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Biological Monitoring on the Root River
Site #2: Nicholson Road and County Line Road, Racine County, Wisconsin
Electroshocking results, calculated IBI score, and biotic integrity rating for fish sampled at Site #2 on 12 June 2003, between 1545 and 1755 hours.
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Common name |
Scientific name |
Number |
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Blacknose shiner |
Notropis heterolepis |
1 |
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
12 |
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Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
1 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
8 |
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Creek chub |
Semotilus atromaculatus |
1 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
3 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
1 |
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Northern pike |
Esox lucius |
1 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
6 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
24 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
2 |
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Total |
|
60 |
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Number of species |
|
11 |
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Calculated IBI |
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0 |
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Biotic integrity rating |
|
Very poor |
Species and sizes of fish collected by electrofishing at Site #2 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 |
71 |
|
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
46 |
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
47 |
|
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
47 |
|
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
48 |
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
49 |
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
49 |
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
51 |
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
52 |
|
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
61 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
62 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
68 |
|
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Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
69 |
|
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Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
295 |
|
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
450 |
tumor on right pectoral
fin |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
510 |
|
|
Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
515 |
2 tumors on left
pectoral fin, lesion next to left pectoral fin |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
517 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
525 |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
530 |
eroded pectoral fin |
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
562 |
|
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
632 |
head lesions |
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Creek chub |
Semotilus
atromaculatus |
74 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
69 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
80 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
97 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
45 |
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Northern pike |
Esox lucius |
445 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
40 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
58 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
60 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
61 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
61 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
64 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
77 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
93 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
96 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
97 |
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|
White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
98 |
|
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
103 |
|
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
105 |
|
|
White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
109 |
|
|
White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
110 |
|
|
White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
113 |
|
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
113 |
|
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
115 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
115 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
150 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
160 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
162 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
163 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
172 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
195 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
215 |
bite mark behind
pectoral fin |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
245 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
335 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
368 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus commersoni |
377 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
140 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
148 |
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Fish species found inhabiting Site #2 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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1 |
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Blackside darter |
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Bluegill |
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Bluntnose minnow |
8 |
4 |
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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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|
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8 |
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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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3 |
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Iowa dartar |
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8 |
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Johnny darter |
1 |
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Largemouth bass |
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Northern pike |
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|
1 |
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Rainbow trout |
|
|
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River redhorse |
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Rock bass |
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Sand shiner |
2 |
4 |
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Tadpole madtom |
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Trout-perch |
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White sucker |
|
18 |
6 |
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Yellow bullhead |
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2 |
2 |
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Biotic indices and water quality assessment based on the abundance of macroinvertebrate taxa collected at Site #2 on 3 June 2003.
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Common name
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Order |
Family |
Species |
Number |
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Aquatic sow bug (Isopod) |
Isopoda |
Asellidae |
Asellus intermedius |
5 |
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Aquatic worm |
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16 |
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Caddisfly |
Trichoptera |
Hydropsychidae |
Cheumatopsyche
spp. |
16 |
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Caddisfly |
Trichoptera |
Hydropsychidae |
Hydropsyche betteni |
4 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Cardiocladius
spp. |
11 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Conchapelopia
spp. |
1 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Cryptochironomus
spp. |
4 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Endochironomus
spp. |
4 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Glyptotendipes
spp. |
1 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Kiefferulus
spp. |
1 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Orthocladius
spp. |
2 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Polypedilum
spp. |
30 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Pseudochironomus
spp. |
1 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Stictochironomus
spp. |
17 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Thienmanniella
spp. |
1 |
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Chironomid (pupa) |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
|
1 |
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Damselfly |
Odonata |
Coenagroinidae |
Argia apicalis |
1 |
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Damselfly |
Odonata |
Coenagroinidae |
Argia tibialis |
3 |
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Fingernail clam |
Pelecypoda |
Sphaeriidae |
Sphaerium
spp. |
1 |
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Freshwater snail |
Basomentaphora |
Physidae |
Physa |
1 |
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Mayfly |
Ephemeroptera |
Heptagenidae |
Stenacron
spp. |
4 |
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Mayfly |
Ephemeroptera |
Caenidae |
Caenis
spp. |
3 |
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Riffle beetle (adult) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Dubiraphia
quadrinotata |
1 |
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Riffle beetle (adult) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Macronychus glabratus |
1 |
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Riffle beetle (adult) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Stenelmis
spp. |
9 |
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Riffle beetle (larva) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Microcylloepus
pusillus |
1 |
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Riffle beetle (larva) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Stenelmis
spp. |
4 |
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Rusty crayfish |
Decapoda |
Cambaridae |
Orconectus rusticus |
2 |
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Scud |
Amphipoda |
Gammaridae |
Gammarus
pseudolimnaeus |
3 |
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Stonefly |
Plecoptera |
Perlidae |
Perlesta placida |
50 |
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Total |
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199 |
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