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<br />The bonytail chub has been reported from the Colorado portion of the <br />White River (Joseph, et al, 1978), but this report is probably in error, <br />as the roundtail chub (Gila robusta) was called "bonytail" by many local <br />residents as well as fish biologists. Lanigan, et al, (1979) reported <br />an apparent humpback-bonytail hybrid from the Utah portion of the White <br />River. <br />Several reports have dealt with the game fish in the White River. Most <br />have been concerned with the salmonid fishery, which is restricted to <br />the clear, cool upper reaches of the river (Hess and Klein, 1947; Klein, <br />1952; Klein, 1952; Klein, 1957; Hill, 1964; Hill, 1965; and Hill and <br />• Burkhard, 1967). Reports by Lemons (1955) and Lynch and Lemons (1956) <br />discuss the channel catfish fishery in the Colorado portion of the White <br />River. <br />More recent studies have focused on the total White River system to <br />provide baseline environmental information for energy developments <br />(Pettus, 1974; Ashland Oil and Shell Oil, 1976; Gulf Oil and Standard <br />Oil, 1977; VTN, 1977). <br />Benthic invertebrates in the upper White River were discussed by Hill <br />(1964 and 1965), May (1970), and Everhart and May (1973)• Carlson, et <br />al, (1979) intensively sampled invertebretes at four stations above and <br /> belox the present study area, the Hornig and Pollard (1978) published <br />• limited invertebrate data from the Utah portion of the river. Benthic <br />II.G-9 <br />