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8176
Author
Cavalli, P. A.
Title
Fish Community Investigations in the Lower Price River, 1996-1997.
USFW Year
1999.
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Salt Lake City, Utah.
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(Rhinichthys osculus), and possibly bonytail (Gila elegans) and humpback chub (Gila cypha). <br />Anecdotal accounts by residents of the area indicate that both Colorado pikeminnow and <br />razorback sucker were abundant in the river during the early part of this century. Hardy (1964) <br />describes a fishing trip he took near Woodside, Utah, during the early part of this century. At <br />that time, Hardy and a friend used a single seine haul in the Price River to catch enough <br />"Colorado River Salmon" [another common name for P. lucius (Quartarone 1993)] to load a <br />pack horse. Quartarone (1993) interviewed Green River, Utah, resident Frank Ross, who <br />described the Price River as being "lousy" with razorback suckers earlier in the century. He also <br />mentioned that the Price River was a popular place for people to catch fish with seines. <br />However, since several common names existed for each native fish species, it is not entirely clear <br />whether the fish noted in anecdotal accounts were properly identified. <br />More recent fisheries surveys showed that flannelmouth sucker, bluehead sucker, <br />roundtail chub, speckled dace, and red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) were common or abundant, <br />and channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) were also present in the lower Price River as recently as <br />the late 1970's (Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Southeastern Regional Office, unpublished <br />data; McAda et al. 1977). Neither Colorado pikeminnow nor razorback sucker had been <br />captured in recent times. However, a 1995 sampling trip from Woodside, Utah, to the Green <br />River (Masslich and Holden 1995) produced one juvenile Colorado pikeminnow and several <br />flannelmouth suckers, red shiners, channel catfish, common carp (Cyprinus carpio), fathead <br />minnows (Pimephales promelas), and sand shiners (Notropis stramineus). This effort also <br />resulted in the catch of bluehead suckers, Utah chubs (Gila atraria), and a green sunfish <br />(Lepomis cyanellus). Since only one Colorado pikeminnow was captured, and it was collected <br />only 2.2 miles above the confluence with the Green River, few conclusions could be drawn about <br />the current importance of the Price River to endangered fishes. <br />Objectives <br />The role of the Price River in the recovery of endangered fish species was unclear. <br />Therefore, the work described in this report was initiated. The overall goals of this study were to <br />determine if, or how extensively, endangered fishes use the Price River, and to determine the <br />biological importance of the Price River to the Green River system and recovery of the <br />endangered fishes. Objectives of the research were as follows: <br />1. Determine if endangered fishes (particularly Colorado pikeminnow and razorback <br />sucker) are present. If adults are present, determine if they spawn in the Price River. <br />2. Determine if age-0 endangered fish remain in low-velocity habitats in the Price River <br />or move downstream into the Green River (if the Price River is used for spawning). <br />3. Determine if mainstem adult Colorado pikemiruiow use the Price River as a <br />staging/resting area associated with spawning and determine if drifting age-0 <br />Colorado pikeminnow from Desolation/Grey Canyons use the lower Price River for <br />nursery habitat. <br />2 <br />
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