Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of KansasDeacon, James E.
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Fish Populations, Following a Drought, in the Neosho and Marais des Cygnes Rivers of Kansas
Deacon, James E.
Fish populations; Freshwater fishes -- Kansas -- Population dynamics -- Stocks
The sucker-mouthed minnow and black bullhead showed some movement--less
than such mobile species as red shiners and channel catfish, but more
than the sedentary group. Seven of 27 marked sucker-mouthed minnows were
taken in areas adjacent to the one to which they had been returned. Two
of six black bullheads that were recaptured had moved. The black
bullhead moved the greater distance. The extent of short-term movement
by several of the species in the Upper Neosho correlates well with
redistribution subsequent to drought in the Wakarusa River, discussed by
Deacon and Metcalf (1961).
Similarity of the Fauna at the Upper Neosho Station to the Faunas of
Nearby Streams
The fauna that I found to be characteristic at the upper Neosho station
has affinity with the upland tributary-fauna described by Metcalf (1959)
for Chautauqua, Cowley and Elk Counties, Kansas. The primary difference
is a nearly complete absence at my station of the Ozarkian element of
the population. Some species (red-finned shiner, long-eared sunfish, and
spotted bass) listed by Metcalf as characteristic of the mainstream of
smaller rivers occur at the upper Neosho station in greater abundance
then elsewhere in the Neosho. This difference is probably due to the
fact that the upper Neosho station is somewhat larger and slightly more
turbid than Metcalf's "upland tributaries."
Hall (1952) reported on the distribution of fishes in the vicinity of
Fort Gibson Reservoir, an impoundment on the Grand (Neosho) River in
Oklahoma. He separated the fishes into three groups according to
habitat-preference: species restricted to upland tributaries on the east
side of Grand (Neosho) River, species restricted to lowland tributaries
on the west side of Grand (Neosho) River, and species occurring in the
Grand River proper and/or tributaries on one or both sides.
Several species found in the upper Neosho River also occur in the area
studied by Hall. Of these, only the creek chub was restricted to upland
tributaries on the east side of Grand (Neosho) River. The sucker-mouthed
minnow and red-finned shiner were restricted to the lowland tributaries
on the west side of Grand (Neosho) River in the Fort Gibson Reservoir
Area. Golden redhorse, stoneroller, yellow bullhead, spotted bass, green
sunfish, long-eared sunfish, and orange-throated darter were present in
collections from the Grand River proper and/or tributaries on both sides
of the river, most commonly in tributaries.
Hall's data show that black bullhead, large-mouthed bass, white crappie,
and logperch occurred most frequently in or near the quiet water of the
reservoir. In my study these fish were most common in the larger, quiet
pools at the upper Neosho station.
COMPARISON OF THE FISH FAUNAS OF THE NEOSHO AND MARAIS DES CYGNES RIVERS
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