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Appendix (continued)
Fishes of Glacier National Park
Classification and common scientific names are from: "A List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States and Canada," American Fisheries Society Publication No. 2, 1960.
Key to symbols:
N Species native to at least one major drainage of the Park.I Non-native species, having been introduced into Park waters by man.
S A species of sporting qualities and valued for recreational angling.
1 Waterton Drainage
2 Belly River Drainage
3 Swiftcurrent Drainage
4 St. Mary Drainage
5 Two Medicine Drainage
6 Middle Fork Flathead River Drainage (exclusive of McDonald Valley)
7 McDonald Valley Drainage
8 North Fork Flathead River Drainage
Family Salmonidae (trouts, whitefishes, and grayling)
Lake Whitefish, Coregonus clupeaformis (I) (1, 2, 3, 4, 7)Pygmy Whitefish, Prosopium coulteri (N) (7)
Mountain Whitefish, Prosopium williamsoni (N) (S) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Kokanee (Sockeye) Salmon, Oncorhyncus nerka (I) (S) (3, 7, 8)
Cutthroat Trout, Salmo clarki (N) (S) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Rainbow Trout, Salmo gairdneri (I) (S) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7)
Brook Trout, Salvelinus fontinalis (I) (S) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Dolly Varden, Salvelinus malma (N) (S) (1, 2, 3. 4, 6, 7, 8)
*Lake Trout, Salvelinus namaycush W (N) (S) (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8)Arctic Grayling, Thymallus arcticus (I) (S) (2, 8)
Family Esocidae (pikes)
Northern pike, Esox lucius (N) (S) (1, 2, 3)Family Cyprinidae (minnows and carps)
Longnose Dace, Rhinichthys cataractae (N) (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)Northern Pearl Dace*, Margariscus margarita (N) (3, 5)
*Redside Shiner, Richardsonius balteatus (N) (7, 8)Streamline Chub, Hybopsis dissimilis (N) (1, 3)
Northern Squawfish, Ptychochellus oregonensis (N) (7, 8)
Family Catostomidae (suckers)
White Sucker, Catostomus commersoni (N) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)Largescale Sucker, Catostomus macrocheilus (N) (6, 7, 8)
Longnose Sucker, Catostomus catostomus (N) (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Family Gadidaie (codfishes and hakes)
Burbot, Lota lota (N) (S) (1, 4)Family Cottidae (sculpins)
Mottled sculpin, Cottus bairdi (N) (5, 6, 7, 8)Spoonhead sculpin, Cottus ricei (N) (1, 2, 3, 4)
*Illustrated
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