Fishes of Illinois

Can you name all the freshwater fishes that can be found in Illinois? Source:https://dnr.illinois.gov/education/wildaboutpages/wildaboutfishes/waffamilies.html

"Fish Groups" are based on taxonomic classifications.

Includes ALL fish species (native, non-native, baitfish etc.).

Regional "slang" names for fish will not be accepted, only the formal common name.

Hybrids or subspecies not included. Ex) splake

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Fish Group	Fish Species
Basses	Largemouth Bass
Basses	Rock Bass
Basses	Smallmouth Bass
Basses	Spotted Bass
Bowfins	Bowfin
Buffalos	Bigmouth Buffalo
Buffalos	Black Buffalo
Buffalos	Smallmouth Buffalo
Bullheads	Black Bullhead
Bullheads	Brown Bullhead
Bullheads	Yellow Bullhead
Carps	Bighead Carp
Carps	Black Carp
Carps	Common Carp
Carps	Goldfish
Carps	Grass Carp
Carps	Silver Carp
Carpsuckers	Highfin Carpsucker
Carpsuckers	Quillback Carpsucker
Carpsuckers	River Carpsucker
Catfishes	Blue Catfish
Catfishes	Channel Catfish
Catfishes	Flathead Catfish
Catfishes	Stonecat
Catfishes	White Catfish
Cavefishes	Shawnee Hills Cavefish
Chubs	Bigeye Chub
Chubs	Creek Chub
Chubs	Gravel Chub
Chubs	Hornyhead Chub
Chubs	Lake Chub
Chubs	River Chub
Chubs	Shoal Chub
Chubs	Sicklefin Chub
Chubs	Silver Chub
Chubs	Sturgeon Chub
Chubsuckers	Creek Chubsucker
Chubsuckers	Lake Chubsucker
Cichlids	Rio Grande Cichlid
Cods	Burbot
Coregonids	Bloater
Coregonids	Cisco
Coregonids	Lake Whitefish
Coregonids	Round Whitefish
Crappies	Black Crappie
Crappies	White Crappie
Daces	Eastern Blacknose Dace
Daces	Longnose Dace
Daces	Southern Redbelly Dace
Daces	Western Blacknose Dace
Darters	Banded Darter
Darters	Blackside Darter
Darters	Bluebreast Darter
Darters	Bluntnose Darter
Darters	Channel Darter
Darters	Cypress Darter
Darters	Dusky Darter
Darters	Eastern Sand Darter
Darters	Fantail Darter
Darters	Fringed Darter
Darters	Greenside Darter
Darters	Harlequin Darter
Darters	Iowa Darter
Darters	Johnny Darter
Darters	Least Darter
Darters	Mud Darter
Darters	Orangethroat Darter
Darters	Rainbow Darter
Darters	River Darter
Darters	Slenderhead Darter
Darters	Slough Darter
Darters	Spottail Darter
Darters	Stripetail Darter
Darters	Western Sand Darter
Drums	Freshwater Drum
Eels	American Eel
Gars	Alligator Gar
Gars	Longnose Gar
Gars	Shortnose Gar
Gars	Spotted Gar
Gobies	Round Goby
Herrings/Shads	Alabama Shad
Herrings/Shads	Alewife
Herrings/Shads	Gizzard Shad
Herrings/Shads	Skipjack Herring
Herrings/Shads	Threadfin Shad
Killifishes	Banded Killifish
Killifishes	Blackspotted Topminnow
Killifishes	Blackstripe Topminnow
Killifishes	Northern Studfish
Killifishes	Starhead Topminnow
Lampreys	American Brook Lamprey
Lampreys	Chestnut Lamprey
Lampreys	Least Brook Lamprey
Lampreys	Northern Brook Lamprey
Lampreys	Sea Lamprey
Lampreys	Silver Lamprey
Livebearers	Western Mosquitofish
Loaches	Oriental Weatherfish
Madtoms	Brindled Madtom
Madtoms	Freckled Madtom
Madtoms	Mountain Madtom
Madtoms	Northern Madtom
Madtoms	Slender Madtom
Madtoms	Tadpole Madtom
Minnows	Bluntnose Minnow
Minnows	Brassy Minnow~
Minnows	Bullhead Minnow
Minnows	Cypress Minnow
Minnows	Fathead Minnow
Minnows	Mississippi Silvery Minnow
Minnows	Ozark Minnow
Minnows	Plains Minnow
Minnows	Pugnose Minnow
Minnows	Silverjaw Minnow
Minnows	Suckermouth Minnow
Minnows	Western Silvery Minnow
Mooneyes	Goldeye
Mooneyes	Mooneye
Mudminnows	Central Mudminnow
Mullets	Striped Mullet
Paddlefishes	American Paddlefish
Perches	Northern Logperch
Perches	Sauger
Perches	Walleye
Perches	Yellow Perch
Pikes	Redfin Pickerel
Pikes	Muskellunge
Pikes	Northern Pike
Pirate-Perches	Pirate Perch
Pygmy Sunfishes	Banded Pygmy Sunfish
Redhorses	Black Redhorse
Redhorses	Golden Redhorse
Redhorses	Greater Redhorse
Redhorses	River Redhorse
Redhorses	Shorthead Redhorse
Redhorses	Silver Redhorse
Redhorses	Smallmouth Redhorse
Salmonids	Atlantic Salmon
Salmonids	Brook Trout
Salmonids	Brown Trout
Salmonids	Chinook Salmon
Salmonids	Coho Salmon
Salmonids	Lake Trout
Salmonids	Pink Salmon
Salmonids	Rainbow Trout
Sculpins	Banded Sculpin
Sculpins	Deepwater Sculpin
Sculpins	Mottled Sculpin
Sculpins	Slimy Sculpin
Shiners	Bigeye Shiner
Shiners	Bigmouth Shiner
Shiners	Blackchin Shiner
Shiners	Blacknose Shiner
Shiners	Blacktail Shiner
Shiners	Channel Shiner
Shiners	Common Shiner
Shiners	Emerald Shiner
Shiners	Ghost Shiner
Shiners	Golden Shiner
Shiners	Ironcolor Shiner
Shiners	Mimic Shiner
Shiners	Pallid Shiner
Shiners	Pugnose Shiner
Shiners	Red Shiner
Shiners	Redfin Shiner
Shiners	Ribbon Shiner
Shiners	River Shiner
Shiners	Rosyface Shiner
Shiners	Sand Shiner
Shiners	Silverband Shiner
Shiners	Spotfin Shiner
Shiners	Spottail Shiner
Shiners	Steelcolor Shiner
Shiners	Striped Shiner
Shiners	Taillight Shiner
Shiners	Weed Shiner
Silversides	Brook Silverside
Silversides	Inland Silverside
Smelts	Rainbow Smelt
Sticklebacks	Brook Stickleback
Sticklebacks	Ninespine Stickleback
Sticklebacks	Threespine Stickleback
Stonerollers	Central Stoneroller
Stonerollers	Largescale Stoneroller
Sturgeons	Lake Sturgeon
Sturgeons	Pallid Sturgeon
Sturgeons	Shovelnose Sturgeon
Suckers	Blue Sucker
Suckers	Longnose Sucker
Suckers	Northern Hog Sucker
Suckers	Spotted Sucker
Suckers	White Sucker
Sunfishes	Bantam Sunfish
Sunfishes	Bluegill
Sunfishes	Flier
Sunfishes	Green Sunfish
Sunfishes	Longear Sunfish
Sunfishes	Northern Sunfish
Sunfishes	Orangespotted Sunfish
Sunfishes	Pumpkinseed
Sunfishes	Redear Sunfish
Sunfishes	Spotted Sunfish
Sunfishes	Warmouth
Temperate Basses	Striped Bass
Temperate Basses	White Bass
Temperate Basses	White Perch
Temperate Basses	Yellow Bass
Trout-Perches	Trout-Perch

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