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UMESC - LTRMP Reports - Fish - Open River - Total Catch by Gear Type

Fish Reports

tree 2003 Report

Table 3.5

Total catches, by gear type, of fish collected in the Open River of the Upper Mississippi River during 2004. See Table 2.5 for the list of sampling gears actually deployed in this study reach.


Common name Scientific name D F M HS HL T TOTAL
Chestnut lamprey
Ichthyomyzon castaneus
3
-
-
1
-
-
4
Shovelnose sturgeon
Scaphirhynchus platorynchus
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Paddlefish
Polyodon spathula
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Spotted gar
Lepisosteus oculatus
1
1
2
-
-
-
4
Longnose gar
Lepisosteus osseus
3
2
-
-
-
-
5
Shortnose gar
Lepisosteus platostomus
67
22
22
3
6
-
120
Bowfin
Amia calva
1
-
-
-
1
-
2
Goldeye
Hiodon alosoides
34
-
15
-
-
-
49
Mooneye
Hiodon tergisus
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Skipjack herring
Alosa chrysochloris
19
-
15
-
-
-
34
Gizzard shad
Dorosoma cepedianum
682
24
873
-
2
-
1581
Threadfin shad
Dorosoma petenense
30
2
22
-
-
-
54
Grass carp
Ctenopharyngodon idella
-
-
-
7
5
-
12
Red shiner
Cyprinella lutrensis
42
-
62
-
-
-
104
Blacktail shiner
Cyprinella venusta
2
-
1
-
-
-
3
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
202
13
74
154
134
-
577
Silver carp
Hypopthalmichthys molitrix
15
-
105
-
1
-
121
Speckled chub
Macrhybopsis aestivalis
1
1
14
-
-
-
16
Silver chub
Macrhybopsis storeriana
1
-
5
-
-
-
6
Emerald shiner
Notropis atherinoides
164
-
245
-
-
-
409
River shiner
Notropis blennius
20
-
26
-
-
-
46
Silverband shiner
Notropis shumardi
1
-
10
-
-
-
11
Sand shiner
Notropis stramineus
2
-
2
-
-
-
4
Weed shiner
Notropis texanus
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
Channel shiner
Notropis wickliffi
26
-
208
-
-
-
234
Bluntnose minnow
Pimephales notatus
-
-
5
-
-
-
5
Bullhead minnow
Pimephales vigilax
3
-
11
-
-
-
14
Creek chub
Semotilus atromaculatus
-
-
2
-
-
-
2
River carpsucker
Carpiodes carpio
43
2
1
-
14
-
60
Blue sucker
Cycleptus elongatus
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
Smallmouth buffalo
Ictiobus bubalus
21
1
5
3
155
-
185
Bigmouth buffalo
Ictiobus cyprinellus
10
2
1
-
13
-
26
Black buffalo
Ictiobus niger
11
1
9
2
44
-
67
Shorthead redhorse
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
1
-
4
-
1
-
6
Unidentified Catostomidae (suckers)
Catostomidae sp.
-
-
25
-
-
-
25
Black bullhead
Ameiurus melas
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
Blue catfish
Ictalurus furcatus
7
2
-
13
6
-
28
Channel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
43
2
94
206
98
-
443
Freckled madtom
Noturus nocturnus
2
-
3
-
-
-
5
Flathead catfish
Pylodictis olivaris
14
2
3
11
9
-
39
Rainbow smelt
Osmerus mordax
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
Blackstripe topminnow
Fundulus notatus
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Western mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
10
-
9
-
-
-
19
Inland silverside
Menidia beryllina
8
-
-
-
-
-
8
White bass
Morone chrysops
22
-
116
-
-
-
138
Flier
Centrarchus macropterus
-
-
13
-
-
-
13
Green sunfish
Lepomis cyanellus
7
-
8
-
-
-
15
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
2
-
1
-
-
-
3
Orangespotted sunfish
Lepomis humilis
5
-
10
-
-
-
15
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
14
2
54
-
-
-
70
Longear sunfish
Lepomis megalotis
13
-
3
-
-
-
16
Spotted bass
Micropterus punctulatus
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Largemouth bass
Micropterus salmoides
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
White crappie
Pomoxis annularis
2
2
25
1
1
-
31
Black crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
-
1
17
-
-
-
18
Johnny darter
Etheostoma nigrum
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
Logperch
Percina caprodes
-
-
3
-
-
-
3
Sauger
Stizostedion canadense
8
1
5
1
-
-
15
Freshwater drum
Aplodinotus grunniens
94
18
590
3
19
-
724
Unidentified
Unidentified
-
-
15
-
-
-
15
1667
101
2738
405
509
0
5420

Sampling gears:
D - Day electrofishing
F - Fyke netting
M - Mini fyke netting
HS - Small hoop netting
HL - Large hoop netting


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