TABLE 5.1

Fish species collected at Chickahominy River, Virginia tidal freshwater marshes, 1983 - 1993.


Species Name			Common Name		Gear Type

Lepisosteus osseus		longnose gar		FL,GN,DN
Amia culva			bowfin			EF,A
Anguilla rostrata		American eel		FL,TT,DS,DN,EF
Dorosoma cepidianum		gizzard shad		FL,GN,CN
Alosa pseudoharengus		alewife			FL
Anchoa mitchilli		bay anchovy		FL
Notropis hudsonius		spottail shiner		FL,TT,S,CN
Notropis bifrenatus		bridle shiner		FL,TT
Notemigonus crysoleucas		golden shiner		FL,TT,S,GN
Hybognathus regius		eastern silvery minnow	FL
Notropis analostanus		satinfin shiner		FL
Cyprinus carpio			common carp		FL
Erimyzon oblongus		creek chubsucker	FL
Ictalurus natalis		yellow bullhead		FL,TT
Ictalurus nebulosus		brown bullhead		FL,TT,PT,GN
Ictalurus punctatus		channel catfish		FL,TT,GN,EF,A
Ameiurus catus			white catfish		GN
Notorus gyrinus			tadpole madtom		TT
Fundulus diaphanus		banded killifish	FL,TT,DS,DN,S,CN
Fundulus heteroclitus		mummichog		FL,TT,DS,DN,PT,GN,S,CN
Gambusia affinis		mosquitofish		FL,TT,DS,DN,PT
Menidia beryllina		inland silverside	FL,PN,TT
Morone saxatilis		striped bass		GN
Morone americana		white perch		FL,DS,GN,EF,A
Enneacanthus gloriosus		bluespotted sunfish	FL,TT,GN,S
Lepomis macrochirus		bluegill		FL,PN,TT,DS,DN,PT,GN,S,A
Lepomis gibbosus		pumpkinseed		FL,TT,A
Lepomis auritus			redbreast sunfish	FL
Lepomis gulosus			warmouth		FL
Pomoxis nigromaculatus		black crappie		FL,S,EF
Micropterus salmoides		largemouth bass		FL,TT,GN,EF,A
Etheostoma olmstedi		tessellated darter	FL,PN,TT,DN,S,CN
Perca flavescens		yellow perch		FL,TT,A,GN,EF
Gobiosoma bosci			naked goby		FL,TT,PT
Leiostomus xanthurus		spot			FL,A
Micropogonius undulatus		Atlantic croaker	FL,A
Cynoscion regalis		weakfish		FL
Trinectes maculatus		hogchoker		GN




FL = flume net		GN = gill net
PN = pop-net		S  = seine
TT = throw trap		CN = lift-up channel net
DS = drop sampler	EF = electrofishing
DN = dip net		A  = angling
PT = pit trap