Biodiversity of fishes in the Wabash River: status, indicators, and threats.ABSTRACT. Anthropogenic an·thro·po·gen·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to anthropogenesis. 2. Caused by humans: anthropogenic degradation of the environment. impacts on native Wabash River Wabash River River, flowing westward across Indiana, U.S. After crossing Indiana, the Wabash forms the 200-mi (320-km) southern section of the Indiana-Illinois boundary below Terre Haute, Ind. fish species have caused extinctions, fragmentation and loss of habitat, and range reductions that have imperiled species. Seven species that have been extirpated include the alligator gar (Zool.) one of the gar pikes (Lepidosteus spatula) found in the southern rivers of the United States. The name is also applied to other species of gar pikes. See also: Alligator (Atractosteus spatula spatula /spat·u·la/ (spach´u-lah) [L.] 1. a wide, flat, blunt, usually flexible instrument of little thickness, used for spreading material on a smooth surface. 2. a spatulate structure. ), harelip sucker The Harelip Sucker (Moxostoma lacerum) was a species of ray-finned fish in the Catostomidae family. It was found only in the United States. Source
see Wessex saddleback. darter darter or anhinga (ănhĭng`gə), common name for a very slender, black water bird very closely related to the cormorant. (Percina vigil), channel darter The Channel Darter (Percina copelandi) is a member of the Perch family, Percidae, and subfamily Etheostomatinae. This species has been identified as Threatened by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC). (Percina copelandi), stargazing darter The stargazing darter (Percina uranidea) is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Source
shiner Any of several small freshwater fishes (genera Notemigonus and Notropis, family Cyprinidae). The common shiner (Notropis cornutus) is a blue and silver minnow up to 8 in. (20 cm) long. (Notropis ariommus). The harelip sucker occurred in the Tippecanoe River The Tippecanoe River is a gentle, 225 mile (362 km) long river in northern Indiana that flows from Lake Tippecanoe in Kosciusko County to the Wabash River near Battle Ground, about twelve miles northeast of Lafayette. but became extinct during the early 1900s. Banded pygmy sunfish Elassoma is a genus of freshwater fish, the only member of family Elassomatidae and suborder Elassomatoidei of order Perciformes. The type species is E. zonatum, the banded pygmy sunfish. (Elassoma zonatum) may be extirpated from Indiana, but the species status is unknown. Habitat loss has also caused the local extirpation ex·tir·pa·tion n. The surgical removal of an organ, part of an organ, or diseased tissue. ex tir·pate of spotted
darter The spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum) is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is endemic to the United States. Source
Lampreys are identified as a long and slender fish, but lacking lower jaws which results in a downward facing mouth. Its body has no scales. (Ichthyornyzon fossor), lake sturgeon (Zool.) a sturgeon (Acipenser rubicundus), of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River. It is used as food. See also: Lake (Acipenser fulvescens), cisco (Coregonus artedii), and gilt darter (Percina evides). Currently, five species on the endangered list for Indiana (50%) occur in the Wabash River. As sensitive species have declined in abundance, some species have increased in distribution and relative abundance: tippecanoe darter (Etheostoma tippecanoe), harlequin darter (Etheostoma histrio), and eastern sand darter The eastern sand darter (Etheostoma pellucidum) is a species of fish in the Percidae family. It is found in Canada and the United States. Source
a general swelling of the head. equine bighead see osteodystrophia fibrosa. ovine bighead a form of malignant edema due to Clostridium novyi in rams, usually the result of fighting. (Hypothalmichthys nobilis), and silver (H. molitrix) carps) of looming concern. Keywords: Biodiversity, status, threatened and endangered species endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S. , alien species ********** The Wabash River flows through the heartland of the Corn Belt Corn Belt, major agricultural region of the U.S. Midwest where corn acreage once exceeded that of any other crop. It is now commonly called the Feed Grains and Livestock Belt. Plain and is perhaps the lifeblood of the midwestern United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Perhaps no other river has been so prominently mentioned regarding the history of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. ichthyology ichthyology the study of fishes. than the Wabash River. As a result of the influence and allure of this river, more long-term studies of large-river fishes (Forbes & Richardson 1920; Gammon 2000) may have been conducted in the Wabash River than any other North American river. In the lower Wabash River, continuous studies at the same sites have been conducted since 1905 by the State of Illinois (Forbes & Richardson 1905), while in Indiana the middle Wabash River has been studied since 1966 (Gammon 2000). The Wabash River possesses a rich legacy of ichthyological investigations (Rafinesque 1820; Lesueur 1846; Cope 1868, 1870; Jordan 1877; Jordan & Copeland 1877; Swain 1883; Forbes & Richardson 1905). Perhaps more renowned ichthyologists may have waded in the Wabash River and its major tributaries than in any other North American river. The purpose of this paper is to describe significant contributions that have been accomplished in the Wabash River drainage in the fields of ichthyology and fisheries biology. This paper describes contributions in the study of fish diversity, patterns in large river structure and function, and current threats to fish assemblage stability. SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO ICHTHYOLOGY OF THE WABASH RIVER Among the most famous ichthyologists and fisheries biologists who have traversed the Wabash River are Samuel Constantine Rafinesque, Charles A. LeSueur, Edwin Drinker Cope, David Starr Jordan David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was a leading ichthyologist (the study of fish), educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University. , Stephen A. Forbes, Charles H. Gilbert, and James R. Gammon. Samuel Constantine Rafinesque (1783-1840) was an eccentric naturalist who was born in Galata, a suburb of Constantinople. Rafinesque came to the United States in 1818, where he settled in Kentucky and collected various kinds of biological specimens including fish, plants, a wide variety of invertebrates, and other vertebrate animals. Rafinesque spent a significant amount of his career studying the fauna and flora of the Ohio River Ohio River Major river, eastern central U.S. Formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers, it flows northwest out of Pennsylvania, and west and southwest to form the state boundaries of Ohio–West Virginia, Ohio-Kentucky, Indiana-Kentucky, and basin, but also evaluated fishes from the Wabash River (Call 1985). Generally, Rafinesque described organisms from memory and published his work in a series of articles. His work culminated in the Ichthyologia Ohiensis, which set North American ichthyology back considerably (Rafinesque 1820). Rafinesque, while traveling through the Ohio River valley, befriended James Audubon and lodged at his cabin in Henderson, Kentucky Henderson is a city located in Henderson County, along the Ohio River in Western Kentucky. It was called "Red Banks" by the native Americans who originally lived and hunted there because of the reddish clay soil on the banks of the river. . Legend records that during one of these stays, Rafinesque was awakened by bats flying around the cabin. Rafinesque grabbed Audubon's violin and swatted at the bats, ultimately destroying the violin. Audubon got even with Rafinesque by illustrating hypothetical fishes that represented mixtures of several species. Audubon brought these drawings to Rafinesque, who described them as new species. In part, this was the basis for years of frustration and confusion (Agassiz 1855; Jordan 1876). Charles Alexandre Lesueur Charles Alexandre Lesueur (January 1, 1778-December 12, 1846) was a French naturalist, artist and explorer. Lesueur was born in Le Havre. In 1801 he traveled to Australia as artist on the expedition of Nicolas Baudin. (1778-1846) was considered among the most prominent ichthyologists of the early 19th century. Lesueur was born in France and studied with Professors Culver and Valenciennes from the Museum of Natural History in Paris, France. He came to North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and settled in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , where he began studies of North American freshwater fishes. He was among the prominent scientists who left the Philadelphia Academy of Science on the "Boatload boat·load n. The number of passengers or the amount of cargo that a boat can hold. Noun 1. boatload - the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload" of Knowledge," which was a group of well-known scientists that relocated to New Harmony New Harmony, town (1990 pop. 846), Posey co., SW Ind., on the Wabash River; founded 1814 by the Harmony Society under George Rapp. In 1825 the Harmonists sold their holdings to Robert Owen and moved to Economy, Pa., where their sect survived into the early 1900s. by traveling down the Ohio River and settled on the banks of the Wabash River. Lesueur joined the experimental New Harmony socialistic so·cial·is·tic adj. Of, advocating, or tending toward socialism. so cial·is colony
around 1820 and was there for a short time. Lesueur studied freshwater
fishes of the Wabash River, but due to frustrations with other
scientists at New Harmony left the settlement and returned to France
before completing his treatise of North American fishes.
Edwin Drinker Cope (1840-1897) was among the first ichthyologists to have described fish from Indiana during explorations of the Virginia territory. Cope was a biologist with the Academy of Natural History in Philadelphia and became famous for the large number of dinosaurs he found. His feuds with Othniel C. Marsh, American Museum of Natural History American Museum of Natural History, incorporated in New York City in 1869 to promote the study of natural science and related subjects. Buildings on its present site were opened in 1877. , were known as the dinosaur wars. Cope, as was true of many scientists of his time, studied all aspects of natural history, including herpetology, ichthyology, and paleontology paleontology (pā'lēəntŏl`əjē) [Gr.,= study of early beings], science of the life of past geologic periods based on fossil remains. . It is not clear if Cope may have sampled in Indiana or if he described species that had been sent to him by other collectors, but he described species from the White River near Indianapolis and from the Wabash River near Lafayette (Cope 1867, 1868, 1870). Cope was posthumously recognized by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) is an international organization devoted to the scientific studies of ichthyology (study of fish) and herpetology (study of reptiles and amphibians). when they named their journal "Copeia" in his honor. David Starr Jordan (1851-1931) was perhaps the most influential of all American ichthyologists. He began his career in Indiana and is considered the "Father of modern ichthyology." All current ichthyologists can trace their educational "roots" back to Jordan in some manner. Jordan had an illustrious career that began at Butler University North Western Christian University was the name when the school opened on November 1, 1855, at what is now 13th and College, with no president, 2 professors, and 20 students. In 1875, the university moved to a 25-acre campus in Irvington. , continued at Indiana University Indiana University, main campus at Bloomington; state supported; coeducational; chartered 1820 as a seminary, opened 1824. It became a college in 1828 and a university in 1838. The medical center (run jointly with Purdue Univ. , and terminated at Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. . While Jordan was in Indiana, he retraced the footsteps of Rafinesque and unraveled the mystery of many Ohio River fishes (Jordan 1876), and then studied fishes in the White River drainage contributing substantially to the description of new species; and, all the while, training students in the understanding of fishes. Jordan, along with Barton Warren Evermann Barton Warren Evermann (October 24, 1853–September 27, 1932) was an American ichthyologist. He was born in Monroe County, Iowa, and graduated from Indiana University in 1886. For 10 years, he served as teacher and superintendent of schools in Indiana and California. , co-authored the treatise entitled, "Fishes of North and Middle America Middle America 1 A region of southern North America comprising Mexico, Central America, and sometimes the West Indies. Middle American adj. & n. ," which was considered the definitive study on fishes. Jordan, while at Butler University, was known for his collecting trips and travels across North America instructing students in geology, natural history, and the customs of local people. Jordan's exploits are legendary, and he published extensively with his students. After leaving Indiana, Jordan purchased and had shipped to Stanford University the Indiana University fish collection. This material is currently curated at the California Academy of Science. Jordan conducted extensive studies for the Bureau of Fisheries, the United States Fisheries Commission, and surveyed the marine fishes of Japan, Hawaii, and the southeastern United States. Jordan was highly honored and respected by his students and is credited with the development of college majors. [FIGURE 1 OMITTED] Charles Henry Gilbert Charles Henry Gilbert (5 December 1859-1928) was an American ichthyologist who worked with Seth Eugene Meek and David Starr Jordan.[1] Later he became a professor at Stanford University, and studied the marine fisheries of the Pacific northwest. Notes 1. (1859-1928) became an early associate of David Starr Jordan. He first met Jordan while a high school student. Gilbert followed Jordan and studied under him first at Butler University. Later, when Jordan went to Indiana University, Gilbert followed him and received his masters and doctorate degrees. Gilbert was the first individual to receive a doctoral degree from Indiana University. He studied fishes in the White River and followed Jordan to Stanford University, where he became a professor in the Department of Zoology zoology, branch of biology concerned with the study of animal life. From earliest times animals have been vitally important to man; cave art demonstrates the practical and mystical significance animals held for prehistoric man. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. some, Gilbert was perhaps best known for his studies of western North American fishes. He was the senior scientist on the voyages of the Albatross albatross (ăl`bətrôs), common name for sea birds of the order of tube-nosed swimmers (Procellari-iformes), which includes petrels, shearwaters, and fulmars. , which studied marine fishes and surveyed the Hawaiian Islands. His devotion to Jordan lasted until the end of his life. Stephen Alfred Forbes Stephen Alfred Forbes (1844–1930) was the first Chief of the Illinois Natural History Survey[1], a founder of aquatic ecosystem science and a dominant figure in the rise of American ecology. (1844-1930) was the founder of the Illinois Natural History Survey. Forbes studied pollution events in the Illinois River Illinois River River, northeastern Illinois, U.S. Formed by the junction of the Des Plaines River and Kankakee River in Illinois, it flows southwest across the state, joining the Mississippi River after a course of 273 mi (440 km). , and ultimately conducted surveys of streams and rivers in Illinois List of rivers in Illinois (U.S. state), sorted by name. Apple to Fox
James R. Gammon (1936-present) studied fish ecology and the impacts of thermal pollution thermal pollution: see water pollution. on the structure and function of fish assemblages in large rivers. Gammon was a Professor at DePauw University DePauw University, at Greencastle, Ind.; coeducational; United Methodist; est. 1832, chartered 1837. The school opened in 1838 as Indiana Asbury College, and in 1884 the present name was adopted. . Gammon had significant influence on the development of large river standard operating methods, development of assessment indices, and provided a long-term database that evaluated the middle Wabash River for over 30 years (Gammon 2000). RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Fishes of the Wabash River drainage.--The Wabash River has 151 native fish species (Table 1). This could well be the most native fish species of any drainage in the Ohio River basin. The two principal tributaries, the West Fork West Fork may be:
The State of Indiana has listed seven "Endangered" and five "Special Concern" species that occur in the Wabash River drainage (Table 1). The State defines endangered species as any animal species whose prospects for survival or recruitment within the state are in immediate jeopardy and are in danger of disappearing from the state. This includes all species classified as endangered by the federal government which are known to occur in Indiana. Special concern is defined as any animal species about which some problems of limited abundance or distribution in Indiana are known or suspected and should be closely monitored. Seven species are classified as State Endangered species, and they include the bantam sunfish sunfish, common name for members of the family Centrachidae, comprising numerous species of spiny-finned, freshwater fishes with deep, laterally flattened bodies found in temperate North America. (Lepomis symmetricus), greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi), lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), northern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor), channel darter (Percina copelandi), and redside dace (Clinostomus elongatus), which are found within the Wabash River basin, but may be limited to either single sites or less than 10 locations. The banded pygmy sunfish (Elassoma zonatum) may be extirpated from Indiana, but the species status is unknown. The banded sunfish The Banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) is an endangered fish. References
See also: Sand (Ammocrypta clara). Type locations.--Nine species of fishes have been described from the Wabash River system (Table 2), including two species that were described from the Wabash River proper and another two species from direct tributaries. The shovelnose sturgeon The shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus, is a species of sturgeon native to the United States of America. References
pickerel Any of several North American pikes (family Esocidae), distinguished from the northern pike and muskellunge by their smaller size, completely scaled cheeks and gill covers, and banded or chainlike markings. , and Tippecanoe darter were described from the Wabash River system. The other five species were described from the White River system in the vicinity of Indianapolis. History of extirpations.--Seven fish species, including a single species that is now extinct, have been extirpated from the Wabash River drainage. The harelip sucker (Moxostoma lacerum), known from the Tippecanoe River, was always considered rare; but it is not known what caused the species' demise. Some speculate that the extinction may have been due to either habitat changes or environmental degradation Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife. . The alligator gar (Atractosteus spatula) has not been collected from the Wabash River drainage since the turn of the 19th century. The species had been associated with the extensive riverine riv·er·ine adj. 1. Relating to or resembling a river. 2. Located on or inhabiting the banks of a river; riparian: "Members of a riverine tribe ... wetlands surrounding the Wabash River, but with the draining of these wetlands during the late 19th century, the species has been locally extirpated. Several darters were last collected from the lower Wabash River near New Harmony near the late 1890s (Gerking 1945). The crystal darter (Crystallaria asprella), stargazing darter (Percina uranidea), and saddleback darter (Percina vigil) are large-river fish that are found on riffle habitats (Page 1983; Kuehne & Barbour 1983). Few riffle habitats remain in the lower Wabash River, perhaps as a result of river meandering. The popeye shiner (Notropis ariommus) and channel darter (Percina copelandi) were originally described from the White River near Indianapolis (Cope 1867; Jordan 1877). This shiner has not been collected from the White River since the end of the 19th century (Cope 1868). The channel darter is an inhabitant INHABITANT. One who has his domicil in a place is an inhabitant of that place; one who has an actual fixed residence in a place. 2. A mere intention to remove to a place will not make a man an inhabitant of such place, although as a sign of such intention he of large, deep rivers and has not been collected in the White River since being described by Jordan (1877). A single record of the channel darter was published by Carney et al. (1993); however, upon inspection of the specimen at the Illinois Natural History Survey it was observed that the specimen was actually a slenderhead darter (Percina phox ocephala) (T.P. Simon & B.E. Fisher unpubl. data). The banded pygmy sunfish was originally known from the lower Wabash River in the extensive backwater swamps. The species was reported by Forbes & Richardson (1905, 1920), but has not been seen since. Although the species may be still present in cypress swamps along the lower Ohio River, it is doubtful that the species is still present in Indiana. Recent on-going surveys since the early 1990s have not found any specimens. The draining of the extensive backwater wetlands along the lower Wabash River is the probable cause Apparent facts discovered through logical inquiry that would lead a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that an accused person has committed a crime, thereby warranting his or her prosecution, or that a Cause of Action has accrued, justifying a civil lawsuit. of this species extirpation. Range changes.--Seven fish species have been either extirpated from the Wabash River drainage or have experienced range reductions. They include the northern brook lamprey (Ichthyomyzon fossor), lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens), lake herring (Coregonus artedii), greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi), northern madtom (Noturus stigmosus), spotted darter (Etheostoma maculatum), and gilt darter (Percina evides). Three species have increased their range, including the eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida), harlequin darter (Etheostoma histrio), and Tippecanoe darter (E. tippecanoe). The northern brook lamprey is known in Indiana from the Galena River Galena River may refer to
Lake sturgeon were once known from the Wabash River near Cayuga and throughout the main channel of the Wabash River (Blatchley 1935). Due to the species' large size and difficulty of collecting individuals from main channel habitats, little is known of the species status in the Wabash River. It is assumed that the species has been locally extirpated from the Wabash River, but a small population exists in the East Fork White River beneath Williams Dam (T.P. Simon, unpubl, data; B.E. Fisher, pers. comm.). This may be the only population remaining in the Ohio River drainage. The lake herring has seen extensive range reduction as a result of cultural eutrophication Cultural eutrophication is the process that speeds up natural eutrophication because of human activity. Due to clearing of land and building of towns and cities, runoff water is accelerated and more nutrients such as phosphates and nitrate are supplied to the lakes and ponds. and the loss of the thermocline ther·mo·cline n. A layer in a large body of water, such as a lake, that sharply separates regions differing in temperature, so that the temperature gradient across the layer is abrupt. in many glacial lakes (Pearson 2001). The species has been locally extirpated from most of the known lakes within the Tippecanoe River system (Table 3). The greater redhorse is rare in the Wabash River drainage and was previously known from only a few locations in Vigo County (Whitaker & Wallace 1973) and from the Eel River Eel River may refer to:
The northern madtom has not been collected from the Tippecanoe River since the late 1800s (Gerking 1945). The species has been recently reported from the Tippecanoe River, but specimen identity is unconfirmed. As a result, the current status of the species is unknown. The northern madtom has been collected from the mainstem Ohio River near Evansville at water depths of 18.6 m (B.E. Fisher unpubl. data). The spotted darter was last collected from the Tippecanoe River in 1985 from a large riffle downstream of Winamec, Fulton County (Carney et al. 1993; T.P. Simon unpubl. data). The species has not been collected from the Wabash River drainage, but the species has been found in the East Fork White River downstream of Shoals (B.E. Fisher pers. comm.). The gilt darter was originally found throughout the West Fork White River from Marion to Morgan County Morgan County is the name of a number of counties in the United States of America, generally named for Daniel Morgan, Revolutionary War General:
n. 1. Biology The place or source where a holotype or type specimen was found. 2. Geology The place or region in which a rock, series of rock, or formation is typically exposed. for the gilt darter is the West Fork White River near Indianapolis. The gilt darter has been extirpated from its type locality but is considered currently stable, being found only in the middle Tippecanoe River from Rochester to Lake Shafer Lake Shafer is one of two man-made lakes located in the Twin Lakes area of Monticello, Indiana. It was created along with Lake Freeman in the 1920's when two dams were built outside of Monticello on the Tippecanoe River. (B.E. Fisher pers. comm.). The eastern sand darter has remained stable or increased in distribution throughout the Wabash River, but has not expanded in the White River watershed (B.E. Fisher pers. comm.). The species is found in the Tippecanoe River and from the Wabash River mainstem upstream to the Eel River, including many tributaries. The species is found over clean sand with moderate current. The harlequin darter was considered to be extirpated from Indiana for more than a century (Whitaker & Gammon 1988). However, in the early 1990s, Simon & Kiley (1993) found the species in the lower White River and upper East Fork White River watershed, as did Greg Seegert (pers. comm.). Harlequin darters are found on woody debris in moderate-to fast-flowing waters. The harlequin darter has been collected continuously from the mouth of the Patoka River The Patoka River is a tributary of the Wabash River, approximately 138 mi (222 km) long, in southwestern Indiana in the United States. It drains a largely rural area of forested bottomland and agricultural lands among the hills north of Evansville. up the Wabash River to the mouth of the White River, and continuing upstream of Columbus in the Sugar Creek Sugar Creek may refer to: Cities and towns:
Finally, the tippecanoe darter has probably not expanded its range greatly, but more efficient sampling techniques have enabled more extensive collection (Simon 2005). Trautman (1980) has shown that abundance in Ohio can change dramatically based on annual recruitment. The Tippecanoe darter is found from the Tippecanoe River from Delong (Marshland) to the mouth with the Wabash River (Jordan & Evermann 1890), and has been collected in the lower East Fork downstream of Williams dam to Shoals (B.E. Fisher pers. comm.). Threat of alien invasion
farmed finfish in family Cyprinidae. Called also common carp. See Table 23. ) and goldfish (Carassius auratus Carassius auratus see goldfish. ) into North America. These species became established and naturalized nat·u·ral·ize v. nat·u·ral·ized, nat·u·ral·iz·ing, nat·u·ral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To grant full citizenship to (one of foreign birth). 2. To adopt (something foreign) into general use. after being introduced into the mainstem rivers and streams with the intention that they might become food or game fish. Both species reach very large sizes and contribute to commercial fishery in their native habitats. The common carp has been introduced throughout North America, and there is not a drainage or state that does not include this species. Carp are ubiquitously found throughout the Wabash River drainage. Goldfish have been much less successful in colonizing the streams and rivers of North America and are nearly absent from the Wabash River drainage. They are typically found only in the most degraded habitats in the White River watershed in the Central Canal The central canal is the cerebrospinal fluid-filled space that runs longitudinally through the length of the entire spinal cord. The central canal is contiguous with the ventricular system of the brain. The central canal represents the adult remainder of the neural tube. in downtown Indianapolis The term Downtown Indianapolis refers to the central business district, or CBD, of Indianapolis, Indiana. The boundaries of Downtown Indianapolis vary; the original mile square of Indianapolis is considered to be the true "downtown", though some may consider downtown's boundaries . The second wave of Asiatic aliens may prove to be much more devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. to native fish species than the first. Four large Asian species have been imported by the aquaculture aquaculture, the raising and harvesting of fresh- and saltwater plants and animals. The most economically important form of aquaculture is fish farming, an industry that accounts for an ever increasing share of world fisheries production. industry and have escaped into the wild. The grass carp grass carp see ctenopharyngodon iedella. (Ctenopharyngodon idella), also known as the white amur, was imported into Alabama and Arkansas from eastern Asia in 1963 to control aquatic vegetation (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service unpubl, data). An adult grass carp has been reported to eat 45 kg (99.2 lbs) of vegetation per day. The grass carp is widespread in the Wabash and lower White rivers. Individuals have been caught by anglers as far north as Lafayette (Tippecanoe County), and to the junction of the East and West Forks of the White rivers. The bighead carp bighead carp hypophthalmichthysnobilis. (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) was brought to Arkansas in 1972 from eastern China by a private fish farmer to control plankton plankton: see marine biology. plankton Marine and freshwater organisms that, because they are unable to move or are too small or too weak to swim against water currents, exist in a drifting, floating state. in culture ponds. The species escaped in the early 1980s. The bighead carp feed near the surface of rivers on organisms such as zooplankton zooplankton: see marine biology. zooplankton Small floating or weakly swimming animals that drift with water currents and, with phytoplankton, make up the planktonic food supply on which almost all oceanic organisms ultimately depend (see and aquatic insect larvae Larvae, in Roman religion Larvae: see lemures. and adults. Bighead carp have been observed schooling with paddlefish paddlefish, large freshwater fish, Polyodon spathula, of the Mississippi valley, also called spoonbill or duckbill and named for its flattened, paddle-shaped snout. The largest specimens weigh well over 150 lb (67.5 kg) and reach 6 ft (183 cm) in length. (Polyodon spathula). This species is also in direct competition with bigmouth buffalo The bigmouth buffalo, Ictiobus cyprinellus, also known as the gourd head, redmouth buffalo, buffalo fish roundhead, or brown buffalo, is a large species of the Catostomidae or "sucker" family. (Ictiobus cyprinellus), gizzard shad (Zool.) an American herring (Dorosoma cepedianum) resembling the shad, but of little value. See also: Gizzard (Dorosoma cepedianum), all larval larval 1. pertaining to larvae. 2. larvate. larval migrans see cutaneous and visceral larva migrans. and juvenile fishes, and native mussels. Individuals are known to grow to be about 39.5 kg (88 lbs) and 1.2 m (4 ft). Bighead carp have been collected in the middle Wabash River, middle West Fork of the White River, and the lower White River near Petersburg, Gibson County Gibson County is the name of several counties in the United States:
The silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) was brought by an Arkansas fish farmer to the U.S. from Asia in 1973 to control phytoplankton phytoplankton Flora of freely floating, often minute organisms that drift with water currents. Like land vegetation, phytoplankton uses carbon dioxide, releases oxygen, and converts minerals to a form animals can use. and possibly for use as a food fish. Silver carp have also been used in sewage lagoons to control algae algae (ăl`jē) [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that . The silver carp escaped in the early 1980s into the Mississippi River Mississippi River River, central U.S. It rises at Lake Itasca in Minnesota and flows south, meeting its major tributaries, the Missouri and the Ohio rivers, about halfway along its journey to the Gulf of Mexico. basin. This fish is a very proficient feeder that has gill rakers that are fused into sponge-like porous plates. Silver carp can consume 2-3X their weight in plankton each day. Because of its preferred food items, the silver carp is in direct competition with all native fish larvae and juveniles, adult paddlefish, bigmouth buffalo, gizzard shad, and native mussels. These fish can grow to be over 1 m (3 ft) in length and about 27.24 kg (60 lbs). The most recent escaped Asian carp is the black carp Indigenous to China, the black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus is widely cultivated for food and for Chinese medicine. The black carp grows to a length of up to three feet (1 m), and over 70 pounds (32 kg), generally feeding on snails and mussels. (Mylopharyngodon piceus), which was brought to the U.S. in the early 1970s from eastern Asia. The black carp and grass carp resemble each other except that the black carp has fused pharyngeal pharyngeal /pha·ryn·ge·al/ (fah-rin´je-al) pertaining to the pharynx. pha·ryn·geal or pha·ryn·gal adj. Of, relating to, located in, or coming from the pharynx. teeth that are used in crushing shells of mollusks and crustaceans, the primary food of black carp. In the 1980s, black carp was imported for use as a food fish and to control the spread of trematodes (parasites) in snails at catfish farms. The only known record of escape occurred in 1994 in Missouri, when 30 or more black carp escaped with several thousand bighead carp into the Osage River Osage River River, western Missouri, U.S. Formed by the junction of the Marais des Cygnes and Little Osage rivers, it is about 500 mi (800 km) long and is one of the principal tributaries of the Missouri River. in Missouri. Black carp have reached the size of 1.29 m (4.3 ft) and over 35.87 kg (79 lbs). The effect of Asian carp on the North American fish assemblages has still not been fully realized. It is unclear when population numbers from the second invasion will stabilize. Asian carps There are many species of heavy-bodied cyprinid fishes collectively known as Asian carps. Heavy-bodied cyprinids from the subcontinent (for example Catla Catla catla and mrigal Cirrhinus cirrhosus have the potential of affecting phytoplankton, zooplankton, and molluscan mol·lus·can also mol·lus·kan adj. Of or relating to the mollusks. n. A mollusk. assemblages. In addition, these carps may also change the biomass and structure of native fish assemblages. The four Asian species' prolific spawning capacity and large size can reduce native species biomass. The Wabash River system has experienced significant physical and biological changes as a result of anthropogenic effects. Drainage of wetlands has caused the loss of alligator gar and possibly the banded pygmy sunfish. Changes in the lower Wabash River have resulted in the extirpation of the crystal darter, stargazing darter, and saddleback darter. Range reduction has affected another seven species. Change in water quality, landscape and land use have reduced native fish species biodiversity and have increased Asiatic alien invaders that have restructured the fish assemblage of the Wabash River drainage. The release and escape of grass, silver, and bighead carp into the Mississippi River has seen these species spread into the lower and middle Wabash River and the lower portions of the East and West Forks of the White River. An unknown impact will be the invasion of the black carp. This species has the potential to cause the destruction of native mollusk mollusk: see Mollusca. mollusk or mollusc Any of some 75,000 species of soft-bodied invertebrate animals (phylum Mollusca), many of which are wholly or partly enclosed in a calcium carbonate shell secreted by the mantle, a soft species, thus further affecting native drainage ecosystems. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I want to thank James R. Gammon for his friendship; and on behalf of every fisheries biologist, ichthyologist ich·thy·ol·o·gy n. The branch of zoology that deals with the study of fishes. ich thy·o·log , and fish ecologist, we
extend our appreciation for his significant contributions to our
knowledge of the Wabash River fish assemblage. The long-term study of
the Wabash River, including aspects of fisheries biology and our
understanding of large river biology, has benefited in numerous ways by
his dedication. Numerous individuals have contributed to our
understanding of the Wabash River, yet so much more needs to be learned.
Although this study may have been funded entirely or in part by the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, no endorsement by that agency is intended or
inferred.
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Table 1.--Distribution and habitats of fishes of the Wabash River
drainage. EP = extirpated; N = native species; NI = possibly
introduced, but considered native; EX = extinct; and I = introduced.
Habitats
Low- Big
Species Land Upland River Stream Creek
Petromyzontidae
Icthyomyzon bdellium X X X X
Icthyomyzon castaneus X X X X
Icthyomyzon fossor X X X
Icthyomyzon unicuspis X X X X
Lampetra aepyptera X X X
Lampetra appendix X X X
Acipenseridae
Acipenser fulvescens X X
Scaphirynchus platoryuchus X X
Polyodontidae
Polyodon spathula X X
Lepisosteidae
Atractosteus spatula X X
Lepisosteus oculatus X X
Lepisosteus osseus X X X X
Lepisosteus platostomus X X
Amiidae
Amia calva X X X
Anguillidae
Anguilla rostrata X X X
Cluepidae
Alosa chrysochloris X X
Dorosoma cepedianuin X X X X
Dorosoma petenense X X
Hiodontidae
Hiodon alosoides X X
Hiodon tergisus X X
Gadidae
Lota lota X X
Salmonidae
Coregonus artedii X
Umbridae
Umbra limi X X X
Esocidae
Esox americanus X X X X
Esox lucius X X X X
Esox masquinongy X X X
Cyprinidae
Campostoma anomalum X X X
Carassius auratus
Clinostomus elongatus X X
Ctenopharyngodon idella X X
Cyprinella lutrensis X X X
Cyprinella spiloptera X X X X
Cyprinella whipplei X X X
Cyprinus carpio X X X X X
Ericymba buccata X X X
Erimystax dissimilis X X
Erimystax x-punctata X X
Hybognathus hayi X X X
Hybognathus nuchalis X X X
Hybopsis amblops X X X
Hypophthalmichthys
molitrix X X
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis X X
Luxilus chysocephalus X X
Lythrurus fumeus X X X
Lythrurus umbratilis X X X X
Macrhybopsis hyostoma X X X X X
Macrhybopsis storeriana X X X
Nocomis biguttatus X X X
Nocomis micropogon X X X
Notemigonus crysoleucas X X X
Notropis amnis X X X
Notropis anogenus X
Notropis ariommus X X X
Notropis atherinoides X X X X
Notropis blennius X X
Notropis boops X X X
Notropis buchanani X X
Notropis dorsalis X X X
Notropis hudsonius X X X
Notropis photogenis X X
Notropis rubellus X X X
Notropis shumardi X X
Notropis stramineus X X X
Notropis texanus X
Notropis volucellus X X X X
Opsopoeodus emilae X X X X
Phenacobius mirabilis X X X X
Phoxinus erythrogaster X X
Pimephales notatus X X X X X
Pimephales promelas X X X X
Pimephales vigilax X X X X
Rhinichthys obtusus X X
Semotilus atromaculatus X X X X
Castostomidae
Carpiodes carpio X X X X
Carpiodes cyprinus X X X X
Carpiodes velifer X X X X
Catostomus commersonii X X X X
Cycleptus elongatus X X
Erimyzon oblongus X X X X
Erimyzon sucetta X X X
Hypentelium nigricans X X X
Ictiobus bubalus X X X
Ictiobus cyprinellus X X X
Ictiobus niger X X X
Minytrema melanops X X X X
Moxostoma anisurum X X X X
Moxostoma carinatum X X X X
Moxostoma duquesnei X X
Moxostoma erythrurum X X X
Moxostoma lacerum X X
Moxostoma macrolepidotum X X X X
Moxostoma valenciennesi X X X
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus catus
Ameiurus melas X X X X
Ameiurus natalis X X X X
Ameiurus nebulosus X X X
Ictalurus furcatus X X
Ictalurus punctatus X X X X
Noturus eleutherus X X
Noturus flavus X X X
Noturus gyrinus X X X X
Noturus miurus X X X X
Noturus nocturnus X X X X
Noturus stigmosus X X
Pylodictis olivaris X X X X
Amblyopsidae
Amblyopsis spelaea X
Aphredoderidae
Aphredoderus sayanus X X X X
Fundulidae
Fundulus catenatus X X X
Fundulus dispar X X
Fundulus notatus X X X X
Poeciliidae
Gambusia affinis X X X
Atherinidae
Labidesthes sicculus X X X
Menidia berylina X X
Gasterosteidae
Culaea inconstans X X X
Cottidae
Cottus bairdii X X X
Cottus carolinae X X X
Moronidae
Morone chrysops X X X X
Morone mississippiensis X X X
Morone saxatilis X
Centrarchidae
Ambloplites rupestris X X X
Centrarchus macropterus X X X
Lepomis cyanellus X X X X
Lepomis gulosus X X X X
Lepomis humilis X X X X
Lepomis macrochirus X X X X X
Lepomis microlophus X X
Lepomis miniatus X X X
Lepomis symmetricus X X X
Micropterus dolomieu X X X X
Micropterus punctulatus X X X
Micropterus salmoides X X X X
Pomoxis annularis X X X X
Pomoxis nigromaculatus X X X
Elassomatidae
Elassoma zonatum X X
Percidae
Ammocrypta clara X X X X
Ammocrypta pellucida X X
Crystallaria asprella X X
Etheostoma asprigene X X X
Etheostoma blennioides X X X
Etheostoma caeruleum X X X
Etheostoma camurum X X
Etheostoma chlorosoma X X X
Etheostoma exile X X X X
Etheostoma flabellare X X X
Etheostoma gracile X X X
Etheostoma histrio X X X X
Etheostoma maculatum X X
Etheostoma microperca X X
Etheostoma nigrum X X X X
Etheostoma spectabile X X X
Etheostoma squamiceps X X
Etheostoma tippecanoe X X
Perca flavescens X X X X
Percina caprodes X X X X X
Percina copelandi X X
Percina evides X X
Percina maculata X X X
Percina phoxocephala X X
Percina sciera X X X X
Percina shumardi X X X
Percina uranidea X X
Percina vigil X X
Sander canadensis X X X
Sander vitreus X X X
Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus grunniens X X X
Habitats
Species Lacustrine Subterranean
Petromyzontidae
Icthyomyzon bdellium
Icthyomyzon castaneus
Icthyomyzon fossor
Icthyomyzon unicuspis
Lampetra aepyptera
Lampetra appendix
Acipenseridae
Acipenser fulvescens
Scaphirynchus platoryuchus X
Polyodontidae
Polyodon spathula X
Lepisosteidae
Atractosteus spatula X
Lepisosteus oculatus X
Lepisosteus osseus
Lepisosteus platostomus
Amiidae
Amia calva X
Anguillidae
Anguilla rostrata
Cluepidae
Alosa chrysochloris
Dorosoma cepedianuin X
Dorosoma petenense X
Hiodontidae
Hiodon alosoides
Hiodon tergisus
Gadidae
Lota lota
Salmonidae
Coregonus artedii X
Umbridae
Umbra limi X
Esocidae
Esox americanus X
Esox lucius X
Esox masquinongy X
Cyprinidae
Campostoma anomalum
Carassius auratus
Clinostomus elongatus
Ctenopharyngodon idella X
Cyprinella lutrensis
Cyprinella spiloptera X
Cyprinella whipplei
Cyprinus carpio X
Ericymba buccata
Erimystax dissimilis
Erimystax x-punctata
Hybognathus hayi
Hybognathus nuchalis
Hybopsis amblops
Hypophthalmichthys
molitrix
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis
Luxilus chysocephalus
Lythrurus fumeus
Lythrurus umbratilis
Macrhybopsis hyostoma
Macrhybopsis storeriana
Nocomis biguttatus
Nocomis micropogon
Notemigonus crysoleucas X
Notropis amnis
Notropis anogenus X
Notropis ariommus
Notropis atherinoides X
Notropis blennius
Notropis boops
Notropis buchanani
Notropis dorsalis
Notropis hudsonius X
Notropis photogenis
Notropis rubellus
Notropis shumardi
Notropis stramineus
Notropis texanus X
Notropis volucellus X
Opsopoeodus emilae X
Phenacobius mirabilis
Phoxinus erythrogaster
Pimephales notatus
Pimephales promelas
Pimephales vigilax
Rhinichthys obtusus
Semotilus atromaculatus
Castostomidae
Carpiodes carpio
Carpiodes cyprinus
Carpiodes velifer
Catostomus commersonii
Cycleptus elongatus
Erimyzon oblongus
Erimyzon sucetta X
Hypentelium nigricans
Ictiobus bubalus
Ictiobus cyprinellus X
Ictiobus niger
Minytrema melanops
Moxostoma anisurum
Moxostoma carinatum
Moxostoma duquesnei
Moxostoma erythrurum
Moxostoma lacerum
Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Moxostoma valenciennesi
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus catus X
Ameiurus melas X
Ameiurus natalis X
Ameiurus nebulosus X
Ictalurus furcatus
Ictalurus punctatus X
Noturus eleutherus
Noturus flavus
Noturus gyrinus X
Noturus miurus
Noturus nocturnus
Noturus stigmosus
Pylodictis olivaris X
Amblyopsidae
Amblyopsis spelaea X
Aphredoderidae
Aphredoderus sayanus
Fundulidae
Fundulus catenatus
Fundulus dispar X
Fundulus notatus X
Poeciliidae
Gambusia affinis X
Atherinidae
Labidesthes sicculus X
Menidia berylina
Gasterosteidae
Culaea inconstans X
Cottidae
Cottus bairdii X
Cottus carolinae
Moronidae
Morone chrysops X
Morone mississippiensis X
Morone saxatilis
Centrarchidae
Ambloplites rupestris X
Centrarchus macropterus X
Lepomis cyanellus X
Lepomis gulosus X
Lepomis humilis X
Lepomis macrochirus X
Lepomis microlophus X
Lepomis miniatus X
Lepomis symmetricus X
Micropterus dolomieu X
Micropterus punctulatus
Micropterus salmoides X
Pomoxis annularis X
Pomoxis nigromaculatus X
Elassomatidae
Elassoma zonatum X
Percidae
Ammocrypta clara
Ammocrypta pellucida
Crystallaria asprella
Etheostoma asprigene X
Etheostoma blennioides
Etheostoma caeruleum
Etheostoma camurum
Etheostoma chlorosoma X
Etheostoma exile X
Etheostoma flabellare
Etheostoma gracile X
Etheostoma histrio
Etheostoma maculatum
Etheostoma microperca X
Etheostoma nigrum X
Etheostoma spectabile
Etheostoma squamiceps
Etheostoma tippecanoe
Perca flavescens X
Percina caprodes X
Percina copelandi
Percina evides
Percina maculata X
Percina phoxocephala
Percina sciera
Percina shumardi
Percina uranidea
Percina vigil
Sander canadensis X
Sander vitreus X
Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus grunniens X
Drainage
Wabash River
Species White River
Petromyzontidae
Icthyomyzon bdellium N
Icthyomyzon castaneus N
Icthyomyzon fossor N N
Icthyomyzon unicuspis N
Lampetra aepyptera N N
Lampetra appendix N N
Acipenseridae
Acipenser fulvescens N N
Scaphirynchus platoryuchus N N
Polyodontidae
Polyodon spathula N N
Lepisosteidae
Atractosteus spatula EP
Lepisosteus oculatus N N
Lepisosteus osseus N N
Lepisosteus platostomus N N
Amiidae
Amia calva N N
Anguillidae
Anguilla rostrata N N
Cluepidae
Alosa chrysochloris N N
Dorosoma cepedianuin N N
Dorosoma petenense I I
Hiodontidae
Hiodon alosoides N N
Hiodon tergisus N
Gadidae
Lota lota N
Salmonidae
Coregonus artedii N
Umbridae
Umbra limi N N
Esocidae
Esox americanus N N
Esox lucius N
Esox masquinongy I
Cyprinidae
Campostoma anomalum N N
Carassius auratus I I
Clinostomus elongatus N
Ctenopharyngodon idella I I
Cyprinella lutrensis NI
Cyprinella spiloptera N N
Cyprinella whipplei N N
Cyprinus carpio I I
Ericymba buccata N N
Erimystax dissimilis N
Erimystax x-punctata N
Hybognathus hayi N
Hybognathus nuchalis N N
Hybopsis amblops N N
Hypophthalmichthys
molitrix I I
Hypophthalmichthys nobilis I I
Luxilus chysocephalus N N
Lythrurus fumeus N
Lythrurus umbratilis N N
Macrhybopsis hyostoma N N
Macrhybopsis storeriana N N
Nocomis biguttatus N N
Nocomis micropogon N N
Notemigonus crysoleucas N N
Notropis amnis N
Notropis anogenus N
Notropis ariommus EP EP
Notropis atherinoides N N
Notropis blennius N N
Notropis boops N N
Notropis buchanani N N
Notropis dorsalis N
Notropis hudsonius N
Notropis photogenis N N
Notropis rubellus N N
Notropis shumardi N
Notropis stramineus N N
Notropis texanus N N
Notropis volucellus N N
Opsopoeodus emilae N N
Phenacobius mirabilis N N
Phoxinus erythrogaster N N
Pimephales notatus N N
Pimephales promelas N N
Pimephales vigilax N N
Rhinichthys obtusus N N
Semotilus atromaculatus N N
Castostomidae
Carpiodes carpio N N
Carpiodes cyprinus N N
Carpiodes velifer N N
Catostomus commersonii N N
Cycleptus elongatus N N
Erimyzon oblongus N N
Erimyzon sucetta N
Hypentelium nigricans N N
Ictiobus bubalus N N
Ictiobus cyprinellus N N
Ictiobus niger N
Minytrema melanops N N
Moxostoma anisurum N N
Moxostoma carinatum N N
Moxostoma duquesnei N N
Moxostoma erythrurum N N
Moxostoma lacerum EX
Moxostoma macrolepidotum N N
Moxostoma valenciennesi N
Ictaluridae
Ameiurus catus I I
Ameiurus melas N N
Ameiurus natalis N N
Ameiurus nebulosus N N
Ictalurus furcatus N N
Ictalurus punctatus N N
Noturus eleutherus N N
Noturus flavus N N
Noturus gyrinus N N
Noturus miurus N N
Noturus nocturnus N N
Noturus stigmosus N
Pylodictis olivaris N N
Amblyopsidae
Amblyopsis spelaea N
Aphredoderidae
Aphredoderus sayanus N N
Fundulidae
Fundulus catenatus N
Fundulus dispar N N
Fundulus notatus N N
Poeciliidae
Gambusia affinis N N
Atherinidae
Labidesthes sicculus N
Menidia berylina NI
Gasterosteidae
Culaea inconstans N N
Cottidae
Cottus bairdii N N
Cottus carolinae N
Moronidae
Morone chrysops N N
Morone mississippiensis N
Morone saxatilis I
Centrarchidae
Ambloplites rupestris N N
Centrarchus macropterus N
Lepomis cyanellus N N
Lepomis gulosus N N
Lepomis humilis N N
Lepomis macrochirus N N
Lepomis microlophus NI? I
Lepomis miniatus N N
Lepomis symmetricus EP N
Micropterus dolomieu N N
Micropterus punctulatus N N
Micropterus salmoides N N
Pomoxis annularis N N
Pomoxis nigromaculatus N N
Elassomatidae
Elassoma zonatum EP
Percidae
Ammocrypta clara EP N
Ammocrypta pellucida N N
Crystallaria asprella EP
Etheostoma asprigene N N
Etheostoma blennioides N N
Etheostoma caeruleum N N
Etheostoma camurum N N
Etheostoma chlorosoma N N
Etheostoma exile N
Etheostoma flabellare N N
Etheostoma gracile N N
Etheostoma histrio N N
Etheostoma maculatum N N
Etheostoma microperca N N
Etheostoma nigrum N N
Etheostoma spectabile N N
Etheostoma squamiceps N
Etheostoma tippecanoe N N
Perca flavescens N I
Percina caprodes N N
Percina copelandi N EP
Percina evides N EP
Percina maculata N N
Percina phoxocephala N N
Percina sciera N N
Percina shumardi N N
Percina uranidea EP
Percina vigil EP
Sander canadensis N N
Sander vitreus N N
Sciaenidae
Aplodinotus grunniens N N
Table 2.--List of fish species described from the Wabash
River drainage including authority and type location.
Species Authority
Scaphirhynchus Rafinesque 1820
platorynchus
Esox americanus Lesueur 1846
Notropis ariommus Cope 1868
Moxostoma carinatum Cope 1870
Noturus miurus Jordan 1877
Etheostoma tippecanoe Jordan & Evermann 1890
Percina coeplandi Jordan 1877
Percina evides Jordan & Copeland 1877
Percina sciera Swain 1883
Species Type locality
Scaphirhynchus No specific locality, Ohio, Wabash, and
platorynchus Cumberland rivers, seldom reaching as high as
Pittsburgh, also in Mississippi and Missouri
rivers
Esox americanus Tributaries of Wabash River near New Harmony
Notropis ariommus White River near Indianapolis, Marion County
Moxostoma carinatum Wabash River at Lafayette
Noturus miurus White River near Indianapolis
Etheostoma tippecanoe Tippecanoe River at Marshland (Delong)
Percina coeplandi White River, 8 km N of Indianapolis
Percina evides White River near Indianapolis
Percina sciera Bean Blossom Creek, 9 km N Bloomington,
Monroe County
Table 3.--Status of known and reported occurrences of cisco in
Indiana lakes including the last reported date from published
or actual specimens (based on Pearson 2001).
Last
Lake County report Status
Manitou Fulton 1901 Extirpated
Barbee (= Barber) Kosciusko 1875 Extirpated
Little Tippecanoe (James) Kosciusko 1955 Extirpated
Oswego Kosciusko 1955 Extirpated
Secrist Kosciusko 1975 Extirpated
Tippecanoe Kosciusko 1955 Extirpated
Winona (= Eagle) Kosciusko 1886 Extirpated
Maxinkuckee Marshall 1886 Extirpated
Lake Reference
Manitou Blatchley & Ashley 1901
Barbee (= Barber) Jordan 1875
Little Tippecanoe (James) Frey 1955; Pearson 2001
Oswego Frey 1955; Pearson 2001
Secrist Frey 1955; Pearson 2001
Tippecanoe Jordan 1875; Pearson 2001
Winona (= Eagle) Jordan & Evermann 1886
Maxinkuckee Jordan & Evermann 1886
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