Scientifically up-to-date and illustrated with over 240 color photos, An Atlas of Illinois Fishes is a benchmark in the study of Illinois's ever-changing fish communities and the habitats that support them.
|xv Acknowledgments
1 Purpose and Scope
3 Setting the Scene
12 A Historical Perspective of Illinois Fishes
17 Fish Morphology
20 Organization of Illinois Family and Species Accounts
21 Methods for Mapping Species Distributions
26 Key to the Families of Illinois Fishes
41 LAMPREYS (Family Petromyzontidae)
42 Key to the Lampreys
46 Ohio Lamprey, Itchthyomyzon bdellium
47 Chestnut Lamprey, Ichthyomyzon castaneus
48 Northern Brook Lamprey, Ichthyomyzon fossor
49 Silver Lamprey, Ichthyomyzon unicuspis
50 Least Brook Lamprey, Lampetra aepyptera
51 American Brook Lamprey, Lethenteron appendix
52 Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
53 STURGEONS (Family Acipenseridae)
54 Key to the Sturgeons
56 Lake Sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens
57 Pallid Sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus albus
58 Shovelnose Sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
59 PADDLEFISHES (Family Polyodontidae)
60 Paddlefish, Polyodon spathula
61 GARS (Family Lepisosteidae)
62 Key to the Gars
64 Alligator Gar, Atractosteus spatula
65 Spotted Gar, Lepisosteus oculatus
66 Longnose Gar, Lepisosteus osseus
67 Shortnose Gar, Lepisosteus platostomus
68 BOWFINS (Family Amiidae)
69 Bowfin, Amia calva
70 FRESHWATER EELS (Family Anguillidae)
71 American Eel, Anguilla rostrata
72 MOONEYES (Family Hiodontidae)
73 Key to the Mooneyes
74 Goldeye, Hiodon alosoides
75 Mooneye, Hiodon tergisus
76 SHADS AND HERRINGS (Family Clupeidae)
77 Key to the Shad and Herrings
79 Alabama Shad, Alosa alabamae
80 Skip Jack Herring, Alosa chrysochloris
81 Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus
82 Gizzard Shad, Dorosoma cepedianum
83 Threadfin Shad, Dorosoma petenense
84 SUCKERS (Family Catostomidae)
85 Key to the Suckers
94 River Carpsucker, Carpiodes carpio
95 Quillback, Carpiodes cyprinus
96 Highfin Carpsucker, Carpiodes velifer
97 Longnose Sucker, Catostomus catostomus
98 White Sucker, Catostomus commersonii
99 Blue Sucker, Cycleptus elongatus
100 Western Creek Chubsucker, Erimyzon claviformis
101 Lake Chubsucker, Erimyzon sucetta
102 Northern Hog Sucker, Hypentelium nigricans
103 Smallmouth Buffalo, Ictiobus bubalus
104 Bigmouth Buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus
105 Black Buffalo, Ictiobus niger
106 Spotted Sucker, Minytrema melanops
107 Silver Redhorse, Moxostoma anisurum
108 River Redhorse, Moxostoma carinaturm
109 Black Redhorse, Moxostoma...