Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 79 total documented species.
Noturus exilis
Slender Madtom
Very Common0.68 obs.
Cottus carolinae
Banded Sculpin
Very Common0.68 obs.
Luxilus pilsbryi
Duskystripe Shiner
Very Common0.6 obs.
Micropterus dolomieu
Bass
Very Common0.6 obs.
Etheostoma flabellare
Fantail Darter
Very Common0.6 obs.
Fundulus catenatus
Northern Studfish
Common0.6 obs.
Nocomis biguttatus
Hornyhead Chub
Common0.6 obs.
Lepomis aquilensis
Common0.6 obs.
No image
Ambloplites constellatus
Bass
Common0.6 obs.
Etheostoma spectabile
Orangethroat Darter
Common0.6 obs.
Fundulus olivaceus
Blackspotted Topminnow
Common0.6 obs.
No image
Noturus albater
Ozark Madtom
Occasional0.6 obs.
Etheostoma caeruleum
Rainbow Darter
Occasional0.48 obs.
No image
Notropis nubilus
Ozark Minnow
Occasional0.4 obs.
Notropis telescopus
Telescope Shiner
Occasional0.4 obs.
Notropis percobromus
Carmine Shiner
Occasional0.4 obs.
Lepomis cyanellus
Green Sunfish
Occasional0.4 obs.
Eurycea lucifuga
Cave Salamander
Rare0.29 obs.
Rudbeckia hirta
Blackeyed Susan
Rare0.21 obs.
Lepomis macrochirus
Sunfish
Rare0.2 obs.
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