The following list is taken from O. L. Wallis, 1966,
Long Range Aquatic Resources Management Plan, Isle Royale National
Park, 1966-1975.
Oligotrophic lakes are deep, cold, and clear, with
low nutrient levels and small amounts of plankton (microscopic plants
and animals). Eutrophic lakes are shallower (to 10 feet), warm, and
colored, with high nutrient levels, abundant plankton, and much aquatic
vegetation. Dystrophic lakes are the shallowest (usually less than 5
feet), warm, and brown, with high nutrient levels, abundant plankton,
and vegetation established in the shallow water around the entire
shore.
Where a species has been recorded in only one lake of
a given biological type, that lake is named. A dot indicates that it has
been found in more than one lake of that type.
Symbols: *nonnative, †not recently reported,
boldfaceforms restricted to Isle Royale |
Lake Superior | Oligotrophic lakes |
Eutrophic lakes | Dystrophic lakes |
Unclassified lakes |
*Sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus | • |
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Lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens | • |
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Alewife, Alosa pseudoharengus | • |
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Lake Desor cisco, Coregonus artedii spp. |
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Lake Superior cisco (herring), Coregonus artedii arcturus |
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Sargent Lake cisco, Coregonus artedii sargenti |
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Siskiwit Lake cisco, Coregonus bartletti |
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Shortjaw cisco, Coregonus zenithicus | • |
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Bloater, Coregonus hoyi | • |
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Kiyi, Coregonus kiyi | • |
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Superior blackfin cisco (bluefin), Coregonus nigripinnis cyanopterus | • |
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Great Lakes whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis clupeaformis | • |
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Inland lakes whitefish, Coregonus chupeaformis neohantoniensis |
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Lake Desor whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis dustini |
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Round whitefish (menominee), Prosopium cylindraceum quadrilaterale | • |
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Pigmy whitefish, Prosopium coulteri | • |
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*Rainbow trout (steelhead), Salmo gairdneri irideus | • |
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†Brown trout, Salmo trutta | • |
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Brook trout (coasterlake-run form), Salvelinus fontinalis | • | • |
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Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush namaycush | • | Siskiwit |
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Siscowit, Salvelinus namaycush siscowet | • |
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*American smelt, Osmerus eperlanus mordax | • |
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White sucker, Catostomus commersoni commersoni | • | • | • | • |
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Longnose sucker, Catostomus catostomus catostomus | • |
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Creek chub, Semotilus atromaculatus atromaculatus |
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Northern pearl dace, Semotilus margarita nachtriebi |
| Desor | Forbes |
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Harvey Lake pearl dace, Semotilus margarita koelzi |
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Lake chub, Hybopsis plubea | • | Desor |
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Longnose dace, Rhinichythys cataractae | • |
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Finescale dace, Chrosomus neogaeus | • |
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Northern redbelly dace, Chrosomus eos | • |
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Golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas auratus | • | • | • |
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Emerald shiner (intergrade), Notropis atherinoides acutus X N. a. atherinoides | • | Siskiwit |
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Northern spottail shiner, Notropis hudsonius hudsonius | • | • | • |
| Beaver Chickenbone Hatchet Whittlesey |
Blackchin shiner, Notropis heterodon | • |
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Northern mimic shiner, Notropis volucellus volucellus | • | Richie |
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Northern blacknose shiner, Notropis heterolepis heterolepis | • | • | • | • | Beaver Benson |
Harvey Lake blacknose shiner, Notropis heterolepis regalis |
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Northern fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas promelas |
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Harvey Lake fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas harveyensis |
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Northern pike, Esox lucius | • | • | • | • | Beaver Benson Chickenbone George Whittlesey |
†Muskellunge, Esox masquinongy | • |
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Burbot (lawyer), Lota lota | • | Siskiwit |
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Trout perch, Percopsis amiscomaycus | • | • |
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Yellow perch, Perca flavescens | • | • | • | • | Chickenbone Whittlesey |
Walleye, Stizostedion vitreum vitreum | • |
| Dustin |
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Northern logperch, Percina caprodes semifasciata | • | Siskiwit | Dustin |
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Iowa darter, Etheostoma exile |
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Pumpkinseed, Lepomis gibbosus | • | Richie | Mason |
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*Black crappie, Pomoxis nigromaculatus | • |
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Fourhorn sculpin, Myoxocephalus quadricornis thompsoni | • |
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Spoonhead sculpin, Cottus ricei | • | • |
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Mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi | • |
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Slimy sculpin, Cottus cognatus | • | • | Mason |
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Brook stickleback, Cuhea inconstans | • | • |
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Ninespine stickleback, Pungitius pungitius | • | • |
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