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Biological Monitoring on the Root River
Site #1: Highway 38 and County Line Road, Racine County, Wisconsin
Number of fish collected by electroshocking, calculated IBI score, and biotic integrity rating for Site #1 on 12 June 2003, sampled between 1030 and 1325 hours.
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Common name |
Scientific name |
Number |
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Blacknose shiner |
Notropis heterolepis |
3 |
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Blackside darter |
Percina maculata |
1 |
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Bluegill |
Lepomis macrochirus |
1 |
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Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
1 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
12 |
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Creek chub |
Semotilus atromaculatus |
1 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
4 |
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
1 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
5 |
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Northern pike |
Esox lucius |
3 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
19 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
1 |
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Total |
|
52 |
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Number of species |
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12 |
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Calculated IBI |
|
5 |
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Biotic integrity rating |
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Very poor |
Species and sizes of fish collected by electrofishing at Site #1 on 12 June 2003. Deformitites were also noted.
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Common name |
Scientific name |
Total length (mm) |
Deformities |
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Blacknose shiner |
Notropis
heterolepis |
65 |
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Blacknose shiner |
Notropis
heterolepis |
65 |
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Blacknose shiner |
Notropis
heterolepis |
75 |
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Blacksided darter |
Percina maculata |
62 |
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Bluegill |
Lepomis macrochirus |
180 |
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Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
182 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
438 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
460 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
470 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
478 |
left opercle abrasion,
right opercle abnormality, right dorsal abnormality |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
560 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
585 |
head lesions |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
588 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
605 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
610 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
635 |
|
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
650 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
700 |
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Creek chub |
Semotilus
atromaculatus |
84 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
70 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
84 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
85 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
100 |
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
70 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
40 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
46 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
47 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
58 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
64 |
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Northern pike |
Esox lucius |
436 |
head lesions |
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Northern pike |
Esox lucius |
441 |
head abrasion |
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Northern pike |
Esox lucius |
503 |
mouth abrasion |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
86 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
102 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
104 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
106 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
107 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
138 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
153 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
161 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
164 |
deformed caudal fin |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
166 |
|
|
White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
195 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
204 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
245 |
lesion behind anal fin |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
245 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
248 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
269 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
335 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
385 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
410 |
tumor, anal fin
abrasion, right ventral abrasion |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
270 |
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Fish species found inhabiting Site #1 of the Root River arranged by size
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Common name |
< 60 mm |
60 - 175 mm |
176 - 400 mm |
> 400 mm |
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Alewife |
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Black bullhead |
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Black crappie |
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Blackchin shiner |
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Blacknose shiner |
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3 |
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Blackside darter |
|
1 |
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Bluegill |
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|
1 |
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Bluntnose minnow |
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Brown bullhead |
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|
1 |
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Brown trout |
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Carp |
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12 |
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Channel catfish |
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Creek chub |
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1 |
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Emerald shiner |
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Fathead minnow |
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Golden redhorse |
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Golden shiner |
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Goldfish |
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Green sunfish |
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4 |
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Iowa dartar |
|
1 |
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Johnny darter |
4 |
1 |
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Largemouth bass |
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Northern pike |
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3 |
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Rainbow trout |
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River redhorse |
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Rock bass |
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Sand shiner |
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Tadpole madtom |
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Trout-perch |
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White sucker |
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10 |
8 |
1 |
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Yellow bullhead |
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|
1 |
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Biotic indices and water quality assessment based on the abundance of macroinvertebrate taxa collected at Site #1 on 3 June 2003.
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Common name |
Order |
Family |
Species |
Number |
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Aquatic
dance fly (larva) |
Diptera |
Empididae |
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4 |
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Aquatic
dance fly (pupa) |
Diptera |
Empididae |
|
2 |
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Aquatic
sow bug (Isopod) |
Isopoda |
Asellidae |
Asellus intermedius |
1 |
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Aquatic
worm |
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10 |
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Blackfly larva |
Diptera |
Simuliidae |
Simulium vittatum |
1 |
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Caddisfly |
Trichoptera |
Hydropsychidae |
Cheumatopsyche
spp. |
33 |
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Caddisfly |
Trichoptera |
Hydropsychidae |
Hydropsyche betteni |
12 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Brillia spp. |
4 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Cardiocladius spp. |
9 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Conchapelopia spp. |
17 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Cryptochironomus
spp. |
4 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Dicrotendipes spp. |
1 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Polypedilum spp. |
48 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Stictochironomus
spp. |
5 |
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Chironomid (pupa) |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
|
10 |
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Fingernail clam |
Pelecypoda |
Sphaeriidae |
Sphaerium spp. |
19 |
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Mayfly |
Ephemeroptera |
Baetidae |
Baetis intercalaris |
3 |
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Mayfly |
Ephemeroptera |
Caenidae |
Caenis spp. |
1 |
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Mayfly |
Ephemeroptera |
Heptageriidae |
Stenacron spp. |
31 |
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Planaria |
Tricladida |
Planariidae |
|
1 |
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Riffle
beetle (adult) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Microcylloepus pusillus |
1 |
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Riffle
beetle (adult) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Stenelmis spp. |
28 |
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Riffle
beetle (larva) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Microcylloepus pusillus |
1 |
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Riffle
beetle (larva) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Optioservus spp. |
2 |
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Riffle
beetle (larva) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Stenelmis spp. |
14 |
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Rusty
crayfish |
Decapoda |
Cambaridae |
Orconectus rusticus |
5 |
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Scud |
Amphipoda |
Gammaridae |
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus |
18 |
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Stonefly |
Plecoptera |
Perlidae |
Perlesta placida |
63 |
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Total |
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348 |
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