Upper Missouri River Basin Aquatic GAP Fish Distribution Model Accuracy Assessment and White Sucker, Catostomus commersonii, Population Characteristics in the Upper Missouri River Basin

• Main Author: Sylvester, Ryan M.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange 2004
• Subjects: missouri river basin; fish distribution; white sucker; population; Natural Resources and Conservation; Grass River; Minnows; Rock Creek; Beaver Creek
• Online Access: https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/428; https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/context/etd/article/1428/viewcontent/SylvesterRyan2004.pdf

Fish species surveys were done at 61 sites in 6 drainages throughout the upper Missouri River Basin. A total of 21,204 fish were collected, representing 42 species and 11 families. Minnows (family Cyprinidae) dominated the catch (77.9%), followed by suckers (family Catostomidae, 6.5%), and catfishes...