Effects of Temperature, Fish Length, and Exercise on Swimming Performance of Age-0 Flannelmouth Sucker

Ward, David L.; Maughan, O. Eugene; Bonar, Scott A.; Matter, William J.

doi:10.1577/1548-8659(2002)131<0492:eotfla>2.0.co;2

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“…The performance of White Suckers of similar size used in this study falls within the same range, suggesting that U crit is a repeatable measure for this species. Flannelmouth Suckers from 105 to 123 mm TL swum at 10 • C had a mean FV50 (velocity at which 50% of individuals cannot swim for a full 30 min) of 38.3 cm/s (Ward et al 2002). This value is similar to the U crit for Mountain Suckers of the same size that we evaluated.…”

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Comparative Swimming Performance of Five Catostomus Species and Roundtail Chub

Underwood

Myrick

Compton

2014

N American J Fish Manag

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Abstract.—Decreased habitat connectivity and competition with nonnative species have led to declines of many freshwater fishes. An understanding of swimming performance can aid in the conservation of these fishes; however, acquiring sufficient numbers of rare and threatened species to perform swimming studies can be logistically challenging and ecologically costly. In order to determine whether swimming data for common sucker species may be substituted for that of similar but rare sucker species, we compared the swimming abilities of two rare western catostomids, Bluehead Sucker Catostomus discobolus and Flannelmouth Sucker C. latipinnis, as well as one catostomid with a less well understood status, Mountain Sucker C. platyrhynchus, with those of the common White Sucker C. commersonii and Longnose Sucker C. catostomus. We also examined Roundtail Chub Gila robusta because they are often included in conservation efforts involving Bluehead Sucker and Flannelmouth Sucker. The critical swimming velocities (Ucrit), standardized by body length, of Bluehead Sucker and Longnose Sucker differed significantly from those of White Sucker. However, there was no significant difference between the Ucrit of Mountain Sucker, Flannelmouth Sucker, and White Sucker. During constant acceleration trials, Bluehead Sucker exhibited the greatest swimming ability, reaching a mean maximum velocity of 4.56 ± 1.28 body lengths per second (BL/s; mean ± SD), followed by Mountain Sucker (3.56 ± 0.57 BL/s), White Sucker (3.28 ± 0.90 BL/s), Longnose Sucker (2.97 ± 0.31 BL/s), and Flannelmouth Sucker (2.22 ± 0.42 BL/s). Additionally, key behavioral differences in the swimming behaviors of the fishes studied were observed. We conclude that swimming performance data for common White Sucker should not be used in place of data for rarer species. Comprehensive swimming studies should be conducted on individual sucker species before implementing conservation strategies involving fish passageways or barriers. Received November 6, 2013; accepted February 28, 2014

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Comparative Swimming Performance of Five Catostomus Species and Roundtail Chub

Underwood

Myrick

Compton

2014

N American J Fish Manag

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“…The 20-23°C temperature range used in the experiment is representative of summer temperatures experienced by all three species (Hill et al 1993, Ward et al 2002, Carpenter 2000). It is unlikely that this temperature could be responsible for the minimal crayfish growth.…”

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Competition for food between an introduced crayfish and two fishes endemic to the Colorado River basin

Carpenter

2005

Environ Biol Fish

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SynopsisCrayfish are not native to the Colorado River basin (CRB), however they are now established in portions of the mainstem and in many tributaries. I used density manipulation experiments in a laboratory setting to determine intra-and interspecific competition for food between Orconectes virilis, an aggressive polytrophic crayfish now common in the CRB, and two native fishes: Gila chub, Gila intermedia, and flannelmouth sucker, Catostomus latipinnis. I tested each fish species in separate trials. Growth of Gila chub decreased when animal densities increased, however they were more affected by intraspecific competition than by crayfish presence. In contrast, growth of flannelmouth suckers was more affected by crayfish than by intraspecific competition. Crayfish growth was not significantly altered by presence of either fish. Crayfish thus reduced fish growth by competition for food, but the effect differed markedly between the two species.

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“…O. mykiss ) to 20° C and then rapidly transferred them to a 10° C tank. Successful attacks were lower at the acclimation temperature of 20° C (5·8%) than at 10° C (39·1%), suggesting that C. latipinnis may be less tolerant to temperature change than O. mykiss in regards to swimming response (Ward et al , 2002).…”

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Cold shock and fish

Donaldson

Cooke

Patterson

et al. 2008

Journal of Fish Biology

326

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Rapid decreases in water temperature may result in a number of physiological, behavioural and fitness consequences for fishes termed 'cold shock'. Cold-shock stress occurs when a fish has been acclimated to a specific water temperature or range of temperatures and is subsequently exposed to a rapid decrease in temperature, resulting in a cascade of physiological and behavioural responses and, in some cases, death. Rapid temperature decreases may occur from either natural (e.g. thermocline temperature variation, seiches and storm events) or anthropogenic sources (e.g. varied thermal effluents from power generation and production industries). The magnitude, duration and frequency of the temperature change as well as the initial acclimation temperatures of individuals can influence the extent of the consequences of cold shock on fishes. Early research on cold shock focused on documenting mortality events associated with cold shock. However, in recent years, a shift in research has occurred where the focus of cold-shock studies now involves characterizing the sublethal effects of cold shock in terms of the stress response in fishes. This shift has revealed that cold shock can actually be used as a tool for fisheries science (e.g. to induce polyploidy). The cold-shock stress response offers opportunities to develop many exciting research questions, yet to date, cold-shock research has been largely unfocused. Few studies attempt to link laboratory physiology experiments with ecologically relevant field data on behaviour, growth, bioenergetics and fitness. Additional research will allow for the development of more focused and robust management policies and conservation initiatives. This review synthesizes the sublethal physiological and behavioural consequences of cold-shock stress on fishes, identifies natural and anthropogenic sources of cold shock, discusses the benefits of cold shock to fisheries science and describes mitigation and management efforts. Existing knowledge gaps and opportunities for future cold-shock research are presented.

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Effects of Temperature, Fish Length, and Exercise on Swimming Performance of Age-0 Flannelmouth Sucker

Cited by 26 publications

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Comparative Swimming Performance of Five Catostomus Species and Roundtail Chub

Comparative Swimming Performance of Five Catostomus Species and Roundtail Chub

Competition for food between an introduced crayfish and two fishes endemic to the Colorado River basin

Cold shock and fish

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