbosus  Pumpkinseed 270
54     L. megalotis Longear sunfish 270
55     Ambloplites rupestris  Rock bass 260
56     Pomoxis annularis White crappie 259
57     P. nigromaculatus Black crappie 259
58   Percidae  Perca flavescens  Yellow perch 275
59     Stizostedion vitreum  Walleye 273
60     Percina peltata Shield darter 279
61     Etheostoma olmstedi  Tessellated darter 292
62     E. flabellare  Fantail darter 320
63     E. zonale  Banded darter 298
64     E. blennoides  Greenside darter 294
65     E. caeruleum  Rainbow darter 313
66   Cottidae Cottus bairdi Mottled sculpin 250
67     C. cognatus  Slimy sculpin 249
 1.  Formerly Notropis
 2.  Formerly Ictalurus