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EASTERN SAND DARTER STATUS ASSESSMENT Prepared by: David Grandmaison and Joseph Mayasich Natural Resources Research Institute University of Minnesota 5013 Miller Trunk Highway Duluth, MN 55811-1442 and David Etnier Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Tennessee 569 Dabney Hall Knoxville, TN 37996-1610 Prepared for: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 1 Federal Drive Fort Snelling, MN 55111 January 2004 NRRI Technical Report No. NRRI/TR-2003/40 DISCLAIMER This document is a compilation of biological data and a description of past, present, and likely future threats to the eastern sand darter, Ammocrypta pellucida (Agassiz). It does not represent a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) on whether this taxon should be designated as a candidate species for listing as threatened or endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act. That decision will be made by the Service after reviewing this document; other relevant biological and threat data not included herein; and all relevant laws, regulations, and policies. The result of the decision will be posted on the Service's Region 3 Web site (refer to: http://midwest.fws.gov/eco_serv/endangrd/lists/concern.html). If designated as a candidate species, the taxon will subsequently be added to the Service's candidate species list that is periodically published in the Federal Register and posted on the World Wide Web (refer to: http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html). Even if the taxon does not warrant candidate status it should benefit from the conservation recommendations that are contained in this document. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS DISCLAIMER................................................................... -
Best Management Practices
Crystal Darter Crystallaria asprella Guidelines for Landowners Using Conservation Practices Missouri Department of Conservation Photo Credit: Missouri Department of Conservation Common name ▪ Crystal Darter Recommendations Scientific name ▪ Crystallaria asprella As a species that prefers clean streams, crystal State status ▪ Endangered darters may act as indicators of a healthy Federal status ▪ None ecosystem. Protecting and restoring streams for the crystal darter will also benefit other aquatic species. Ecology Efforts should be made to ensure our waterways are Crystal darters have a large historic range, healthy through protection and/or restoration of stretching from river basins in West Virginia west to habitat for this and other aquatic species. Missouri and from Minnesota south to the Gulf of Mexico. In east-central to southeastern Missouri, Avoid constructing stream crossings. If they inhabit open channels of large, clear streams unavoidable, culverts and crossings should be and ditches with low to moderate gradients and long constructed with the same bottom elevation as the stretches of silt-free sand and small gravel existing streambed to avoid restricting flow and substrate. They prefer streams with strong current obstructing fish passage. and water depths of about 3 feet. The biology of this darter in Missouri is poorly known. Studies Bank stabilization materials should consist only of suggest that darters may bury themselves in the rock, clean broken concrete or similar materials free sand during the day and become active at night. of pollutants, silt and extraneous debris including Crystal darters forage for mainly aquatic insects, exposed rebar. Erosion and sediment controls especially midges, mosquitoes, blackflies and should be implemented, maintained and monitored caddisflies. -
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Vol. 78 Thursday, No. 163 August 22, 2013 Part V Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for the Diamond Darter (Crystallaria cincotta); Final Rule VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:23 Aug 21, 2013 Jkt 229001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\22AUR3.SGM 22AUR3 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES3 52364 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2013 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Virginia Field Office (see ADDRESSES conclusions, and they provided section). If you use a additional information, clarifications, Fish and Wildlife Service telecommunications device for the deaf and suggestions to improve this final (TDD), call the Federal Information rule. The information we received from 50 CFR Part 17 Relay Service (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. the peer review process is incorporated [Docket No. FWS–R5–ES–2013–0019; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in this final revised designation. We 4500030114] also considered all comments and Executive Summary information received from the public RIN 1018–AZ40 Why we need to publish a rule. This during the comment periods and is a final rule to designate critical incorporated those comments, as Endangered and Threatened Wildlife habitat for the diamond darter. Under appropriate, into this final rule. and Plants; Designation of Critical the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as Previous Federal Actions Habitat for the Diamond Darter amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) (Act), (Crystallaria cincotta) we must designate critical habitat, to the The diamond darter was first AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, maximum extent prudent and identified as a candidate for protection Interior. -
Endangered Species
FEATURE: ENDANGERED SPECIES Conservation Status of Imperiled North American Freshwater and Diadromous Fishes ABSTRACT: This is the third compilation of imperiled (i.e., endangered, threatened, vulnerable) plus extinct freshwater and diadromous fishes of North America prepared by the American Fisheries Society’s Endangered Species Committee. Since the last revision in 1989, imperilment of inland fishes has increased substantially. This list includes 700 extant taxa representing 133 genera and 36 families, a 92% increase over the 364 listed in 1989. The increase reflects the addition of distinct populations, previously non-imperiled fishes, and recently described or discovered taxa. Approximately 39% of described fish species of the continent are imperiled. There are 230 vulnerable, 190 threatened, and 280 endangered extant taxa, and 61 taxa presumed extinct or extirpated from nature. Of those that were imperiled in 1989, most (89%) are the same or worse in conservation status; only 6% have improved in status, and 5% were delisted for various reasons. Habitat degradation and nonindigenous species are the main threats to at-risk fishes, many of which are restricted to small ranges. Documenting the diversity and status of rare fishes is a critical step in identifying and implementing appropriate actions necessary for their protection and management. Howard L. Jelks, Frank McCormick, Stephen J. Walsh, Joseph S. Nelson, Noel M. Burkhead, Steven P. Platania, Salvador Contreras-Balderas, Brady A. Porter, Edmundo Díaz-Pardo, Claude B. Renaud, Dean A. Hendrickson, Juan Jacobo Schmitter-Soto, John Lyons, Eric B. Taylor, and Nicholas E. Mandrak, Melvin L. Warren, Jr. Jelks, Walsh, and Burkhead are research McCormick is a biologist with the biologists with the U.S. -
Status and Critical Habitat of Rare Fish Species in the Mississippi River from the Coon Rapids Dam to the Iowa Border
State Wildlife Grant Final Report Status and critical habitat of rare fish species in the Mississippi River from the Coon Rapids Dam to the Iowa border Konrad Schmidt (Nongame Fish Program) Nick Proulx (Bio-criteria Development Program) Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Ecological Resources 9 March 2009 Paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) from Lake Pepin Abstract From 2006 through 2008, the Mississippi River was surveyed from the Coon Rapids Dam (Pool A) to the Iowa border (Pool 9). Sampling gear consisted of boat and backpack electroshockers, gill nets, trap nets, trawls, seines, dip nets and setlines. Habitats included main and side channels, backwaters, tributary mouths and tailwater zones of dams. The three year study found 16 of 22 Species in the Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN) reported from the Minnesota reach of the Mississippi River. Introduction The study area covers 192 river miles and includes 12 pools impounded by locks and dams that were originally designed for commercial navigation, but this corridor has become extremely popular with recreational watercraft users. The US Army Corps of Engineers maintains the navigation channel of the pools at a minimum depth of nine feet. Prior to the lock and dam system, thousands of closing and wing dams were constructed during the late 1800s. The closing dams reduced flow to backwaters and side channels, while wing dams directed current down the main channel to maintain navigable depths. These structures are not maintained, but most remain and continue to function. The long-term results of this altered flow regime has filled in many side channels and backwaters with sediments or greatly reduced their depth and size. -
Proceedings of the United States National Museum
Proceedings of the United States National Museum SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION . WASHINGTON, D.C. Volume 119 1966 Number 3550 CATALOG OF TYPE SPECIMENS OF THE DARTERS (PISCES, PERCIDAE, ETHEOSTOMATINI) ^ By Bruce B. Collette and Leslie W. Knapp ^ Introduction The darters are a tribe of small freshwater fishes restricted to North America. Some 212 specific and subspecific names have been pro- posed for the approximately 100 vahd described species. About a dozen species await description. As part of a long-term study of these fishes, we have prepared this catalog of type specimens. We hope that our efforts will be of value in furthering systematic research and stabilizing the nomenclature of this most fascinating group of North American fishes. In preparing this catalog we have attempted to examine or at least to verify the location of the type specimens of all nominal forms of the three presently recognized genera of darters: Percina, Ammo- crypta, and Etheostoma. By type specimens we mean holotypes, lectotypes, syntypes, paralectotypes, and paratypes. Each form is ' Fifth paper in a series on the systematics of the Percidae by the senior author. 2 Collette: Assistant Laboratory Director, Bureau of Commercial Fisheries Ichthyological Laboratory, Division of Fishes, U.S. National Museum; Knapp: Supervisor in charge of vertebrates, Oceanographic Sorting Center, Smithsonian Institution. a 2 PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM vol. 119 listed in alphabetical order by the generic and specific name used in the original description. If subgeneric allocation was made in the original description, that name has been placed in parentheses between the genus and the species. Holotypes or lectotypes are listed before paratypes or paralectotypes. -
Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Monday, November 9, 2009 Part III Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:08 Nov 06, 2009 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\09NOP3.SGM 09NOP3 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with PROPOSALS3 57804 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 215 / Monday, November 9, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR October 1, 2008, through September 30, for public inspection by appointment, 2009. during normal business hours, at the Fish and Wildlife Service We request additional status appropriate Regional Office listed below information that may be available for in under Request for Information in 50 CFR Part 17 the 249 candidate species identified in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. General [Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2009-0075; MO- this CNOR. information we receive will be available 9221050083–B2] DATES: We will accept information on at the Branch of Candidate this Candidate Notice of Review at any Conservation, Arlington, VA (see Endangered and Threatened Wildlife time. address above). and Plants; Review of Native Species ADDRESSES: This notice is available on Candidate Notice of Review That Are Candidates for Listing as the Internet at http:// Endangered or Threatened; Annual www.regulations.gov, and http:// Background Notice of Findings on Resubmitted endangered.fws.gov/candidates/ The Endangered Species Act of 1973, Petitions; Annual Description of index.html. -
Kyfishid[1].Pdf
Kentucky Fishes Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Kentucky Fish & Wildlife’s Mission To conserve, protect and enhance Kentucky’s fish and wildlife resources and provide outstanding opportunities for hunting, fishing, trapping, boating, shooting sports, wildlife viewing, and related activities. Federal Aid Project funded by your purchase of fishing equipment and motor boat fuels Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources #1 Sportsman’s Lane, Frankfort, KY 40601 1-800-858-1549 • fw.ky.gov Kentucky Fish & Wildlife’s Mission Kentucky Fishes by Matthew R. Thomas Fisheries Program Coordinator 2011 (Third edition, 2021) Kentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources Division of Fisheries Cover paintings by Rick Hill • Publication design by Adrienne Yancy Preface entucky is home to a total of 245 native fish species with an additional 24 that have been introduced either intentionally (i.e., for sport) or accidentally. Within Kthe United States, Kentucky’s native freshwater fish diversity is exceeded only by Alabama and Tennessee. This high diversity of native fishes corresponds to an abun- dance of water bodies and wide variety of aquatic habitats across the state – from swift upland streams to large sluggish rivers, oxbow lakes, and wetlands. Approximately 25 species are most frequently caught by anglers either for sport or food. Many of these species occur in streams and rivers statewide, while several are routinely stocked in public and private water bodies across the state, especially ponds and reservoirs. The largest proportion of Kentucky’s fish fauna (80%) includes darters, minnows, suckers, madtoms, smaller sunfishes, and other groups (e.g., lam- preys) that are rarely seen by most people. -
Spotted Darter Status Assessment
SPOTTED DARTER STATUS ASSESSMENT Prepared by: Joseph M. Mayasich and David Grandmaison Natural Resources Research Institute University of Minnesota 5013 Miller Trunk Highway Duluth, MN 55811-1442 and David Etnier Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Tennessee 569 Dabney Hall Knoxville, TN 37996-1610 Prepared for: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 3 1 Federal Drive Fort Snelling, MN 55111 March 2004 NRRI Technical Report No. NRRI/TR-2004-02 DISCLAIMER This document is a compilation of biological data and a description of past, present, and likely future threats to the spotted darter, Etheostoma maculatum (Kirtland). It does not represent a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) on whether this taxon should be designated as a candidate species for listing as threatened or endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act. That decision will be made by the Service after reviewing this document; other relevant biological and threat data not included herein; and all relevant laws, regulations, and policies. The result of the decision will be posted on the Service's Region 3 Web site (refer to: http://midwest.fws.gov/eco_serv/endangrd/lists/concern.html). If designated as a candidate species, the taxon will subsequently be added to the Service's candidate species list that is periodically published in the Federal Register and posted on the World Wide Web (refer to: http://endangered.fws.gov/wildlife.html). Even if the taxon does not warrant candidate status it should benefit from the conservation recommendations that are contained in this document. i TABLE OF CONTENTS DISCLAIMER............................................................................................................................... ii NARRATIVE ................................................................................................................................1 SYSTEMATICS............................................................................................................... -
And the Eastern Sand Darter (Ammocrypta Pellucida) in the Elk River, West Virginia
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports 2016 Distribution and habitat use of the western sand darter (Ammocrypta clara) and the eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) in the Elk River, West Virginia Patricia A. Thompson Follow this and additional works at: https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd Recommended Citation Thompson, Patricia A., "Distribution and habitat use of the western sand darter (Ammocrypta clara) and the eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) in the Elk River, West Virginia" (2016). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 6800. https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/6800 This Thesis is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by the The Research Repository @ WVU with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Thesis in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you must obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/ or on the work itself. This Thesis has been accepted for inclusion in WVU Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports collection by an authorized administrator of The Research Repository @ WVU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Distribution and habitat use of the western sand darter (Ammocrypta clara) and the eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida) in the Elk River, West Virginia Patricia A. Thompson Thesis submitted to the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design at West Virginia University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Stuart A. -
The Frequency of Occurrence and Relative Abundance of Ohio Stream Fishes: 1979 Through 1995
Ohio Biological Survey Notes 2: 53-62, 1999. © Ohio Biological Survey The Frequency of Occurrence and Relative Abundance of Ohio Stream Fishes: 1979 Through 1995 RANDALL E. SANDERS1, CHARLES STAUDT2, DENNIS MISHNE2, MARC SMITH2, EDWARD T. RANKIN2, CHRIS O. YODER2, ROGER THOMA2, DAVID A LTFATER2, CHARLES B OUCHER2, KELLY C APUZZI2, ROBERT M ILTNER2, BRIAN ALSDORF2, DANIEL L. RICE3, AND TED M. CAVENDER4 1Fish Management and Research, Division of Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 1840 Belcher Drive G-3, Columbus, OH 43224. 2Ecological Assessment, Division of Surface Water, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, 4675 Homer Ohio Lane, Groveport, OH 43125. 3Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Fountain Square F-1, Columbus, OH 43224. 4Division of Fishes, Museum of Biological Diversity, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212 Introduction Ohio streams have a rich history of ichthyological investigations. Statewide distribution maps for game fish species were first reported by Wickliff and Trautman (1931). The first edition of The Fishes of Ohio published statewide distribution maps for all Ohio fish species for collections made during 1840 through 1955 (Trautman, 1957). This book was revised for collections made during 1956 through 1980—a period when fish populations in many streams were severely degraded by high levels of pollution and other environmental changes (Trautman, 1981). Although these publications are excellent sources for the historical distributions, identification, and preferred habitats of Ohio fish, they do not provide quantitative frequency of occurrence or relative abundance information for current stream fish populations that have increased as the result of improved water quality (e.g., Ohio Environmental Protection Agency [OEPA] 1992; 1995; 1996), become established through introductions, or continued to decline. -
Critical Habitat Designations
Monday, November 9, 2009 Part III Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 17 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Review of Native Species That Are Candidates for Listing as Endangered or Threatened; Annual Notice of Findings on Resubmitted Petitions; Annual Description of Progress on Listing Actions; Proposed Rule VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:08 Nov 06, 2009 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\09NOP3.SGM 09NOP3 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with PROPOSALS3 57804 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 215 / Monday, November 9, 2009 / Proposed Rules DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR October 1, 2008, through September 30, for public inspection by appointment, 2009. during normal business hours, at the Fish and Wildlife Service We request additional status appropriate Regional Office listed below information that may be available for in under Request for Information in 50 CFR Part 17 the 249 candidate species identified in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. General [Docket No. FWS-R9-ES-2009-0075; MO- this CNOR. information we receive will be available 9221050083–B2] DATES: We will accept information on at the Branch of Candidate this Candidate Notice of Review at any Conservation, Arlington, VA (see Endangered and Threatened Wildlife time. address above). and Plants; Review of Native Species ADDRESSES: This notice is available on Candidate Notice of Review That Are Candidates for Listing as the Internet at http:// Endangered or Threatened; Annual www.regulations.gov, and http:// Background Notice of Findings on Resubmitted endangered.fws.gov/candidates/ The Endangered Species Act of 1973, Petitions; Annual Description of index.html.