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The least darter (Etheostoma microperca), is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a darter from the subfamily Etheostomatinae, part of the family Percidae, which also contains the perches, ruffes and pikeperches. It is generally found in lakes and streams in northeastern part of the United States and along the Mississippi River systems.
With the Winnebago System sturgeon population thriving, fisheries managers recognized the need to spur recovery of the species in the Milwaukee River and in select other sites around the Great Lakes.
The lack of sturgeon sightings above Estabrook falls highlights the need for improving fish passage on the Milwaukee River.
A new fish passage around the Kletzsch Dam has opened up 54 miles of water for fish to swim upstream. The project is one of many to restore Milwaukee's area of concern.
Predators of this species consist of almost any piscivorous fish species that have a jaw gape large enough to fit the 3.5-inch redfin shiner. Redfin shiners are an important species since they are a significant part of the diet of numerous game fish in the eastern United States. Other predators consist of any mammals, reptiles, and birds that ...
The fauna of Illinois include a wide variety of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, fish and insects (not listed). The state bird is the Northern cardinal. The state insect is the monarch butterfly. The state animal is the white-tailed deer. The state fish is the bluegill. The state fossil is the tully monster.
The Milwaukee River watershed includes more than 700 total miles of river, of which roughly 45% are considered impaired. There are 18 miles of streams used by trout to feed, spawn and reproduce.
Edwards River; Elm River; Embarras River (Illinois) Fox River (Illinois River tributary), northern Illinois; Fox River (Little Wabash tributary), southern Illinois; Galena River; Grand Calumet River; Green River; Henderson Creek; Hickory Creek; Illinois River; Indian Creek; Iroquois River; Jackson Creek; Kankakee River; Kaskaskia River ...