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Biological Monitoring on the Root River
Site #4: Highway 31 and Four Mile Road, Racine County, Wisconsin
Electroshocking results, calculated IBI score, and biotic integrity rating for fish sampled at Site #4 on 13 June 2003, between 1345 and 1545 hours.
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Common name |
Scientific name |
Number |
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Blackchin shiner |
Notropis heterodon |
4 |
|
Bluegill |
Lepomis macrochirus |
1 |
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
21 |
|
Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
6 |
|
Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
3 |
|
Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
15 |
|
Fathead minnow |
Pimephales promelas |
6 |
|
Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
19 |
|
Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
10 |
|
Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
6 |
|
Northern Pike |
Esox lucius |
1 |
|
Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
11 |
|
Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
25 |
|
White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
18 |
|
Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
18 |
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Total |
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164 |
|
Number of species |
|
15 |
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Calculated IBI |
|
27 |
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Biotic integrity
rating |
|
Poor |
Species and sizes of fish collected by electrofishing at Site #4 on 13 June 2003. Deformitites were also noted.
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Common name |
Scientific name |
Total length (mm) |
Deformities |
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Blackchin shiner |
Notropis heterodon |
45 |
|
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Blackchin shiner |
Notropis heterodon |
52 |
|
|
Blackchin shiner |
Notropis heterodon |
53 |
|
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Blackchin shiner |
Notropis heterodon |
56 |
|
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Bluegill |
Lepomis macrochirus |
180 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
39 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
39 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
39 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
40 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
40 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
40 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
41 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
42 |
|
|
Blintnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
44 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
45 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
45 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
46 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
46 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
48 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
49 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
51 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
51 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
53 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
53 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
54 |
|
|
Bluntnose minnow |
Pimephales notatus |
61 |
|
|
Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
90 |
|
|
Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
101 |
|
|
Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
106 |
|
|
Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
148 |
|
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Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
175 |
|
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Brown bullhead |
Ictalurus nebulosus |
180 |
|
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
328 |
|
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
530 |
|
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Carp |
Cyprinus carpio |
730 |
|
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Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
132 |
|
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Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
143 |
|
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Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
145 |
|
|
Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
153 |
|
|
Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
155 |
|
|
Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
162 |
|
|
Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
162 |
|
|
Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
169 |
|
|
Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
247 |
|
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Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
340 |
|
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Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
340 |
|
|
Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
448 |
|
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Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
512 |
|
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Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
550 |
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Channel catfish |
Ictalurus punctatus |
590 |
|
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Fathead minnow |
Pimephales promelas |
78 |
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Fathead minnow |
Pimephales promelas |
81 |
|
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Fathead minnow |
Pimephales promelas |
82 |
|
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Fathead minnow |
Pimephales promelas |
82 |
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Fathead minnow |
Pimephales promelas |
84 |
|
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Fathead minnow |
Pimephales promelas |
87 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
67 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
67 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
71 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
75 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
76 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
76 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
81 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
81 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
82 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
87 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
84 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
89 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
95 |
abnormal caudal fin |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
96 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
99 |
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
101 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
112 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
159 |
|
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Green sunfish |
Lepomis cyanellus |
192 |
|
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
57 |
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
58 |
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
61 |
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
63 |
|
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
64 |
|
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
64 |
|
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
66 |
|
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
71 |
|
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
72 |
|
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Iowa darter |
Etheostoma exile |
80 |
|
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
49 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
50 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
52 |
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
53 |
|
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
56 |
|
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Johnny darter |
Etheostoma nigrum |
58 |
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Northern pike |
Esox lucius |
80 |
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Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
111 |
|
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Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
112 |
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Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
113 |
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Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
124 |
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Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
125 |
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Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
125 |
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Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
192 |
|
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Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
194 |
|
|
Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
197 |
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Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
228 |
|
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Rock bass |
Ambloplites
rupestris |
237 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
39 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
45 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
51 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
53 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
57 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
59 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
59 |
|
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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 |
|
|
Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
63 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
63 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
63 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
65 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
65 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
67 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
68 |
|
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
69 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
70 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
70 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
71 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
71 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
71 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
71 |
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Sand shiner |
Notropis stramineus |
75 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
128 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
182 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
183 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
198 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
199 |
|
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
199 |
|
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
200 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
241 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
248 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
253 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
288 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
293 |
eroded caudal fin |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
300 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
323 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
342 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
349 |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
362 |
abrasion under dorsal
fin |
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White sucker |
Catostomus
commersoni |
397 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
55 |
no left pectoral fin
(only stump present) |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
58 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
67 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
73 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
76 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
110 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
113 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
113 |
tumor on dorsal fin |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
138 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
141 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
142 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
151 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
151 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
152 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
154 |
|
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
157 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
172 |
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Yellow bullhead |
Ictalurus natalis |
235 |
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Fish species found inhabiting Site #4 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 |
4 |
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Blacknose shiner |
|
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Blackside darter |
|
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Bluegill |
|
|
1 |
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Bluntnose minnow |
20 |
1 |
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Brown bullhead |
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4 |
2 |
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Brown trout |
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Carp |
|
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1 |
2 |
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Channel catfish |
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8 |
3 |
4 |
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Creek chub |
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Emerald shiner |
|
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Fathead minnow |
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6 |
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Golden redhorse |
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Golden shiner |
|
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Goldfish |
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Green sunfish |
|
18 |
1 |
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Iowa dartar |
2 |
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Johnny darter |
6 |
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Largemouth bass |
|
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Northern pike |
|
1 |
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Rainbow trout |
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River redhorse |
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Rock bass |
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6 |
5 |
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Sand shiner |
7 |
18 |
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Tadpole madtom |
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Trout-perch |
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White sucker |
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1 |
17 |
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Yellow bullhead |
2 |
15 |
1 |
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Biotic indices and water quality assessment based on the abundance of macroinvertebrate taxa collected at Site #4 on 4 June 2003.
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Common name |
Order |
Family |
Species |
Number |
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Aquatic sow bug (Isopod) |
Isopoda |
Asellidae |
Asellus intermedius
spp. |
9 |
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Aquatic worm |
|
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|
47 |
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Blackfly larva
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Diptera |
Simuliidae |
Simulium jenningsi |
1 |
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Caddisfly |
Trichoptera |
Hydropsychidae |
Cheumatopsyche
spp. |
18 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Cardiocladius
spp. |
5 |
|
Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Conchapelopia
spp. |
2 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Cryptochironomus
spp. |
1 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Cryptocladopelma
spp. |
1 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Dicrotendipes
spp. |
1 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Einfeldia
spp. |
2 |
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Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Endochironomus
spp. |
5 |
|
Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Glyptotendipes
spp. |
1 |
|
Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Orthocladius
spp. |
8 |
|
Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Paratendipes
spp. |
3 |
|
Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Polypedilum
spp. |
144 |
|
Chironomid |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
Stictochironomus
spp. |
22 |
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Chironomid (immature) |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
unidentified |
1 |
|
Chironomid (pupa) |
Diptera |
Chironomidae |
|
1 |
|
Fingernail clam |
Pelecypoda |
Sphaeriidae |
Sphaerium
spp. |
5 |
|
No-see-um (larva) |
Diptera |
Certopogonidae |
Dasyhelia
spp. |
1 |
|
Riffle beetle (adult) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Macronychus glabratus |
1 |
|
Riffle beetle (adult) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Stenelmis
spp. |
11 |
|
Riffle beetle (larva) |
Coleoptera |
Elmidae |
Stenelmis
spp. |
15 |
|
Rusty crayfish |
Decapoda |
Cambaridae |
Orconectus rusticus |
2 |
|
Scud |
Amphipoda |
Gammaridae |
Gammarus
pseudolimnaeus |
1 |
|
Stonefly |
Plecoptera |
Perlidae |
Perlesta placida |
44 |
|
Total |
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|
352 |
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