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Fish Species List

Fish

Common Name

Scientific Name

American eel Anguilla rostrata
American shad Alosa sapidissima
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
Brown bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus
Brown trout Salmo trutta
Chain pickerel Esox niger
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
Common carp Cyprinus carpio
Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
Hickory shad Alosa mediocris
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides
Muskellunge Esox masquinongy
Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus
Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu
Striped bass Morone saxatilis
Walleye Stizostedion vitreum
White sucker Catostomus commersoni
Yellow perch Perca flavescens

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New Hope, PA 18938
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Michael Ginder, Executive Director

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