Arboretum Fish

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Arboretum Fish

Body:

gold fish in pond

Fish of The University of Guelph Arboretum.

Observers E.K. Balon and D.L.G. Noakes (1983) with counts from Victoria Woods Pond and Wild Goose Pond both of which are human-made ponds.

Common & Scientific Names of Fish Species found within The Arboretum
Common Name	Scientific Name	Vic Woods / Wild Goose
Central Mudminnow	Umbra limi	10,000+ / 248
Fathead Minnow	Pimephales promelas	20,000+ / 10,000+
Brook Stickleback	Culaea inconstans	20,000+ / 37
Golden Shiner	Notemigonus crysoeucas	0 / 10,000+
Blackchin Shiner	Notropis heterodon	0 / 5,000+
Yellow Perch	Perca flavescens	0 / 500+
Least Darter	Etheostoma microperca	0 / 64
Pumpkinseed Sunfish	Lepomis gibbosus	0 / 15,000+
Banded Killifish	Lepomis gibbosus	0 / 2,048
Rainbow Trout	Salmo gairdneri	1 / 0

We also have goldfish in some ponds including the David G. Porter Memorial Japanese Garden [1].

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250 Arboretum Road
Guelph, ON N1G 2W1
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The land where The Arboretum now grows has been home to plants and animals for thousands of years. It was home to Indigenous peoples long before settlers arrived. We recognize the traditional, ancestral, and treaty lands of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee, Attawandaron, and Mississaugas of the Credit peoples, as well as the Dish with One Spoon covenant covering the Between the Lakes Treaty 3 lands on which the University of Guelph and The Arboretum now sit. We are honoured to work on and care for this land.

Source URL:https://arboretum.uoguelph.ca/collectionsandresearch/biodiversityfish

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/arboretum/collectionsandresearch/gardens