Fishes of the Wildlands
This is the list of Fish found in Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park and Connected Systems - contact Park for further information
Common Logperch
The common logperch (Percina caprodes), sometimes simply known as the logperch, is a fish species in the family Percidae. Like other logperches, it has the typical vertical barring along the flank and a subterminal mouth.
Iowa Darter
Etheostoma exile (Iowa darter) is a species of freshwater fish in the perch family (Percidae) of order Perciformes. The Iowa darter, along with about 17 other species of darters, is native to the lakes and streams of Iowa.
Johnny Darter
The johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum) is a species of darter native to shallow waters throughout North America east of the Rocky Mountains.
Walleye
Walleye (Sander vitreus, synonym Stizostedion vitreum) is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the Northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European Zander, also known as the pikeperch. The walleye is sometimes called the yellow walleye to distinguish it from the blue walleye, which is a subspecies that was once ...more ↓
Yellow Perch
The yellow perch (Perca flavescens), commonly referred to as perch, is a freshwater perciform fish native to much of North America. The yellow perch was described in 1814 by Samuel Latham Mitchill from New York. It is closely related, and morphologically similar to the European perch (Perca fluviatilis); and is sometimes considered a subspecies of its European ...more ↓
Freshwater Sculpins
Cottus is a genus of the sculpin family Cottidae. They are often referred to as the "freshwater sculpins", as they are the principal genus of sculpins to be found in fresh water. They are native to the Palearctic and Nearctic.
Mottled Sculpin
The mottled sculpin (Cottus bairdii) is a freshwater sculpin (family Cottidae) found widely although unevenly throughout North America.
Slimy sculpin
The slimy sculpin, Cottus cognatus, is a freshwater species of fish belonging to the family Cottidae, which is the largest sculpin family. They usually inhabit cold rocky streams or lakes across North America, ranging from the Great Lakes, southeast Minnesota, northeast Iowa, southwest Wisconsin and northeast Canada. Slimy sculpins have also been found roaming the cold streams ...more ↓
Spoonhead Sculpin
The spoonhead sculpin (Cottus ricei) is a North American freshwater fish of the family Cottidae that lives in the United States and Canada. This species is not as common as its cousin species the mottled sculpin.
Nine-spined Stickleback
The ninespine stickleback (Pungitius pungitius), also called the ten-spined stickleback, is a freshwater species of fish in the Gasterosteidae family that inhabits temperate waters. It is widely but locally distributed throughout Eurasia and North America. Despite its name, the number of spines can vary from 8 to 12.
Brook stickleback
The brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) is a small freshwater fish that is distributed across the US and Canada. It grows to a length of about 2 inches. It occupies the northern part of the eastern United States, as well as the southern half of Canada. Small populations are scattered throughout the Mississippi-Great Lakes basin extending to Colorado, New Mexico, Kentucky, ...more ↓
