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Appendix B. Tables showing (1) Species status and dietary preferences of fishes in the study area of the Rio Grande, New Mexico, and (2) specimens sampled for C and N isotopic analysis, tabulated by species, location, and time.
Table B1. Species status and dietary preferences of fishes in the study area of the Rio Grande, New Mexico. Native (N) vs. introduced (I) status is based on descriptions in Platania (1991).
Species |
Status |
Diet Items |
References |
Ameiuris melas |
I |
crustaceans, chironomid larvae |
Forney 1955 |
chironomids, fish, crayfish, algae, etc. |
Repsys et al. 1976 and Stuber 1982 (in Sublette et al. 1990) |
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Carpiodes carpio |
N |
organic debris, zooplankton, phytoplankton, aquatic insects |
Ross 2001 |
silt, detritus, algae, chironomids, microcrustacea |
Sublette et al. 1990 |
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Catostomus commersonii |
I |
chironomid larvae, zooplankton, crayfish, plant matter and detritus |
Brown 1963; Eder and Carlson 1977 (in Sublette et al. 1990) |
Cyprinella lutrensis |
N |
insects, algae, crustaceans, microorganisms, plant material |
Sublette et al. 1990 |
ceratopogonids, simuliids, chironomids |
Greger and Deacon 1988 |
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Cyprinus carpio |
I |
detritus, plant material, chironomids, crustaceans, snails, algae |
Ross 2001 |
insects in spring; algae in summer |
Garcia and Adelman 1985 |
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aquatic invertebrates (plants unimportant) |
Powles et al 1983 |
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plankton, chironomids, aquatic invertebrates, plants |
Eder and Carlson 1977, Lubinski et al. 1984 |
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Gambusia affinis |
I |
insect larvae, crustaceans, algae, fish fry |
Sublette et al. 1990 |
Hybognathus amarus |
N |
diatoms, periphyton, organic detritus, tree pollen, cyanobacteria |
Shirley et al. 2004; Cowley et al. 2006 |
Ictalurus punctatus |
I |
detritus, aquatic insects, zooplankton, fishes |
Ross 2001 |
Micropterus dolomieu |
I |
aquatic insects, crayfish, fishes |
Sublette et al. 1990 |
fishes, mayflies, caddisflies, odonates |
Robertson and Winemiller 2001 |
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Pimephales promelas |
N |
mud or silt containing algae or protozoans |
Ross 2001 |
diatoms, filamentous algae, small crustaceans |
Coyle 1930; Starrett 1950b |
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aquatic insects |
Forbes 1883 |
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cladocerans, copepods, amphipods |
Held and Peterka 1974 |
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detritus, algae, plants, insect larvae, microcrustacea |
Sublette et al. 1990 |
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Platygobio gracilis |
N |
terrestrial insects and to a much lesser extent aquatic insect larvae |
Ross 2001 |
omnivore |
Koster 1957 |
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terrestrial insects |
Olund and Cross 1961 |
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Ostracoda, Hemiptera, Copepoda, Coleoptera, Trichoptera, Hymenoptera |
Fisher et al. 2002 |
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terrestrial, aquatic insects |
See citations in Hayer et al. 2008 |
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Pomoxis annularis |
I |
insects, fish, plankton, macroinvertebrates |
Maret and Peters 1979 |
Rhinichthys cataractae |
N |
chironomids, mayflies, simuliids, algae |
Sublette et al. 1990 |
Table B2. Specimens sampled for C and N isotopic analysis, tabulated by species, location, and time.
Species |
Cochiti |
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1939–1956 |
1977–1978 |
1990–1995 |
1999–2000 |
2002 |
|
Ameiurus melas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Carpiodes carpio |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Catostomus commersonii |
0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
17 |
Cyprinella lutrensis |
1 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
Cyprinus carpio |
5 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Gambusia affinis |
5 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
Hybognathus amarus |
5 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Ictalurus punctatus |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Micropterus salmoides |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Pimephales promelas |
5 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Platygobio gracilis |
5 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
0 |
Pomoxis annularis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rhinichthys cataractae |
0 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
13 |
Species Richness |
7 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
Individuals sampled |
31 |
37 |
36 |
28 |
36 |
|
Bernalillo |
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1939–1956 |
1977–1978 |
1990–1995 |
1999–2000 |
2002 |
|
Ameiurus melas |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Carpiodes carpio |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
Catostomus commersonii |
1 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
12 |
Cyprinella lutrensis |
0 |
0 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
Cyprinus carpio |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Gambusia affinis |
5 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
Hybognathus amarus |
5 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
Ictalurus punctatus |
0 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
4 |
Micropterus salmoides |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pimephales promelas |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
9 |
Platygobio gracilis |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
Pomoxis annularis |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Rhinichthys cataractae |
4 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
10 |
Species Richness |
7 |
7 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
individuals sampled |
26 |
32 |
48 |
39 |
53 |
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