Sycamore Island - Species Guide

The flora and fauna known to be on Sycamore Island as a result of observations from the 2011 "Sycamore Island Management Plan," and observations by staff and volunteers since its publication.

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Taxonomy
« Back To Ray-finned Fishes Class Actinopterygii
- Minnows, Suckers, Carps, and Loaches Order Cypriniformes
  - 9 Suborder Catostomoidei
  - 7 Suborder Cyprinoidei

Common Carp ¹
Cyprinus carpio

Emerald shiner ²
Notropis atherinoides

Mimic shiner ³
Notropis volucellus

Channel Shiner ⁴
Notropis wickliffi

Bluntnose Minnow
Pimephales notatus

Spotfin Shiner ⁵
Cyprinella spiloptera

Streamline Chub ⁶
Erimystax dissimilis

Northern Hog Sucker ⁷
Hypentelium nigricans

Silver Redhorse ⁸
Moxostoma anisurum

Moxostoma carinatum ⁹

Black Redhorse ¹⁰
Moxostoma duquesnei

Golden Redhorse ¹¹
Moxostoma erythrurum

River carpsucker ⁶
Carpiodes carpio

River Carpsucker ¹²
Carpiodes cyprinus

Highfin carpsucker ¹¹
Carpiodes velifer

Smallmouth Buffalo ²
Ictiobus bubalus

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Sycamore Island - Species Guide

Common Carp 1 Cyprinus carpio

Emerald shiner 2 Notropis atherinoides

Mimic shiner 3 Notropis volucellus

Channel Shiner 4 Notropis wickliffi

Bluntnose Minnow Pimephales notatus

Spotfin Shiner 5 Cyprinella spiloptera

Streamline Chub 6 Erimystax dissimilis

Northern Hog Sucker 7 Hypentelium nigricans

Silver Redhorse 8 Moxostoma anisurum

Moxostoma carinatum 9

Black Redhorse 10 Moxostoma duquesnei

Golden Redhorse 11 Moxostoma erythrurum

River carpsucker 6 Carpiodes carpio

River Carpsucker 12 Carpiodes cyprinus

Highfin carpsucker 11 Carpiodes velifer

Smallmouth Buffalo 2 Ictiobus bubalus