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 9. Species composition, relative abundance, and frequency of occurrence in the mainstem
South Platte River from the confluence with the Big Thompson River to Weldona (Hydrounit

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. MULTIPLE
FREQUENCY , RELATIVE SIZE TOTAL
* SPECIES OF NUMBER
ABUNDANCE CLASSES
OCCURRENCE . . PRESENT CAUGHT
A FATHEAD MINNOW 77.8 36.6 YES 646
B
U PLAINS KILLIFISH 22.2 3\.6 YES 557
N
0 WHITE SUCKER 77.8 10 YES 176
A
N CREEK CHUB 44.4 8.3 YES 147
T
SAND SHINER 66.7 5.4 YES 96
RED SHINER 44.4 3.2 YES 57
BIGMOUTH SHINER 33.3 \.5 YES 27
C BROOK STICKLEBACK 11.1 0.2 NO 4
0
M LONGNOSESUCKER 11.1 0.1 NO . I
M
0 GREEN SUNFISH 11.1 0.1 NO I
N JOHNNY DARTER 11.1 0.1 NO I
PLAINS TOPMlNNOW 11.1 0.1 NO I
I COMMON CARP 44.4 2.6 YES 46
N
T
R WHITE CRAPPIE 11.1 0.2 NO 3
0 ,
0 ,
U LARGEMOUTH BASS 11.1 . 0.\ NO 1
C
E WIPER II.l 0.1 NO I
0
TOTAL 1765

* These categories reflect abundance throughout th~ entire South Platte drainage.

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