Peoria Lake

What’s swimming here?

Fish recorded within 2 km: Silver Carp, Round Goby, Grass Carp and 1 more species.

4 fish species in 12 public records within 2 km of Peoria Lake since 2000.

• Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrixNon-nativefrom outside the US, established here
  6 records · 2015
• Round Goby Neogobius melanostomusNon-nativefrom outside the US, established here
  4 records · 2021
• Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idellaNon-nativefrom outside the US, established here
  1 record · 2015
• Bighead Carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilisNon-nativefrom outside the US, established here
  1 record · 2015

Non-native: the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database lists the species as introduced to the Lower Illinois-Senachwine Lake watershed.

Data: GBIF.org occurrence records, CC0 and CC BY only (GBIF dataset). Common names: USGS NAS. Non-native flags: USGS NAS. These are sightings and specimens people reported, not a survey: a fish missing from the list may still live here.