WSP04463

• File Number: 8460.500
• Description: Platte River Recovery Plan
• Basin: South Platte
• Date: 6/1/1997
• Author: Colo Div of Wildlife
• Title: Inventory and Status of South Platte River Native Fishes in Colorado
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Publication

Table continued on next page

10

I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I

Table 2. Species composition, relative abundance, and frequency of occurrence of native and
introduced fishes co\1ected in the South Platte River Ba~in (plains and Transition Zone areas

onl~ , 1993-1994. .
FREQUENCY ! RELATIVE MULTIPLE TOTAL
SPECIES OF ABUNDANCE SIZE NUMBER
OCCURRENCE CLASSES
(%) (%) PRESENT CAUGHT
A FATHEAD MINNOW 69.86 23.84 YES 14785
B
U CREEK CHUB 51.01 13.62 YES 8454
N SAND SHINER 27.25 . 10.08 YES 6252
0 ;
A LONGNOSE DACE 35.36 9.25 YES 5740
N WHlTESUCKER 46.09 8.46 YES 5245
T
PLAINS KILLIFISH 26.67 7.43 YES 4610
BROOK STICKLEBACK 13.33 5.79 YES 3594
CENTRAL STONEROLLER 15.65 3.08 YES 1908
BIGMOUTH SHINER 11.01 2.48 YES 1540
C
0 PLAINS TOPMINNOW 11.88 2.14 YES 1325
M JOHNNY DARTER 13.91 1.87 YES 1157
M
0 IOWA DARTER 8.41 1.85 YES 1144
N LONGNOsE SUCKER
15.65 1.46 YES 908
GREEN SUNFISH 13.62 1.45 YES 901
RED SHINER . 11.88 1.34 YES 821
,
. NORTHERN REDBELL Y DACE 0.87 ! 0.36 YES 224
BRASSY MINNOW 2.32 0,25 YES 154
U COMMON SHINER 3.19 ; 0.21 YES 129
N BLACK BULLHEAD 1.16 , 0.14 YES 85
C ,
0 STONECAT 0.58 0.04 YES 23
M ORANGE SPOTTED SUNFISH 0.58 0.02 YES 14
M
0 GIZZARD SHAD 0.58 ! 0,'105 UNKNOWN 13
N CHANNEL CATFISH 0.58 0.005 NO 3
SUCKERMOUTH MINNOW 0.29 0.002 NO 1
RIVER CARP SUCKER 0.29 0.002 NO 1