1st Edition

Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage Percidae - Perch, Pikeperch, and Darters, Volume 4

By Thomas P. Simon, Robert Wallus Copyright 2006
    648 Pages 210 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Knowledge of the early life stages of fishes is crucial for the effective monitoring and management of fish populations and habitats, and the evaluation of environmental impacts and recovery of endangered species. Unfortunately, the proper identification of targeted species has stunted the development of the field.

    Now a series has emerged that stands as the leading resource on the reproduction and development of many North American fishes. Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage fills immense gaps in knowledge of issues related to early life development of fishes in the Ohio Basin. Volume 4 addresses the developmental and morphological issues of Perch, Pikeperch, and Darters.

    This volume describes the characteristics of the family Percidae, and provides a detailed pictorial guide to the young of all fish families present in the Ohio River drainage. Subtopics within each species description include range, distribution, occurrence, spawning, eggs, development, ecology of early life phases, and more.

    This book serves as both a handbook to help identify individual larval fish, and as a reference for those concerned with the overall health of the ecosystems or fisheries that they are monitoring.

    Reproductive Biology and Early Life History of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage:
    An Introduction to the Series
    Thomas P. Simon and Robert Wallus
    Series Objectives
    Study Area
    Format
    Range
    Habitat And Movement
    Distribution And Occurrence In The Ohio River System
    Spawning
    Eggs
    Development
    Taxonomic Diagnosis
    Ecology Of Early Life Phases
    References
    Terminology
    General Comments About The Text

    Distinguishing Characteristics and Pictorial Guide to the Families of Fishes in the Ohio River Drainage
    Robert Wallus and Thomas P. Simon

    Taxonomic Diagnosis of Young Perch, Pikeperch, and Darters in the Ohio River Drainage
    Thomas P. Simon
    Preliminary introduction to subgenera of the darter genus Etheostoma
    Litocara Bailey
    Etheostoma Rafinesque
    Vaillantia Jordan
    Allohistium Bailey
    Psychromaster Jordan and Evermann
    Poecilichthys Agassiz
    Doration Jordan
    Nanostoma Putnam
    Ulocentra Jordan
    Boleosoma Dekay
    Nothonotus Putnam
    Oligocephalus Girard
    Ozarka Williams and Robison
    Fuscatelum Page
    Catonotus Agassiz
    Boleichthys Girard
    Preliminary introduction to subgenera of the darter genus Percina
    Alvordius Girard
    Cottogaster Putnam
    Ericosma Jordan
    Hadropterus Agassiz
    Hypohomus Cope
    Imostoma Jordan
    Odontopholis Page
    Percina Haldeman
    Swainia Jordan and Evermann

    Reproductive Biology and Life History Accounts for Percids in the Ohio River Drainage
    Thomas P. Simon
    Genus Ammocrypta Jordan
    Western Sand Darter
    Eastern Sand Darter
    Scaly Sand Darter
    Genus Crystallaria (Jordan)
    Crystal Darter
    Genus Etheostoma Rafinesque
    Sharphead Darter
    Coppercheek Darter
    Mud Darter
    Cumberland Snubnose Darter
    Emerald Darter
    Teardrop Darter
    Splendid Darter
    Orangefin Darter
    Greenside Darter Complex
    Blenny Darter
    Slackwater Darter
    Rainbow Darter
    Bluebreast Darter
    Greenfin Darter
    Bluntnose Darter
    Ashy Darter
    Crown Darter
    Fringed Darter
    Blackside Snubnose (Black) Darter
    Cherry Darter
    Fantail Darter Complex
    Saffron Darter
    Barrens Darter
    Slough Darter
    Harlequin Darter
    Blueside Darter
    Stripetail Darter
    Redband Darter
    Spotted Darter
    Smallscale Darter
    Least Darter
    Lollypop Darter
    Blackfin Darter
    Johnny Darter Complex
    Barcheek Darter
    Dirty Darter
    Guardian Darter
    Goldstripe Darter
    Duskytail Darter
    Cypress Darter
    Egg-Mimic Darter
    Firebelly Darter
    Kentucky Snubnose Darter
    Redline Darter
    Arrow Darter
    Bloodfin Darter
    Tennessee Snubnose Darter
    Slabrock Darter
    Orangethroat Darter
    Spottail Darter
    Speckled Darter
    Striated Darter
    Gulf Darter
    Swannanoa Darter
    Tippecanoe Darter
    Tuscumbia Darter
    Variegate Darter
    Striped Darter
    Wounded Darter
    Boulder Darter
    Banded Darter
    Bandfin Darter
    Genus Percina Haldeman
    Tangerine Darter
    Blotchside Logperch
    Logperch Complex
    Gilt Darter
    Longhead Darter
    Blackside Darter
    Sharpnose Darter
    Slenderhead Darter
    Roanoke Darter
    Olive Darter
    Dusky Darter
    River Darter
    Blackfin Darter
    Snail Darter
    Saddleback Darter
    Genus Perca Linnaeus
    Robert Wallus
    Yellow Perch
    Genus Sander (Rafinesque)
    Robert Wallus and Edward M. Scott
    Sauger
    Walleye

    Biography

    Thomas P. Simon, Robert Wallus

    About the Series:
    "A much-needed taxonomic aid, complete with keys, diagnostic criteria, and illustrated descriptions for identification of the eggs, larvae, and early juveniles of most of about 285 fishes in the Ohio River Basin. It is also an equally needed compendium of information on the ecology of those early life stages, as well as a summary of the distribution, habitat, and reproductive biology of their parents…"
    Darrel E. Snyder, Colorado State University, from the Foreword

    "The fish fauna of the Ohio River Drainage includes a large proportion of the fishes of eastern North America, including many species whose ranges extend well beyond the Ohio River. For that reason these volumes are valuable beyond the Ohio River drainage. They provide a systematic approach to the study of early life histories of fishes and are useful as a guide to scientists and managers beyond the region, even in areas such as western North America. This series will prove useful to scientists and managers from state and federal agencies, to industry and consulting firm staff dealing with river fish issues, and to faculty and students in regional universities."
    James R. Karr, University of Washington

    "Provides invaluable information for anyone interested in protecting the spawning grounds or habitat of the fish. …represents the definitive authority on the subject and represent a type of research that has been all to infrequent in these days of bioinformatics and concentrations on things like gene analysis."
    -Books-On-Line