Captina Creek is a semi-large creek located in southeastern Ohio. Captina Creek is an important creek to the region and home to about 56 species of fish.

Ecology

Captina Creek is home to some 56 known species of fish. The surrounding area is also home to many diverse plant-life and rare and endangered species such as the bobcat

Bobcat

The bobcat is a North American mammal of the cat family Felidae, appearing during the Irvingtonian stage of around 1.8 million years ago . With twelve recognized subspecies, it ranges from southern Canada to northern Mexico, including most of the continental United States...

 and the Eastern Hellbender

Hellbender

The hellbender , also known as the hellbender salamander, is a species of giant salamander that is endemic to eastern North America...

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