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Black crappie, male in spawning colors, side view photo with black background

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Brown bullhead side view photo with black background

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

Orangethroat darter male in spawning colors, side view photo with black background

Darters

Etheostoma, Percina, Ammocrypta, and Crystallaria spp.

Monkey Face Mussel

Freshwater Mussels

Bivalve molluscs in order Unionoida

giant floater

Giant Floater

Pygandon grandis

Photo of several prosobranch pond snails crawling on a rock.

Gilled Aquatic Snails (Prosobranch Pond Snails)

Over 20 Missouri species in former subclass Prosobranchia

Goldfish side view photo with black background

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

No photo available

Hydras

Various species in the genus Hydra

lilliput

Lilliput

Toxolasma parvus

Longnose darter side view photo with black background

Longnose Darter

Percina nasuta

Endangered

Southern redbelly dace male in spawning colors, side view photo with black background

Minnows

Notropis, Cyprinella, Hybognathus, Luxilus, and others

Photograph of several mosquito larvae resting at water surface

Mosquito Larvae

There are about 50 species of mosquitoes in our state.

pistolgrip

Pistolgrip (Buckhorn)

Tritogonia verrucosa

pond mussel

Pond Mussel

Ligumia subrostrata

Shortnose gar side view photo with black background

Shortnose Gar

Lepisosteus platostomus

Photo of a pink planarian on a rock.

Turbellarians (Planarians; Free-Living Flatworms)

Species in genera Dugesia, Planaria, etc.

Photo of a single water strider

Water Striders

Aquarius remigis; also species in the genus Gerris

White crappie male, side view photo with black background

White Crappie

Pomoxis annularis

white heelsplitter

White Heelsplitter

Lasmigona complanata

Zebra Mussel

Zebra Mussel

Dreissena polymorpha

Invasive