1000 Islands Ecology

Species Checklist
for the

Fishes
of the
Thousand Islands
By
Oliver K. Reichl, B.E.S.(Hons)

This checklist contains the Latin names of fish species whose range includes the Thousand Islands ecosystem. Tracked species should be reported to Ontario's Natural Heritage Resources Centre (NHIC). Simply click the link ("Yes") to go directly to the NHIC's online reporting form.

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Kingdom: Animalia
—Phylum: Chordata
——Subphylum: Vertebrata
Latin Name Synonyms Tracked
Osteichthyes
Acipenseridae
Acipenser fulvescens ----- Yes
Amiidae
Amia calva ----- No
Anguillidae
Anguilla rostrata ----- No
Atherinopsidae
Labidesthes sicculus ----- No
Catostomidae
Carpiodes cyprinus Carpiodes cyprinus forbesi, Carpiodes forbesi, Carpiodes cyprinus cyprinus No
Catostomus catostomus Catostomus catostomus griseus, Catostomus catostomus retropinnis, Catostomus catostomus rotratus No
Catostomus commersonii Catostomus commersoni No
Moxostoma anisurum ----- No
Moxostoma carinatum ----- Yes
Moxostoma macrolepidotum Moxostoma macrolepidotum macrolepidotum No
Moxostoma valenciennesi ----- Yes
Centrarchidae
Ambloplites rupestris ----- No
Lepomis gibbosus Eupomotis aureus, Perca gibbosa, Pomotis gibbosus, Pomotis ravenellii, Pomotis vulgaris, Sparus aureus No
Lepomis macrochirus Eupomotis macrochirus, Lepomotis nephelus No
Micropterus dolomieu Micropterus domomieui No
Micropterus salmoides ----- No
Pomoxis nigromaculatus ----- No
Clupeidae
Alosa pseudoharengus ----- No
Dorosoma cepedianum ----- No
Cottidae
Cottus bairdi Cottus ictalops, Pegedictis ictalops No
Cottus cognatus Cottus gracilis, Cottus kaganowskii, Cottus meridionalis No
Cyprinidae
Carassius auratus Cyprinus auratus No
Couesius plumbeus ----- No
Ctenopharyngodon idella Leuciscus idella No
Cyprinus carpio ----- No
Exoglossum maxillingua ----- No
Hybognathus hankinsoni ----- No
Hybognathus regius Hybognathus nuchalis regius Yes
Margariscus nachtriebi Semotilus margarita, Margariscus margarita No
Notemigonus crysoleucas Notemigonus crysoleucas crysoleucas No
Notropis anogenus ----- Yes
Notropis atherinoides ----- No
Notropis bifrenatus ----- Yes
Notropis cornutus Luxilus cornutus No
Notropis heterodon ----- No
Notropis heterolepis ----- No
Notropis hudsonius Notropis hudsonius amarus, Notropis hudsonius hudsonius No
Notropis rubellus ----- No
Notropis spilopterus Cyprinella spiloptera No
Notropis stramineus Notropis deliciosus, Notropis ludibundus No
Notropis volucellus ----- No
Phoxinus eos Chrosomus eos No
Phoxinus neogaeus Chrosomus neogaeus No
Pimephales notatus ----- No
Pimephales promelas ----- No
Rhinichthys atratulus ----- No
Rhinichthys cataractae Rhinichthys dulcis No
Scardinius erythrophthalmus Notemigonus crysoleucas roseus No
Semotilus atromaculatus ----- No
Semotilus corporalis ----- No
Esocidae
Esox americanus vermiculatus ----- Yes
Esox lucius ----- No
Esox masquinongy ----- No
Esox niger ----- No
Fundulidae
Fundulus diaphanus ----- No
Gadidae
Lota lota ----- No
Gasterosteidae
Culaea inconstans ----- No
Gasterosteus aculeatus Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni, Gasterosteus islandicus, Gasterosteus argyropomus, Gasterosteus biaculeatus, Gasterosteus bispinosus, Gasterosteus brachycentrus, Gasterosteus cataphractus, Gasterosteus cuvieri, Gasterosteus gymnurus, Gasterosteus leiurus, Gasterosteus noveboracensis, Gasterosteus obolarius, Gasterosteus ponticus, Gasterosteus semiarmatus, Gasterosteus semiloricatus, Gasterosteus spinulosus, Gasterosteus teraculeatus, Gasterosteus tetracanthus, Gasterosteus trachurus, Leiurus aculeatus No
Pungitius pungitius Pungitius pungitius occidentalis, Gasterostea pungitius, Gasterosteus occidentalis, Gasterosteus pungitius, Pygosteus occidentalis, Pygosteus pungitius No
Gobiidae
Neogobius melanostomus Neogobius cephalarges, Gobius affinis No
Hiodontidae
Hiodon tergisus Hiodon selenops No
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus natalis Ictalurus natalis No
Ameiurus nebulosus Ictalurus nebulosus No
Ictalurus punctatus Silurus punctatus No
Noturus flavus ----- No
Noturus gyrinus ----- No
Lepisosteidae
Lepisosteus osseus ----- No
Moronidae
Morone americana Roccus americana, Roccus americanus No
Morone chrysops Roccus chrysops, Morone saxatilis X Morone chrysops No
Osmeridae
Osmerus mordax Atherina mordax, Osmerus spectrum No
Percidae
Etheostoma exile ----- No
Etheostoma flabellare ----- No
Etheostoma nigrum ----- No
Etheostoma olmstedi Etheostoma nigrum olmstedi No
Gymnocephalus cernuus Gymnocephalus cernua, Acerina cernua, Acerina czekanowskii, Acerina fischeri, Acerina vulgaris, Perca cernua No
Perca flavescens ----- No
Percina caprodes ----- No
Percina copelandi ----- Yes
Sander canadensis Stizostedion canadense No
Sander vitreus Stizostedion vitreum, Stizostedion vitreum glaucum, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum No
Percopsidae
Percopsis omiscomaycus ----- No
Salmonidae
Coregonus artedi Coregonus artedii, Coregonus nipigon No
Coregonus clupeaformis ----- Yes
Coregonus hoyi ----- Yes
Coregonus kiyi ----- Yes
Coregonus reighardi ----- Yes
Oncorhynchus kisutch ----- No
Oncorhynchus mykiss Salmo gairdneri No
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ----- No
Prosopium cylindraceum ----- No
Salmo salar ----- No
Salmo trutta ----- No
Salvelinus fontinalis ----- No
Salvelinus namaycush ----- No
Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus grunniens ----- No
Umbridae
Umbra limi ----- No
Agnatha
Petromyzontidae
Ichthyomyzon unicuspis ----- Yes
Petromyzon marinus ----- No
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