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All fishes reported from Illinois, United States (contiguous states)
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Table 1: 103 species currently present in the country/island (endemic, native, introduced, reintroduced);
Table 2: 0 species possibly present in the country/island (stray, questionable);
Table 3: 5 species demonstrated to be absent in the country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: 108 species reported from the country/island altogether.
Table 4: 108 species reported from the country/island altogether.
     
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Order Family Species Occurrence FishBase name Name in Country
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Ambloplites rupestrisnative Rock bass  
Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ameiurus nebulosusnative Brown bullhead  
Amiiformes Amiidae Amia calvanative Bowfin Choupique 
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Ammocrypta pellucidanative Eastern sand darter  
Anguilliformes Anguillidae Anguilla rostratanative American eel Freshwater eel 
Lepisosteiformes Lepisosteidae Atractosteus spatulanative Alligator gar Gemfish 
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Campostoma anomalumnative Central stoneroller  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Campostoma oligolepisnative Largescale stoneroller  
Carcharhiniformes Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus leucasnative Bull shark Cub shark 
Cypriniformes Catostomidae Carpiodes carpionative River carpsucker  
Centrarchiformes Centrarchidae Centrarchus macropterusnative Flier Flier bream 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Coregonus artedinative Cisco Lake herring 
Salmoniformes Salmonidae Coregonus hoyinative Bloater  
Perciformes/Cottoidei Cottidae Cottus carolinaenative Banded sculpin  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Couesius plumbeusnative Lake chub  
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Crystallaria asprellaextirpated Crystal darter  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Cyprinella lutrensisnative Red shiner  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Cyprinella spilopteranative Spotfin shiner  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Cyprinella venustanative Blacktail shiner  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Cyprinella whippleinative Steelcolor shiner  
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Dorosoma cepedianumnative American gizzard shad Eastern gizzard shad 
Clupeiformes Dorosomatidae Dorosoma petenensenative Threadfin shad  
Centrarchiformes Elassomatidae Elassoma zonatumnative Banded pygmy sunfish  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Erimystax x-punctatusnative Gravel chub  
Esociformes Esocidae Esox americanusnative Redfin pickerel Grass 
Esociformes Esocidae Esox luciusnative Northern pike American pike 
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Etheostoma camurumendemic Bluebreast darter  
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Etheostoma exilenative Iowa darter  
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Etheostoma gracilenative Slough darter  
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Etheostoma histrionative Harlequin darter  
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Etheostoma kennicottiendemic Stripetail darter  
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Etheostoma micropercanative Least darter  
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Etheostoma proeliarenative Cypress darter  
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Etheostoma spectabilenative Orangethroat darter  
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Etheostoma squamicepsendemic Spottail darter  
Perciformes/Percoidei Percidae Etheostoma zonalenative Banded darter  
Percopsiformes Amblyopsidae Forbesichthys agassiziinative Spring cavefish  
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae Fundulus diaphanusnative Banded killifish  
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae Fundulus disparnative Starhead topminnow Northern starhead topminnow 
Cyprinodontiformes Fundulidae Fundulus olivaceusendemic Blackspotted topminnow  
Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae Gambusia affinisnative Mosquitofish Mosquito Fish 
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Hybognathus argyritisnative Western silvery minnow  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Hybognathus hankinsoninative Brassy minnow  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Hybognathus hayinative Cypress minnow  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Hybognathus nuchalisnative Mississippi silvery minnow  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Hybognathus placitusnative Plains minnow  
Cypriniformes Leuciscidae Hybopsis amblopsnative Bigeye chub  
Cypriniformes Xenocyprididae Hypophthalmichthys molitrixintroduced Silver carp Carp 
Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae Ichthyomyzon bdelliumnative Ohio lamprey  
Siluriformes Ictaluridae Ictalurus furcatusnative Blue catfish Catfish 
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