Fish

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