Distributions of Lake Fishes of the Northeast USA: III. Salmonidae and Associated Coldwater Species

Abstract

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Worldwide status of burbot and conservation measures

“…In the northernmost states of the region, burbot typically occur in large, deep lakes and associated tributaries, but their distribution further south is primarily associated with large river systems (Whitworth et al. 1968; Cooper 1983; Halliwell et al. 2001; Hartel et al.…”

Distributions of Lake Fishes in the Northeast: IV: Benthic and Small Water-Column Species

“…Other than some minnows (Whittier et al 1997(Whittier et al , 2000 and salmonids (Halliwell et al 2001), only longnose sucker and the two species of mudminnow appear to have been collected less often than might be expected. The survey did not collect 17 of the 94 species listed as at least occasionally occurring in northeastern lakes (but collected seven species not listed as lake-dwelling).…”

“…The information presented here, and in the previous three papers (Halliwell et al 2001, Whittier et al 1999; summarized in Appendix A), provides a graphic depiction of the distribution and frequency of occurrence of lake-dwelling fishes of the Northeast. It was not our primary goal to directly compare these results to those of earlier surveys or to focus on changes in biodiversity in northeastern lakes.…”

“…This article, the last of a series (Halliwell et al 2001;Whittier et al 1999Whittier et al , 2000, describes the general distribution and native status of 28 fish species not described in the previous three articles, which covered large warmwater column-dwellers, minnows, and coldwater species, respectively. The fishes discussed here are of three general types: 15 benthic species in five families typical of warmwater lakes; 11 watercolumn species in five warmwater families and one coolwater family; and two large piscivores in two warmwater families.…”