GULF RESEARCH REPORTS SUPPLEMENT 1 June 1999 ISSN: 0072-9027 Published by The University of Southern Mississippi • Institute of Marine Sciences GULF COAST RESEARCH LABORATORY Ocean Springs, Mississippi Gulf Research Reports Volume 1 1 Issue 2 Volume 1 1, Supplement 1 1999 Atlas of Fishes of the St. Louis Bay Drainage in Southern Mississippi Royal D. Suttkus Tulane University Museum of Natural History David A. White Loyola University Maurice F. Mettee Geological Survey of Alabama DOI: 10.18785/grr.llsupp.01 Follow this and additional works at: http://aquila.usm.edu/gcr Part of the Marine Biology Commons Recommended Citation Suttkus, R. D., D. A. White and M. F. Mettee. 1999. Atlas of Fishes of the St. Louis Bay Drainage in Southern Mississippi. Gulf Research Reports 11 (Si): S1-S91. Retrieved from http://aquila.usm.edu/gcr/voll l/iss2/l This Article is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Gulf and Caribbean Research by an authorized editor of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact Joshua.Cromwell(S>usm.edu. Gulf Research Reports Supplement, S1-S29, 1999 Manuscript received July 24, 1998; accepted December 21, 1998 ATLAS OF FISHES OF THE ST. LOUIS BAY DRAINAGE IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Royal D. Suttkus l , David A. White 2 and Maurice F. Mettee 3 ‘ Tulane University Museum of Natural History, Belle Chasse, Louisiana 70037, USA 2 Loyola University , 6363 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118, USA 5 Geological Survey of Alabama, 420 Hackberry Lane, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35486, USA ABSTRACT This atlas presents a comprehensive report on fishes collected in the St. Louis Bay drainage between October 1950 and October 1989, prior to several recent years of accelerated commercial and residential development, A total of 261 samples taken at 126 sites from headwaters of major streams to the mouth of St. Louis Bay resulted in the collection of 75,625 specimens representing 124 species plus 2 hybrid sunfisb combinations. Precise locality data are given for each collection site, with number of species and specimens taken at each site, followed by a total list of species taken at each site. A distribution map is presented for each species. The legend on each map includes family name, scientific and common name of the species, number of collection sites, and total number of specimens collected. The geographical location of the St, Louis Bay drainage is briefly described, as are local physical, geological, and vegeLational features. We believe this atlas will be a useful document to assess the environmental impacts of future economic development on aquatic communities in the area. Introduction The coastal area of southern Mississippi has experienced substantial economic growth in recent years. Completion of the west to east Interstate 10 route across the Gulf coastal region from Louisiana to Florida has promoted commercial and residential development, resulting in increased environmental stress to some surface-water habitats and associated biological communities at various locations along the highway corridor. Impacts most often associated with coastal development include habitat alteration from permitted dredge, fill and bulkheading operations, increased marina and waterfront home construction, replacement and dissection of natural habitats with roadways and parking lots for new commercial and residential areas. These plus permitted point-source discharges from waste treatment and other permitted operations, increased non-point (unpermitted) pollution from surface run-off of nitrates, phosphates, fertilizers, oil and grease, and herbicides, increased use and potential failure of septic tanks in outlying areas, and accelerated stream erosion all impact associated aquatic habitats. Environmental planners and regulators must have accurate biological information with which to assess the impacts of human-based activities on natural environments. This atlas has 2 primary goals — first, to document the distributions of freshwater and estuarine fish species collected from the St. Louis Bay drainage prior to recent economic growth in the watershed and second, to serve as an important database for assessing future environmental impacts resulting from continued economic growth in the watershed. The Study Area St. Louis Bay is bordered on the west by the Pearl River drainage and on the east, in part, by the Biloxi Bay drainage and northwestern upper tributaries of the Pascagoula River system. St, Louis Bay has 2 major tributaries, the Wolf and Jourdan rivers, which together drain an area of about 790 mi 2 (2046 km 2 ). Wolf River arises at an elevation of about 400 feet ( 121 .9 m) above sea level (Caldwell 1966) in southern Lamar County and drains portions of Pearl River, Hancock, Stone, and Harrison counties before entering St. Louis Bay. Jourdan River drains much of Hancock County, but it also receives a few tributaries from Pearl River County. Christmas and Eleuterius (1973) reported the mean total daily discharge of the Jourdan and Wolf rivers was 1,474 cubic feet per second (cfs) (4L74 m 3 /sec). The mean annual temperature of the St. Louis Bay area is 65°F (18.3°C); mean annual precipitation varies from 60 to 63 inches (1.52 to 1.60 m) (Shows 1970). The entire St. Louis Bay drainage lies within the Coastal Plain Physiographic Province. Most of southern Mississippi, including the immediate study area, is developed on sands, gravels, and clays of Miocene, Pliocene, and Pleistocene ages (Murray 1961). Coastal alluvial Pleistocene deposits (Quaternary Period) occur as a distinct plain along the northern rim of the Gulf of Mexico and they also form well-defined terraces along the reaches of most major Coas tal Plain rivers and streams. Coastal deposits generally lie on top of the Citronelle formation (Pliocene) which has a dip to the south at a rate of 6 to 8 feet per mile (1.14 to 1.52 m/km) (Anonymous 1971). The F^ascagoula and Hattiesburg formations SI SUTTKUS ET AL. Figure 1. Wolf River, looking upstream from Interstate 10, Harrison County, T7S, R12W, Sec. 21. (Miocene) lie under the Citronelle formation. Forty percent of the artesian wells in the coastal area of Mississippi derive water from the sand and gravels of the Pascagoula member (Brown et al. 1944, Anonymous 1971). Substrates for many larger streams in the upper and middle sections of the watershed are composed of sand and clay which arc occasionally mixed in a few faster flowing sections (Figures 1 and 2). Siltstone outcrops occur in at least one area along the middle section of the Wolf River; more extensive, as yet undiscovered, exposures could occur along this stretch of the river, particularly during periods of reduced flow when water levels are much lower. Downstream sections of both the Jourdan (Figures 3 and 4) and Wolf (Figures 5 and 6) rivers have deposits of silt and fine organic debris. The bottom surface of St. Louis Bay (Figures 7 and 8) is covered by sand (27%) and mud (73%). Olvos (1973), after lloskin (197 1 ), reported that the composition of 62 samples taken from St. Louis Bay averaged 34% sand, 30% silt, and 36% clay. Water is relatively clear in the headwater tributaries, which arise in the upland areas hut in general become increasingly stained toward the coastline, particularly where there is drainage from bordering swamps and flood pools (Figure 9). The bay and tidal sections of the inflowing streams are seasonally dynamic environments. During winter and early spring floods, increased freshwater discharge reduces normal salinity levels in the lower sections of Wolf and Jourdan rivers and the upper reaches of St. Louis Bay which provides additional temporary habitat for the resident freshwater species. The reverse occurs during the late summer and early fall. As riverine discharges decline, the more dense saline waters move inland along the bottom sliaia of the St. Louis Bay and lower sections of both rivers, giving a numberof brackish and marine fish species the opportunity to move into the upper hay and invade tidal sections of its tributary rivers. These long-term seasonal trends are modified in part by daily tidal movements, which result in temporary flooding or drainage of the bordering marshes. Vegetation The pbytogcography of the St. Louis Bay drainage is relatively simple and common for the more eastern lands adjacent to the northern Gulf of Mexico. Two general regions exist, a more northern Southern Pine Hills and a southern Gulf Coast Flatwoods (Figure 10) (Fenneman 1938). The very coaslal regions of the flatwoods are marshland. The Southern Pine Hills, an area which is upland of the Gulf Coast Flatwoods, is extensive and has more nutrient rich soils. It is alow hilly region dominated when undisturbed by a mixed hardwood forest of Quercux S2 Ati.as of St. Louis Bay Fishes Figure 2. Hickory Creek, looking upstream from Mississippi Highway 43, Hancock County, T6S, R15W, Sec. 21. Figure 3. Jourdan River, looking upstream from Interstate 10, Hancock County, T8S, R14W, Sec. 9. S3 SUTTKUS ET AL. Figure 4. Jourdan River, looking downstream from Interstate 10, Hancock County, T8S, R14W, Sec. 9. Figure 5, Wolf River, looking upstream from Rouse Bridge near Cuevas, Harrison County, T8S, R12W, Sec. 6. S4 Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Figure 6. Wolf River, looking upstream from LaRosa Bridge near DeLisle, Harrison County, T8S, R13W, Sec. 11. Figure 7. St. Louis Bay, looking west from Bayou Portage, Harrison County, T8S, R13W, Sec. 14. S5 Suttkus et al. Figure 8. St. Louis Bay, looking northwest along the west shore of bay from U.S. Highway 90 bridge, Hancock County, T8S, R13W, Sec. 20. Figure 9. Flood pool of Wolf River northwest of Rouse Bridge, Harrison County, T8S, R12W, Sec. 6. S6 Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes SUTTKUS ET AL. (oaks), Liquidambar styraciflua (sweet gum), Acer rubrum (red maple), Fraxinus (ash), Carya (hickory), Ulmus (elm), Nyssa (tupelo/gum), Ilex (holly), and Magnolia (magnolia). Currently, large portions of this region are utilized for silvaculture production of Pinas taeda (loblolly pine). The more southern Gulf Coast Flatwoods region is flat and dominated by more open, less diverse forests of Pinus elliottii (slash pine), Nyssa sylvatica (black gum) and other woody tree species (red maple, sweet gum, oaks) tolerant of poorer and often sandy soils. Bordering the bays of the coast is a relatively narrow band of saline marshland, whose dominant species associations depend greatly on the concentration of salt in the soil. The most common species is Juncus roemerianus (black rush) which dominates approximately 60% of these marshes (Eleuterius 1 973). Other frequently encountered genera found in smaller patches and fringe areas are Spartina (cord grasses), Scirpus (three-square sedges), and Eleocharis (spike rush) with the specific species dependent upon salt conditions. Very little freshwater marshland is present within the drainage, although particular immediate shorelines to any of the streams can support small areas of only herbaceous species in the genera Pontederia (pickerel-weed), Typha (cattail), and Sagittaria (arrowhead). Previous Investigations A number of systematic or life history studies of individual species or species complexes published subsequent to 1950 have cited collection material from the St. Louis Bay drainage: Bailey and Suttkus (1952), Crawford (1956), Brown (1958), Collette (1962), Heins and Clemmer (1975), Heins and B resnick (1975), Bailey and Robison (1978), Heins and Rooks (1984), Heins (1985), Warren (1992), Peterson and VanderKooy (1997), Rakocinski ct al. (1997), and Thompson (1997). All species studied by these authors, except for the gulf logperch (Thompson, 1997), were taken at one or more sites during this study. Several additional studies concerned with multiple species groups or larger geographical areas have contained species records from all or part of the St. Louis Bay drainage. Cook (1959) included records of 23 fish species from St. Louis Bay drainage. We note with interest that although Fundulus olivaceusi blackspotted topminnow)and Fundidus notatus (blackstripe topminnow) were considered to be conspecific at the time her book was published, she nevertheless listed both as species, although with some reservation. Cook (1959) also listed Lepomis symmetricus (bantam sunfish) from 2 localities in the Jourdan River system. We did not obtain any specimens during the present study. Caldwell (1966) collected 47 samples from the St. Louis Bay and Biloxi Bay drainages in southern Mississippi, most of which were taken with either nylon minnow semes or an English cast net. In total, he reported 2,656 specimens representing 46 species from his study area; of these, 39 species were taken from 14 collecting sites in the St. Louis Bay drainage. Caldwell (1966) listed Lepomis symmetricus, a species not collected by us, from one site in the St. Louis Bay drainage. As a part of the published report on the Gulf of Mexico Estuarine Inventory, Christmas and Waller ( 1973) reported the results of a one-year sampling effort, which covered 5 life zones in the coastal area and extended from the Louisiana-Mississippi state line to the Mississippi- Alabama state line. Although most species were distributed in one or more zones, the authors failed to include specific collection data. Only 4 species, Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish), Ictalurus punctatus (channel catfish), Lepomis megalotis (longear sunfish), and Micropterus punctulatus (spotted bass), were specifically mentioned as occurring in their samples from the St. Louis Bay area. Interestingly, we did not obtain any blue catfish during this study. During their study of the ecology, foods, and feeding habits of Notropis longirostris (longnose shiner) in Mississippi, Heins and Clemmer (1975) presented a list of 40 species taken from their primary study area in the St. Louis Bay drainage. Included in their list were 2 specimens of Centrarchusmacropterus( flier), one specimen of Lepomis humilis (orangespotted sunfish), and 3 specimens of Etheostoma histrio (harlequin darter). We did not collect any individuals of these 3 species during the present study. Lorio and Capezza (1977) reported the collection of 2,182 specimens representing 62 species from 6 sites in the Jourdan River system. This was a mimeographed report and we do not know who identified the material. We question some of the identifications such as Carcharhinus limbatus , Dasyatisamericana , Lepisosteus platostomus , Morone americanus , Cynoscion nothus , Menidia audens , and Spheroides nephelus , which are outside the known range. Also, they included Ictiobus bubalus (smallmouth buffalo), Ictalurus furcatus (blue catfish), Morone mississippiensis (yellow bass), Morone saxatilis (striped bass), Lepomis humilis , (orangespotted sunfish), Pomoxis annularis (white crappie), Ammocrypta asprella (crystal darter), Percina caprodes (logperch = Percina suttkusi Thompson (1997) = gulf logperch), and Aplodinotus grannie ns (freshwater drum), none of which were taken during our study. S8 Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Swift et al. (1986) reported 58 freshwater fish species in the St. Louis Bay drainage, but we counted 59 in their expanded table 7. 1, at the end of the chapter. They also included 9 euryhaline species which brought the total number of species to 68. Several freshwater species included in their list, Fundulus notatus (blackstripe topminnow), Centrarchus macropterus (flier), Lepomis humilis (orangespotied sunfish), Lepomis symmetricus (bantam sunfish), Pomoxis annularis (white crappie), Etheostoma chlowsomum (bluntnose darter), and E. histrio (harlequin darter), were not represented during our study. We are uncertain if these records were based on examination of preserved specimens or a review of published literature records. Materials and Methods Most fishes were collected with a 10' (3.05 m) long by 6’ (1.83 m) deep nylon minnow seine having a 3/16" ( 1 .59 mm) ace mesh. A 40’ ( 12. 19 m) long bag seine was used to sample selected shoreline sites of St. Louis Bay. All specimens were preserved in a 10% aqueous formalin solution in the field and transported to the Tulane University Museum of Natural History in Belle Chasse, Louisiana, where they were sorted and the associated fish species were identified, numerated, and catalogued into the fish collection. Collection dates extended from 29 October 1950 to and including 6 October 1989. Most of the collections were made by 2 of the authors (RDS and DAW) with student help. The other major contributor was Stephen O. Rohmann (SRO), a former student of the late Dr. Gerald E. Gunning. Rohmann (1983) sampled at 1 1 sites along Wolf River and compared fish composition with various physical and chemical parameters. The following individuals collected one or a few samples: D.C. Heins (DCH), M. Heit (MH), L.M. Jones (LMJ), J. Jordan (JJ), D.E. Lesley (DEL), R.R. Lubritz (RRL), R.J. Miller (RJM), A. Painter (AP), B.A. Thompson (BAT), P.R. Wagner (PRW), and ID. Willis (JDW). We did not utilize or plot any material or literature records housed atother institutions. All sites were initially plotted on U.S. Geological Survey 7.5 minute topographic maps and subsequently transferred to a hand-drawn basemap. Darkened circles indicate species present on individual distribution maps; open circles indicate species absence. Species distribution maps are based only on fishes housed at the Tulane University Museum of Natural History. Collection data given for each of the 126 sample sites includes stream name or site location, county, TRS coordinates, collection number and date, number of species and specimens collected at the site, and a total list of species (Appendix). Families are arranged in phylogenetic order and species within families in alphabetical order as given in the 1991 scientific and common names checklist (Robbins et al. 1991), even though the authors have reservations concerning the placement of some species, for instance Hybopsis winchelli in the genus Notropis . The vegetation map was compiled primarily from 2 sources. Infrared aerial photos available atStennis Space Center, Mississippi, were used as a starting point. Much of this information was ground truthed by physical observation and examination to confirm vegetation types. Photographs of habitats in St. Louis Bay drainage were taken in August and September 1997. Results and Discussion A total of 261 collections taken at 126 sites (Figure 1 1) during the study resulted in the collection of 75,625 specimens which represented 124 species plus 2 hybrid sunfish combinations. Slightly more than 99% (74,889) of the specimens collected during the study represented 66 species. Each of the remaining 58 species plus the 2 sunfish hybrids contributed less than 1 % of the total number of specimens. The bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli was the most abundant species, represented by 10,901 specimens and comprising 14.4% of the total specimens collected. Cyprinellavenusta (blacktail shiner) was the 2nd most abundant with 7,524 specimens and made up 10.0% of the total. Brevoortia patronus (gulf menhaden) was the 3rd most abundant with 7,203 specimens or 9.5% of the total. Fundulus olivaceus (blackspotted topminnow) and Lepomis macrochirus(b[ucgi\\) were taken at 80 (63.5%) of the 126 collecting sites. Lepomis megalotis (longear sunfish) was taken at 77 sites (61.1%), Percina nigrofasciata (blackbanded darter) at 61 sites (48.4%). Labidesthes sicculus (brook silverside) and Micropterus salmoides (largemouth bass) were each taken at 59 sites (46.8%). Cyprinella venusta (blacktail shiner) was taken at 58 sites (46.0%) and Lythrurus roseipinnis (cherryfin shiner) was taken at 57 sites (45.2%). The 261 collections were not evenly distributed amongst the 1 2 calender months. January was represented by a single collection; February— 14 collections; March — 41 collections; April — 13 collections; May — 27 collections; June — 34 collections; July — 35 collections; August — 18 collections; September — 29 collections; October — 26 collections; November — 8 collections; and December — 15 collections. S9 SUTTKUS ET AL. Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes The brackish areas of St. Louis Bay and the tidal sections of the rivers support a diversity of species during the different seasons. A few tolerant freshwater species frequent the tidal areas. There are marine species that live and spawn in brackish waters such as Anchoa mitchilli (bay anchovy), Strongylura marina (Atlantic needlefish), Syngnathus scovelli (gulf pipefish), and Menidia beryllina s.s . (tidewater silverside) and are typical examples of brackish water species (Suttkus 1967). Several marine species spawn outside of the bay, in the sound or around the barrier islands, but young and juvenile development takes place in the brackish areas. Brevoortia paironus (gulf menhaden), Bairdiella chrysoura (silver perch), Leiostomus xanthurus (spot), Micropogonias undulatus (Atlantic croaker), and Lagodon rhomboides (pinfish) are examples of this group. Collecting Sites in the St, Louis Bay Drainage of Southern Mississippi Sites are numbered sequentially (1 through 126) from the east side of the mouth of the bay, up the tributaries in a counter clockwise direction around the bay (Figure 11). Each site is given, followed by field collection numbers, the respective dates of collection, number of species and specimens taken at each site, and a listing of species taken at the site. 1 . St. Louis Bay along east shore at U.S. Highway 90, Harrison Co.;T8S, R13W, Sec. 28; RRL5-55, DAW 47, DAW 91, RDS 8735, DAW 98, RDS 8903; 8 May 1955, 17 Jun 1984, 13 Sep 1984, 1 May 1985, 6 Aug 1985, 4 Oct 1984; 42 species, 3,876 specimens. Species: Dasyatis sabina , Elops saurus, Brevoortia paironus, Dorosoma peienense , Harengula jaguana , Anchoa hepsetus , A. mitchilli , Arius felis , Synodus foetens, Gobiesox strumosus, Strongylura marina , Fundulus similis , Gambusia affinis , Membras martinica, Menidia beryllina, Syngnathus louisianae, Prionotus scitulus , P. tribulus , Chloroscombrus chrysurus , Oligoplites saurus, Trachinotus carol'tnus , T. falcatus, Archosargus probaiocephalus , Lagodon rhomboides , Bairdiella chrysoura , Cynoscion arenarius, C. nebulosus , Leiostomus xanthurus, Menticirrhus americanus, Micropogonias undulatus, Pogonias cromis, Sciaenops ocellatus, Mugil cephalus, M. curema, Hypsoblennius ionthas, Gobionellus boleosoma, Gobiosoma hose, Citharichthys spilopterus , Paralichthys lethostigma, Symphurus plagiusa , Trinectes maculatus, and Sphoeroides parvus. 2. St. Louis Bay along east shore at mouth of Mallini Bayou, Harrison Co. ; T8S, R 1 3W, Sec. 22; DAW 1 07, 25 Aug 1985; 24 species, 877 specimens. Species: Dasyatis sabina, Harengula jaguana , Anchoa hepsetus, A. mitchilli , Arius felis, Fundulus similis , Membras martinica, Menidia beryllina , Syngnathus louisianae , Oligoplites saurus , Lagodon rhomboides, Bairdiella chrysoura , Cynoscion arenarius, C. nebulosus, Leiostomus xanthurus, Menticirrhus americanus, Micropogonias undulatus , Mugil cephalus, M. curema , Gobionellus oceanicus, Citharichthys spilopterus , Paralichthys lethostigma, Achirus lineatus , and Sphoeroides parvus. 3 . Tributary to Mallini Bayou, 1 .0 mile ( 1 .6 1 km) east of U.S. Highway 90, St. Louis Bay bridge, Harrison Co., T8S, R13W, Sec. 27, DAW 97, 6 Aug 1985; 12 species, 280 specimens. Species: Anchoa mitchilli, Fundulus grandis, F. jenkinsi, F. pulvereus , Lucania parva, Gambusia affinis, Poecilia latipinna, Menidia beryllina, Lepomis macrochirus , L. microlophus, Micropterus salmoides , and Mugil cephalus . 4. St. Louis Bay at mouth of Bayou Portage, Harrison Co.; T8S, R13W, Sec. 14; SOR 132, SOR 143, SOR 154, SOR 155, SOR 176, RDS 8276; 31 Mar 1981, 26 Jun 1981, 25 Sep 1981, 9 Dec 1981, 19 Mar 1982, 23 Oct 1983; 33 species, 1,891 specimens. Species: Brevoortia patronus, Dorosoma petenense , Anchoa hepsetus, A. mitchilli, Arius felis, Gobiesox strumosus, Strongylura marina „ Adinia xenica , Cyprinodon variegatus . Fundulus grandis, F. jenkinsi, F. pulvereus, F. similis, Poecilia latipinna, Membras martinica, Menidia beryllina , Syngnathus louisianae, Lepomis macrochirus , L. microlophus , Oligoplites saurus , Eucinostomus argenteus , Lagodon rhomboides , Bairdiella chrysoura, Cynoscion arenarius, C. nebulosus, Leiostomus xanthurus, Sciaenops ocellatus , Mugil cephalus , Gobiosoma bosc, Microgobius gulosus, Achirus lineatus, Symphurus plagiusa , and Sphoeroides parvus . 5. Bayou Portage near Indian Bayou at Pass Christian, Harrison Co.; T8S, R12W, Sec.7;DAW45; 17Jun 1984; 13 species, 568 specimens. Species: Lepisosteusoculatus, Brevoortia paironus, Anchoa mitchilli, Lucania parva , Menidia beryllina, Syngnathus scovelli, Lepomis microlophus, Micropterus salmoides, Lagodon rhomboides , Bairdiella chrysoura, Leiostomus xanthurus, Gobiosoma bosc , and Trinectes maculatus. 6. Marsh pond on east side of West Whitman Road between Acadian and Portage bayous, Harrison Co.; Sll SUTTKUS ET AL. T8S, R13W, Sec. 14; DAW 96, 6 Aug 1985; 8 species, 652specimens. Species: Cyprinodon.variegatus, Lucania parva , Gambusia affinis , Heterandria formosa , Poecilia latipinna, Menidia beryllina , Lepomis macrochirus , and Micropterus saltnoides. 7. St. Louis Bay at mouth of Wolf River, Harrison Co.; T8S, R13W, Sec. 10; DEL 31, DAW 108; 23 Nov 1968, 25 Aug 1985; 23 species, 167 specimens. Species: Anchoa hepsetus , Arius felis, Adinia xenica , Cyprinodon variegatus, Fundulus grandis , F. similis , Poecilia latipinna, Membras martinica, Menidia beryllina , Syngnathus scovelli . Prionotus tribulus, Oligoplites saurus, Lagodon rhomboides , Batrdiella chrysoura , Cynoscion nebulosus , Micropogonias undulatus , Sciaenops ocellaius, Mugil cephalus , Gobionellus boleosoma , Gobiosoma bosc , Paralichihys letho stigma, Symphurus plagiusa , and Sphoeroides parvus. 8. Wolf River near mouth of Acadian Bayou, Harrison Co.; T8S, R13W, Sec. 1 1 ; SOR 121, SOR 131, SOR 142, SOR 153, SOR 156, SOR 175, RDS 8275, 3 Jul 1980, 31 Mar 1981, 26 Jun 1981,25 Sep 1981, 9Dcc 1981, 19 Mar 1982,23 Oct 1983; 30 species, 3,045 specimens. Species: Lepisosleus oculatus , Brevoortia patronus , Anchoa mitchilli, Cyprinella venusta , Gobiesox strumosus, Strongylura marina, Fundulus grandis , F. jenkinsi , F. similis, Lucania parva , Gambusia affinis, Poecilia latipinna, Menidia beryllina, Syngnathus louisianae, S . scovelli, Lepomis macrochirus, L. microlophus, Micropterus salmoides, Eucinostomus argenteus, Lagodon rhomboides, Cynoscion nebulosus, Leiostomus xanthurus, Chaetodipterusfaber , Gobionellus shufeldti, Gobiosoma bosc, Microgobius gulosus, Paralichthys lethostigma , Achirus lineatus, Trine ctes maculatus, and Sphoeroides parvus. 9. Wolf River, 1.0 mile (1.61 km) south of Delisle on West Whitman Road, Harrison Co. ; T8S,R13W, Sec. 11; DAW 95,6 Aug 1985; 10 species, 480 specimens. Species: Anchoa mitchilli, Notropis petersoni , Lucania parva, Menidia beryllina, Lepomis macrochirus, L, microlophus, Micropterus salmoides, Lagodon rhomboides, Gobiosoma bosc, and Trinectes maculatus. 10. Wolf River distributary, about 1 mile (1.61 km) south of Delisle between Wolf River crossings, Harrison Co.; T8S, ROW, Sec. 11; DAW 46, 17 Jun 1984; 5 species, 170 specimens. Species: Menidia beryllina, Lepomis megalotis, L. microlophus, Micropterus salmoides, and Paralichthys lethostigma> 11. Bayou Delisle, 1.0 mile (1.61 km) east of Delisle, Harrison Co.; T8S, ROW, Sec. 2; DAW 43, 17 Jun 1984; 13 species, 473 specimens. Species: Lepisosteusoculaius, Notropis petersoni, N. texanus, Erimyzon tenuis, Esox niger , Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis macrochirus, Micropterus salmoides , Etheostoma fusiforme, and Trinectes maculatus. 1 2. Wolf River, 1 .2 miles ( 1 .93 km) northwest Cuevas at Rouse Bridge, Harrison Co.; T8S, R12W, Sec. 6; PRW 11-69, SOR 130, SOR 141, SOR 152, SOR 157, SOR 174, RDS 8274; 21 Nov 1969,31 Mar 1981, 26 Jun 1981, 25 Sep 1981, 9 Sep 1981, 9 Dec 1981, 19 Mar 1982, 23 Oct 1983; 37 species, 1,207 specimens. Species: Lepisosteus osseus, Anguilla rostrata , Anchoa mitchilli, Cyprinella venusta, Notropis petersoni , N. texanus, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Esox niger, Strongylura marina, Fundulus chry solus, F. grandis, F. jenkinsi, F. notti, F. olivaceus , F. pulvereus , Lucania parva, Gamtmsi a affinis, Heterandria formosa, Poecilia latipinna, Labidesthes sicculus, Menidia beryllina , Syngnathus scovelli, Enneacanthus gloriosus, Lepomis gulosus , L. macrochirus, L. marginatus, L. megalotis, L. microlophus, L. punctatus, Micropterus punctulatus , M. salmoides, Etheostoma fusiforme, Eucinostomus argenteus , Dormitator maculatus, Gobionellus shufeldti, Microgobius gulosus, and Trinectes maculatus. 13. Marsh pools along Wolf River just north of Rouse Bridge, Harrison Co.; T8S, R 1 2W, Sec 6; DAW 44, RDS 8734; 17 Jun 1984, 1 May 1985; 27 species, 1,653 specimens. Species: Lepisosteus oculatus, Anchoa mitchilli, Notropis petersoni, Erimyzon tenuis, Esox niger, Cyprinodon variegalus, Fundulus chrysotus, F. grandis, F. jenkinsi, F. pulvereus, Lucania parva , Gambusia affinis, Heterandria formosa, Poecilia latipinna , Labidesthes sicculus, Menidia beryllina, Syngnathus scovelli, Enneacanthus gloriosus, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. megalotis, L. microlophus, L. punctatus, Micropterus salmoides, Pomoxis nigromaculatus, Etheostoma fusiforme, and Trinectes maculatus. 14. Wolf River at Tucker Road, Harrison Co.; T7S, R 1 2W, Sec. 33 ; SOR 1 29, SOR 1 40, SOR 151, SOR 158, SOR 173; 3 1 Mar 1981, 26 Jun 1981, 25 Sep 1981, 9 Dec 1981, 19 Mar 1982; 18 species, 546 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Notropis longirostris, N. petersoni , N. texanus, N. winchelli, Moxostoma poecilurum, Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia affinis , Labidesthes sicculus , Ambloplites ariommus, Lepomis macrochirus. S12 Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma swaini , Percina nigrofasciata , Gobionellus shufeldti, and Trinectes maculatus. 15. Wolf River at Interstate 10, Harrison Co.; T7S, R12W, Sec. 21 ; SOR 128, SOR 139, SOR 150, SOR 159, SOR 1 72, RDS 8273, DAW 23 , RDS 9709; 28 Mar 198 1 , 26 Jun 1981, 12 Sep 1981, 9 Dec 1981, 19 Mar 1982, 23 Oct 1983, 29 Apr 1984, 21 Oct 1988; 37 species, 3.804 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta , Notemigonus crysoleucas, Notropis longirostris , N. petersoni, N. texanus , N. winchelli , Opsopoeodus emiliae , Erimyzon tenuis , Hypentelium nigricans , Minytrema melanops , Moxostoma poecilurum , Noturus leptacanthus, Esox americanus, E. niger , Aphredoderus say anus, Fundulus chrysotus , F, notti, F. olivaceus , Gambusia affinis , Labidesthes sicculus , Ambloplites ariommus , Elassoma zonatum , Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus , L. megalotis, L . microlophus, L. punctatus, Micropterus punctulatus, Af. salmoides, Pomoxis nigromaculatus, Ammocrypta beani , Etheostoma fusiforme , F. lynceum, E. stigmaeum , F. swaini, Percina nigrofasciata, and Trinectes maculatus. 16. Wolf River at mouth of Big Creek, Harrison Co.; T7S, R12W, Sec. 7; RDS 8518, 5 Oct 1984; 14 species, 385 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta , Notropis longirostris, N . texanus , N. winchelli, Opsopoeodus emiliae , Fundulus olivaceus , Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma stigmaeum , and Percina nigrofasciata. 17. Big Creek, 2.5 miles (4.02 km) north of Interstate 10, Harrison Co.; T7S, R12W, Sec. 8; DAW 24, 29 Apr 1984; 18 species, 131 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis signipinnis, N . texanus , Erimyzon tenuis, Noturus funebris, Esox americanus, E. niger , Aphredoderus sayanus, Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia affinis , Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus, Lepomis cyanellus, L. macrochirus, L . megalotis, L. punclatus, Etheostoma swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 1 8. Wolf River at mouth of unnamed tributary, Harrison Co.; T7S, R13W, Sec. 12; RDS 8517, 5 Oct 1984; 23 species, 799 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, N. texanus, N. volucellus, N. winchelli, Opsopoeodus emiliae , Hypentelium nigricans , Noturus miurus, Aphredoderus sayanus, Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus. L. megalotis , L. punctatus, Micropterus punctulatus , Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma fusiforme, E. stigmaeum , Percina nigrofasciata, and Trinectes maculatus. 1 9. Tributary to Wolf River about 2.5 miles (4.02 km) north of Interstate 10, north of Delisle, Harrison Co.; T7S, R13W, Sec. 12; DAW 65, 7 Jul 1984; 17 species, 247 specimens. Species: Cyprinellavenusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris , N. signipinnis, N. texanus , N. winchelli, Erimyzon sucetta, Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus, Ambloplites ariommus, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, Etheostoma stigmaeum, F. swaini , and Percina nigrofasciata. 20. Wolf River at swamp tributary entering from west, Harrison Co.; T7S, R13W, Sec. 2; RDS 8516, 5 Oct 1984; 26 species, 446 specimens. Species: Lepisosteus osseus, Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notemigonus crysoleucas, Notropis longirostris , N. texanus, Hypentelium nigricans, Noturus funebris, N. leptacanthus, N. miurus, Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus , Lepomis cyanellus, L. gulosus , L. macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus , M. salmoides , Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma lynceum, E. swaini, Percina nigrofasciata, and Trinectes maculatus. 21. Wolf River at mouth of Foie Creek, Harrison Co.; T6S, R13W, Sec. 35; RDS 85 15, 5 Oct 1984; 22 species, 509 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Notropis longirostris, N . texanus, N. winchelli, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Moxostoma poecilurum, Ameiurus natalis , Ictalurus punctatus , Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus , Ambloplites ariommus, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. megalotis , L. microlophus, Micropterus punctulatus , M. salmoides , Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma fusiforme , E. stigmaeum, Percina nigrofasciata , and Trinectes maculatus. 22. Pole Branch, about 5 miles (8.05 km) north of Interstate 10, Harrison Co.; T6S, R13W, Sec. 35; DAW 25, 29 Apr 1984; 14 species, 108 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Notropis signipinnis, N. texanus, Erimyzon tenuis, Ameiurus natalis, Noturus funebris, N. leptacanthus , Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. megalotis, Etheostoma stigmaeum, E. swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 23. Pole Branch, 3.0 miles (4.82 km) south of Lizana, Harrison Co.; T6S, R13W, Sec, 26; DAW 29, 10 May 1984; 12 species, 392 specimens. Species: Notropis S13 SUTTKUS ET AL. signipinnis , Noturus funebris , Aphredoderus sayanus , Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus , Labidesthes sicculus , Lepomis macrochirus , L. megalotis, L. punctatus, Micropterus salmoides, Etheostoma swaini , and Percina nigrofasciata. 24. Wolf River near Lizana, Harrison Co.; T6S, R13W, Sec. 34; SOR 120, SOR 127, SOR 138, SOR 149, SOR 160, SOR 171, RDS 8277, DAW 27; 3 Jul 1980, 28 Mar 1981, 12 Jun 1981, 12 Sep 1981, 10 Dec 1981, 18 Mar 1982, 23 Oct 1983, 29 Apr 1984; 27 species, 1,628 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lyihrurus roseipinnis , Notropis longirostris , N. texanus, N. volucellus , N. winchelli , Opsopoeodus emiliae , Moxostoma poecilurum, lctalurus punctatus, Noturus funebris, N. leptacanthus, N. miurus, Fundulus notti , F. olivaceus , Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus, Elassoma zonatum , Lepomis cyanellus , L. macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus , Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma fust forme, E lynceum, E stigmaeum , Percina nigrofasciata, and Trinectes maculatus. 25. Sandy Creek, 3.0 miles (4.82 km) southwest of Lizana, Harrison Co. ;T6S, R13W, Sec. 22; DAW 26, 29 Apr 1984; 13 species, 328 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lyihrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, N. texanus , Hypentelium nigricans, Moxostoma poecilurum , Noturus miurus, Fundulus olivaceus , Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, Etheostoma swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 26. Tributary to Bay Branch about 3 miles (4.82 km) west of Lizana, Harrison Co,; DAW 31, 10 May 1984; 3 species, 4 specimens. Species: Erimyzon sucetta, Esox americanus, and Fundulus notti. 27. Wolf River and tupelo swamp about 4 miles (6.44 km) west southwest of Lizana, Harrison Co.; T6S, R13W, Sec. 16; DAW 30, 10 May 1984; 8 species, 37 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Notropis longirostris , Fundulus olivaceus, Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. megalotis , and Percina nigrofasciata. 28. Tributary to Wolf River about 4.5 miles (7.24 km) west of Lizana, south of Bell Creek, Harrison Co.; T6S, R13W, Sec. 6; DAW 66, 7 Jul 1984; 11 species, 95 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis, N. signipinnis, Erimyzon sucetta, E. tenuis, Esox americanus, Fundulus olivaceus, Ambloplites ariommus, Lepomis megalotis , L . punctatus, Etheostoma swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 29. Bell Creek, about5.5 miles (8.85 km) west northwest of Lizana, Harrison Co.; T5S, R13W, Sec. 3 1 ; DAW 35, 10 May 1984; 12 species, 329 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis longirostris, N . texanus, Hypentelium nigricans, Noturus leptacanthus, N. miurus, Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, Etheostoma stigmaeum, and Percina nigrofasciata. 30. Bell Creek at Highway 53, Hancock Co.; T5S, R14W, Sec. 25; DAW 19, 3 1 Mar 1984; 20 species, 262 specimens. Species: lchthyomyzon gagei, Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, N. texanus , Hypentelium nigricans, Noturus funebris, N. leptacanthus , N. miurus, Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. megalotis , Micropterus punctulatus, M , salmoides, Etheostoma parvipinne, E. stigmaeum, and Percina nigrofasciata. 3 1 . Mill Creek at Highway 53, Harrison Co.; T5S, R 1 3W, Sec. 19;DAW32, 10 May 1984; 7 species, 32specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta , Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis signipinnis, Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis megalotis, L. punctatus , and Percina nigrofasciata. 32. Wolf River, 7.6 miles (12.23 km) northwest of Lizana, Highway 53, Harrison Co.; T5S, R 1 3 W, Sec. 19; RDS 53 19, SOR 119, SOR 126, SOR 137, SOR 148, SOR 161, SOR 170, DAW 33; 23 Sep 1972, 3 Jul 1980, 28 Mar 1981, 12 Jun 1981, 12 Sep 1981, 10 Dec 1981, 18 Mar 1982, 10 May 1984; 28 species, 1,945 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notemigonus crysoleucas, Notropis longirostris , N. texanus, N. volucellus , N. winchelli, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Minytrema melanops, Moxostoma poecilurum, Noturus funebris , N. leptacanthus, N. miurus , Fundulus notti , F. olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus , Lepomis cyanellus , L. gulosus, L. macrochirus , L. megalotis , Micropterus punctulatus , M. salmoides , Ammocrypta beam, Etheostoma lynceum, E. stigmaeum , Percina nigrofasciata , and Trinectes maculatus. 33. Wolf River from 0.5 mile (0.8 km) above, down to the mouth of Crane Creek, Hancock Co.; T5S, R14W, Sec. 13; RDS 8461, 21 Jul 1984; 14 species, 730 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, N. winchelli , Hypentelium nigricans, Moxostoma poecilurum, lctalurus punctatus, Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis megalotis , Micropterus punctulatus, Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma stigtnaeum , Percina nigrofasciata , and Trinectes maculatus. S14 Atlas of St, Louis Bay Fishes 34. Crane Creek, Hancock Co.; T5S, R14W, Sec. 13; RDS 8460, 21 Jul 1984; 15 species, 288 specimens. Species: Anguilla rostrata , Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis longirostris, N. texanus , Hypentelium nigricans, Moxostomapoecilurum , Noturus leptacanthus, Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, Ammocryptabeani, Etheostoma lynceum , E. stigmaeum , and Percina nigrofasciata . 35. Crane Creek at Crane Creek Road, about 2.5 miles (4.02 km) northeast of Necaise, Hancock Co.; T5S, R14W, Sec. 10; DAW 34, 10 May 1984; 15 species, 206 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Hypentelium nigricans, Noturus miurus, Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus , Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, L. punctatus, Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma lynceum, E. stigmaeum, E. swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata . 36. Crane Creek, about 5 air miles (8.05 km) southwest of Silver Run undone mile (1.61 km) east of High way 53, Pearl River Co.; T4S, R14W, Sec. 29; DAW 54, 24 Jun 1984; 10 species, 55 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis, N notropis signipinnis, N. texanus , Fundulus olivaceus , Noturus leptacanthus , Lepomis megalotis , Micropterus salmoides , Etheostoma stigmaeum, E . swaini , and Percina nigrofasciata . 37. Crane Creek, about 5 air miles (8 .05 km) southeast of Savannah, Pearl River Co.; T4S, R14W, Sec. 17; DAW 39, 16 Jun 1984; 9 species, 170 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis signipinnis, N. texanus, Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Etheostoma stigmaeum, E. swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata . 38. Redfish Creek, about 5 air miles (8.05 km) southeast of Savannah, Pearl River Co.; T4S, R14W, Sec. 18; DAW 40, 16 Jun 1984; 10 species, 71 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis signipinnis, Noturus funebris, Esoxamericanus, Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus, Lepomis megalotis , L. punctatus , Etheostoma swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 39. Pen Branch, about 4 air miles (6.44 km) south of Silver Run, Pearl River Co. ; T4S, R14W, Sec. 24; DAW 55, 24 Jun 1984; 11 species, 91 specimens. Species: Erimyzon tenuis, Esox americanus , E. niger, Aphredoderus say anus, Fundulus notti, Lepomis gulosus, L . macrochirus, L . megalotis, L. punctatus, Micropterus salmoides , and Etheostoma fusiforme . 40. Tributary to Wolf River 0.5 mile (0.8 km) east of Silver Run, Stone Co.; T4S, R13W, Sec. 6; DAW 87, 2 Sep 1984; 3 species, 10 specimens. Species: Lepomis megalotis , L. microlophus, and Micropterus salmoides. 41. Wolf River near Silver Run, Pearl River Co.; T4S, R14W, Sec. 1; SOR 118, SOR 125, SOR 136, SOR 147, SOR 162, SOR 169; 3 Jul 1980, 28 Mar 1981, 12 Jun 1981, 12 Sep 1981, 10 Dec 1981, 18 Mar 1982; 16 species, 616 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, Noturus leptacanthus, N. miurus, N. nocturnus, Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus punc.tulatus, Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma lynceum , E. stigmaeum, and Percina nigrofasciata. 42. Wolf River, 1.5 air miles (2.41 km) northwest of Silver Run, Pearl River Co.; T3S, R14W, Sec. 35; RDS 8522, 6 Oct 1984; 12 species, 551 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, N. volucellus, N . wine he Hi, Moxostoma poecilurum, Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, Ammocrypta beani, and Percina nigrofasciata. 43. Wolf River at mouth of Murder Creek, Pearl River Co.; T3S, R14W, Sec. 27; RDS 8521, 6 Oct 1984; 15 species, 424 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, N. volucellus, N. winchelli, Moxostoma poecilurum, Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus, Lepomis macrochirus , L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, Ammocryptabeani, Etheostoma stigmaeum, and Percina nigrofasciata. 44. Juniper Creek, about 5 miles (8.05 km) north of Silver Run, Pearl River Co,; T3S, R14W, Sec. 14; DAW 41, 16 Jun 1984; 12 species, 132 specimens. Species; Anguilla rostrata, Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis texanus , Moxostoma poecilurum, Noturus funebris, Fundulus olivaceus, Ambloplites ariommus, Lepomis macrochirus , L. megalotis, Micropterus salmoides, and Percina nigrofasciata. 45. Murder Creek, about 6 air miles (9.65 km) north of Silver Run, Pearl River Co.; T3S, R14W, Sec. 3; DAW 42, 16 Jun 1984; 6 species, 43 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Lepomis macrochirus, Etheostoma lynceum, E. stigmaeum, and Percina nigrofasciata. S15 SUTTKUS ET AL. 46. Murder Creek and tributary at Highway 26, Pearl River Co.; T2S, R14W, Sec. 23; DAW 86, RDS 8672, RDS 8733, RDS 9732, RDS 9958; 2 Sep 1984, 4 Mar 1985, 1 May 1985, 2 Dec 1988, 6 Oct 1989; 25 species, 786 specimens. Species: Ichthyomyzon gagei , Cyprinella venusta , Lythrurus roseipinnis , N. signipinnis , N. winchelli , Erimyzon tenuis , Hypentelium nigricans , Minyirema melanops , Moxostoma poecilurum, Noiurus funebris , A. leptacanthus , Fro* americanus , Aphredoderus say anus, Fundulus notti , F. olivaceus , Ambloplites ariommus , Elassoma zonatum , Lepomis gulosus , L. macrochirus, L. megalotis , L. punctatus , Micropterus salmoides, Etheosioma lynceum, E. swaini , and Percina nigrofasciata. 47 . Murder Creek, 1 .0 mile (1.61 km) north of Highway 26, Pearl River Co.; T2S, R14W, Sec. 15; DAW 85, 2 Sep 1984; 6 species, 54 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis signipinnis, Erimyzon tenuis, Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis macrochirus , and L. megalotis. 48. Wolf River at mouth of Cowpen Creek, Pearl River Co.; T3S, R14W, Sec. 21; RDS 8520, 6 Oct 1984; 19 species, 711 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis longirostris , N. /eranwr, /V. volucellus , A. winchelli , Hypentelium nigricans, Moxostoma poecilurum, Noturus funebris, N. leptacanthus , Fundulus olivaceus, labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis gulosus, L . megalotis, Micropterus punctulat us, Ammocrypta beani , Etheostoma lynceum , E. stigmaeum, and Percina nigrofasciata. 49. Wolf River at mouth of unnamed tributary (from left side), Pearl River Co.; T3S, R14W, Sec. 17; RDS 8519, 6 Oct 1984; 19 species, 400 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, Erimyzon tenuis , Hypentelium nigricans , Moxostoma poecilurum, Noturus leptacanthus, N. miurus , Aphredoderus sayanus, Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia afftnis, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis , L. punctatus, Micropterus punctulatus, Ammocrypta beani , Etheostoma stigmaeum, and Percina nigrofasciata. 50. Mill Creek, tributary to Wolf River 6.0 air miles (9.65 km) cast southeast of Poplarville, Pearl River Co.; T3S, R15W, Sec. 12;RDS 841 1,23 May 1984; 16specie$, 186 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis t exanus, Minytrema melanops, Noturus leptacanthus, Esox niger, Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia afftnis, Lepomis cyanellus, L. macrochirus , L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, M. salmoides, Etheostoma lynceum, E. swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 5 1 . Wolf River just above mouth of Mill Creek at Progress Church, Pearl River Co.; T3S, R14W, Sec. 6; SOR 124, SOR 135, SOR 146, SOR 163, SOR 168, DAW 88; 15Mar 1981, 12 Jun 1981, 12 Sep 1981, 11 Dec 1981, 18 Mar 1982, 2 Sep 1984; 25 species, 501 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, N. texanus, N. volucellus, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Hypentelium nigricans, Minytrema melanops , Moxostoma poecilurum, Noturus funebris, N. leptacanthus , N. miurus, Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus, Elassoma zonatum , Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, L. punctatus, Micropterus punctulatus , Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma lynceum, E. stigmaeum, E. swaini , and Percina nigrofasciata. 52. Alligator Creek at Highway 26, Pearl River Co.; T2S, R14W, Sec. 30; DAW 84, 2 Sep 1984; 19 species, 378 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis texanus, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Erimyzon sucetta , E. tenuis, Moxostoma poecilurum, Esox niger, Fundulus notti , F , olivaceus , Gambusia afftnis, Labidesthes sicculus , Lepomis macrochirus , L. megalotis, L. punctatus, Etheostoma fusiforme, E. stigmaeum, E. swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 53. Wolf River at Highway 26, Pearl River Co.; T2S, R15W, Sec. 26; JJ 67-28, LMJ 67-30, SOR 117, SOR 123, SOR 134, SOR 145, SOR 164, SOR 167, DAW 83, RDS 8732; 15 Apr 1967, 16 Apr 1967, 3 Jul 1980, 15 Mar 1981, 12 Jun 1981, 12 Sep 1981, 11 Dec 1981, 18 Mar 1982, 2 Sep 1984, 1 May 1985; 33 species, 2,136 specimens. Species: Ichthyomyzon gagei , Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis longirostris, N. texanus , N. volucellus , N. winchelli, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Erimyzon tenuis, Hypentelium nigricans, Minytrema melanops, Moxostoma poecilurum, Noturus funebris, N. leptacanthus, N. miurus, Esox niger, Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus, Gambusia affinis , Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus, Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. megalotis, L. punctatus, Micropterus punctulatus, M. salmoides, Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma lynceum, E. stigmaeum, E , swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata 54. Poplar Springs Branch, tributary to Wolf River, 4.5 miles (7.24 km) east of Poplarville, Highway 26, Pearl S16 Atlas of St, Louis Bay Fishes River Co.; T2S, R15W, Sec. 26; RDS 8359, 24 Feb 1984; 12 species, 164 specimens. Species: Cyprinellavenusta , Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis texanus , Noturus leptacanthus , Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis macrochirus , L. megalotis, Micropterus salmoides, Etheostoma stigmaeum, E . swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 55. Beaverdam Creek at Interstate 59, 0.3 mile (.48 km) north of Highway 26, Pearl River Co.; T2S, R 15W, Sec. 21; DAW 64, l Jul 1984; 12 species, 264 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis texanus , Opsopoeodus emiliae , Esox americanus , Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus , Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus salmoides , Etheostoma swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 56. Wolf River at Interstate Highway 59, 2. 1 miles (3.38 km) north of Poplarville exit (Highway 26), Pearl River Co.; T2S, R15W, Sec. 15; RDS 4664, PRW-Nov 69, PRW-Dec 69, RDS 4749, RDS 4763, RDS 4768, BAT 70-255, SOR 116, SOR 122, SOR 133, SOR 144, SOR 165, SOR 166; 24 Oct 1969, 30 Nov 1969, 30 Dec 1969, 18 Apr 1970, 10 May 1970,9 Jun 1970, 30 Jul 1970, 3 Jul 1980, 15 Mar 1981, 12 Jun 1981, 12 Sep 1981, 11 Dec 1 98 1 , 1 8 Mar 1 982; 38 species, 3,424 specimens. Species: Ichtnyomyzon gagei, Anguilla rostrata , Cyprinella venusta , Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis chalybaeus, N. longirostris , N . texanus , N. volucellus , Opsopoeodus emiliae , Erimyzon tenuis , Hypentelium nigricans, Minytrema melanops, Moxostotm poecilurum , Ameiurus natalis, Noturus funebris , N. leptacanthus, N. miurus, Esox americanus, E. niger , Aphredoderus sayanus , Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus , Ambloplites ariommus, Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus , L. megalotis , L. punctatus, Micropterus punctulatus, M. salmoides, Ammocrypta beani , Etheostoma fusiforme , E. lynceum , E. stigmaeum, E. swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 57. Mill Creek at Hillsdale Road, 0.3 mile (0.48 km) east of Hillsdale, Pearl River Co.; T IS, R15W, Sec. 28; DAW 57, 1 Jul 1984; 8 species, 88 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis, N. signipinnis , Minytrema melanops , Esox niger, Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis megalotis, Etheostoma swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 58. Wolf Creek (River) at Hillsdale Road at Hillsdale, Pearl River Co.; T1S, R15W, Sec. 33; DAW 58, 1 Jul 1984; 17 species, 265 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis chalybaeus, N. signipinnis, N. texanus, Notropis winchelli, Erimyzon tenuis, Minytrema melanops , Noturus funebris, N. leptacanthus, Esox niger , Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis gulosus, L. megalotis , Etheostoma swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata . 59. Wolf Creek (River) at U.S. Highway 11 near Orrisville, Pearl River Co.; T1S, R15W, Sec. 20; DAW 59, 1 Jul 1984; 3 species, 13 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis, Fundulus notti, and F. olivaceus. 60. Boggy Branch, about 8 miles (12.87 km) north of Poplarville, Pearl RiverCo.; T1 S, R16W, Sec. 12; DAW 60, 1 Jul 1984 ; 7 species, 32 specimens. Species: Notropis signipinnis, Erimyzon tenuis, Ameiurus natalis, Esox americanus, E. niger , Fundulus notti, and Micropterus salmoides. 6 1 . Wolf Creek (River), about 2 air m ilcs (3 .22 km) south ofLamarCounty line, Pearl RiverCo.; TIS,R15W, Sec. 5; DAW 61, 1 Jul 1984; 12 species, 117 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis chalybaeus, N. signipinnis, N. texanus, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Erimyzon tenuis , Esox niger, Fundulus notti , F . olivaceus , Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis gulosus, and L. megalotis. 62. Wolf Creek (River) at Pearl River and Lamar County line, Pearl RiverCo.; TIN, R15W, Sec. 29; DAW 62, 1 Jul 1984; 14 species, 52 specimens. Species: Notemigonus crysoleucas, Notropis chalybaeus , N. texanus, Minytrema melanops , Esox americanus, E . niger, Aphredoderus sayanus , Fundulus notti , F. olivaceus , Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. megalotis, and Micropterus salmoides. 63. Wolf Creek (River), l .5 air miles (2.42 km) north of Pearl River County line, Lamar Co.; TIN, R15W, Sec. 19; DAW 63, 1 Jul 1984; 7 species, 28 specimens. Species: Notemigonus crysoleucas, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Minytrema melanops , Esox americanus, Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis gulosus , and L. macrochirus. 64. St. Louis Bay along west shore at U.S. Highway 90, Hancock Co.; T8S, R13W, See. 20; DAW 21, DAW 48, DAW 92; 31 Mar 1984, 17 Jun 1984, 13 Sep 1984; 26 species, 7,547 specimens. Species: Dasyatis sabina, Myrophis punctatus, Brevoortia patronus, Harengula jaguana, Anchoa hepsetus, A. mitchilli , Arius felis, Strongylura marina, Membras martinica , Syngnathus scovelli , Chloro sco mbrus chry sums, Oligoplites saurus, Selene vomer, Trachinotus carolinus, Archosargus p rob otocephalus, Lagodon rhomboides, Cynoscion S17 SUTTKUS ET AL. arenarius , Leiostomus xanthurus , Menticirrhus americanus , Micropogonias undulatus , Mugil cephalus , Af. curema , Gobionellus shufeldti, Peprilus alepidotus, Paralichthys lethostigma, and Sphoeroides parvus. 65. St. Louis Bay along west shore at Cowand Point, Hancock Co.; T8S, R13W, Sec. 18; DAW 104, DAW 114; 12 Aug 1985, 19 Oct 1985; 25 species 643 specimens. Species: Dasyatis sabina , Harengula jaguana, Anchoa hepsetus, A. mitchilli, Arius felis , Fund ulus grandis , F. similis , Metnbrasmartinica, Menidia beryllina, Prionotus tribulus, Oligoplites saurus , Lobotes surinamensis , Lagodon rhomboides, Bairdiella chrysoura , Cy no scion arenarius, C. nebulosus , Leiostomus xanthurus, Menticirrhus americanus, Pogonias cromis , Mugil cephalus , Paralichthys lethostigma, Achirus lineatus , Symphurus plagiusa r Monacanthus hispidus , and Sphoeroides parvus. 66. St. Louis Bay, Hancock Co. ; T8S, R 1 3 W ; AP, 1 1 Sep 1953; 2 species, 2 specimens. Species: Opsanus beta and Chilomycterus schoepfi. 67. St. Louis Bay at Grassy Point, Harrison Co.; T8S, R13W, Sec. 8; DAW 106, 25 Aug 1985; 1 1 species, 259 specimens. Species: Harengula jaguana, Anchoa hepsetus, A. mitchilli , Menidia beryllina, Oligoplites saurus , Archosargus probatocephalus, Lagodon rhomboides , Bairdiella chrysoura, Micropogonias undulatus, Pogonias cromis, and Sphoeroides parvus . 68. St. Louis Bay along north shore at mouth of creek, Harrison Co.; T8S, R13W, Sec. 5; MHand DEL 68-3, 1 1 Oct 1968; 6 species, 20 specimens. Species: Anchoa mitchilli, Adinia xenica, Fundulus grandis, Sciaenops ocellatus, Mugil cephalus, and Gobionellus boleosoma. 69. St. Louis Bay at mouth of Brewer Bayou, Hancock Co.; T8S, R14W, Sec. 12; DAW 103. 12 Aug 1985; 8 species, 50 specimens. Species: Anchoa mitchilli , Oligoplites saurus, Lagodon rhomboides , Bairdiella chrysoura, Leiostomus xanthurus, Micropogonias undulatus, Mugil cephalus, and Sphoeroides parvus. 70. St. Louis Bay at mouth of tributary just east of Cut- off Bayou, Hancock Co.; T8S, R14W, Sec. 14; DAW 102, 12 Aug 1985; 9 species, 425 specimens. Species: Brevoortia patronus, Anchoa mitchilli, Adinia xenica, Fundulus grandis, F. jenkinsi , Oligoplites saurus, Lagodon rhomboides , Bairdiella chrysoura, and Leiostomus xanthurus 71. Joes Bayou in north St. Louis Bay, Hancock Co.; T8S, R14W, Sec. 38; RDS 8957, 7 Dec 1985; 1 species, 1 specimen. Species: Dorosoma cepedianum. 72. Spring in St. Louis Bay, Hancock Co.; T8S, R14W, Sec. 26; JDW 678, 25 Jul 1962; 3 species, 15 specimens. Species: Gambusia affinis, Poecilia latipinna, and Lepomis gulosus. 73. Jourdan River at mouth of Catfish Bayou, Hancock Co.; T8S, R14W, Sec. 22; DAW 105, 12 Aug 1985; 7 species, 82 specimens. Species: Dasyatis sabina, Flops saurus, Brevoortia patronus, Arius felis, Lagodon rhomboides, Mugil cephalus , and Paralichthys lethostigma. 74. Mouth of Bayou La Croix, Hancock Co. ; T8S, R 14W, Sec. 16; DAW 12, 18 Mar 1984; 14 species, 861 specimens. Species. Brevoortia patronus, Lucaniaparva, Labidesthes sicculus, Menidia beryllina, Syngnathus scovelli, Lepomis macrochirus , L. microlophus , L. punctatus, Micropterus saltnoides, Lagodon rhomboides , Leiostomus xanthurus, Mugil cephalus, Gobiosotna bo sc, and Trinectes maculatus . 75. Bayou La Croix at Highway 43, Hancock Co.; T8S, R14W, Sec. 17; DAW 3, DAW 15, DAW 49, DAW 72, DAW 93, DAW 99, DAW 1 10; 26 Feb 1984, 18 Mar 1984, 17 Jun 1984, 7 Jul 1984, 13 Sep 1984,6 Aug 1985, 19 Oct 1985; 29 species, 3,710 specimens. Species: Brevoortia patronus , Anchoa hepsetus, A. mitchilli, Gobiesox strumosus, Fundulus grandis , F . jenkinsi, Lucania par\>a, Gambusia affinis, Poecilia latipinna, Labidesthes sicculus, Syngnathus louisianae , S. scovelli, Menidia beryllina, Lepomis macrochirus, L. microlophus , L. punctatus, Micropterus salmoides, Eucinostomus argenteus, Archosargus probatocephalus, Lagodon rhomboides, Bairdiella chrysoura, U iosto mu s xanthurus, Mugil cephalus, Gobionellus shufeldti, Gobiosotna bosc, Microgobius gulosus, Citharichthys spilopterus, Paralichthys lethostigma, and Trinectes maculatus. 76. Bayou Philip, 2.5 miles (4.02 km) westof Waveland, Hancock Co.; T8S, R15W, Sec. 36; RDS 2177, RDS 2240, RDS 2296, RDS 2368, RJM 1059, 8 Nov 1951,22 Feb 1952, 18 May 1952, 9 Mar 1953, 12 Apr 1958; 22 species, 947 specimens. Species: Notropis chalybaeus , N. petersoni, Ameiurus natalis , Noturus gyrinus, Esox americanus , Aphredoderus say anus, Fundulus chrysotus, F. notti, F. olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Heterandria formosa , Labidesthes sicculus, Elassoma zonatum. S18 Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus , L. marginatus , L. microlophus , L. punctatus, Micropterus salmoides , Etheostoma fusiforme , Gobionellus shufeldti, and Trinectes maculatus. 77. Bayou Marone, west of Highway 43, Hancock Co.; T8S, R15W, Sec. 13; DAW 8, 1 1 Mar 1984; 15species,68 specimens. Species: Notemigonus crysoleucas , Esc?* americanus, E. niger, Fundulus chrysotus , F. noth, F. olivaceus , Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus, Elassotna zonatum , Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. marginatus, L. microlophus , L. punctatus, and Etheostoma fusiforme. 78. Tributary to Gum Branch, tributary to Bayou La Croix, HancockCo.; T8S, R15W, Sec. 23; RDS 2307, 3 1 May 1952; 2 species, 8 specimens. Species: Erimyzon tenuis and Esox americanus. 79. Tributary to Jourdan River, Hancock Co ; T8S, R14W, Sec. 24, DAW 13,18 Mar 1 984; 8 species, 264 specimens. Species: Lepisosteus oculatus , Brevoortia patronus, Fundulus chrysotus, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis macrochirus , L. microlophus , L. punctatus, and Micropterus salmoides. 80. Jourdan River along left (east) bank at Interstate 10, Hancock Co.; T8S, R14W, Sec. 9; DAW 14, RDS 8568, DAW 101, DAW 113; 18 Mar 1984, 23 Nov 1984, 12 Aug 1985, 19 Oct 1985; 26 species, 3,028 specimens. Species: Anguilla rostrata , Brevoortia patronus , Anchoa mitchilli , Notropispetersoni , Adiniaxenica , Cyprinodon variegatus , Fundulus grandis, F.jenkinsi , F. pulvereus, Lucania parva, Gambusia affinis , Memdia beryllina, Syngnathus scovelli , Lepomis macrochirus, L. microlophus, L punctatus, Micropterus salmoides, Lutjanus griseus , Leiostomus xanthurus , Sciaenops ocellatus , Mugil cephalus , Gobionellus boleosoma, Gobiosoma bosc , Microgobius gulosus, Trinectes maculatus , and Sphoeroides parvus. 81. Jourdan River at mouth of Rotten Bayou, Hancock Co.; T8S, R14W, Sec. 4; DAW 109, DAW 1 12; 25 Aug 1985, 19 Oct 1985; 20 species, 540 specimens. Species: Lepisosteus oculatus , Elops saurus, Anguilla rostrata, Anchoa mitchilli , Esox niger , Lucania parva, Menidia beryllina, Syngnathus scovelli, Lepomis gulosus , L. macrochirus, L. microlophus, L. punctatus, Micropterus salmoides, Oligoplites saurus, Archosargus probatocephalus, Lagodon rhomboides , Gobiosoma bosc, Microgobius gulosus, Paralichthys lethostigma, and Trinectes maculatus . 82. Bayou La Terre at Fenton, HancockCo.; T7S,R14W, Sec. 37; DAW 70, 7 Jul 1984; 16 species, 856 specimens. Species: Cyprinellavenusta, Notropispetersoni, Notropis mnchelli , Opsopoeodus emiltae, Erimyzon tenuis , Esox niger, Fundulus chrysotus , F. olivaceus, iMbidesthes sicculus, Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus , M. salmoides, Etheostoma sligmaeum, and Trinectes maculatus. 83. Bayou La Terre at Old Joe Morane Road, Hancock Co.; T7S, R14W, Sec. 9; DAW 9, 11 Mar 1984; 11 species, 302 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis signipinnis , N . texanus , Erimyzon tenuis , Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis macrochirus , L. megalotis , Micropterus punctulatus, Etheostoma sligmaeum, and Percina nigrofasciata. 84. Bayou La Terre at Fire Tower Road, Hancock Co.; T7S, R14W, Sec. 9; DAW 10, RDS 9934; 1 1 Mar 1984, 10 Sep 1989; 16 species, 308 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, N. texanus, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Noturus funebris , N. leptacanthus, Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia affinis , Labidesthes sicculus , Elassoma zonatum , Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, M . salmoides, Etheostoma swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 85. Tributary to Bayou La Terre, 8.0 miles (12.87 km) northeast of Kiln, Hancock Co.; T6S, R14W, Sec. 26; DAW 20, 31 Mar 1984; 4 species, 40 specimens. Species: Esox niger, Notropis signipinnis , Lepomis megalotis, and Percina nigrofasciata. 86. Tributary to Bayou La Salle, just north of Diamondhead, Hancock Co. ; T7S, R 14W, Sec. 24; DAW 69, 7 Jul 1984; 5 species, 20 specimens. Species: Aphredoderus sayanus, Gambusia affinis , Lepomis marginatus, L. punctatus, and Micropterus salmoides . 87. Rotten Bayou, tributary to Jourdan River 4.5 miles (7.24 km) east of Kiln, HancockCo.; T7S, R14W, Sec. 23; RDS 3 159, 21 Aug 1962; 15 species, 489 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta , Notropis petersoni, Opsopoeodus emiliae , Erimyzon tenuis, Fundulus chrysotus , F. notti , F. olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, L. microlophus , L. punctatus, Micropterus salmoides , and Trinectes maculatus. 88. Mill Creek, tributary to Rotten Bayou, south of Diamondhead, HancockCo.; T7S, R14W, Sec. 25; DAW S19 SUTTKUS ET AL. 11, 11 Mar 1984; 13 species, 110 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta , Lythrurus roseipinnis , N. texanus , Erirnyzon tenuis , Noturusfunebris , N. leptacanthus, Esox niger , Fundulus olivaceus , Lepomis megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus , Etheostoma stigmaeum , E. swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 89. Bayou La Salle jusl north of Diamondhead, Hancock Co.; T7S, R14W, Sec. 24; DAW 68, DAW 90; 7 Jul 1984, 13 Sep 1984; 15 species, 345 specimens* Species: Notropis texanus , Opsopoeodus emiliae , Erirnyzon tenuis , Noturus gyrinus, Aphredoderus sayanus, Fundulus olivaceus , Labidesthes sicculus , Elassoma zonatum , Lepomis gulosus , L. macrochirus , L. megalotis y L. punctatus , Micropterus salmoides, Etheostoma fusiforme y and Trine cte s maculatus. 90. Tributary to Bayou La Salle, Harrison Co.; T7S, R13W, Sec. 19; DAW 67, 7 Jul 1984; 9 species, 107 specimens. Species: Notropis signipinnis , N. texanus , Erirnyzon tenuis , £$ 0 * niger y Fundulus olivaceus , Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, and Micropterus salmoides. 91. Jourdan River along right (west) bank above mouth of Rotten Bayou, Hancock Co.; T8S, R14W, Sec. 4; DAW 100, 12 Aug 1985; 16 species, 863 specimens. Species: Anchoa mitchilli , Ictalurus punctatus y Esox niger , Lucania parva , Menidia beryllina , Syngnathus scovelli , Lepomis macrochirus , L. microlophus , L. punctatus , Micropterus salmoides » Oligoplites saurus, Archosargus probatocephalus , Lagodon rhomboides , Leiostomus x anthurus, Sciaenops ocellatus , and Go bio soma bosc. 92. Bayou Coco, about 1 mile (1.61 km) east of Kiln, Hancock Co.; T7S.R14W, Sec. 38; DAW 7 1, 7 Jul 1984; 8 species and 1 hybrid combination, 65 specimens. Species: Aphredoderus sayanus y Fundulus olivaceus , Gambusia affinis , Labidesthes sicculus, Elassoma zonatum , Lepomis macrochirus, Lepomis sp. jc Lepomis sp. f Micropterus salmoides, and Etheostoma fusiforme. 93. Jourdan River along right (west) bank about 1 mile (1.61 km) downstream of Highway 43, Hancock Co.; T7S, R 1 4W, Sec. 3 1 ; DAW 1 1 1 , 19 Oct 1985 ; 17 species, 831 specimens. Species: Lepisosteus osseus , A/osa chrysochloris, Anchoa mitchilli , Cyprinella venusta, Notropis petersoni, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Erirnyzon tenuis , Fundulus olivaceus, Lucania parva, Gambusia affinis , Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis gulosus , L. macrochirus, L. microlophus , Micropterus punctulatus, M, sahnoides, and Trinectes maculatus. 94. Bayou Talla at Highway 43, Hancock Co.; T7S, R15W, Sec. 25; DAW 74, 10 Jul 1984; 12 species, 161 specimens. Species: Notropis petersoni, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. megalotis, L. microlophus, Micropterus salmoides, Etheostoma fusiforme, Gobionellus shufeldti, and Trinectes maculatus . 95. Tributary to Bayou Talla near Kiln, Hancock Co.; T7S, R15W, Sec. 25; RJM 1060, DAW 75; 12 Apr 1958, 10 Jul 1984; 12species,91 specimens. Species: Erirnyzon tenuis , Noturusfunebris, Esox niger , Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia affinis , Labidesthes sicculus , Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis , Etheostoma parvipinne, E. swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 96. Bayou Talla, about 2 air miles (3.22 km) northwest of Kiln, Hancock Co. ; T7S, R 15' W, Sec. 23; DAW 81 , 10 Jul 1984; 5 species, 165 specimens. Species: Notropis texanus, Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis megalotis, and Micropterus salmoides . 97. Jourdan River at Highway 43, Hancock Co.; T7S, R14W, Sec. 31; DAW 73, 10 Jul 1984; 12 species, 187 specimens. Species: Dorosoma petenense, Anchoa mitchilli , Cyprinella venusta, Notropis petersoni , Fundulus olivaceus , Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis , Micropterus punctulatus , M. salmoides , and Trinectes maculatus . 98. Jourdan River along right bank, 2.0 miles (3.22 km) west of Highway 43, Hancock Co.; T7S.R15W, Sec. 35; DAW 1, 12 Feb 1984; 12 species, 77 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Notemigonus crysoleucas, Notropis texanus, N . winchelli, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, L. microlophus, Micropterus salmoides, Ammocrypta beani, and Etheostoma stigmaeum. 99. Orphan Bayou, about 3 air miles (4 83 km) northwest of Kiln, Hancock Co. ; T7S, R 1 5 W, Sec. 10; DAW 76, 10 Jul 1984; 1 5 species, 774 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis, N t signipinnis, N. texanus, Erirnyzon tenuis, Esoxamericanus , E. niger, Fundulus notti , F olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis macrochirus, L . megalotis, L. punctatus , Micropterus salmoides, Etheostoma fusiforme, and Percina nigrofasciata. S20 Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes 100. Orphan Bayou at Highway 43, 2.0 miles (3.22 km) northwest of Kiln, Hancock Co,; T7S, R15W, Sec. 11; DCH 175, DCH 188, DCH 225, DAW 77; 29 Apr 1973, 22 May 1973, 11 Jan 1974, lOJul 1984; 19 species, 677 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis , N. signipinnis , N. texanus , N. welaka, Erimyzon tenuis, Minytrema melanops , Noturus leptacanthus, Esox niger , Aphredoderus sayanus , Fundulus olivaceus, Labideslhes sicculus , Ambloplites ariommus , lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus , L, megalotis, Micropterus salmoides , Ammocrypta beani , and Percina nigrofasciata . 10 1 . Orphan Bayou at Highway 603, Hancock Co.; T6S, R14W, Sec. 30; DAW 16, 31 Mar 1984; 8 species, 49 specimens. Species: Esox niger, Aphredoderus sayanus, Fundulus notti, Gambusia aff inis , Labideslhes sicculus, Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis gulosus, and Etheostoma fusiforme. 102. Bayou Bacon downstream from Highway 43 at Old Kiln Road, Hancock Co.; T7S, R1 5W, Sec. 3; DAW 80, 10 Jul 1984; 8 species, 142 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis , N. signipinnis, N. texanus, Noturus funebris, Fundulus olivaceus , Lepomis megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, and Percina nigrofasciata. 103. Bayou Bacon at Highway 43, 4.5 miles (7.24 km) northwest of Kiln, Hancock Co.; T7S, R15W, Sec. 3; DCH 168, DCH 174, DCH 187, DCH 189, DCH 202, DCH 211, DCH 214, DCH 217, DCH 220, DCH 289, DCH 300, DCH 302, DAW 78; 24 Feb 1973, 2 Mar 1973, 29 Apr 1973, 22 May 1973, 9 Jun 1973, 30 Jul 1973, 25 Aug 1973, 7 Oct 1973, 10 Nov 1973, 15 Dec 1973, 16 Sep 1974, 15 Oct 1974, 2 Nov 1974, 10 Jul 1984; 2 1 species, 3,229 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, N. signipinnis , N, texanus, N. welaka, Erimyzon tenuis , Minytrema melanops, Noturus leptacanthus, Esox niger , Fundulus notti, F, olivaceus, Labideslhes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus , L. megalotis , L. punctatus , Micropterus punctulatus , M. salmoides, Etheostoma swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 104. Bayou Bacon at Highway 603, Hancock Co; T6S, R14W, Sec. 18; DAW 17, 31 Mar 1984; 7 species, 199 specimens. Species: Esox niger , Fundulus notti , Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus, Elassoma zonatum , Lepomis gulosus, and Etheostoma fusiforme . 105. Lion Branch at Three Notch Road, Hancock Co.; T7S, R15W, Sec. 31; DAW 2, 12Feb 1984; 10 species, 38 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Ameiurus melas, Aphredoderus sayanus, Elassoma zonatum , Lepomis cyanellus, L . gulosus, L. macrochirus , L. megalotis , L. punctatus, and Percina nigrofasciata. 106. Wolf Branch of Jourdan River, 4.5 miles (7.24 km) east of Santa Rosa, Hancock Co.; T7S, R16W, Sec. 25; RDS 2308, 31 May 1952; 4 species, 57 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Notropis chalybaeus, N. signipinnis , and N. texanus. 107. Dead Tiger Creek, 12.0 miles (19.31 km) west of Kiln, HancockCo.;T7S,R16W, Sec. 15; DAW 4, 26 Feb 1984; 5 species, 1 2 specimens. Species: Esox americanus, Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, and L. marginatus . 108. Mill Branch at Lott McCarty Road, Hancock Co.; T6S, R16W, Sec. 25; DAW 5. 26 Feb 1984; 12 species, 506 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, N. texanus, Noturus leptacanthus, Fundulus olivaceus, Lepomis macrochirus, L. megalotis, Micropterus salmoides, Pomoxis nigromaculatus, Ammocrypta beani, and Percina nigrofasciata. 109. Mill Creek at Highway 43, 5.7 miles (9. 17 km) east ofIntersiate59, Hancock Co.; T6S, R16W, Sec. 23; RDS 8405, 23 May 1984; 5 species, 48 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notemigonus crysoleucas, Fundulus olivaceus, and Lepomis macrochirus. 1 10. Blacksnake Branch at Highway 43, 5.0 miles (8.05 km) east of Interstate 59, Hancock Co.; T6S, R16W, Sec. 22; RDS 8404, 23 May 1984; 8 species, 104 specimens. Species: Notemigonus crysoleucas, Ameiurus melas , Gambusia affinis, Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis cyanellus , L. macrochirus, L. marginatus , and Micropterus salmoides. 111. Hickory Creek, 7.8 miles (12.55 km) southeast of Caesar, Highway 43, Hancock Co. ; T6S, R 1 5 W, Sec .21; RDS 5318, DAW 7, RDS 8406; 23 Sep 1972, 26 Feb 1984, 23 May 1984; 22 species, 2, 148 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, N. texanus, N. welaka, N. winchelli, Erimyzon tenuis, Moxostoma poecilurum , Noturus leptacanthus, Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Elassoma zonal urn, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L. S21 SlJTTKUS ET AL. megalotis, L. punctatus, Micropterus punctulatus, Ammocrypia beani , Etheostoma stigmaeum, E . swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 112. White Cypress Creek, about 8 air miles (12.87 km) southwest of Necaise, Hancock Co.; T6S, R15W, Sec. 14; DAW 79, 10 Jul 1984; 1 1 species, 422 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis longirostris, N. texanus, Mo xo .norm poecilurum, Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis megalotiSy Micropterus punctulatus, M. salmoides, and Pomoxis nigromaculatus. 113. Tributary to White Cypress Creek at Highway 603, Hancock Co.; T6S, R14W, Sec. 5; DAW 18, 31 Mar 1984; 9 species, 1 hybrid combination, 314 specimens. Species: Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Heterandria formosa , Labidesthes sicculus , Lepomis gulosuSy L. macrochirus, L. marginatus, Lepomis sp. x Lepomis sp., and Etheostoma fusiforme. 1 14. Tributary to Hickory Creek, 1 .0 mile (1.61 km) east of Leetown Road at Caesar Road, Hancock Co,; T5S, R15W, Sec. 28; RDS 8407, 23 May 1984; 8 species, 1 hybrid combination, 104 specimens. Species: Erimyzon tenuis, Esox niger , Aphredoderus say anus, Fundulus notti , Gambusia affinis , Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis gulosus, Lepomis sp. x Lepomis sp., and Etheostoma fusiforme. 115. Hickory Creek at Caesar-Necaise Road, about 5 air miles (8.05 km) west southwest of Necaise, Hancock Co.; T5S, R15W, Sec. 27; DAW 53, 24 Jun 1984; 20 species, 27 1 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis texanus, N. welaka, N . winchelli , Opsopoeodus emiliae, Erimyzon tenuis, Minytrema melanops , Noturus funebris, N . leptacanthus, Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus , Lepomis macrochirus, L . megalotis , L, punctatus, Micropterus salmoides , Etheostoma parvipinne, E. swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 116. Tributary to Hickory Creek, 5.0 air miles (8.05) west northwest of Necaise, Hancock Co.; T5S, R15W, Sec. 11, RDS 8410, 23 May 1984; 11 species, 203 specimens. Species: Erimyzon tenuis, Esox niger , Fundulus notti , F. olivaceus , Gambusia affinis , Labidesthes sicculus , Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis gulosus, L. macrochirus, L . megalotis , and Micropterus salmoides . 1 17. Tributary to Hickory Creek, 2.0 air miles (3.22 km) west of Necaise, Hancock Co,; T5S, R14W, Sec. 18; RDS 8408, 23 May 1984; 8 species, 33 specimens. Species: Notemigonus crysoleucas , Erimyzon sucetta, Esox niger, Aphredoderus sayanus, Gambusia affinis, Lepomis gulosus , L. macrochirus, and L. marginatus . 118. Hickory Creek, 3.0 air miles (4.83 km) northwest of Necaise, Hancock Co.; T5S, R 1 5 W, Sec. 12; RDS 8409, 23 May 1984; 9 species, 69 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis signipinnis, Noturus leptacanthus, Fundulus olivaceus, Elassoma zonatum, Lepomis megalotis, Etheostoma swaini , and Percina nigrofasciata. 119. Catahoula Creek at Lott McCarty Road, 1 0.0 miles (16.09 km) northwest of Kiln, Hancock Co.; T6S, R15W, Sec. 30; DAW 6, 26 Feb 1984; 13 species, 156 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta , Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis longirostris, N, texanus, Noturus miurus, Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis cyanellus , L. macrochirus, L. megalotis, Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma stigmaeum, and Percina nigrofasciata. 120. Catahoula Creek at Highway 43, Hancock Co.; T6S, R15W, Sec. 18; DAW 50, DAW 89; 24 Jun 1984, 2 Sep 1984; 21 species, 777 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta , Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis texanus, N. welaka, N. winchelli, Erimyzon tenuis, Hypentelium nigricans, Minytrema melanops , Moxostomapoecilurum, Esox niger, Fundulus notti, F. olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus, Lepomis megalotis, Micropterus punctulatus, M. salmoides , Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma stigmaeum , and Percina nigrofasciata. 121 . Catahoula Creek at Old Kiln Road, about 0.5 mile (0.8 km) eastofRester Road, Hancock Co.; T6S,R15W, Sec. 8; DAW 5 1,24 Jun 1984; 17 species, 336 specimens. Species: Cyprinella venusta, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis texanus, N. winchelli, Minytrema melanops , Moxostoma poecilurum , Noturus funebris, Esox niger, Fundulus olivaceus, Labidesthes sicculus, Lepomis gulosus, L. megalotis , Micropterus punctulatus, M. salmoides, Ammocrypta beani, Etheostoma swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 1 22. Catahoula Creek, 1 .3 miles (2.09 km) east of Caesar, Hancock Co. ; T5S, R 1 5 W, Sec. 29; RDS 5317, DAW 52; 23 Sep 1972, 24 Jun 1984; 24 species, 483 specimens. Species: Ichthyomyzon gagei , Cyprinella venusta , S22 Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis texanus, N. winchelli, Opsopoeodus emiliae, Erimyzon tenuis , Minytrema melanops, Xfoxo stoma poecilurum , Noturus funebris , N. leptacanthus , Ejox niger, Fundulus olivaceus , Gambusia affinis , Labidesthes sicculus, Ambloplites ariommus , Lepomis macrochirus , L, megalotis , L, punctatus, Micropterus punctulatus , Af. salmoides, Etheostoma stigmaeum, E . swaini, and Percina nigrofasciata. 123. Catahoula Creek at county road, 6.0 air miles (9.65 km) west of Necaise, Pearl River Co.; T5S, R15W, Sec. 17; DAW 36, 16 Jun 1984; 19 species, 1 hybrid combination, 133 specimens. Species: Lythrurus roseipinnis , Notropis signipinnis, N . texanus , N. welaka , Opsopoeodus emiliae , Erimyzon tenuis , Minytrema melanops, Ameiurus natalis , Emx niger, Aphredoderus sayanus , Fundulus notti , E. olivaceus , Gambusia affinis, Labidesthes sicculus , L. macrochirus , L. megalotis, L. punctatus, Lepomis sp. * Lepomis sp., Micropterus salmoides , and Percina nigrofasciata. 124. Catahoula Creek, about 5 air miles (8.05 km) south of Savannah, Pearl River Co.; T4S» R15W, Sec. 29; DAW 56,24 Jun 1984; 1 1 species, 1 hybrid combination, 278 specimens. Species: Notemigonus crysoleucas, Lythrurus roseipinnis, Notropis texanus , Esox niger, Fundulus olivaceus, Gambusia affinis, L. macrochirus, L. megalotis, Lepomis sp. x E. sp., Micropterus salmoides , Etheostoma fusiforme, and Percina nigrofasciata. 125. Tributary to Catahoula Creek, about 2 miles (3.22 km) south of Savannah, Pearl River Co.; T4S, R15W, Sec. 9; DAW 37, 16 Jun 1984; 7 species 77 specimens. Species: Notemigonus crysoleucas, Erimyzon sucetta, Ameiurus natalis , Aphredoderus sayanus, Gambusia affinis, Lepomis cyanellus, and E. marginatus. 126. Catahoula Creek, about 2 miles (3.22 km) south of Savannah, Pearl River Co.; T4S, R15W, Sec. 10; DAW 38, 16 Jun 1984; 5 species, 147 specimens. Species: Notropis signipinnis, Esox niger, Gambusia affinis, Lepomis macrochirus, and E. punctatus. Literature Cited [Anonymous]. 1971. Water and related resources, coastal and independent streams river basin, Mississippi and Louisiana. United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Economic Research Service, and Forest Service, Jackson, MS. Bailey, R.M. and H.W. Robison. 1978. Notropis hubbsi, a new cyprinid fish from the Mississippi River basin, with comments on Notropis welaka. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 683:1-21. Bailey, R.M. and R.D. Suttkus. 1952. Notropis signipinnis, a new cyprinid fish from southeastern United States. 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Family, Scientific, and Common Names Map Number Sites Collected Specimens Collected Pe trom y zon tidae-lampre y s Ichthyomyzon gagei Hubbs and Trautman, 1937 1 5 72 southern brook lamprey Dasyatidae-stingrays Dasyatis sabina (Lesueur, 1824) Atlantic stingray 2 5 5 Lepisosteidae-gars Lepisosteus oculatus (Winchell, 1864) spotted gar 3 6 6 L osseus (Linnaeus, 1758) longnose gar 4 3 3 Elopidae-tarpons Elops saurus Linnaeus, 1766 ladyfish 5 3 7 Anguillidae-freshwater eels Anguilla rosiraia (Lesueur, 1817) American eel 6 6 6 Ophichthyidae-snake eels Myrophis punctatus Liitken, 1851 speckled worm eel 7 1 1 Clupeidae-herrings Alosa chrysochloris (Rafinesque, 1820) skipjack herring 8 1 1 Brevoortia patronus Goode, 1878 gulf menhaden 9 11 7,203 Dorosoma cepedianum (Lesueur, 1818) gizzard shad 10 1 1 D. petenense (Gunther, 1866) threadfm shad 11 3 8 Harengula jaguana Poey, 1 865 scaled sardine 12 5 23 Engraulidae-anchovies Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758) striped anchovy 13 8 76 A. mitchilli (Valenciennes, 1848) bay anchovy 14 21 10,901 Cyprinidae-minnows Cyprinella venusta Girard, 1856 blacktail shiner 15 58 7,524 Lythrurus roseipinnis (Hay, 1 885) cherryfin shiner 16 57 7,260 Notemigonus crysoleucas (Mitchill, 1814) golden shiner 17 12 108 Notropis chalybaeus (Cope, 1869) ironcolor shiner 18 6 282 N, longirostris (Hay, 1881) longnose shiner 19 27 4,440 N. petersoni Fowler, 1942 coastal shiner 20 13 1,732 V. signipinnis Bailey and Suttkus, 1952 flagfin shiner 21 27 1,462 N, lexanus (Girard, 1856) weed shiner 22 53 2,104 N. volucellus (Cope, 1865) mimic shiner 23 9 154 N. welaka (Evermann and Kendall, 1898) bluenose shiner 24 6 95 S25 SUTTKUS ET AL. Appendix (Continued) Family, Scientific, and Common Names Map Number Sites Collected Specimens Collected N. winchelli (Girard, 1856) clear chub 25 22 176 Opsopoeodus emiliae Hay, 1881 pugnose minnow 26 23 290 Catostomidae-suckers Erimyzon sucetta (Lacepfcde, 1803) lake chubsucker 27 6 8 E. tenuis (Agassiz, 1855) sharpfin chubsucker 28 35 701 Hypentelium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817) northern hog sucker 29 16 9 Minytrema melanops (Rafinesque, 1820) spotted sucker 30 18 103 Moxostoma poecilurum (Jordan, 1877) blacktail redhorse 31 23 187 Ictaluridae -bullhead catfishes Ameiurus melas (Rafinesque, 1820) black bullhead 32 2 3 A. natalis (Lesueur, 1819) yellow bullhead 33 7 8 Ictalurus punclatus (Rafinesque, 1818) channel catfish 34 4 10 Noturus funebris Gilbert and Swain, 1891 black madtom 35 22 47 N. gyrinus (Mitchill, 1817) tadpole madtom 36 2 8 N. lept acanthus Jordan, 1877 speckled madtom 37 28 205 N. rniurus Jordan, 1877 brindled madtom 38 14 65 N. noctumus Jordan and Gilbert, 1886 freckled madtom 39 1 1 Ariidae-sea catfishes Ariusfelis (Linnaeus, 1766) hardhead catfish 40 7 70 Esocidae-pikes Esox americanus Gmelin, 1788 redfin pickerel 41 17 36 E . niger Lesueur, 1818 chain pickerel 42 37 153 Synodontidae-lizardfishes Synodus foetens (Linnaeus, 1766) inshore lizardfish 43 1 14 Aphredoderidae -pirate perches Aphredoderus say anus (Gilliams, 1824) pirate perch 44 20 120 Batrachoididae-toadfishes Opsanus beta (Goode and Bean, 1879) gulf toadfish 45 1 1 Gobiesocidae-c ling fishes Gobie sox strumosus Cope, 1870 skilletfish 46 4 18 Belonidae-needlefishes Strongylura marina (Walbaum, 1792) Atlantic needlefish 47 5 13 Cyprinodontidae-killifishes Adinia xenica (Jordan and Gilbert, 1 882) diamond killifish 48 5 31 Cyprinodon variegaius I ,acep£de, 1803 sheepshead minnow 49 5 70 S26 Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Appendix (Continued) Family, Scientific, and Common Names Map Number Sites Collected Specimens Collected Fundulus chrysotus (Gunther, 1 866) golden topminnow 50 8 158 F grandis Baird and Girard, 1853 gulf killifish 51 11 136 F. jenkinsi (Evermann, 1892) saltmarsh topminnow 52 8 393 F. notti (Agassiz, 1 854) bayou topminnow 53 33 730 F. olivaceus (Storer, 1845) blackspottcd topminnow 54 80 2.383 F. pulvereus (Evermann, 1892) bayou killifish 55 5 180 F. similis (Baird and Girard, 1853) longnose killifish 56 6 41 Lucania parva (Baird and Girard, 1855) rainwater killifish 57 13 1,107 Poeciliidae-livebearers Gambusia affinis (Baird and Girard, 1853) mosquitofish 58 46 1,300 Heterandria fortmsa Agassiz, 1855 least killifish 59 5 58 Poe cilia latipinna (Lesueur, 1821) sailfin molly 60 9 403 Atherinidae-silversides Labidesthes sicculus (Cope, 1865) brook silverside 61 59 3,882 Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835) rough silverside 62 6 1,522 Menidia beryllina (Cope, 1866) inland silverside 63 19 3,426 Syngnathidac-pipcfishes Syngnathus louisianae Gunther, 1870 chain pipefish 64 5 12 S. scovelli Evermann and Kendall, 1896 gulf pipefish 65 11 101 Triglidae-searobins Prionotus scitulus Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 leopard searobin 66 1 1 F. trihulus Cu\ier, 1829 bighead searobin 67 3 6 Centrarchidae-sunfishes Ambloplites ariommus Viosca, 1936 shadow bass 68 21 124 Elassoma zonatum Jordan, 1 877 banded pygmy sunfish 69 24 97 Enneacanthus gloriosus (Holbrook, 1855) bluespotted sunfish 70 2 10 Lepomis cyanellus Rafinesque, 1819 green sunfish 71 9 22 L gulosus (Cuvier, 1829) warmouth 72 39 181 L macrochirus Rafinesque, 1819 bluegill 73 80 1,584 L marginatus (Holbrook, 1855) dollar sunfish 74 9 44 L megalotis (Rafinesque, 1820) longear sunfish 75 77 2,068 L microlophus (Gunther, 1859) redear sunfish 76 23 508 L punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831) spotted sunfish 77 36 225 Lepomis sp. x Lepomis sp. 78 5 6 Micropterus punctulatus (Rafinesque, 1819) spotted bass 79 37 322 S27 SUTTKUS ET AL. Appendix (Continued) Family, Scientific, and Common Names ] Map Number Sites Collected Specimens Collected Af. salmoides (Lacepkde, 1802) largemouth bass 80 59 657 Pomoxis nigrotnaculatus (Lesueur, 1829) black crappie 81 4 6 Percidae-pcrchcs Ammocrypta beani Jordan, 1877 naked sand darter 82 26 930 Eiheostoma JUsiforme (Girard, 1854) swamp darter 83 21 64 E. lynceum Hay, 1885 brighteye darter 84 14 98 E. parvipinne Gilbert and Swain, 1887 goldstripe darter 85 3 15 E. stigmaeum (Jordan, 1877) speckled darter 86 33 315 E . swaini (Jordan, 1884) gulf darter 87 32 287 Percina nigrofasciata (Agassiz, 1854) blackbanded darter 88 61 1,889 Carangidae-j acks Chloroscotnbrus chrysurus (Linnaeus, 1766) Atlantic bumper 89 2 4 Oligoplites saurus (Schneider, 1801) lealheijack 90 11 30 Selene vomer (Linnaeus, 1758) lookdown 91 1 2 Trachinotus carolinus (Linnaeus, 1766) Florida pompano 92 2 19 T. falcatus (Linnaeus, 1758) permit 93 1 6 Lutjanidae-snappers Lutjanus griseus (Linnaeus, 1758) gray snapper 94 1 1 Lobotidae-tripletails Loboies surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) tripletail 95 1 14 Gerreidae-moj arras Eucinosiomus argenteus (Baird and Girard, 1855) spotfin mojarra 96 4 16 Sparidae-porgies Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum, 1792) sheepshead 97 6 27 Lagodon rhotnboides (Linnaeus, 1766) pinfish 98 17 193 Sciaenidae-drums Bairdiella chrysoura (Lacep&de, 1802) silver perch 99 10 916 Cynoscion arenarius Ginsburg, 1929 sand seatrout 100 5 143 C, nebulosus (Cuvier, 1830) spotted seatrout 101 6 20 Leiostomus xanthurus Lacepfcde, 1 802 spot 102 13 1,225 Menticirrhus americanus (Linnaeus, 1758) southern kingfish 103 4 74 Micropogonias undulatus (Linnaeus, 1766) Atlantic croaker 104 6 171 Pogonias cromis (Linnaeus, 1766) black drum 105 3 4 Sciaenops ocellatus (Linnaeus, 1766) red drum 106 6 11 S28 Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Appendix (Continued) Family, Scientific, and Common Names Map Number Sites Collected Specimens Collected Ephippidae-spadefishes Chaetodipierus faber (Broussonet, 1782) Atlantic spadefish 107 1 1 Mugilidae-mullets Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 striped mullet 108 13 368 M. curema Valenciennes, 1 836 white mullet 109 3 13 Blenniidae-combtooth blcnnies HypsoblenniuS ionthas (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) freckled blenny 110 1 1 Eleotridae-sleepers Dormitator maculatus (Bloch, 1785) fat sleeper 111 1 2 Gobiidae-gobies Gobionellus boleosoma (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) darter goby 112 4 30 G. oceanicus (Pallas, 1770) highfin goby 113 1 1 G. shufeldti (Jordan and Eigenmann, 1886) freshwater goby 114 7 36 Gobiosoma bosc (Lacepfcde, 1800) naked goby 115 1187 Microgobius gulosus (Girard, 1858) clown goby 116 6 23 Stromateidae-butterfishes Peprilus alepidotus (Linnaeus, 1766) harvestfish 117 1 1 Bothidae-lefteye flounders Citharichthys spilopterus Gunther, 1862 bay whiff 118 3 6 Paralichlhys letho stigma Jordan and Gilbert, 1 884 southern flounder 1 1 9 10 16 Soleidae-soles Achirus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) lined sole 120 4 405 Symphurus plagiusa (Linnaeus, 1766) blackcheek tonguefish 121 4 27 Trinectes tnaculatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) hogchoker 122 26 309 Balistidae-leatberjackets Monacanthus hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766) planehead filefish 123 1 2 Tetraodontidae-puffers Chilomycterus schoepfi (Walbaum, 1792) striped buirfish 124 1 1 Sphoeroides parvus Shipp and Yerger, 1969 least puffer / 125 10 225 S29 Petromyzontidae lampreys Ichihyomyzon gagei Hubbs and Troutman, 1937 southern brook lamprey 5 sites 72 specimens Dasyatidae stingrays Dasyatis sabxna (Lesueur, 1824) Atlantic stingray 5 sites 5 specimens Atlas or St. Louis Bay Fishes i Map 3 Lepisosteidae gars Lepisosieus oculatus (Wine he LI, 1864) ipotted gar 6 «ites 6 specimens Map 4 Lepisosteidae gars Ltpisostcus osseus (Linnaeus, 1758) longnose gar 3 sites 3 specimens Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Myroplm jnmctatus Alo.sa cluysnchbi & _ K o o Map 7 Map 8 Ophichthidae snake eels Clupeidae herrings Myrophis punctatus Lutken, 1851 Alosa chrysochloris (Rafinesque, 1820) speckled worm eel skipjack herring 1 site 1 specimen 1 site 1 specimen SUTTKUS ET AL Aiiclwa hcpsctus Anchoa nutclulh Map 13 Map 14 Engraulidae anchovies Engrau Iklae anchovies Anchoa hepsetus (Linnaeus, 1758) Anchoa mitchilli (Valenciennes, 1848) striped anchovy bay anchovy 8 sites 76 specimens 21 sites 10,901 specimens 8 Cyprinidae minnows Notropis chalybaeus (Cop©, 1869) ironcolor shiner 6 sites 282 specimens Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Notropis volucellus Notropis welaka Cyprmidae minnows Cyprmidae minnows Notropis volucellus (Cope, 1865) Notropis welaka Evermann and Kendall, 1898 mimic shiner bluenose shiner 9 sites 154 specimens 6 sites 95 specimens Catostomidae suckers Erimyzon sucetta (Lacep&le, 1803) lake chub sucker 6 sites 8 specimens Map 28 Catostomidae suckers Erimyzon tenuis (Agassiz, 1855) sharpfin chubsucker 35 sites 701 specimens ■3 Catostomidae suckers Hypenielium nigricans (Lesueur, 1817) northern hog sucker 16 sites 92 specimens Catostomidae suckers Minylrema melnnops (Rafinesque, 1820) spotted sucker 18 sites 103 specimens SUTTKUS ET AL. Ameiwvs nalahs ictalurus punctatus Map 33 Map 34 Ictaluridae bullhead catfishes Ictaluridae bullhead catfish Ameiurus nalalis (Lesueur, 1819) Ictalurus punctatus (Rafmesque, 1818) yellow bullhead channel catfish 7 sites 8 specimens 4 sites 10 specimens Ictalurklae bullhead cat fishes Noturus junebris Gilbert and Swain, 1891 black mad tom 22 sites 47 specimens 36 Ictaluridae bullhead catfishes Noturus gyrinus (Mitchill, 1817) tadpole mad torn 2 sites 8 specimens Ictaluridae bullhead catfishes Noturus ieptacanshus Jordan, 1877 speckled madtom 28 sites 205 specimens 8 Ictaluridae bullhead catfishes Noturus miurus Jordan, 1877 brindled madtom 14 sites 65 specimens Atlas df St. Louis Bay Hsiies 40 AiikCte »icitruhef Anusfilis (LinriMUL 1766) livdlvwd cMfksh 7 toLt* 70 tjmuntM letAlurkUe bnUlwl c«.tfi*h« tfoturus JkXtumiir Jarekn mrd Gilbert, 1&S6 frwktad (ukIuiq 1 i -it* 1 ■pe cfcT MQ Esocidae pikes Esax americanus Gmelin, 1788 redfin pickerel 17 sites 36 specimens 42 Esocidae pikes Esax niger Lesueur, 1818 chain pickerel 37 sites 153 specimens Cyprinodontidae kdlifishes Cyprinodon varicgatus Lacep^de, 1803 sheeps bead minnow 5 sites 70 specimens Cyprinodontidae killifishes Fundulus chrysotus (Gunther, 1866) golden topminnow 8 sites 158 specimens Cyprinodontidae killifishes Fundulus notti (Agassiz, 1854) bayou to pm innow 33 sites 730 specimens Cyprinodontidae killifishes Fundulus olivacctis (Storer, 1845) blackspotted topminnow 80 sites 2,383 specimens Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Fundulus pidvereus Fundulus si null. - Cyprinodontidae killifishes Cyprinodontidae killifishes Fundulus pulvereus (Evennann, 1892) Fundulus similis (Baird and Girard, 1853) bayou Idllifish longnose killifish 5 sites 180 specimens 6 sites 41 specimens Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Map 59 1 i Map 60 Poeciliidae Iivebearers Poeciliidae Iivebearers Heterandria formosa Agassiz, 1855 P Ottilia latipiruia (Lesueur, 1821) least killiiish s&ilfin molly 5 sites 58 specimens 9 sites 403 specimens Jrf J»] Afhennidae silvers ides Labidesthcs sicculus (Cope, 1865) brook silverside 59 sites 3,882 specimens 62 Atherinidae silversides Membras martinica (Valenciennes, 1835) rough silverside 6 sites 1,522 specimens Atherinidae silversides Menidia beryllina (Cope, 1866) inland silverside 19 sites 3,426 specimens Syngnathidae pipefishes Syngnathus louisiatiae Gunther, 1870 chain pipefish 5 sites 12 specimens Syngnathidae pipefishes Syngnathus scovelli Evermann and Kendall, 1896 gulf pipefish 11 sites 101 specimens Triglidae searobins Prionotus scitulus Jordan and Gilbert, 1882 leopard searobin 1 site 1 specimen SUTTKUS ET AL. Elassoma zonatum Enncacanthus glonosus Map 69 Map 70 Centrarchidae sunflshes Centrarchidae sunfishes Elassoma zonatum Jordan, 1877 Enncacanthus gloriasus (Holbrook, 1855) banded pygmy sunfish bluespotted sunfish 24 sites 97 specimens 2 sites 10 specimens Centrarchida© sunfishes Lepomis macrochirus Rafmesque, 1819 bluegill 80 sites 1,584 specimens Centrarchida© sunfishes Lepomis marginatus (Holbrook, 1855) dollar sunfish 9 sites 44 specimens Centrarchidae sunfishes Lepomis punctatus (Valenciennes, 1831) spotted sunfish 36 sites 225 specimens Centrarchidae sunfishes Lepomis sp. X Lepomis sp hybrid 5 sites 6 specimens Sirrncus et al ' 1 Mfl P 81 Map 82 Centrarchidae sunfishes Percidae perches Pomoxis nigromacu lotus (Lesueur, 1829) Ammocrypta beani Jordan, 1877 black crappie naked sand darter 4 sites 6 specimens 26 sites 930 specimens E Ail as of St. Lams Bay Fishks Map 83 Percidae perches Etheostoma fusiforme (Girard, 1854) swamp darter 21 sites 64 specimens Map 84 Percidae- perches Eiheostonm lynceunt Hay, 1885 bri^htcye darter 14 sites 98 specimens S71 SUTTKUS ET A1 Percida© perches Percida© perches Etheostoma parvxpiime Gilbert and Swain, 1887 Etheostoma stigniaeum (Jordan, 1877) goldstrip© darter speckled darter 3 sites 15 specimens 33 sites 315 specimens Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fisiif.s Sciaenidae drums Cynoscion nebulosus (Cuvier, 1830) spotted seatrout 6 sites 20 specimens 02 Sciaenidae drums Leiostomtts xanthurus Lacep&Ie, 1802 spot 13 sites 1 ,225 specimens Mugihdae mullets Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 white mullet 3 sites 13 specimens Blenniidae combtooth blennies Hypsoblennius ionthas (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882) freckled blenny 1 site 1 specimen Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Atlas of St. Louis Bay Fishes Bothidae lefteye flounders Soleidae soles Paralichthys Uthostigma Jordan and Gilbert, 1884 Achirus lineants (Linnaeus, 1758) southern flounder lined sole 10 sites 16 specimens 4 sites 405 specimens