Most natives species?

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Alabama and Tennessee are tied for the lead with over 300 species each; the exact number each state has fluctuates with current taxonomy. The runners up are the other southeastern and south central states, followed by the states in the Mississippi, Missouri, and Great Lakes drainages of the midwest. The northern Atlantic slope and the Pacific slope (west of the Rockies) have relatively few species.
 
Noto;4255276; said:
Alabama and Tennessee are tied for the lead with over 300 species each; the exact number each state has fluctuates with current taxonomy. The runners up are the other southeastern and south central states, followed by the states in the Mississippi, Missouri, and Great Lakes drainages of the midwest. The northern Atlantic slope and the Pacific slope (west of the Rockies) have relatively few species.
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We should include the invasive species...........
 
The rankings will be the same, except Florida will rise from being the least diverse southern state to one of the most diverse. About 1/3 of its freshwater species are exotic.
 
Noto;4255276;4255276 said:
Alabama and Tennessee are tied for the lead with over 300 species each; the exact number each state has fluctuates with current taxonomy. The runners up are the other southeastern and south central states, followed by the states in the Mississippi, Missouri, and Great Lakes drainages of the midwest. The northern Atlantic slope and the Pacific slope (west of the Rockies) have relatively few species.
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Noto that ranking system doesent have anything to do with the fact your from Tennessee does it?!? Lol.
 
I read an interesting article in our local newspaper pertaining to species diversity in the Maumee River - "Mr. Grabarkiewicz noted that the 6,350-square-mile Maumee River watershed is home to an amazing 94 species of fish, most of those being little fishes". This is just one river, not to mention Lake Erie that also contains a multitude of species as well - although I am not exactly sure how many. I guess I am biased towards Ohio, but we do have ALOT of species diversity when it comes to freshwater fish. You can read the whole article here: http://www.toledoblade.com/article/20100530/ART16/100539984

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