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John Lyons
University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Curator of Fishes
john.lyons@dnr.state.wi.us

John Lyons has contributed 4,512 photos to this site.

John D. Lyons took over 4,500 photos of 175 Wisconsin fish, carefully including multiple side views, as well as top views, bottom views, front views, views of important aspects, and many identification photos to which he added helpful annotations. He assembled thorough information on every one of these fish, creating detailed physical descriptions and comparison tables showing how a fish differed from similar species. And he put it all into one amazing web site, http://www.wiscfish.org. The site even offers a free CD to help with fish identification. We are grateful for the support of this site by the University of Wisconsin, Center for Limnology, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant

The BayScience Foundation was pleased to Award http://www.wiscfish.org and its creator Website of the Month for January, 2006.

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Ameiurus natalis (Bullhead)

Percopsis omiscomaycus (Silver Chub)

Notemigonus crysoleucas (Golden Shiner)

Notropis rubellus (Carmine Shiner)

Rhinichthys cataractae (Great Lakes Longnose Dace)

Micropterus dolomieu (Bass)

Notropis blennius (Poor Minnow)

Aphredoderus sayanus (Pirate Perch)

Hybognathus hankinsoni (Brassy Minnow)

Sander canadensis (Pike Perch)

Couesius plumbeus (Bottlefish)

Erimyzon oblongus (Creek Chubsucker)

Fundulus dispar (Northern Starhead Topminnow)

Esox masquinongy (Allegheny River Pike)

Couesius plumbeus (Bottlefish)

Coregonus zenithicus (Lake Superior Longjaw)

Notropis texanus (Weed Shiner)

Hypentelium nigricans (Northern Hog Sucker)

Erimyzon sucetta (Lake Chubsucker)

Etheostoma zonale (Banded Darter)

Moxostoma carinatum (River Redhorse)

Sander canadensis (Pike Perch)

Ameiurus nebulosus (Brown Bullhead)

Catostomus catostomus catostomus (Black Sucker)

Lepomis gulosus (Warmouth)

Coregonus hoyi (Bloater)

Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Sand Sturgeon)

Clinostomus elongatus (Redside Dace)

Phoxinus eos (Northern Redbelly Dace)

Percina caprodes (Log Perch)

Notropis stramineus (Sand Shiner)

Phoxinus neogaeus (Bronze Minnow)

Percina caprodes (Log Perch)

Oncorhynchus mykiss (Baiser)

Notemigonus crysoleucas (Golden Shiner)

Lepomis megalotis (Creek Perch)

Cottus cognatus (Anadyr Sculpin)

Notropis hudsonius (Shiner)

Lampetra appendix (American Brook Lamprey)

Polyodon spathula (Duckbill Cat)

Myoxocephalus thompsonii (Deepwater Sculpin)

Moxostoma valenciennesi (Greater Redhorse)

Coregonus hoyi (Bloater)

Notropis nubilus (Ozark Minnow)

Ameiurus nebulosus (Brown Bullhead)

Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Sand Sturgeon)

Etheostoma microperca (Least Darter)

Notropis wickliffi (Channel Shiner)

Coregonus johannae (Deepwater Cisco)

Rhinichthys atratulus obtusus (Blacknose Dace)

Salmo salar (Atlantic Salmon)

Catostomus commersonii (Black Mullet)

Ameiurus nebulosus (Brown Bullhead)

Etheostoma chlorosoma (Bluntnose Darter)

Lepomis humilis (Orangespotted Sunfish)

Ichthyomyzon unicuspis (Silver Lamprey)

Notropis blennius (Poor Minnow)

Coregonus hoyi (Bloater)

Ichthyomyzon unicuspis (Silver Lamprey)

Ctenopharyngodon idella (Gardd Carp)

Labidesthes sicculus (Brook Silverside)

Macrhybopsis storeriana (Silver Chub)

Notropis chalybaeus (Ironcolor Shiner)

Labidesthes sicculus (Brook Silverside)

Anguilla rostrata (American Eel)

Clinostomus elongatus (Redside Dace)

Alosa pseudoharengus (Alewife)

Etheostoma asprigene (Mud Darter)

Lepisosteus platostomus (Shortnose Gar)

Opsopoeodus emiliae emiliae (Pugnose Minnow)

Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Common Mullet)

Hybognathus hankinsoni (Brassy Minnow)

Ictiobus niger (Black Buffalo)

Ammocrypta clara (Western Sand Darter)

Opsopoeodus emiliae emiliae (Pugnose Minnow)

Sander vitreus (Animals)

Anguilla rostrata (American Eel)

Phoxinus neogaeus (Bronze Minnow)

Pimephales notatus (Bluntnose Minnow)

Notropis wickliffi (Channel Shiner)

Phoxinus neogaeus (Bronze Minnow)

Proterorhinus marmoratus (Tube-Nosed Goby)

Percina shumardi (River Darter)

Carpiodes velifer (Highfin Carpsucker)

Notropis heterodon (Blackchin Shiner)

Salmo salar (Atlantic Salmon)

Luxilus chrysocephalus (Striped Shiner)

Notropis heterodon (Blackchin Shiner)

Etheostoma zonale (Banded Darter)

Lepomis cyanellus (Green Sunfish)

Notropis atherinoides (common Emerald Shiner)

Crystallaria asprella (Crystal Darter)

Carassius auratus auratus (Edible Goldfish)

Phoxinus erythrogaster (Southern Redbelly Dace)

Opsopoeodus emiliae emiliae (Pugnose Minnow)

Coregonus nigripinnis (Blackfin Cisco)

Cyprinella lutrensis (Red Shiner)

Notropis stramineus (Sand Shiner)

Etheostoma caeruleum (Rainbow Darter)

Cyprinella lutrensis (Red Shiner)

Moxostoma macrolepidotum (Common Mullet)

Cyprinella spiloptera (Spotfin Shiner)

Pimephales vigilax (Bullhead Minnow)

Morone mississippiensis (Barfish)

Umbra limi (Central Mudminnow)

Coregonus johannae (Deepwater Cisco)

Pimephales vigilax (Bullhead Minnow)

Percina caprodes (Log Perch)

Ichthyomyzon fossor (Northern Brook Lamprey)

Ameiurus nebulosus (Brown Bullhead)

Percina shumardi (River Darter)

Notropis wickliffi (Channel Shiner)

Lampetra appendix (American Brook Lamprey)

Ichthyomyzon unicuspis (Silver Lamprey)

Esox americanus vermiculatus (Grass Pickerel)

Polyodon spathula (Duckbill Cat)

Pungitius pungitius (Barnstickle)

Anguilla rostrata (American Eel)

Last Revised: October 06, 2008