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Checklist of Freshwater Species to include in your Fish Species Inventory notebook *** once you scroll through the list, at the end I have provided an example of how to do an inventory for a species

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Checklist of Freshwater Species to include in your Fish Species Inventory notebook *** once you scroll through the list, at the end I have provided an example of how to do an inventory for a species. Order: Acipenseriformes Family: Acipenseridae Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus Order: Lepisosteiformes Family: Lepisosteidae Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus Order: Amiiformes Family: Amiidae Bowfin Amia calva Order: Anguilliformes Family: Anguillidae American Eel Anguilla rostrata Order: Clupeiformes Family: Clupeidae Blueback herring Alosa aestivalus Atlantic/American Shad Alosa sapidissima Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepediamum Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Bannerfin shiner Cyprinella leedsi Whitefin shiner Cyprinella nivea Rosyface chub Hybopsis rubrifrons Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus Dusky Shiner Notropis cumminasae Ironcolor shiner Notropis chalybaeus Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius Taillight shiner Notropis maculatus Creek Chub Semotilus atramaculatus Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas Family: Catostomidae Creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus Lake chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops Notchlip Redhorse Maxostoma collapsum Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae Snail Bullhead Ameiurus brunneus White bullhead Ameiurus catus Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis Flat Bullhead Ameiurus platycephalus Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus Speckled Madtom Noturus leptacanthus Marginated Madtom Noturus insignis Flathead Catfish Pylosixria olivaris Order: Esociformes Family: Esocidae Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus Chain Pickerel Esox niger Family: Umbridae Eastern mudminnow Umbra pygmaea Order: Percopsiformes Family: Aphredoderidae Pirate Perch Aphediderus sayanus Order: Atheriniformes Family: Atherinopsidae Brook Silverside Ladidestes sicculus Inland Silverside Menidia beryllina Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Fundulidae Lined Topminnow Fundulus lineatus Family: Poeciliidae Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki Order: Perciformes Family: Elassomatidae Bluebarred pygmy sunfish Elassoma okatie Banded pygmy sunfish Elassoma zonatum Family: Centrarchidae Mud Sunfish Acantharchus pomotis Flier Centrarchus macropterus Blackbanded Sunfish Enneacanthus chaetodon Bluespotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosus Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus Pumpkinseed Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus Warmouth Lepomis gulosus Buegill Lepomis macrochirus Redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus Spotted Sunfish Lepomis puntatus Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides Family: Percidae Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiforme Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi Yellow Perch Perca flavescens Blackbanded Darter Percina nigrofasciata Order: Plueronectiformes Family: Achiridae Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus Order: Acipenseriformes Family: Acipenseridae Shortnose Sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Identification characteristics: [here you should describe the visual features you noticed about this species that makes it obvious to you which one it is – characteristics that would help you identify it if you ever saw it while sampling] Distribution: [provide information on the range of the species, where it is known to occur, which river systems, states, regions, etc.] Habitat: [here you need to describe the kinds of habitats the species is known to occur. Include descriptions of those habitats – main river channel associated with sandy bottom substrate and relatively rapid water flow] Biology/Ecology: [here you need to describe some basic information about what makes this species unique – for shortnose sturgeon you could summarize information about its status as threatened, that it is an anadromous species and is know to spawn from mid-February to midMarch, etc. the more info you can provide the better, I want to see that you learned something about the species] Field Notes: [this is for when we actually collect a specimen of a species so you won’t have this section for all of the fishes in the list. For the ones that we do collect, here you summarize the sites where we saw it, what kind of habitat it was associated with, did we get a lot or just a few, etc. Order: Acipenseriformes Family: Acipenseridae Atlantic Sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Lepisosteiformes Family: Lepisosteidae Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus Adult longnose gar Juvenile longnose gar Identification characteristics: Elongated, cylindrical body, mouth/snout extremely long, and upper jaw overhangs bottom (kind of like an over-bite). Unique caudal fin – heterocercal. Has spots on the snout, on its back, and on all of the fins. Juveniles, or smaller longnose gar like the one that we caught had a black/dark band on the side extending the length of the body….. Ganoid scales. Distribution: Definitely occurs in the Edisto River; Black water systems, with sluggish currents; also can occur in oxbow lakes; found in the eastern region of the U.S. In SC, occurs throughout coastal plain and piedmont, all the way down to the coast because they also occur in estuaries Habitat: sluggish waters….. Biology/Ecology: Special connection with the gas bladder to the mouth so they can gulp air and occur in low oxygen environments; Field Notes: One small, less than 1 year old individual caught at the South Fork Edisto River site in Aiken State Park – lots of tree debris, fallen branches, leaf litter, and root nodules along the swampy bank area off from the main channel Order: Amiiformes Family: Amiidae Bowfin Amia calva [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Anguilliformes Family: Anguillidae American Eel Anguilla rostrata [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Clupeiformes Family: Clupeidae Blueback herring Alosa aestivalus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Clupeiformes Family: Clupeidae Atlantic/American Shad Alosa sapidissima [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Clupeiformes Family: Clupeidae Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepediamum [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Clupeiformes Family: Clupeidae Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Bannerfin shiner Cyprinella leedsi [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Whitefin shiner Cyprinella nivea [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Rosyface chub Hybopsis rubrifrons [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Dusky Shiner Notropis cumminasae Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Ironcolor shiner Notropis chalybaeus Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Taillight shiner Notropis maculatus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Creek Chub Semotilus atramaculatus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Catostomidae Creek chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Catostomidae Lake chubsucker Erimyzon sucetta [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Catostomidae Northern Hog Sucker Hypentelium nigricans [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Catostomidae Spotted Sucker Minytrema melanops [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cypriniformes Family: Catostomidae Notchlip Redhorse Maxostoma collapsum [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae Snail Bullhead Ameiurus brunneus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae White bullhead Ameiurus catus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae Yellow Bullhead Ameiurus natalis [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae Flat Bullhead Ameiurus platycephalus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae Speckled Madtom Noturus leptacanthus Identification characteristics: slightly compressed dorso-ventrally, especially in the head region; rounded caudal fin (with speckling); general body shape small, long, slender; upper jaw protrudes over lower jaw, mandibular whiskers; naked (no scales); single prominent dorsal spine and pectoral spines Distribution: Caught one in the South Fork of Edisto; also occur Habitat: sluggish waters off the main channel…. Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: lots of tree debris, fallen branches, leaf litter, and root nodules along the swampy bank area off from the main channel Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae Marginated Madtom Noturus insignis [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Siluriformes Family: Ictaluridae Flathead Catfish Pylosixria olivaris [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Esociformes Family: Esocidae Redfin Pickerel Esox americanus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Esociformes Family: Esocidae Chain Pickerel Esox niger [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Esociformes Family: Umbridae Eastern mudminnow Umbra pygmaea [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Percopsiformes Family: Aphredoderidae Pirate Perch Aphediderus sayanus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Atheriniformes Family: Atherinopsidae Brook Silverside Ladidestes sicculus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Atheriniformes Family: Atherinopsidae Inland Silverside Menidia beryllina [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Fundulidae Lined Topminnow Fundulus lineatus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Cyprinodontiformes Family: Poeciliidae Mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Elassomatidae Bluebarred pygmy sunfish Elassoma okatie [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Elassomatidae Banded pygmy sunfish Elassoma zonatum Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: [so far this was caught at the first Edisto site] Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Mud Sunfish Acantharchus pomotis [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Flier Centrarchus macropterus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Blackbanded Sunfish Enneacanthus chaetodon [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Bluespotted Sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Green Sunfish Lepomis cyanellus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Pumpkinseed Sunfish Lepomis gibbosus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Dollar Sunfish Lepomis marginatus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Warmouth Lepomis gulosus Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: [so far collected at Edisto site] Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Buegill Lepomis macrochirus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Spotted Sunfish Lepomis puntatus Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: [so far collected at Edisto site] Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Redbreast Sunfish Lepomis auritus Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: [so far caught at first Edisto site and Sand River] Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Centrarchidae Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Percidae Swamp Darter Etheostoma fusiforme [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Percidae Tessellated Darter Etheostoma olmstedi [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Percidae Yellow Perch Perca flavescens [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Perciformes Family: Percidae Blackbanded Darter Percina nigrofasciata [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: Order: Plueronectiformes Family: Achiridae Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus [insert images] Identification characteristics: Distribution: Habitat: Biology/Ecology: Field Notes: