TPWD 1954 F-4-R-1 #78: Fish Inventory of Bosque and Leon Rivers, Texas, 1954

Leonard D. Lamb Project Leader portions of the Bosque and Leon Riv— , lying withianrath, Hamilton, Bosque, Comanche, Cory— ell and McLennan Counties whlle that on the Leon wa Data collected from a representati . data sheet and is typical of the data collected at the other stationsa SUMMARY 2. Six hundred eightywnine (689) specimens were collected from River of which 70.25% were Plains Red Shiner (Notropis lutrensis). 3. Three hundred fifty-nine (359) specimens were collected from the Leon River of which 95.52% were Elains Red Shiner (Notropis lutrensis). Table 1. Species St. 1 . Clairette Dorosoma cepedianum Erimyzon oblongus Notropis venustus Notropis lutrensis an Notropis potteri Ceratichthys sp. 2 Fundulus notatus Micropterus punctulatus Micropterus salmoides Lepomis cyanellus 3 Lepomis macrochirus Lepomis megalotis l Gambusia affinis 2 Bosque River. St. 2 Rice 93 18 st. 3 Clifton 2 l 10 2O 16 13 10 No. l0 hBh 109 15 30 Number and Percentages of Species Taken in Seine Collections from the .29 .lM 1.h5 70.25 959 3-19 52 -9 99.99 l__l__l___lllll_________l__l_____l_ll_lll_lm_ll_l_____l__l______l_l_____llllmll Table 2. Sta. 2 at Gustine Number and Percentages of Species Taken in Seine Collections from the Leon River. ' SPecies No. Percentage 3 mlal___l_l_lll________ll____la___am_n_l____a_wm__h_fi__m__u___wfi__mu____m_n__m Notropis venustus Notropis lntrensis Fundulus notatus Lepomis cyanellus Lepomis punctatus Lepomis humilis Lepomix cyanellus x macrochirus hadropterus scierus .-. . . 5 343 5 343 (I H l.hO 95.52 .28 Table 3. Check List of Species Collected from Bosque and Leon Rivers. Scientific Name Common Name BOSQUE RIVER Dorosoma cepedianum Gizzard shad Erimyzon oblongus Western creek chubsucker Notropis venustus Blacktail Shiner Notropis lutrensis Plains red shiner Notropis potteri Broadhead shiner Ceratichthys sp. Fundulus notatus Blackstripe topminnow Gambusia affinis Common mosquitoflsh Micropterus punctulatus Spotted bass Micropterus salmoides Largemouth black bass Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish Lepomis macrochirus Bluegill sunfish Lepomis megalotis Longear sunfish LEON RIVER Notropis venustus Blacktail shiner Notropis lutrensis Plains red shiner Fundulus notatus Blackstripe topminnow Lepomis cyanellus Green sunfish Lepomis punctatus Western spotted sunfish Lepomis humilis Orangespot sunfish Hadropterus scierus Common dusky darter FISH CARD Locality: Leon, Sta. 2 Date h—26—5h Description Shoreline Banks shallow, sloping and sandy Bottom Sand and clay with some gravel on riffles Cover° water: Temperature - Length: 30 ft. Species Notropis venustus Notropis lutrensis Fundulus notatus Lepomis cyanellus Lepomis punctatus Lepomis humilis Lepomix cyanellus X macrochirus Hadropterus scierus Total Mesh: 4:11—- H- :3 Length of Hauls: No. 359 Depth: 6 ft. Avg. 100 ft. FIGURE 1. Map of Watershed of Bosque and Leon Rivers showing Seine Collection stations. SOlid blOCkS represent seine stations ------------------ I .