Get to know the freshwater fishes and mussels in Elgin County. Learn how to identify them, the habitat they live in, and Best Stewardship Practices for maintaining healthy populations of these rare gems of Carolinian Canada.
Freshwater Fish and Mussel in Elgin County
- Black Redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei)
- Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta pellucida)
- Lake Sturgeon, Great Lakes - Upper St. Lawrence Population (Acipenser fulvescens)
- Northern Madtom (Noturus stigmosus)
- Silver Chub (Macrhybopsis storeriana)
- Freshwater Mussels
Species Identification Resources
Freshwater Fish:
- The Ontario Freshwater Fishes Life History Database
- Carolinian Canada's, Saving our Fishes: What you can do to help
- Your local Conservation Authority
Freshwater Mussels & Crayfish
- Photo Field Guide to the Freshwater Mussels of Ontario (St. Thomas Field Naturalists)
- Carolinian Canada's, Saving our Mussels: What you can do to help
- OMNR Molluscs Quick Reference Guide
- Canadian Freshwater Mussel Guide App
- Ontario Nature's, Crayfish of Ontario ID Guide
- Your local Conservation Authority
Where to Submit Observations?
Species at Risk and Significant Species should be reported to the Natural Heritage Information Centre (NHIC) through their online reporting form. Multiple observations can be submitted by downloading and completing a template spreadsheet. Visit the NHIC website here.
For more information on SARA permitting related to the collection and identification of at-risk freshwater mussels and fish, contact Shawn Staton at the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Shawn.Staton@dfo-mpo.gc.ca or 905-315-5275.