Table 5. Fishes sampled from the Blue River by MDC, 1966-1998.
Species 1966 1978-1980 1986-1998
Shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus) x
Gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) x x
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) x x x
River carpsucker (Carpiodes carpio) x x x
Quillback (Carpiodes cyprinus) x
White sucker (Catostomus commersoni) x x x
Freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) x
Bigmouth buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) x
Smallmouth buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus) x
Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) x x x
White crappie (Pomoxis annularis) x x x
Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) x
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) x x x
Longear sunfish (Lepomis megalotis) x
Green sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) x x x
Orangespotted sunfish (Lepomis humilis) x x x
Hybrid sunfish (varies x varies) x
Channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) x x x
Flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) x x
Black bullhead (Ameiurus melas) x x
Yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) x x
Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) x
Bighead carp (Hypopthalmicthys nobilis) x
Goldfish (Carassium auratus) x x
Central stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) x x x
Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) x x
Red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis) x x x
Redfin shiner (Lythrurus umbratilis) x x x
Golden shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) x x x
Emerald shiner (Notropis atherinoides) x x
Sand shiner (Notropis stramineus) x x x
Suckermouth minnow (Phenacobius mirabilis) x x x
Bluntnose minnow (Pimephales notatus) x x x
Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) x
Slender madtom (Noturus exilis) x x x
Johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum) x x
Orangethroat darter (Etheostoma spectabile) x x
Logperch (Percina caprodes) x x

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