Fishes of the Great Lakes Region, Revised Edition

Review of the southern hemisphere fish family Chironemidae (Perciformes: Cirrhitoidei)

“…Museum acronyms are according to Leviton et al (1985), except for IIOA (Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Antofagasta, Chile). Counts and measurements are based on Hubbs & Lagler (1954). Counts included: scales on lateral line (SLL), scales above lateral line (SALL), scales below lateral line (SBLL).…”

Length-Weight Relationships, Age and Growth, and Body Condition of the Spottail Shiner (Notropis hudsonius) (Clinton 1824) in the Western Basin of Lake Erie

“…Spottail Shiner populations may reflect changing conditions and can serve as an early warning indicator of Lake Erie fish assemblage stability. They are extremely important commercially since they support a large baitfish industry and can serve as a dominant food source for top predator, whole body carnivores (Hubbs et al 2004). Changing conditions in the Spottail Shiner population may reflect future large-scale effects potentially caused by hypoxia, climate change, or harmful algal blooms (Munawar et al 1999;Michalak et al 2013).…”

“…Although population dynamics of cyprinids have not been well studied, the high economic significance of a balanced minnow foundation in the food web is critical for stability in the Western Basin (Hubbs et al 2004). Spottail Shiner populations may reflect changing conditions and can serve as an early warning indicator of Lake Erie fish assemblage stability.…”

“…Length measurements included standard length (L S ) and total length (L T ), which were measured using digital calipers to the nearest 0.01 mm. The L S was measured from the tip of the snout, horizontally, to the posterior tip of the notochord at the hypural plate, while L T was measured from the tip of the snout, horizontally, to the tip of the depressed caudal fin (Hubbs et al 2004). All measurements were based on the standard procedure described in Hubbs et al (2004).…”

“…The L S was measured from the tip of the snout, horizontally, to the posterior tip of the notochord at the hypural plate, while L T was measured from the tip of the snout, horizontally, to the tip of the depressed caudal fin (Hubbs et al 2004). All measurements were based on the standard procedure described in Hubbs et al (2004). Age groups of individual Spottail Shiner were determined using length frequency distribution analysis (Nielson and Johnson 1983).…”