Lower Illinois Watershed Species

Lower Illinois Watershed - 07130011

Common Name	Scientific Name	Origin	Occurrence	Source
Banded Sculpin	Cottus carolinae	Native	Current	NatureServe

Bighead Carp	Hypophthalmichthys nobilis	Exotic	Current	USGS NAS

Bigmouth Buffalo	Ictiobus cyprinellus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Bigmouth Shiner	Notropis dorsalis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Black Buffalo	Ictiobus niger	Native	Current	NatureServe

Black Bullhead	Ameiurus melas	Native	Current	NatureServe

Black Crappie	Pomoxis nigromaculatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Blackside Darter	Percina maculata	Native	Current	NatureServe

Blackstripe Topminnow	Fundulus notatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Blue Catfish	Ictalurus furcatus	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Bluegill	Lepomis macrochirus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Bluntnose Darter	Etheostoma chlorosoma	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Bluntnose Minnow	Pimephales notatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Bowfin	Amia calva	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Brook Silverside	Labidesthes sicculus	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Brown Bullhead	Ameiurus nebulosus	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Bullhead Minnow	Pimephales vigilax	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Burbot	Lota lota	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Central Stoneroller	Campostoma anomalum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Channel Catfish	Ictalurus punctatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Chestnut Lamprey	Ichthyomyzon castaneus	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Creek Chub	Semotilus atromaculatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Emerald Shiner	Notropis atherinoides	Native	Current	NatureServe

Fantail Darter	Etheostoma flabellare	Native	Current	NatureServe

Fathead Minnow	Pimephales promelas	Native	Current	NatureServe

Flathead Catfish	Pylodictis olivaris	Native	Current	NatureServe

Freckled Madtom	Noturus nocturnus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Freshwater Drum	Aplodinotus grunniens	Native	Current	NatureServe

Ghost Shiner	Notropis buchanani	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Gizzard Shad	Dorosoma cepedianum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Golden Redhorse	Moxostoma erythrurum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Golden Shiner	Notemigonus crysoleucas	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Goldeye	Hiodon alosoides	Native	Current	NatureServe

Goldfish X Common Carp	Carassius auratus x Cyprinus carpio	Exotic	Current	USGS NAS

Green Sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Highfin Carpsucker	Carpiodes velifer	Native	Current	NatureServe

Hornyhead Chub	Nocomis biguttatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Johnny Darter	Etheostoma nigrum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Lake Chubsucker	Erimyzon sucetta	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Lake Sturgeon	Acipenser fulvescens	Native	Current	NatureServe

Largemouth Bass	Micropterus salmoides	Native	Current	NatureServe

Logperch	Percina caprodes	Native	Current	NatureServe

Longnose Gar	Lepisosteus osseus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Mississippi Silvery Minnow	Hybognathus nuchalis	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Mooneye	Hiodon tergisus	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Mud Darter	Etheostoma asprigene	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Orangespotted Sunfish	Lepomis humilis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Orangethroat Darter	Etheostoma spectabile	Native	Current	NatureServe

Pirate Perch	Aphredoderus sayanus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Pugnose Minnow	Opsopoeodus emiliae	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Pumpkinseed	Lepomis gibbosus	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Quillback	Carpiodes cyprinus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Red Shiner	Cyprinella lutrensis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Redfin Pickerel	Esox americanus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Redfin Shiner	Lythrurus umbratilis	Native	Current	NatureServe

River Carpsucker	Carpiodes carpio	Native	Historic	NatureServe

River Shiner	Notropis blennius	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Rock Bass	Ambloplites rupestris	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Sand Shiner	Notropis stramineus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Sauger	Sander canadensis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Shoal Chub	Macrhybopsis hyostoma	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Shorthead Redhorse	Moxostoma macrolepidotum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Shortnose Gar	Lepisosteus platostomus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Silver Chub	Macrhybopsis storeriana	Native	Current	NatureServe

Silver Lamprey	Ichthyomyzon unicuspis	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Silver Redhorse	Moxostoma anisurum	Native	Current	NatureServe

Silverband Shiner	Notropis shumardi	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Skipjack Herring	Alosa chrysochloris	Native	Current	NatureServe

Slender Madtom	Noturus exilis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Slenderhead Darter	Percina phoxocephala	Native	Current	NatureServe

Slough Darter	Etheostoma gracile	Native	Current	NatureServe

Smallmouth Bass	Micropterus dolomieu	Native	Current	NatureServe

Smallmouth Buffalo	Ictiobus bubalus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Southern Redbelly Dace	Chrosomus erythrogaster	Native	Current	NatureServe

Spottail Shiner	Notropis hudsonius	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Spotted Gar	Lepisosteus oculatus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Starhead Topminnow	Fundulus dispar	Native	Current	NatureServe

Stonecat	Noturus flavus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Striped Shiner	Luxilus chrysocephalus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Suckermouth Minnow	Phenacobius mirabilis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Tadpole Madtom	Noturus gyrinus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Trout-perch	Percopsis omiscomaycus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Walleye	Sander vitreus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Warmouth	Lepomis gulosus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Western Blacknose Dace	Rhinichthys obtusus	Native	Current	NatureServe

Western Mosquitofish	Gambusia affinis	Native	Current	NatureServe

White Bass	Morone chrysops	Native	Current	NatureServe

White Crappie	Pomoxis annularis	Native	Current	NatureServe

White Sucker	Catostomus commersonii	Native	Current	NatureServe

Yellow Bass	Morone mississippiensis	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Yellow Bullhead	Ameiurus natalis	Native	Current	NatureServe

Yellow Perch	Perca flavescens	Native	Historic	NatureServe

Citation:
FishMap.org. 2025. Lower Illinois Watershed Species. Available online at http://fishmap.org/watershed/07130011.html - last accessed October 25, 2025.

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