Table 2 Fish species collected in 2002 and 2003 and associated life history strategies.

From: Hydrologic variation influences stream fish assemblage dynamics through flow regime and drought

Fish taxa

Common name

Abbreviation

Life history

Characteristic

Petromyzontidae

Lampetra appendix*

American Brook Lamprey

ABL

Equilibrium

 

Lampetra spp.

Lamprey spp.

LPY

Equilibrium

GF*

Lampetra spp.*

Lamprey ammocoete spp.

AMM

Equilibrium

GF

Cyprinidae

Campostoma anomalum

Central Stoneroller

CSR

Periodic

RIF

Nocomis biguttatus

Hornyhead Chub

HHC

Periodic

GF

Notropis boops

Bigeye Shiner

BES

Opportunistic

 

Notropis galacturus

Whitetail Shiner

WTS

Opportunistic

RIF

Notropis nubilus

Ozark Minnow

OZM

Opportunistic

RIF

Notropis ozarcanus

Ozark Shiner

OZS

Opportunistic

 

Notropis pilsbryi

Duskystripe Shiner

DSS

Opportunistic

GF *

Notropis telescopus

Telescope Shiner

TSS

Opportunistic

 

Phoxinus erythrogaster

Southern Redbelly Dace

SRD

Opportunistic

Both

Semotilus atromaculatus

Creek Chub

CRC

Periodic

RIF

Catostomidae

Hypentelium nigricans

Northern Hog Sucker

NHS

Periodic

RIF

Moxostoma duquesnei*

Black Redhorse

BRH

Periodic

 

Moxostoma spp.

redhorse sucker spp.

RH

Periodic

RIF

Ictaluridae

Noturus exilis

Slender Madtom

SLM

Opp./Equil

 

Noturus flavater**

Checkered Madtom

CKM

Opp./Equil

RIF

Fundulidae

Fundulus catenatus

Northern Studfish

NSF

Opportunistic

 

Fundulus olivaceus

Blackspotted Topminnow

BTM

Opportunistic

GF

Centrarchidae

Ambloplites constellatus

Ozark Bass

OZB

Equilibrium

GF**

Lepomis cyanellus

Green Sunfish

GSF

Equilibrium

Both**

Lepomis macrochirus**

Bluegill

BLG

Equilibrium

GF**

Lepomis megalotis

Longear Sunfish

LES

Equilibrium

Both

Micropterus dolomieui

Smallmouth Bass

SMB

Equil./Per

 

Percidae

Etheostoma blennoides

Greenside Darter

GSD

Opp./Equil

RIF

Etheostoma caeruleum

Rainbow Darter

RBD

Opp./Equil

Both

Etheostoma flabellare

Fantail Darter

FTD

Equilibrium

GF

Etheostoma juliae*

Yoke Darter

YKD

Opp./Equil

 

Etheostoma punctalatum

Stippled Darter

STD

Opp./Equil

RIF

Etheostoma spectabile

Orangethroat Darter

OTD

Opp./Equil

Both

Cottidae

Cottus carolinae

Banded Sculpin

BDS

Equilibrium

GF

  1. Characteristic species were based on high relative densities in Runoff/Intermittent Flashy (RIF), Groundwater Flashy (GF) or both. Life history strategy as in12. *only in 2002, **only in 2003.