Pipestone National Monument - Fish (U.S. National Park Service)

NPS

Annual Fish Survey

Twenty-six species of fish are present within the waters of Pipestone Creek. Pipestone Creek provides habitat for the federally endangered Topeka Shiner, a minnow averaging 2-3 inches in length.Due to the rare nature of the Topeka shiner, monitoring is conducted annually to assess the health of the Pipestone Creek population.

The following species have been documented in Pipestone Creek within the national monument:

Family
Common Name Scientific name

Minnows and Carps (Cyprinidae)
Topeka Shiner	Notropis topeka
Central Stoneroller	Campostoma anomalum
Common Carp	Cyprinus carpio
Brassy Minnow	Hybognathus hankinsoni
Common Shiner	Luxilus cornutus
Bigmouth Shiner	Notropis dorsalis
Red Shiner	Cyprinella lutrensis
Sand Shiner	Notropis ludibundus
Southern Redbelly Dace	Phoxinus erthrogaster
Bluntnose Minnow	Pimephales notatus
Fathead Minnow	Pimephales promelas
Blacknose Dace	Rhinichthys atratulus
Creek Chub	Semotilus atromaculatus
Sunfishes (Centrarchidae)
Bluegill	Lepomis macrochirus
Green Sunfish	Lepomis cyanellus
Orangespotted Sunfish	Lepomis humilis
Black Crappie	Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Suckers and Redhorses (Catostomidae)
River Carpsucker	Carpiodes carpio
White Sucker	Catostomus commersoni
Topminnows and Killifishes (Fundulidae)
Plains Topminnow	Fundulus sciadicus
Pikes (Esocidae)
Northern Pike	Esox lucius
Sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae)
Brook Stickleback	Culaea inconstans
Perches, Darters, and Walleye (Percidae)
Johnny Darter	Etheostoma nigrum
North American Catfishes (Ictaluridae)
Black Bullhead	Ameiurus melas
Tadpole Madtom	Noturus gyrinus
Stonecat	Noturus flavus