Fish Documented at Two Sites Along Black Hole Creek (2003)

 
 

Common Name

Family

 Genus Species Number Collected Site 1* Number Collected Site 2** Tropic Level Pollution Tolerance Native/ Exotic (N/E)
Brown Trout Salmonidae Salmo trutta 1 2 Piscivore Intolerant E
Brook Trout Salmonidae Salvelinus fontinalis 0 2 Piscivore Intolerant N
Small Mouth Bass Centrarchidae Micropterus dolomieui 1 2 Piscivore Intermediate N
Rock Bass Centrarchidae Ambloplites rupestris 1 1 Piscivore Intermediate N
Northern Hogsucker Catostomidae Hypentelium nigricans 9 0 Insectivore Intolerant N
White Sucker Catostomidae Catostomus commersoni 14 18 Insectivore Tolerant N
Pumpkinseed Sunfish Centrarchidae Lepomis gibbosus 1 0 Insectivore Intermediate N
Bluegill Centrarchidae Lepomis macrochirus 15 9 Insectivore Intermediate N
Rosy face Shiner Cyprindae Notropis rubellus 1 0 Omnivore Intolerant N
Fall Fish*** Cyprindae Semotilus corporalis 4 1 Insectivore Intolerant N
Slimy Sculpin Cottidae

Cottus

 cognatus 2 11 Insectivore Intolerant N
Margined Madtom Ictaluridae Noturus insignis 3 1 Insectivore Intolerant N
Common Shiner Cyprindae Notropis cornutus 3 4 Insectivore Intermediate

N
Yellow Bullhead Catfish Ictaluridae Ictalurus natalis 2 0 Omnivore Tolerant N
Tessellated Darter Percidae Etheostoma olmstedi 19 12 Insectivore Intermediate N
Blacknose Dace Cyprindae Rhinichthys atratulus 13 5 Insectivore Intolerant N
Cutlips minnow Cyprindae Exoglossum maxillingua 7 1 Insectivore Intermediate N
Longnose Dace Cyprindae Rhinichthys cataractae 0 7 Insectivore Intermediate N

Total

       96 76      

 
 

$ All fish collected using back-pack electroshockers

* Site 1 corresponds to site BHC #6 labeled on map (park in Montgomery)

** Site 2 corresponds to site BHC #4B2 labeled on map (Snaury Town Bridge)

*** All Fall Fish were infected with the black spot parasite

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