Freshwater Fishes of Howell Woods

as of October 27, 2003

Gars-Lepisosteidae

• Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus)

Bowfins-Amiidae

• Bowfin (Amia calva)

Freshwater eels-Anguillidae

• American eel (Anguilla rostrata)

Herrings-Clupeidae

• Hickory shad (Alosa mediocris)
• American shad (Alosa sapidissima)
• Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum)

Carps and minnows-Cyprinidae

• Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Bullhead Catfishes-Ictaluridae

• Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)
• Madtom - species unknown
• Brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus)

Pikes-Esocidae

• Redfin pickerel (Esox americanus)
• Chain pickerel (Esox niger)

Temperate basses-Moronidae

• White perch (Morone americana)

Sunfishes-Centrarchidae

• Rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris)
• Flier (Centrarchus macropterus)
• Redbreast sunfish (Lepomis auritus)
• Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus)
• Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus)
• Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus)
• Warmouth (Lepomis gulosus)
• Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
• Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus)
• Longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis)

Livebearers-Poeciliidae

• Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)