Fishes of Canada's National Capital Region
Checklist
The following list includes all the species known to occur in the NCR.
The names follow the American Fisheries Society list (Nelson et al., 2004).
See also Desroches (2009) and Brisson et al. (2009) for some proposed
French name changes. One species that may have reached the NCR in the
past is the American Shad (Alose savoureuse, Alosa sapidissima (Wilson,
1811)). The construction of the dam at Carillon on the Ottawa River below the
NCR blocked migrations of this species (MacDonald, 1938; Provost et al., 1984). Some
species records have been discredited, such as one for Lepomis megalotis
(Rafinesque, 1820) in Lee et al. (1980) which was an error of labeling
(Coad, 1985a) but note that Chabot and Caron (1996) map this fish from the
Ottawa River (voucher specimens are needed). Other records may also be in error and have not been confirmed by
specimens, or a listing may include species for a trans-boundary drainage yet to
be found in the NCR, e.g. the cyprinids Notropis bifrenatus, Lythrurus
umbratilis, Rhinichthys atratulus, and Campostoma anomalum
from the Kemptville Creek drainage in Schueler et al. (1996). Certain species are excluded as they do not establish permanent
populations. These are the oscar (Astronotus ocellatus (Agassiz,
1831)) and a pacu or piranha, both discarded aquarium fishes (Anonymous, 1999c;
Barker, 1999; Bonenfant, 1999; Duquette, 1999; Renaud and Berkowitz, 1999;
Renaud and Phelps, 1999; 2001). The blind
cave fish from Carleton University groundwater was an April Fool's joke (Anonymous,
1994). Concern has been expressed about the live sale for food of Asian carp
(probably Bighead Carp, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis (Richardson, 1845)) in
Ottawa stores. There is potential for escapes into local waters where this fish
could seriously affect native species (Singer, 2003).
|
Scientific name/Nom scientifique |
English name/Nom anglais |
French name/Nom français |
|
Petromyzontidae |
Lampreys |
Lamproies |
|
1. Ichthyomyzon castaneus Girard, 1858 |
Chestnut Lamprey |
Lamproie brune |
|
2. Ichthyomyzon fossor Reighard and Cummins, 1916 |
Northern Brook Lamprey |
Lamproie du nord |
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3. Ichthyomyzon unicuspis Hubbs and Trautman, 1937 |
Silver Lamprey |
Lamproie argentée |
|
4. Lampetra appendix (DeKay,1842) |
American Brook Lamprey |
Lamproie de l'est |
|
Acipenseridae |
Sturgeons |
Esturgeons |
|
1. Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817 |
Lake Sturgeon |
Esturgeon jaune |
|
Lepisosteidae |
Gars |
Lépisostés |
|
1. Lepisosteus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Longnose Gar |
Lépisosté osseux |
|
Amiidae |
Bowfins |
Poissons-castors |
|
1. Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766 |
Bowfin |
Poisson-castor |
|
Hiodontidae |
Mooneyes |
Laquaiches |
|
1. Hiodon tergisus Lesueur, 1818 |
Mooneye |
Laquaiche argentée |
|
Anguillidae |
Freshwater Eels |
Anguilles d'eau douce |
|
1. Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur, 1817) |
American Eel |
Anguille d'Amérique |
|
Clupeidae |
Herrings |
Harengs |
|
1. Alosa pseudoharengus (Wilson, 1811) |
Alewife |
Gasparaeau |
|
Cyprinidae |
Carps and Minnows |
Carpes et Ménés |
|
1. Carassius auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Goldfish |
Carassin |
|
2. Cyprinella spiloptera (Cope, 1867) |
Spotfin Shiner |
Méné bleu |
|
3. Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758 |
Common Carp |
Carpe |
|
4. Hybognathus hankinsoni Hubbs, 1929 |
Brassy Minnow |
Méné laiton |
|
5. Hybognathus regius Girard, 1856 |
Eastern Silvery Minnow |
Méné d'argent |
|
6. Luxilus cornutus (Mitchill, 1817) |
Common Shiner |
Méné à nageoires rouges |
|
7. Margariscus margarita (Cope, 1867) |
Pearl Dace |
Mulet perlé |
|
8. Nocomis biguttatus (Kirtland, 1840) |
Hornyhead Chub | Tête à taches rouges |
|
9. Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814) |
Golden Shiner |
Méné jaune |
|
10. Notropis atherinoides Rafinesque, 1818 |
Emerald Shiner |
Méné émeraude |
|
11. Notropis heterodon (Cope, 1865) |
Blackchin Shiner |
Menton noir |
|
12. Notropis heterolepis Eigenmann and Eigenmann, 1893 |
Blacknose Shiner |
Museau noir |
|
13. Notropis hudsonius (Clinton, 1824) |
Spottail Shiner |
Queue à tache noir |
|
14. Notropis rubellus (Agassiz, 1850) |
Rosyface Shiner |
Tête rose |
|
15. Notropis stramineus (Cope, 1865) |
Sand Shiner |
Méné paille |
|
16. Notropis volucellus (Cope, 1865) |
Mimic Shiner |
Méné pâle |
|
17. Phoxinus eos (Cope, 1862) |
Northern Redbelly Dace |
Ventre rouge du nord |
|
18. Phoxinus neogaeus Cope, 1867 |
Finescale Dace |
Ventre citron |
|
19. Pimephales notatus (Rafinesque, 1820) |
Bluntnose Minnow |
Ventre-pourri |
|
20. Pimephales promelas Rafinesque, 1820 |
Fathead Minnow |
Tête-de-boule |
|
21. Rhinichthys cataractae (Valenciennes, 1842) |
Longnose Dace |
Naseux de rapides |
|
22. Semotilus atromaculatus (Mitchill, 1818) |
Creek Chub |
Mulet à cornes |
|
23. Semotilus corporalis (Mitchill, 1817) |
Fallfish |
Ouitouche |
|
Catostomidae |
Suckers |
Catostomes |
|
1. Carpiodes cyprinus (Lesueur, 1817) |
Quillback |
Couette |
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2. Catostomus catostomus (Forster, 1773) |
Longnose Sucker |
Meunier rouge |
|
3. Catostomus commersonii (Lacepède, 1803) |
White Sucker |
Meunier noir |
|
4. Moxostoma anisurum (Rafinesque, 1820) |
Silver Redhorse |
Chevalier blanc |
|
5. Moxostoma carinatum (Cope, 1870) |
River Redhorse |
Chevalier de rivière |
|
6. Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Lesueur, 1817) |
Shorthead Redhorse |
Chevalier rouge |
|
7. Moxostoma valenciennesi Jordan, 1885 |
Greater Redhorse |
Chevalier jaune |
|
Ictaluridae |
North American Catfishes |
Barbottes et Barbues |
|
1. Ameiurus natalis (Lesueur, 1819) |
Yellow Bullhead |
Barbotte jaune |
|
2. Ameiurus nebulosus (Lesueur, 1819) |
Brown Bullhead |
Barbotte brune |
|
3. Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque, 1818) |
Channel Catfish |
Barbue de rivière |
|
4. Noturus flavus Rafinesque, 1818 |
Stonecat |
Barbotte de rapides |
|
5. Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill, 1817) |
Tadpole Madtom |
Chat-fou brun |
|
6. Noturus insignis (Richardson, 1836) |
Margined Madtom |
Chat-fou liséré |
|
Esocidae |
Pikes |
Brochets |
|
1. Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758 |
Northern Pike |
Grand brochet |
|
2. Esox masquinongy Mitchill, 1824 |
Muskellunge |
Maskinongé |
|
Umbridae |
Mudminnows |
Umbres |
|
1. Umbra limi (Kirtland, 1840) |
Central Mudminnow |
Umbre de vase |
|
Osmeridae |
Smelts |
Éperlans |
|
1. Osmerus mordax (Mitchill, 1814) |
Rainbow Smelt |
Éperlan arc-en-ciel |
|
2. Osmerus spectrum Cope, 1870 |
Pygmy Smelt |
Éperlan nain |
|
Salmonidae |
Trouts and Salmons |
Truites et Saumons |
|
1. Coregonus artedi Lesueur, 1818 |
Cisco |
Cisco de lac |
|
2. Coregonus clupeaformis (Mitchill, 1818) |
Lake Whitefish |
Grande corégone |
|
3. Oncorhynchus clarkii (Richardson, 1836) |
Cutthroat Trout |
Truite fardée |
|
4. Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum, 1792) |
Rainbow Trout |
Truite arc-en-ciel |
|
5. Salmo salar Linnaeus, 1758 |
Atlantic Salmon |
Saumon Atlantique |
|
6. Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758 |
Brown Trout |
Truite brune |
|
7. Salvelinus alpinus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Arctic Charr |
Omble chevalier |
|
8. Salvelinus fontinalis (Mitchill, 1814) |
Brook Trout |
Omble de fontaine |
|
9. Salvelinus namaycush (Walbaum, 1792) |
Lake Trout |
Touladi |
|
Percopsidae |
Trout-perches |
Omiscos |
|
1. Percopsis omiscomaycus (Walbaum, 1792) |
Trout-perch |
Omisco |
|
Gadidae |
Cods |
Morues |
|
1. Lota lota (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Burbot |
Lotte |
|
Atherinopsidae |
New World Silversides |
Poissons d'argent |
|
1. Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865) |
Brook Silverside |
Crayon d'argent |
|
Fundulidae |
Topminnows |
Fondules |
|
1. Fundulus diaphanus (Lesueur, 1817) |
Banded Killifish |
Fondule barré |
|
Gasterosteidae |
Sticklebacks |
Épinoches |
|
1. Culaea inconstans (Kirtland, 1840) |
Brook Stickleback |
Épinoche à cinq épines |
|
2. Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Threespine Stickleback |
Épinoche à trois épines |
|
3. Pungitius pungitius (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Ninespine Stickleback |
Épinoche à neuf épines |
|
Cottidae |
Sculpins |
Chabots |
|
1. Cottus bairdii Girard, 1850 |
Mottled Sculpin |
Chabot tacheté |
|
Centrarchidae |
Sunfishes |
Achigans et Crapets |
|
1. Ambloplites rupestris (Rafinesque, 1817) |
Rock Bass |
Crapet de roche |
|
2. Lepomis gibbosus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Pumpkinseed |
Crapet-soleil |
|
3. Lepomis macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 |
Bluegill |
Crapet arlequin |
|
4. Micropterus dolomieu Lacepède, 1802 |
Smallmouth Bass |
Achigan à petite bouche |
|
5. Micropterus salmoides (Lacepède, 1802) |
Largemouth Bass |
Achigan à grande bouche |
|
6. Pomoxis nigromaculatus (Lesueur, 1829) |
Black Crappie |
Marigane noir |
|
Percidae |
Perches |
Perches et Dards |
|
1. Etheostoma exile (Girard, 1859) |
Iowa Darter |
Dard à ventre jaune |
|
2. Etheostoma flabellare Rafinesque, 1819 |
Fantail Darter |
Dard barré |
|
3. Etheostoma nigrum Rafinesque, 1820 |
Johnny Darter |
Raseux-de-terre noir |
|
4. Etheostoma olmstedi Storer, 1842 |
Tessellated Darter |
Raseux-de-terre gris |
|
5. Perca flavescens (Mitchill, 1814) |
Yellow Perch |
Perchaude |
|
6. Percina caprodes (Rafinesque, 1818) |
Logperch |
Fouille-roche zébré |
|
7. Percina copelandi (Jordan, 1877) |
Channel Darter |
Fouille-roche gris |
|
8. Sander canadensis (Griffith and Smith, 1834) |
Sauger |
Doré noir |
|
9. Sander vitreus (Mitchill, 1818) |
Walleye |
Doré jaune |
|
Sciaenidae |
Drums and Croakers |
Tambours |
|
1. Aplodinotus grunniens Rafinesque, 1819 |
Freshwater Drum |
Malachigan |
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