TPWD 1956 F-3-R-3 #204: Job Completion Report: Basic Survey and Inventory of Fish Species in Those Portions of the Sabine River and Its Watershed from and Including Sabine County to Its Mouth

--- Page 1 --- : STATE Texas f ; PROJECT NO. F3R3 - Job B-9 P4 \ PERIOD_June 1, 1955 to May 31, 1950. giLe a | Job Completion Report Charles E. Gray Project Leader TITLE Basic Survey and Inventory of Fish Species in Those Portions of the Sabine River and Its Watershed from and Including Sabine County to Its Mouth on the Gulf Coast, Texas. OBJECTIVES To gather fundamental data on the above waters in regard to their physical, chemical and biological aspects. To determine the distribution of fish species pre- sent, their relative abundance and the ecological factors influencing their distri- bution. METHODS Because of limited access roads on the Sabine River, this survey was made by boat, working from one bridge crossing to the next. Forty seining stations were established on the Sabine River and visited three times during the period. Seining collections were made each time the stations were visited. Water samples were an- alysed one time at each station. In addition to the above, ecological notes were taken at each station. Sixty-two additional collections were made on the tributaries of the Sabine. These stations were visited only one time. Hoop and gill nets were used at random locations to obtain samples of the larger fish. Hoop nets proved to be the best method for this purpose. Rotenone collections were not.made due to adverse public opinion in the area. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Credit is due Mr. Robert J. Kemp who was Project Leader at the time this job was initiated and who did a great deal of the field work before transferring to the Coastal Fisheries Division. We are indebted to Dr. Clark Hubbs, Zoology Department, University of Texas who identified several doubtful specimens. We are also grateful to members of the Warden force who helped us to find access roads in some of the more remote country. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS The Sabine River rises in the blackland prairie soils in Hunt County, Texas, --- Page 2 --- 2. flowing southward through five general soil types and draining over 10,000 square miles of Texas and Louisiana before reaching the Gulf of Mexico approximately 360 miles downstream. At a point approximately five miles above the city of Logansport, Louisiana, it becomes the boundary line between Texas and Louisiana and serves as such from there on to the Gulf of Mexico. Reports have been previously submitted on surveys covering the Sabine from its source down to Sabine County. This report covers the river from and including Sabine County to the Gulf of Mexico, or about 200 miles of river channel. Tributary streams were sampled only on the West or Texas side of the river. In Sabine County, and through approximately the upper one-half of Newton County, the river flows through the Norfork --Ruston Soil area of the Red and Yellow Podzolic Soils group. From there ittraverses a belt of Caddo - Beauregard Soil of the same group. At this point it enters a belt of Lake Charles - Crowley Soil of the Wiessen- beden, Half Bog Soils group which extends for some fifty miles to the lower Newton County line. Near the Orange County line, the river enters the Coastal Marshland where it remains for the rest of its course. In general the entire watershed included in this study is in woodland, wood- land pasture, open pasture, and small crop farms. Recent studies by the U. 5S. Soil Conservation Service show that during the last few years much of the cultivated land in the area has been put into woodland, woodland pasture and pasture. This is probably a result of proper land use and conservation education and if the trend continues it should have a beneficial effect upon siltation and flood control in the Sabine River. Princiapl native vegetaion consists of pine, blackjack, post and white oaks, with some dogwood, sweetgum and hickory on well drained areas; in poorly drained situations gums and cypress pre- dominate. Grasses present are, in general, tall bunch grasses and coarse grasses of various genera. Bermuda grass and legumes are in widespread use on improved pastures. The riverbed is variable with sand, sandy silt and sandy clay predominating. There are occasional rock outcroppings that form shoals and falls with deep cut rock cliffs forming the banks. Stream width varies from approximately 75 feet in some of the narrow deep pools to an estimated six or seven hundred feet near its entrance into Sabine Lake on the Gulf. From the City of Orange down to Sabine Lake, silt de- posits that have been periodically stirred by dredging operations, have formed a silty muck bottom several feet deep. This condition made seining operations precti- cally impossible on that part of the river. This study does not include Sabine Lake since one of the marine biologist is now engaged in a study of that area. CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS The pH in this portion of the river varied from 6.2 to 7.0 with an average of around 6.6. The effects of lime deposits in the blackland prairie on the extreme upper drainage are hardly evident this far down except during periods of heavy run- off on the upper drainage only. So for fishery purposes, it can be stated that this portion of the river is acid. Total alkalinity ranged from 23 to 46 ppm which is about normal for waters of this area. The highest water temperature recorded was 88°F. The lowest recorded was 66°F. This low figure undoubtedly does not represent the extreme low because for ob- vious reasons, boat trips were made during more favorable weather whenever possible. --- Page 3 --- Chlorides ranged from 14 to 326 ppm, the higher figure being taken from that gortion of river near Sabine Lake where tidal action affects the salinity. No salt- water pollution was found during the study. Results of water analysis are shown in Table 1. POLLUTION There are no large cities nor large industries situated on this portion of the Sabine River, excepting the City of Orange, so consequently there is very little pollution originating in this area. There is some municipal and industrial pollu- tion in the area around Orange but officials of the Coastal Fisheries Division are taking steps to determine the sources and place responsibility. Silt pollution is present but localized. Suspended clays give the water a reddish brown color. Turbidity, as measured with a Jackson Turbidimeter, never ex- ceeded 75 ppm when the river was near flood stage. At normal water level, turbidity was less than 25 ppm. FISH COLLECTIONS Sixty-two seining collections were made on the tributaries of the Sabine and 120 collections on the river itself. Collections were preserved in formalin and brought back to the laboratory for identification and counting. Large fish were weighed and measured in the field and their stomachs preserved for later analysis. Table 2 is a key to the seining stations which may be located on the attached map of the study area. Table 3 shows seining collection results in the Sabine River ind Table 4 shows the results in tributary streams. Since there is no standard scale for relative abundance, actual numbers are shown in the tables. Due to the many variables in seining techniques these figures do not give an accurate relative abun- dance picture, but a glance at the total figure for Notropis lutrensis, for example, will indicate that this shiner is very abundant in the Sabine River. Hoop net and gill net collections were used for stomach analysis and coefficient of condition data. Coefficient of condition data is shown in Table 5 and stomach analysis data is recorded in Table 6. Table 7 is a complete checklist of fish collected by all methods during this study. FAMILY LEPISOSTEIDAE All four species of gars were taken during the study and although widespread and common they are not abundant. FAMILY AMITDAE The bowfin or grindle was not found in any great numbers in the streams or the river but they are very common and even abundant in some of the lakes on the watershed. FAMILY ESOCIDAE This family was represented only by Esox vermiculatus. If Esox niger occurs on this drainage, it was not discovered nor heard of during this study. --- Page 4 --- FAMILY CATOSTOMIDAE Ietiobus bubalus, Carpiodes carpio and Moxostoma_poecilurum were found in the river while the tributary streams produced Iecticbus bubalus, Moxostoma poecilurum, Minytrema melanops, Erimyzon sucetta and Erimyzon oblongus. FAMILY CYPRINIDAE Twenty-three species of Cypridids were collected during the study. In the Sabine River, Notropis lutrensis was by far the most abundant. This shiner is an important forage fish in the river and is also prized as the most desirable bait shiner in the area. While making collections trips down the river, the writer observed many bait dealers with hundreds of minnow jugs set on the sandbars at almost every bend in the river. These minnow fishermen undoubtedly take millions of the redhorse shiners from the Sabine in a single year. Even so, the supply seems to be adequate to satisfy the demand thus far. Notropis atherinoides, Notropis sabine, Notropis venustus, Pimephales vigilax and Hybognathus nuchalis were also found in good numbers. In the tributary streams, Notropis venustus far outnumbered any other species. These were found to be especially abundant in the cool clear running streams. FAMILY ARIIDAE Galeichthys felis, the sea catfish or hardhead was found near the mouth of the river where tides influenced the salinity. FAMILY AMEUBRIDAE A glance at the collection results would indicate that this group was somewhat searce. The best time to collect species of this group is a short period following a rise in the river. We were never able to time collection trips to coincide with best conditions. However it is common knowledge that there are many commercial fish- ermen operating on the river who depend a great deal on Ictalurus punctatus, Ictalurus furcatus, and Pilodictus olivaris. Some of these fishermen have complained to the writer that illegal electrical devices or "telephones" have seriously curtailed the catfish population in the river. Concrete evidence of this would depend upon former abundance records and as far as the writer can determine no such records are avail- able. Heavy commercial fishing pressure has no doubt served to keep the catfish population somewhat curtailed, and in local situations the "telephones" could have a devastating effect on these species. Recent legislation imposing heavy penalties upon violators has no doubt greatly discouraged the use of these devices. FAMILY CYPRIDODONTIDAE Four species of topminnows were taken during the study. Fundulus notatus and Fundulus olivaceous were fairly common and widespread. Fundulus notti and Fundulus chrysotus were more scarce and localized. FAMILY POECILITDAE This family is represented only by Gambusia affinis which is common and widespread. FAMILY APHREDODERTIDAE Aphredoderus sayanus was found in six of the tributary streams but was not founu --- Page 5 --- in the Sabine River. FAMILY MUGILIDAE Mugil cephalus is present in larger numbers than the table of seining results indicates. During seining hauls, many mullet were observed jumping over or escaping around the ends of the seine. FAMILY ATHERINIDAE Labidesthes sicculus was the only member of this family taken during the study, occurring in the Sabine River and in three of the tributaries. FAMILY SERRANIDAE Morone interrupta was found to be present but apparently is very scarce. One was taken in the river and one in Cow Bayou. FAMILY CENTRARCHIDAE This family is well represented in both the Sabine River and the tributary streams with sixteen species being taken during the study. Both Micropterus punctulatus and Micropterus salmoides are fairly abundant with Micropterus punctulatus far out- numbering any other species in this family. Fingerling spotted bass were taken in nearly every seining haul. A number of sportsmen have become interested in float trips down the Sabine since this study was initiated and those who have made these trips report excellent bass fishing when the water is clear enough to use artificial lures. The writer's experience and reports of these fishermen indicate that the bass do not attain as large a size as those in lakes of the area, but these "stream" bass make up for their small size by their fighting ability in the running water. Both Pomoxis annularis and Pomoxis nigro-maculatus occur in good numbers with the black crappie outnumbering the white in both the river and the tributary streams. FAMILY PERCIDAE Ten species of darters were collected during the study. Selective and more intensive seining would no doubt uncover other species of this group. FAMILIES CARANGIDAE, SCIAENIDAE, SPARIDAE, PLEURONECTIDAE AND ACHIRIDAE Except for Aplodinotus grunniens, the remainder of the fish representing the above families are saltwater forms which were taken near the mouth of the river. Their upstream migration is apparently limited by the upstream boundary of tidal saltwater influence. --- Page 6 --- 6. Table 1. Results of Water Analysis Stations on Sabine River. (Sabine, Newton and Orange Counties, Texas). Station Number Date Air Temp O°F. Water Temp. O°F. pH Total Alk. ppm. Chlorides Location of Station S-1 6-13-55 87 87 6.6 6 85.104 5 mi E of Sexton $-2 6-13-55 90 88 6.6 46 99.288 iG mi ESE of Sexton S-5 8-16-55 6.4 30 70.92 84 mi ENE of Milam S-7 10-4.-55 6.8 27 14,184 104 mi ENE of Hemphill 8-9 6-14-55 8h. 82 7.0 46 106.38 10 mi ESE of Hemphill S-10 10-4-55 6.8 28 141.84 3 3/4 mi NE of Fairdale S-1l 8-16-55 6.6 26 56.736 43 mi E of Fairdale N-1 6-1h=55 87 83 6.6 33 56.736 og mi ESE of Fairdale N-2 10-455 0 32 141.84. 95 mi ESE of Fairdale N-4. 8-16-55 6.6 25 49.644 11 mi SE of Fairdale N-5 7-26-55 87 86 6.6 27 56.736 95 mi NE of Burkeville N-6 8-17-55 6.6 2 ho.644 9% mi ENE of Burkeville N-7 10-5-55 6.9 30 70.92 5-3/4 mi ENE of Burkeville N-8 7-26-55 6.6 25 56.736 5 3/4 mi ESE of Burkeville N-10 8-17-55 6.4 23 35.552 9 3/4 mi SE of Burkeville N-11 7-26-55 6.6 30 56.736 10¢ mi SSE of Burkeville N-13 10-5=55 6.8 35 70.92 10.3/4 mi ESE Newton N-14 7-26-55 8h 86 6.8 28 56.736 104 mi SE Newton Ne15 8-17-55 6.2 25 35.460 12 mi SSE of Newton N-16 727-55 6.8 27 56.736 124 mi NE of Call N-18 10-6-55 6.8 35 70.92 8 3/4 mi ESE of Call N-19 7T-27-55 6.6 27 56.736 24 mi ESE of Salem N-21 10-455 6.8 30 70.92 8 mi SE of Salem N-24 10-25-55 hg 67 6.6 30 49.644 12 mi ENE of Deweyville N-25 10-25-55 50 67 6.6 30 49.644 25 mi SE of Deweyville N-26 10-25-55 52 66 6.6 30 49.644 4 mi SSE of Deweyville 0-1 10-25-55 71 67 6.6 30 49.644 5 mi. SSE of Deweyville 0-2 9-14-55 6.6 27 70.98 6 mi. of Orange 0-3 9-14-55 6.6 28 326.232 24 mi ENE of Orange --- Page 7 --- 7. Table 2. Key to Collection Stations on Sabine River and Its Watershed. . (Sabine, Newton, and Orange Counties, Texas) Sabine County: Sabine River 5 miles E of Sexton Sabine River 1S miles ESE of Sexton Sabine River 11 3/4 miles ESE of Sexton Sabine River 6 3/4 miles NE of Milam Sabine River 84 miles ENE of Milam Sabine River 8 “3/4 miles ESE of Milam Sabine River 104 miles ENE of Hemphill Sabine River 10 “miles E of Hemphill Sabine River 10 miles ESE of Hemphill 10. Sabine River 3 3/4 miles NE of Fairdale 11. Sabine River 44 miles E of Fairdale 12. Colorow Creek wy 87 1 mile E of Sexton 13. Reeves Creek Hwy 87 4 miles SE of Sexton 14. Carassee Creek Hwy al 4d miles ENE of Milam 15. Borgas Creek Hwy 21 ; L mie W of Milam 16. Tebo Creek Farm roaa “Lek 84 WSW of Milam 17. Palo Goucho Bayou off road 3 miles SSW of Milam 18. Borgas Creek off road 3 miles S of Milam 19. Palo Goucho Bayou Hwy. 87 34 miles S of Milam 20. Palo Goucho Bayou off road 6 miles SE of Milam 21. Housen Bayou Hwy 83 es je tee SW of Hemphill “2. Housen Bayou Hwy. 87 Al miles S of Hemphill —3. Bull Creek 944 (Hwy.) 7 miles SE of Hemphill 24, Housen Bayou off road 84 miles SE of Hemphill 25. Six Mile Creek Hwy. 87 ia miles SSE of Yellow Pine 26. Sandy Creek Hwy 87 44 WSW of Fairdale 27. Sandy Creek (south enang) Hwy: 87 44 SW of Fairdale 28, Six Mile Creek off road 14 miles N of Fairdale 29. Aurelie Creek off road 2 3 /is miles SW of Fairdale ° OO MOAI OW Fw YP Newton County Sabine River 63 miles ESE of Fairdale Sabine River 95 miles ESE of Fairdale Sabine River 10 1/4 miles SE of Fairdale Sabine River 11 miles SE of Fairdale Sabine River 92, miles NE of Burkeville Sabine River 9¢ ENE of Burkeville Sabine River 5 3 /ls miles ENE of Burkeville Sabine River 5 3/4 ESE of Burkeville Sabine River 94 miles ESE of Burkeville 10. Sabine River 9 3/4 miles SE of Burkeville 11. Sabine River 104 miles SSE of Burkeville l2. Sabine River 115 miles E of Newton 13. Sabine River 10 "3/4 ESE of Newton 14, Sabine River 103 miles SE of Newton 5. sabine River 12 miles SSE of Newton 16. Sabine River 124 miles NE of Call 17. Sabine River 11 miles E of Call 18. Sabine River 8 3/* miles ESE of Call 19. Sabine River 22 miles ESE of Salem 3° WO ON DW Fw --- Page 8 --- Table 2. (Continued). 20. Sabine River 5 miles SE of Salem 21. Sabine River 8 miles SE of Salem 22. Sabine River 8 3/4 SSE of Salem 23. Sabine River 11 3/4 mi. S of Salem 2k. Sabine River 1+ mi. ENE of Deweyville 25. Sabine River 2 1/2 mi. SE Deweyville 26. Sabine River 4 mi. SSE of Deweyville 27. Big Cow Creek 8 3/4 mi. WSW of Burkeville on Farm RD. 1416 28. Beekham Creek 10} mi. WSW of Burkeville on Hwy. 63 29. Beekham Creek 11 mi. WSW of Burkeville on Hwy. 63 30. Cat Creek 3 3/4 mi. WSW of Burkeville on Hwy. 63 31. Little Cow Bayou 1 mi. SW of Burkeville on Hwy. 63 32. McGray Creek 1 mi. NE of Burkeville on Hwy. 63 33. Little Cow Creek 1 3/4 mi. SE of Burkeville 34. Yellow Bayou 3 mi. SSE of Burkeville 35. Big Cow Creek 10 3/4 mi. SW of Burkeville 36. Yellow Bayou 3 mi. SE of Burkeville 37. Little Cow Bayou 5 mi. ESE of Burkeville 38. Big Cow Creek 24 mi. NW of Newton 39. Quicksand Creek 4 mi. NE of Newton 4O. Morey Branch 54 mi. ENE of Newton hl, Little Quicksand Creek 6¢ mi. ENE of Newton 42, Underwood Creek 7 3/4 mi. ENE of Newton 43, Miller Creek 4 3/4 mi. NNE of Armstrong Lake ku, Big Cow Creek 2 mi. SW of Newton 45. Quicksand Creek 8 3/4 mi. ESE of Newton 46, Caney Creek 23 mi. NE of Bon Wier 47, Caney Creek $ mi. W of Bon Wier 48, Davis Creek 33 mi. WSW of Bon Wier 4g, Davis Creek 1 3/4 mi. SSW of Bon Wier 50. Davis Creek 4 mi. SSW of Bon Wier 51. White Oak Creek 105 Mi. WSW of Bon Wier 52. Thickety Creek 12 mi. SSW of Bon Wier 53. Dempsey Creek 5 mi SSW of Bon Wier 5h. Church House Creek 6 mi. SSW of Bon Wier 55. Arch Creek 8 mi. SSW of Bon Wier 56. Trout Creek 6 mi. NNE of Call 57. Trout Creek 3 3/4 mi. ENE of Call 58. Big Cow Creek 4 3/4 mi. E of Call 59. Big Cow Creek North Fork 6 3/4 mi. E of Call 60. Nichols Creek 4+ mi. SSE of Call 61. Slayboms Creek 2 mi. WNW of Salem 62. Nichols Creek 5 mi. SSW of Salem 63. Big Cypress Creek 84 mi. SSW of Salem 64, Big Cypress Creek 5 mi. NW of Deweyville 65. San Slough North Fork 1 mi. WSW of Deweyville Orange County: Sabine River 5 mi. SSE of Deweyville Sabine River 6 mi. NNE of Orange Sabine River 23 mi. ENE of Orange Cow Bayou 23 mi. NW of Mauriceville Cow Bayou 25 mi. SSW of Mauriceville Little Cypress Bayou 7 mi. SE of Mauriceville Adams Bayou 5 mi. NW of Orange Cow Bayou 4 mi. NE of Orangefield ° e oo ° MOAN nw FWY FF ° --- Page 9 --- So bime Species Table #35 Gounty_and Station Number Count Newton Count l Q Lepisosteus productus Oran ge Co. passpado2/03fta 1O2)53 | | Dorosoma ceped D. petenensis ~ w SSIS IS: 715-815 VWSAS-HIN || f | 34 {17 1 n_Moxostoma poeciluyum 3. Note rysolecas Ne IN-3 IN-4IN-SIN-GIN- ZIN-BIN- 9 IN-IOWN-// FESS oe ; 13: | = | i |__| : 7 1 iS SP .~ N x yy z w a Sj n oO / t 1a [24124 1a6 a a {3 |/9 | G{al 2F3Z|SAl |IGH | Aa7|49/ 1 33 226 “4 |__| / Al |#7\4 | 1037 Ww wv SIs io wl IS Wy . » 5s) 14 [7e 4o|¢ aasa, 7] 3 | | a] N NX sia_offinis SISIN | _Lobidesthes siceulus | by. Morome interrupta | pe ee) opteyus Satmode. “N S < at Dy ee SEE TTT aS) ~ BN] + ~ BRESSRRRRRE SEE a = fou “EEL L LETT ET ws HTT st TET TTT ks TT EA TT ETT TTT PETE EET TT Et Tet Fe TL PRN TT | LET lel | | --- Page 11 --- 9. Table 5. Length, Weight and Coefficient of Condition of Species in Sabine River. Number Standard Standard Weight Weight "Kk" "Ke of Length Length Range Average Range Average Specimens Range Average Channel catfish 13 150 = 380mm 296mm 50 = 907 gm k66gm 1.29 - 1.72 1.52 Flathead catfish 1 2hs5 215 1.46 White crappie 23 97 - 260 174 20 - 535 163 2.13 = 3.04 2.95 Warmouth h 142 - 195 163 140 = 265 179 3.07 - 4.89 3.82 Bluegill 6 105 - 145 126 42 ~ 189 103 4.07 - 7.68 4.88 Drum 2 218 - 220 219 220 = 250 235 2.12 - 235 2.23 Black crappie 6 165 - 212 179 118 - 295 178 2.65 - 3.26 3.04 Blue catfish 2 290 - 343 316 340. - 595 O67 1.39 - 1.47 1.43 Largemouth bass 1 335 1021 2.28 Spotted bass 1 225 272 2.39 Carpsucker 1 190 215 3.13 Smallmouth buffalo 1 2he 470 2.32 Red breasted sunfish 1 136 125 4.96 --- Page 12 --- Table 6. Stomach Analysis by Frequency of Food Types ects iinet gf cg ane epreemnemmennemen ii i NUMBER STOMACHS CONTAINING: a n et etd a: : 5 5 3 o 8 a 6 n © ho a a bat £% cc) $ a a n ° a ® Ho @H% e835 PH BG YO A 3 B& deb Hd o& Ort PG PS Boe 8 6 & wo dq Oe © P> Sod a¢ forms Ord 19) - a0 cm + ee) #8 fe 25 S82 #28 85 2 2 2 # E 8 ag Ee fer oh : Species Sa 28 GS S& #8 8& £$ & &§ & A #f BS Ietiobus bubalus 1 1 Carpiodes carpio 1 1 letalurus punctatus 7 k 2 1 2 Ictalurus furcatus 4. ds Micropterus salmoides 1 1 Frog Chaenobryttus coronrius Is 1 4d 1 Lepomis macrochirus y 1 sf 1 Caddis fly Lepomis auritus 1 1 Pomoxis annularis 20 7 2 1 2 1 9 3 1 1 Fish eggs Pomoxis nigro-maculatus 5 1 1 3 1 2 Aplodinotus grunniens 2 2 nnn --- Page 13 --- Table 7. I. Family: II. Family: TII. Family: Iv. Family: V. Family: VI. Family: VII. Family: VIII. Family: li. PETROMYZONIDAE---Lampreys 1. Ichthyomyzon castaneus LEPISOSTEIDAE---Gars 2. lLepisosteus spatula 3. Tepisosteus platostomus h, TLepisosteus productus 5. Lepisosteus osseus AMIIDAE---Bowfins 6. Amia calva CLUPEIDAR@ = = 7. Alosa chrysochloris 8. Brevoortia gunteri 9. Dorosoma petenensis 10. Dorosoma cepedianum ENGRAULIDAE--=-Anchovies ll. Anchoa mitchilli ESOCIDAE--~-Pickerels 12. Esox vermiculatus CATOSTOMIDAE~--Suckers and Buffalofishes 13. Iectiobus bubalus 14. Carpiodes carpio 15. Moxostoma poecilurum 16. Minytrema melanops 17. Erimyzon sucetta 18. Erimyzon oblongus CYPRINIDAE---Shiners and minnows 19. Cyprinus carpio 20. Notemigonus crysoleucas 2l. Semotilus atromaculatus 22. Opsopoeocdus emiliae 23. Extrarius aestivalus 24. Phenocobius mirabilis 25. Notropis atherinoides 26. Notropis amabilis 27. Notropis fumeus 28. Notropis umbratilis 29. Notropis chalybeus 30. Notropis roseus 31. Notropis potteri 32. Notropis sabinae 33. Notropis amnis 34. Notropis venustus 35. Notropis lutrensis 36. Notropis deliciosus 37. Notropis atrocaudalis Complete Checklist of Fish Collected During this Survey. ——— eee chestnut lamprey alligator gar shortnose gar spotted gar longnose gar bowfin skipjack bay menhaden threadfin shad gizzard shad bay anchovy grass pickerel smallmouth buffalo river carpsucker blacktail redhorse spotted sucker lake chubsucker creek chubsucker carp golden shiner creek chub pugnose minnow speckled dace suckermouth minnow emerald shiner Texas shiner ribbon shiner redfin shiner ironcolor shiner central weed shiner broadhead shiner longnose shiner palid shiner blacktail shiner red shiner sand shiner blackspot shiner --- Page 14 --- IX. XT. XII. XIII. XIV. XVI. XVII. Family: Family: Family: Family: Family: Family: Family: Family: Family: 12. 38. Notropis volucellus 39. Notropis buchanani ho. Hybognathus muchalis 41. Pimephales vigilax ARTIDAE---Sea catfishes 42, Galeichthys felis AMEIURIDAE---Freshwater catfish 43. Icatalurus punctatus 4, “Icatalurus furcatus 45, Ameiurus melas 46. Ameiurus natalis 47. Pilodictus olivaris 48, “Schilbeodes mollis 49, “Schilbeodes nocturnus mimic shiner ghost shiner silvery minnow Parrot minnow sea catfish southern channel catfish blue catfish black bullhead yellow bullhead flathead catfish tadpole madtom freckled madtom CYPRINODONTIDAE---Killifishes and topminnows 50. Fundulus chrysotus 51. Fundulus notti 52. Fundulus olivaceus 53. Fundulus notatus POECILIIDAE-~-Mosquitofishes 54, Gambusia affinis APHREDODERIDAE---Pirate perch 5S « Aphredoderus sayanus MUGILIDAE---Mullet 56. Mugil cephalus ATHERINIDAE~--Silversides 57. Labidesthes sicculus SERRANIDAE~-=-Basses 58. Morone interrupta CENTRARCHIDAE---Black basses and sunfishes 59. Micropterus punctulatus 60. cropterus salmoides 61. Chaenobryttus coronarius 62. Lepomis cyanellus 63. Lepomis symmetricus 64. Lepomis punctatus 65. Lepomis microlophus 66. Lepomis macrochirus 67. Lepomis humilis 68. Lepomis auritus 69. Lepomis megalotis 70. Lepomis marginatus 71L. Pomoxis annularis 72. Pomoxis nigromaculatus redspot topminnow starhead topminnow blackspot topminnow blackstripe topminnow gambusia pirate perch striped mullet brook silversides yellow bass spotted black bass largemouth black bass warmouth green sunfish small sunfish spotted sunfish redear sunfish bluegill orangespotted sunfish yellowbelly sunfish longear sunfish dollar sunfish white crappie black crappie --- Page 15 --- XVIII. XIX. XXT. XXIT. XXTIT. Family: Family Family: Family: Family: Family: 73. Centrarchus macropterus 74. Elassoma zonatum PERCIDAE-=--Perches and Darters ler Hadropterus scierus 76. Ammocrypta vivax vale Ammocrypta clara 78. Etheostoma chlorosomum 79. Etheostoma gracile 80. Etheostoma asprigenis 81. Etheostoma parvipinne 82. Etheostoma whipplei 83. Etheostoma spectabile 84. Etheostoma fonticola CARANGIDAE---Jackfishes 85. Chloroscombrus chrysurus SCIAENIDAE=-=-Croakers, drum and weakfishes 86. Aplodinotus grunniens 87. Sciaenops ocellata 88. Micropogon undulatus 89. Pogonias cromis 90. Cynoscion arenarius Ql. ynoscion nebulosus SPARIDAE g2. Archosargus probatocephalus PLEURONECTIDAE=--Flounders 93. Paralichtys lethostigma ACHIRIDAE~--Soles 94. 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