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Distribution of Fish Species in Maine

This series of maps depict the distribution of each of Maine's freshwater species across the state. Scatter plots are also provided for lake species to show the distribution of the species across lake size (surface area) and elevation gradients.
Click on a species below to get to the map and scatter plot.

 

 
Family

Scientific Name

Common Name

Catfish

Ameiurus nebulosus Brown bullhead
  Ameiurus catus White catfish
     
Cods Lota lota Cusk
     
Eels Anguilla rostrata American eel
     
Herrings Alosa aestivalis Blueback herring
  Alosa pseudoharengus Alewife
  Alosa sapidissima American shad
  Dorosoma cepidianum Gizzard shad
     
Killifish Fundulus diaphanus Banded killifish
  Fundulus heteroclitus Mummichog
     
Lamprey Petromyzon marinus Sea lamprey
     
Minnows/ Carp Couesius plumbeus Lake chub
  Cyprinus carpio Common carp
  Hybognathus regius Eastern silvery minnow
  Luxilus cornutus Common shiner
  Margariscus margarita Pearl dace
  Notemigonus crysoleucas Golden shiner
  Notropis atherinoides Emerald shiner
  Notropis bifrenatus Bridled shiner
  Notropis heterodon Blackchin shiner
  Notropis heterolepis Blacknose shiner
  Notropis hudsonius Spottail shiner
  Notropis rubellus Rosyface shiner
  Pimephales promelas Fathead minnow
  Phoxinus eos Northern redbelly dace
  Phoxinus neogaeus Finescale dace
  Scardinius erythrophthalmus Rudd
  Semotilus atromaculatus Creek chub
  Semotilus corporalis Fallfish
  Rhinichthys atratulus Blacknose dace
  Rhinichthys cataractae Longnose dace
     
Mudminnows Umbra limi Central mudminnow
     
Perch Etheostoma fusiforme Swamp darter
  Perca flavescens Yellow perch
  Sander vitreus Walleye
     
Pike / Pickerel Esox americanus americanus Redfin pickerel
  Esox lucius Northern pike
  Esox masquinongy Muskellunge
  Esox niger Chain pickerel
     
Rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax Rainbow smelt
     
Salmon / Trout Coregonus clupeaformis Lake whitefish
  Oncorhynchus mykiss Rainbow trout
  Prosopium cylindraceum Round whitefish
  Salmo salar Atlantic salmon
  Salmo salar sebago Landlocked Atlantic salmon
  Salmo trutta Brown trout
  Salvelinus alpinus Arctic char
  Salvelinus fontinalis Brook trout
  Salvelinus hybrid1 Splake
  Salvelinus namaycush Lake trout
     
Sculpins Cottus cognatus Slimy sculpin
     
Sea basses Morone americana White perch
  Morone saxatilis Striped bass
     
Sticklebacks Apeltes quadracus Fourspine stickleback
  Culaea inconstans Brook stickleback
  Gasterosteus aculeatus Threespine stickleback
  Pungitius pungitius Ninespine stickleback
     
Sturgeons Acipenser brevirostrum Shortnose sturgeon
  Acipenser oxyrhynchus Atlantic sturgeon
     
Suckers Catostomus catostomus Longnose sucker
  Catostomus commersoni White sucker
  Erimyzon oblongus Creek chubsucker
     
Sunfish / Bass Lepomis auritus Redbreast sunfish
  Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish
  Lepomis gibbosus Pumpkinseed
  Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill
  Micropterus dolomieu Smallmouth bass
  Micropterus salmoides Largemouth bass
  Pomoxis nigromaculatus Black crappie
  Ambloplites rupestris Rock bass
   


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