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. 2013 Sep 29;41(6):947–960. doi: 10.1007/s10745-013-9568-x
English name Scientific name Ojibway name
American beaver Castor canadensis Ahmik
American black bear Ursus americanus Mukwa
American mink Mustela vison Zhongwyzh
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Migisi
Black squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Makade
Bloater Coregonus hoyi
Carp Cyprinus carpio Niigijiinh
Chinook salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Cisco spp. Coregonus spp. Bemidewishkawed
Coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch Maazhi-namegos
Common muskrat Odatra zibethicus Wazhushk
Common strawberry Fragaria virginiana Odemin
Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus Waabooz
Eastern wolf Canis lupus Maengun
Fisher Martes pennanti
Lake herring Coregonus artedii Okeyawis
Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Maame
Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush Namegos
Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Miitgookamaig
Large mouth bass Micrpterus salmoides Maannashigan
Muskellunge Esox masquinongy Maaskinoozhe
North American porcupine Erethizon dorsatum Gawg
Northern pike Esox lucieus Gidagaa-ganozhii
Northern raccoon Procyon lotor Ehiban
Pickerel/walleye Sander vitreus Ogaa
Pine marten Martes martes Wabizhashi
Rainbow smelt Osmerus mordax Biijimaagozens
Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Namegoshens
Red fox Vulpes vulpes Miskwaawaagosh
River otter Lutra canadensis Nigig
Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus Bine
Small mouth bass Micrpterus dolomieu Ashigan
Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus Waabooz
Splake Salvelinus namaycush X Salvelinus fontinalis
Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis Zhigaag
Sucker spp. Catostomus spp. Namebin
Sweet-flag Acorus americanus Weekah
White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus Wawashkeshshi
Wild leek Allium tricoccum
Yellow perch Perca flavescens Ashigan