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Species of Fish Found in the Rouge River

We have identified 65 species of fish in the Rouge River, 55 native and 9 non-native. Press on the Species Name link for more photos and range maps. Species in Bold-Italic are not native to this area.

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Species and Links to Photos and Details

FamilyCommon NameSpecies Name
Lamprey (Petromyzonidae)American Brook LampreyLampetra appendix
Bowfin (Amiidae)BowfinAmia calva
Herring (Clupeidae)Gizzard ShadDorosoma cepedianum
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Central StonerollerCampostoma anomalum
Minnow (Cyprinidae)GoldfishCarassius auratus
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Redside DaceClinostomus elongatus
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Spotfin ShinerCyrinella spiloptera
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Common CarpCyprinus carpio
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Striped ShinerLuxilus chrysocephalus
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Common ShinerLuxilus cornutus
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Hornyhead ChubNocomis biguttatus
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Golden ShinerNotemigonus crysoleuas
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Pugnose shinerNotropis anogenus
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Emerald ShinerNotropis atherinoides
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Blackchin ShinerNotropis heterodon
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Blacknose ShinerNotropis heterolepis
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Spottail ShinerNotropis hudsonius
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Mimic ShinerNotropis volucellus
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Northern Redbelly DacePhoxinus eos
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Bluntnose MinnowPimephales notatus
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Fathead MinnowPimephales promelas
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Blacknose DaceRhinichthys atratulus
Minnow (Cyprinidae)Creek ChubSemotilus atromaculatus
Sucker (Catostomidae)White SuckerCatostomus commersoni
Sucker (Catostomidae)Northern HogsuckerHypentelium nigricans
Sucker (Catostomidae)Spotted SuckerMinytrema melanops
Sucker (Catostomidae)Golden RedhorseMoxostoma erythrurum
Catfish (Icaluridae)Black BullheadAmeiurus melas
Catfish (Icaluridae)Yellow BullheadAmeiurus natalis
Catfish (Icaluridae)Brown BullheadAmeiurus nebulosus
Catfish (Icaluridae)Channel CatfishIcalurus punctatus
Catfish (Icaluridae)StonecatNoturus flavus
Catfish (Icaluridae)Tadpole madtomNoturus gyrinus
Pike (Esocidae)Grass PickerelEsox Americanus vermiculatus
Pike (Esocidae)Northern PikeEsox lucius
Mudminnow (Umbidae)Central MudminnowUmbra limi
Salmon (Salmonidae)Rainbow TroutOncorhynchus mykiss
Salmon (Salmonidae)Brown TroutSalmo trutta
Killifish (Fundulidae)MummichogFundulus  heteroclitus
Livebearer (Poecileiidae)MosquitofishGambusia affinis
Silverside (Atherinidae)Brook SilversideLabidesthes sicculus
Stickleback (Gasterosteidae)Brook SticklebackCluaea inconstans
Stickleback (Gasterosteidae)Threespine sticklebackGasterosteus aculeatus
Sculpin (Cottidae)Mottled SculpinCottus bairdi
Temperate bass (Percichthyidae)White PerchMorone americana
Temperate bass (Percichthyidae)White BassMorone chryops
Sunfish (Centrarchidae)Rock BassAmbloplites rupestris
Sunfish (Centrarchidae)Green SunfishLepomis cyanellus
Sunfish (Centrarchidae)PumpkinseedLepomis gibbosus
Sunfish (Centrarchidae)BluegillLepomis macochrius
Sunfish (Centrarchidae)Northern SunfishLepomis peltastes
Sunfish (Centrarchidae)Smallmouth BassMicropterus dolomieu
Sunfish (Centrarchidae)Largemouth BassMicropterus salmoides
Sunfish (Centrarchidae)White CrappiePomoxis annularis
Sunfish (Centrarchidae)Black CrappiePomoxis nigromaculatus
Perch (Percidae)Rainbow DarterEtheostoma caeruleum
Perch (Percidae)Iowa DarterEtheostoma exile
Perch (Percidae)Least DarterEtheostoma  microperca
Perch (Percidae)Johnny DarterEteostoma nigrum
Perch (Percidae)Yellow PerchPerca flavescens
Perch (Percidae)Northern LogperchPercina carprodes semifasciata
Perch (Percidae)Blackside DarterPercina maculata
Drum (Sciaenidae)Freshwater DrumAplodinotus grunniens
Goby (Gobiidae)Round GobyNeogrobius melanostomus