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Fish Reports

tree 2005 Report

Table 3.5

Total catches, by gear type, of fish collected in the Open River of the Upper Mississippi River during 2005. See Table 2.5 for the list of sampling gears actually deployed in this study reach.

 

 

 

Common name
Scientific name
Day electrofishing
Fyke net
Mini fyke net
Small hoop net
Large hoop net
Trawling
Total
Shortnose gar Lepisosteus platostomus
83
32
1132
2
1
-
1250
Emerald shiner Notropis atherinoides
456
-
369
-
-
-
825
Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum
749
4
36
-
1
-
790
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus
32
5
56
333
29
-
455
Common carp Cyprinus carpio
200
-
-
77
62
-
339
Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens
100
3
100
4
2
-
209
Channel shiner Notropis wickliffi
18
-
151
-
-
-
169
Threadfin shad Dorosoma petenense
152
-
3
-
-
-
155
Smallmouth buffalo Ictiobus bubalus
25
-
-
29
56
-
110
Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis
41
-
67
-
-
-
108
River carpsucker Carpiodes carpio
55
2
7
22
18
-
104
White bass Morone chrysops
30
6
21
-
1
-
58
Black buffalo Ictiobus niger
21
-
-
24
6
-
51
Blacktail shiner Cyprinella venusta
32
-
14
-
-
-
46
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus
19
-
23
-
-
-
42
Blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus
21
-
-
5
12
-
38
Goldeye Hiodon alosoides
21
-
-
-
-
-
21
Bullhead minnow Pimephales vigilax
4
-
15
-
-
-
19
Bigmouth buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus
15
-
-
-
2
-
17
Silver carp Hypopthalmichthys molitrix
12
-
4
-
-
-
16
Skipjack herring Alosa chrysochloris
14
-
-
-
-
-
14
Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris
9
-
-
4
1
-
14
River shiner Notropis blennius
1
-
9
-
-
-
10
Orangespotted sunfish Lepomis humilis
7
-
3
-
-
-
10
Longear sunfish Lepomis megalotis
6
-
3
-
-
-
9
Grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idella
2
-
1
-
5
-
8
White crappie Pomoxis annularis
3
2
2
-
1
-
8
Western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis
4
-
3
-
-
-
7
Longnose gar Lepisosteus osseus
3
2
1
-
-
-
6
Blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus
5
-
-
-
-
-
5
Inland silverside Menidia beryllina
5
-
-
-
-
-
5
Sauger Stizostedion canadense
4
1
-
-
-
-
5
Spotted gar Lepisosteus oculatus
4
-
-
-
-
-
4
Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus
3
-
1
-
-
-
4
Warmouth Lepomis gulosus
2
-
2
-
-
-
4
Silverband shiner Notropis shumardi
-
-
3
-
-
-
3
Mooneye Hiodon tergisus
2
-
-
-
-
-
2
Chestnut lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
Bowfin Amia calva
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
Mississippi silvery minnow Hybognathus nuchalis
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
Speckled chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis
-
-
1
-
-
-
1
Spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
Logperch Percina caprodes
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
River darter Percina shumardi
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
Total by gear
 
2167
57
2027
500
197
0
4948

 


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