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An Atlas of Illinois Fishes

150 Years of Change

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Lake Michigan, winding creeks, sprawling swamps, and one of the world's great rivers—Illinois's variety of aquatic habitats makes the Prairie State home to a diverse array of fishes. The first book of its kind in over forty years, An Atlas of Illinois Fishes is a combination of nature guide and natural history. It provides readers with an authoritative resource based on the extensive biological data collected by scientists since the mid-1850s. Each of the entries on Illinois's 217 current and extirpated fish species offers one or more color photographs; maps depicting distributions at three time periods; descriptions of identifying features; notes on habitat preference; and comments on distribution. In addition, the authors provide a pictorial key for identifying Illinois fishes.

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.

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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...

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