Contents 



Introduction ° 



The Aquarium ^^ 



Aquarium-hardy Michigan Fishes ^^ 



The Lampreys (Petromyzonid.^) 14 

 American Brook Lamprey (Entosphcnus lamottenii) ■ 14 



The Garpikes (Lepisosteidx) 16 



Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus) 16 



Shortnose Gar (Lepisosteus product us) 17 



The Bowlins (Amiidse) 17 



Dogfish (Amia calva) 18 



The Pikes (Esocids) 19 



Mud Pickerel (Esox vermiculatus) 19 



The KiUifishes (Cyprinodontid^) 20 



Western Banded KiUifish (Fundulus diaphanus menona) 20 



The Sticklebacks (Gasterosteidx) 21 



Brook Stickleback (Eucalia inconstans) 21 



The Sunfishes (Centrarchidx) 22 



Largemouth Bass (Huro salmoides) 23 



Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus macrochirus) 24 



Great Lakes Longear Sunfish (Lepomis megalotis peltastes) 2 5 



Pumpkinseed Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) 26 



The Perches (Percidas) 27 



Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) 27 



Central Johnny Darter (Boleosoma nigrum nigrum) 2 8 



Blackside Darter (Hadropterus viacidatus) 30 



Northern Rainbow Darter (Poecilichthys coeruletis) 30 



The Carps and Minnows (Cyprinidx) 32 



Carp (Cyprinus carpio) 32 



Goldfish (Carassius auratus) 33 

 Western Blacknose Dace (Khinichthys atratulus meleagris) 33 



Finescale Dace (Pfrille rteogaea) 34 



Northern Redbelly Dace (Cinosomiis eos) 34 



Southern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus erythrogaster) 3 5 

 Western Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucus auratus) 36 

 Northern Redfin Shiner (Notropis umbratilis cyanocephalus) 37 



Northern Steclcolor Shiner (Notropis spilopterus) 3 8 



Blackchin Shiner (Notropis heterodon) 39 

 Northern Blacknose Shiner (Notropis heterolepsis heterolepsis) 40 

 Central StoneroUer Minnow (Campostoma anomalum pullum) 40 



The Catfishes (Ameiuridae) 42 



Northern Black Bullhead (Ameiurus melas melas) 42 



Northern Brown Bullhead (Ameiurus nebtilosus nebulostn) 43 



Yellow Stonecat (Noturus flavus) 43 



Amphibians 45 



The Permanently Larval Salamanders (Proteidic) 45 



Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) 45 



