Wildlife

Fish
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Common Name Scientific Name Little Bennett Creek Mainstem Dark Branch Sopers Branch
Eels (Anguillidae)
American eel Anguilla rostrata X    
Minnows (Cyprinidae)
Blacknose dace Rhinichthys atratulus X X X
Bluntnose minnow Pimephales notatus X    
Central stoneroller Campostoma amomalum X X X
Common shiner Luxilus cornutus X   X
Creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus X X X
Cutlips minnow Exoglossum maxilingua X    
Fallfish Semotilus corporalis X    
Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae X X X
Rosyside dace Clinostomus funduloides X X X
Silverjaw minnow Notropis buccatus X    
Spotfin shiner Cyprinella spilotreta X    
Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius X    
Swallowtail shiner Notropis procne X    
Suckers (Catostomidae)
Northern hogsucker Hypentelium nigricans X   X
White sucker Catastomus commersoni X    
Trout and salmon (Salmonidae)
Brown trout Salmo trutta X X X
Sculpins (Cottidae)
Blue Ridge sculpin Cottus caerulemeontum X X X
Potomac sculpin Cottus giardi X X X
Sunfish (Centrarchidae)
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus X    
Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus X    
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides X    
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus X    
Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris X    
Perch and darters (Percidae)
Fantail darter Etheostoma flaballare X X X
Greenside darter Etheostoma blennioides X    
Tessellated darter Etheostoma olmstedi X