Bluegill in Wolftrap Run. NPS / Anna Tripp
Both the pond and Wolftrap Run are home to several species of fish. In April 2003 an inventory of fishes began.
The following fish have been identified either by park staff or by the National Capital Region Inventory and Monitoring Program as occurring in Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts:
Common Name Scientific Name
Eel, American
Anguilla rostrata
Shiner, golden
Notemigonus crysoleucas
Dace, rosyside
Clinostomus funduloides
Chub, creek
Semotilus atromaculatus
Fallfish
Semotilus corporalis
Chub, river
Nocomis micropogon
Stoneroller, central
Campostoma anomalum
Minnow, cutlips
Exoglossum maxillingua
Dace, blacknose
Rhinichthys atratulus
Dace, longnose
Rhinichthys cataractae
Minnow, eastern silvery
Hybognathus regius
Minnow, bluntnose
Pimephales notatus
Shiner, common
Luxilus cornutus
Shiner, satinfin
Cyprinella analostana
Shiner, spotfin
Cyprinella spiloptera
Shiner, comely
Notropis amoenus
Minnow, silverjaw
Notropis buccatus
Shiner, spottail
Notropis hudsonius
Shiner, swallowtail
Notropis procne
Shiner, rosyface
Notropis rubellus
Sucker, white
Catostomus commersoni
Chubsucker, creek
Erimyzon oblongus
Bullhead, yellow
Ameiurus natalis
Madtom, margined
Noturus insignis
Bass, smallmouth
Micropterus dolomieu
Sunfish, redbreast
Lepomis auritus
Sunfish, green
Lepomis cyanellus
Pumpkinseed
Lepomis gibbosus
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Darter, tessellated
Etheostoma olmstedi
Darter, glassy
Etheostoma vitreum
Total Species
31
