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Farabee, G. B. (1979). Life histories of important sport and commercial fishes of the Upper Mississippi River. Page 259 in J. L. Rasmussen, ed. A Compendium of Fishery Information on the Upper Mississippi River, 2nd edition, Upper Mississippi River Conservation Commission.

This section of the Compendium presents a brief summary of the known life history characteristics of sixteen major sport and commercial fish species or species groups in the Upper Mississippi River. The life history of each species or species group has been divided into seven categories: fecundity and breeding habits, life history, age and growth, age and size at maturity, survival ability, relative importance to the fishery, and management implications. These categories are provided for the convenience of the reader, to enable a quick, brief review of existing information. Detailed information on the relative value of these species to the sport and commercial fishery can be found in Sections VI and VII of this Compendium, respectively. The data compiled in this Section has generally been gathered from surveys and research conducted on the Mississippi River by UMRCC biologists. However, in cases where Mississippi River data were (SIC) not available, other sources were used. [abstract generated by bibliography authors]