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 |