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- Title
Distribution and growth of blue sucker in a Great Plains river, USA.
- Authors
EITZMANN, J. L.; MAKINSTER, A. S.; PAUKERT, C. P.
- Abstract
Blue sucker, Cycleptus elongatus (Le Sueur), was sampled in the Kansas River, Kansas, USA to determine how relative abundance varies spatially and growth compares to other populations. Electric fishing was conducted at 36 fixed sites during five time periods from March 2005 to January 2006 to determine seasonal distribution. An additional 302 sites were sampled in summer 2005 to determine distribution throughout the river. A total of 101 blue sucker was collected ranging from 242 to 782 mm total length and 1–16 years old. Higher catch rates were observed in upper river segments and below a low-head dam in lower river segments, and catch rates were higher during November in the upriver sites. Kansas River blue sucker exhibited slower growth rates than other populations in the Great Plains including populations as far north as South Dakota.
- Subjects
KANSAS River (Kan.); KANSAS; CATOSTOMIDAE; SEASONAL distribution of fishes; GROWTH rate; ELECTRIC fishing; ENVIRONMENTAL sampling; BODY mass index; FISHING catch effort; FISHERIES
- Publication
Fisheries Management & Ecology, 2007, Vol 14, Issue 4, p255
- ISSN
0969-997X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2400.2007.00550.x