TPWD 1954 F-3-R-1 #63: Inventory of Species present and their distribution in Little Cypress, Cypress and Black Cypress bayous, Marion County, Texas

STATE Texas . 5?,1 rsomcr no. F-3uR-l, Job B—-5 “-* PERIOD WEE: Job Completion Report by Robert J. Kemp, Jr. TITLE Inventory of Species present and their distribution in those portions of Little Cypress, Cypress and Black Cypress bayous which lie within Marion County, Texas. OBJECTIVES To determine the distribution of the species present and their relative abunn dance and the ecological factors influencing their distribution. METHODS A total of 96 collections were made at six generalized locations on Little Gym press, Cypress and Black Cypress Bayous in Marion County. (figure #1}. Thirtwaive seining collections were made with a 26 by 6 ft. bag seine. Collections were made with hoop nets of 1,2 and 3inch mesh. Seinins collection.s ecimens were reserved in 10% formalin solution and later tr: 1 identified and counted at the lab. Hoop net specimens were counted and weighed in the field. Dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxide, pH and turbidity were recorded, along with ecological data, in conjunction_with Job A—l. Lack of waders prevented seining from November 1953 through February l95e. Aim so, lack of proper equipment prevented oxygen and carbon dioxide determination until the last phases of the study. RESUIES There were 6h species of fish taken by all methods of collection. Table 1 lists all species and the stream where each was found. Only 20 of the on species were found in all three bayous. Black Cypress, with hé, had the most species while Little Cypress had the least at 38. It may be that the clearer, more acid water is preferred by a wider range of species. Seining collections produced a total of 1,793 specimens including 55 different species. Table 2 gives numbers and localities of each species taken by this means. The most abundant species (NotrOpis amabilis), 13.8% was not taken at all in Black Cypress. The black stripe topminnow was second in abundance at 11.3% and the silvery minnow was third at 7.8%. Cyprinids made up 55% of the seining collections. other forage species (shad, topminnow, etc.) made up 23.5% of the collections. 2. Hoop net collections produced 97 specimens weighing 26h.69 pourds, including 18 different species. Table 3 shows the results of hoop net collections. 'ven though the average catch was only about 2.5 fish per set, nine of the species taken were not collected by seining. SUMMARY 1. The area included in this inventory of species was Little Cypress . ,r s and Black Cypress Bayou:3 in Marion County, which make up the main tributaries of Cad do Lake. 2. There were 6h separate species taken by all collection methods with only 20 species being found in all three streams. 3. A slightly wider range of species was found in the clearer waters of flinch Cypress than in the other bayous. h. 55 species were collected by seining. Cyprinids and other forage species made up 78.5% of collections. 5. 18 species were collected with hoop nets, including nine species not taken by other means. 3. Table Number 1 Cypress, Little Cypress and Black Cypress Species Distribution Species Lepisosteus productus Lepisosteus osseus Dorosoma cepedianum Esox vermiculatus Esox niger Ictiobus niger Ictiobus bubalus 'inytrema melanops Notemigonus crysoleucas Opsopoeodus emiliae Notropis atherinoides Notropis percobromus Notropis amabilis NotrOpis fumeus Notropis umbratilis l 'opis chalybeus Notropis roseus Notropis amnis Notropis venustus Notropis lutrensis Notropis deliciosus Notropis atrocaudalis Hybognathus nuchalis EybOgnathus hayi Icatalurus punctatus Icatalurus furcatus Ameiurus melas Ameiurus natalis 'Pilodictus olivaris Schilbeodes mollis 'Schilbeodes nocturnus Anguilla rostrata Fundulus chrysotus Fundulus notti -Fundu1us notatus Gambusia affinis Aphredoderus sayanus labidesthes sicculus Morons chrysops Micropterus punctulatus N opterus salmoides Chaenobryttus coronarius Lepomis cyanellus Lepomis punctatus Lepomis symmetricus Lepomis microlophus Lepomis macrochirus Checklist Common Name Spotted gar Longnose gar Gizzard shad Grass pickerel Chain pickerel Black buffalo Smallmouth buffalo Spotted sucker Golden Shiner Pugnose minnow Emerald Shiner X Plains shiner X Texas Shiner X Ribbon Shiner Redfin Shiner Ironcolor shiner Central weed Shiner Pallid shiner Blacktail Shiner Red Shiner Sand shiner Blackspot Shiner Silvery'minnow Cypress minnow Southern channel catfish X Blue cat Black bullhead Yellow bullhead X Flathead cat Tadpole madtom Freckled madtom American eel Redspot topminnow Starhead topminnow Blackstripe topminnow Mosquito fish Pirate perch Brook silversides White bass Spotted bass Largemouth bass Warmouth Green sunfish Spotted sunfish X Small sunfish Redear X Bluegill X MNNfiNNNH MM WNW-NM WNNN MN NM Little Cypress .mmwmxxmx NNN MN (3 :3 a: a: X NNNNMNH M 54% ><H><H><1 MNMN WNMM N V 1‘. .11 If": armament. NMN (Table #1, continued) Species Lepomis humilis Lepomis auritus Lepomis megalotis Lepomis marginatus Pomoxis annularis Pomoxis nigromaculatus Centrarchus macropterus Elassoma zonatum Hadropterus maculatus Hadropterus scierus Hadropterus shumardi Ammocrypta vivax Etheostoma chlorosomum Etheostoma gracile Etheostoma proliare Etheostoma parvipinne Aplodinotus grunniens Totals Common Name oranged spotted sunfish’ Yellow belly sunfish Longear sunfish Dollar sunfish White crappie Black crappie Flier Banded pigmy sunfish Black side darter Dusky darter River darter Arkansas sand darter -B1untnose darter Western swamp darter Cypress darter Goldstripe darter Drum 6h species Llitte Cypress MMMN WNW. NNNNM he Cypress NMNM NMNNNN #6 5. Table No. 2 Seining Collections Species Little Cypress Black Totals % Cypress Cypress .Longnose gar 1 0 0 1 00.05 Spotted gar 1 0 0 1 00.05 Gizzard shad 0 0 2h 2h 01.3 Grass pickerel h 1 7 12 00.7 Chain pickerel 7 1 5 13 00.7 Spotted sucker 1 5 33 39 02.2 Golden shiner 0 3 68 71 03.9 Pugnose minnow 0 0 11 11 00.6 Emerald Shiner 1t 1t 1 29 01.6 ‘Plains shiner u 2 o 6 00. 3 5 exas Shiner TM 173 0 2h? 13. 8 Ribbon shiner 0 0 57 57 03.2 Redfin shiner O 5 h 9 00. 5 Ironcolor shiner #0 7 6h 111 06.2 Central Weed shiner 26 2h 33 83 0h.5 Pallid Shiner 0 1h 0 1t 00. 8 ;:lacktail shiner 3 105 6 19 01.1 ;'r" Shiner O 7 0 7 00.h -s , shiner 28 10 0 38 02.2 lilackspot shiner 21 8 18 t7 02.6 Silvery minnow 1h 36 90 1&0 07. 8 ilypress minnow 0 2 96 _98 05 5 l ellow bullhead 0 0 2 2 00.1 Lladpole madtom 0 0 b h 00. 2 itreckled madtom o 1 0 1 00 05 .redsptt topminnOW' 1 o 3 A 00 2 istarhead topminnow 0 0 12 12 00.7 slackstripe topminnow 91 21 91 203 11.3 fiosquito fish 31 11 22 6h 03.6 E'irate perch 1 O 11 12 00.7 stock silversides 18 #1 58 117 06.5 ;Spotted bass 2 6 1 9 00. 5 (Largemouth bass 5 2 9 16 00. 9 5 armouth o 1 2 3 00.2 Green sunfish 0 3 0 3 00. 2 =Spotted sunfish 3 6 6 15 00.8 Small sunfish 0 0 3 3 00. 2 Redear 3 3 21 27 01. 5 Bluegill 2 3 27 32 01. 8 Orangespotted sunfish 0 0 1 1 00. 05 YelloW'belly sunfish 0 2 3 5 00. 3 Longear sunfish 0 0 3 3 00.2 Dr"”ar sunfish 2 O h 6 00.3 W. e crappie 0 l O 1 00.05 Black crappie 0 3 58 61 03.h Flier 0 7 0 7 00.h “Wm species Little Cypress Black Totals 5 . _ Cypress . . ....... _ Cypress . sanded pigmy sunfish 2 0 1 3 00.2 mlackside darter h 0 h 8 00.h nusky darter 0 2 1 3 00.2 Fiver darter 0 2 0 2 00.1 . kansas darter 0 16 u 20 01.1 iluntnose darter 0 3 6 9 00.5 Western swamp darter 6 9 1h 29 01.6 .Cypress darter 12 0 17 29 01.6 Goldstripe darter 1 0 l 2 00.1 55 species 422 #65 906 1,793 99.95 I. ...... ... . .. 70 Table No. 3 Hoop Net Collections species Little Cypress Cypress Black Cypress No. Weight No. Weight No. Weight No. Gongnose gar 31 135.00 1 3.50 32 Shad 2 1.25 2 Spotted sucker 1 1.50 t 5.62 _8 ,.- r1att buffalo 1 8.75 1 ._. 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