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Cumberland Gap National Historical ParkVisitors step back in time on the Hensley Settlement tour.
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Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Fish

Fish Known to Occur in

Cumberland GapNational Historical Park

 

 

Family   Petromyzontidae

Lampetra aepyptera  (Least Brook Lamprey)

 

Family   Salmonidae

Salvelinus fotinalis(Brook Trout)

 

Family   Cyprinidae

Campostoma anomalum(Central Stoneroller)

Cyprinella galactura(Whitetail Shiner)

Cyprinus carpio(Common Carp)

Luxilus chrysocephalus(Striped Shiner)

Notropis buccatus(Silverjaw Minnow)

Phoxinus cumberlandensis(Blackside Dace)

Phoxinus erythrogaster(Southern Redbelly Dace)

Pimephales notatus(Bluntnose Minnow)

Rhinichthys atratulus(Blacknose Dace)

Semotilus atromaculatus(Creek Chub)

 

Family   Catostomidae

Catostomus commersonii  (White Sucker)

Hypentelium nigricans(Northern Hog Sucker)

 

Family   Atherinopsidae

Labidesthes sicculus  (Brook Silverside)

 

Family   Centrarchidae

Ambloplites rupestris  (Rock Bass)

Lepomis gulosus(Warmouth)

Lepomis macrochirus(Bluegill)

Lepomis megalotis(Longear Sunfish)

Micropterus punctulatus(Spotted Bass)

Micropterus salmoides(Largemouth Bass)

 

Family   Percidae

Etheostoma caeruleum  (Rainbow Darter)

Etheostoma flabellare(Fantail Darter)

Etheostoma kennicotti(Stripetail Darter)

Etheostoma sagitta sagitta(Arrow Darter)

Perca flavescens(Yellow Perch)

 

Family   Cottidae

Cottus carolinae(Banded Sculpin)

 

 


Taxonomic nomenclature from  http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/

Elijah Gibbons cabin at Hensley Settlement  

Did You Know?
Hensley Settlement is located on a plateau nearly 1,000 feet higher than the Pinnacle Overlook! Ranger-guided tours visit this historic log cabin settlement mid-May through the end of October.

Last Updated: December 06, 2007 at 09:14 EST