Investigating the Fish Assemblages of the Neosho River System

Table 1

Presence or absence of 67 fish species found in the Neosho River drainage by sampling site from 2021 to 2022 via netting and day electrofishing.

Common name

John Redmond Dam

Burlington

Neosho Falls

Iola

Humboldt

Chanute 2

Chanute 3

Parsons

Oswego

Chetopa

Baxter Springs

Riverton-EmpireDam

Banded Darter

X

X

Bigeye Shiner

X

X

Bullhead Minnow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black Buffalo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Black Bullhead

X

Black Crappie

X

X

X

Black Redhorse

X

Brook Silverside

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Blue Catfish

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Bluegill

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Bigmouth Buffalo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Bluntnose Minnow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Blackstripe Topminnow

X

X

X

Blue Sucker

X

X

X

X

X

Common Carp

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Central Stoneroller

X

X

Channel Catfish

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Carmine Shiner

X

X

X

X

X

X

Emerald Shiner

X

X

X

X

X

Flathead Catfish

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Fathead Minnow

X

X

X

X

X

X

Freshwater Drum

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Golden Redhorse

X

X

Golden Shiner

X

Green Sunfish

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Bluegill x Green Sunfish

X

X

X

X

Grass Carp

X

X

X

X

X

Gizzard Shad

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Highfin Carpsucker

X

X

X

Longear Sunfish

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Logperch

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Largemouth Bass

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Longnose Gar

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Mimic Shiner

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Western Mosquitofish

X

X

X

X

X

X

Northern Hog Sucker

X

Orangespotted Sunfish

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Orangethroat Darter

X

X

X

Paddlefish

X

X

X

Pealip Redhorse

X

X

X

X

X

X

Quillback

X

Red Shiner

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Redear Sunfish x Bluegill

X

Redear Sunfish

X

X

X

Rock Bass

X

X

Redspot Chub

X

River Carpsucker

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

River Redhorse

X

X

Striped x White Bass

X

X

Spotfin Shiner

X

X

Sauger x Walleye

X

X

Slenderhead Darter

X

Slim Minnow

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Smallmouth Buffalo

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Smallmouth Bass

X

X

Suckermouth Minnow

X

X

X

X

X

Shortnose Gar

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Sand Shiner

X

X

Spotted Sucker

X

X

X

Spotted Bass

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Stonecat

X

Spotted Gar

X

X

X

X

X

X

Threadfin Shad

X

X

X

Tadpole Madtom

X

X

X

Warmouth

X

X

X

X

White Bass

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

White Crappie

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Kansas sportfish are denoted with an asterisk.