White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni) Embryo Development, and Early Growth and Survival at Different Temperatures

1977 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1019-1025 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Howard McCormick ◽  
Bernard R. Jones ◽  
Kenneth E. F. Hokanson
Keyword(s):  
Hatching Success ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Spinal Deformities ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
High Death ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Newly Hatched Larvae

White suckers (Catostomus commersoni) were exposed from fertilization through hatching to seven constant temperatures from 6.2 through 24.1 °C. High percentages of apparently normal larvae hatched at temperatures from 9.0 through 17.2 °C. Maximum percent hatch occurred at 15.2 °C, while only a few normal larvae were produced at 6.2 °C, and none at 24.1 °C.Growth rates increased from near zero at 10.0 °C to a maximum at 26.9 °C. At 29.7 °C growth fell below the maximum (P < 0.05), and the incidence of spinal deformities was high. Death rates were uniformly low from 15.7 to 26.9 °C and were significantly higher at 10.0 and 29.7 °C (P < 0.05). The rate of net biomass gain for test groups was maximum at 26.9 °C. Net rates of biomass gain declined progressively with temperatures below 26.9 °C until by 10.0 °C the rate of population growth became less than the rate of weight loss through deaths within the population. The temperature producing maximum hatching success, 15 °C, was nearly 12 °C lower than that providing for maximum growth and net biomass gain.Upper thermal 1-, 2-, and 7-day TL50 values for both newly hatched and swim-up larvae, when acclimated to 9 and 10 °C, were between 28 and 29 °C. When acclimated to 15 and 21 °C, they were between 30 and 32 °C.Lower 1-day TL50 temperature values for both groups of larvae acclimated to 21 °C were near 3 °C (< 2.9), 2-day TL50 values were approximately 0.5 °C higher, and 7-day values were 4.8 °C for newly hatched larvae and 6.1 °C for swim-up larvae.

Survival to hatching of fishes in sulfate-saline waters, Devils Lake, North Dakota

1995 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 464-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd M. Koel ◽  
John J. Peterka
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
Sodium Sulfate ◽  
Yellow Perch ◽  
Hatching Success ◽  
Perca Flavescens ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Devils Lake ◽  
Common Carp Cyprinus Carpio ◽  
Species Survival

Laboratory-based bioassays were conducted to determine concentrations of sodium-sulfate type salinities that limit the hatching success of several fish species. Survival to hatching (SH) was significantly lower (P < 0.05) in sodium-sulfate type waters from Devils Lake, North Dakota, of ≥ 2400 mg/L total dissolved solids (TDS) than in fresh water of 200 mg/L. In waters of 200, 1150, 2400, 4250, and 6350 mg/L TDS, walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) SH was 41, 38, 7, 1, and 0%; northern pike (Esox lucius) SH was 92, 68, 33, 2, and 0%; yellow perch (Perca flavescens) SH was 88, 70, 73, 0, and 0%; white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) SH was 87, 95, 66, 0, and 0%; common carp (Cyprinus carpio) SH was 71, 69, 49, 63, and 25%.

Comparison of different models to predict the in situ embryonic developmental rate of fish, with special reference to white sucker (Catostomus commersoni)

1997 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 190-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Hamel ◽  
P Magnan ◽  
P East ◽  
M Lapointe ◽  
P Laurendeau
Keyword(s):  
Thermodynamic Model ◽  
Developmental Rate ◽  
Quadratic Equation ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Egg Hatching ◽  
Degree Day ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
The Relationship

We performed laboratory incubations of white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) eggs to determine (i) the incubation time to organogenesis, eyed egg, hatching, and swim-up phases at eight different temperatures (8.5-21.2°C), and (ii) the best model to describe the relationship between these incubation times and temperature. Seven models (degree-day, power-law, B e lehrádek's equation, quadratic equation, first- and second-order exponentials, and a thermodynamic model) all gave comparable and highly significant fits to our data (R2 > 0.90). We thus compared the in situ and predicted incubation times by (i) the degree-day model, because of its simplicity, and (ii) the thermodynamic model, because of its theoretical foundation. The degree-day model was at least as accurate as the thermodynamic model (overall mean difference between predicted and observed incubation times of 1.4 ± 1.0 and 1.2 ± 1.2 days for the thermodynamic and degree-day models, respectively). Given its high accuracy and simplicity of use, we conclude that the degree-day model should be used to predict the incubation times of white sucker. We also observed a synchronization of hatching in situ that suggested an influence of photoperiod in addition to that of water temperature.

Maturation of White Sucker, Catostomus commersoni, Populations in Ontario

1994 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 2066-2076 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Chen ◽  
H. H. Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Robust Regression ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Maximum Growth Rate ◽  
Population Variation ◽  
Linear Regression Method ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Fitting Length

White sucker, Catostomus commersoni, were sampled from 13 Ontario lakes. Two growth parameters (growth rate in length as dL/dt at age t0 and age at maximum growth rate in weight as dW/dt) were estimated by fitting length- and weight-at-age data to the two reparameterized von Bertalanffy growth functions for each of 13 populations. Two maturation parameters (length and age at 50% maturity, ML and MA) were estimated using the linear regression method for both sexes. Two regression approaches were used in analyzing experimental data: a traditional geometric means (GM) method and a two-step procedure of robust regression analysis which includes applying the least median squares method to identify possible outliers and applying the GM method to data exclusive of the defined outliers. Great among-population variation in the estimated growth and maturation parameters was observed for both female and male white sucker. White sucker growing faster at young ages tended to mature earlier. High population density might result in white sucker having slower growth rates in their earlier ages and larger MA's. This study indicated that maturation of white sucker is food dependent, and early growth rate is an important factor in determining the timing of maturity.

Growth and Survival of Young-Of-The-Year Emerald Shiners (Notropis atherinoides) at Different Temperatures

1976 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 839-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Howard McCormick ◽  
Charles F. Kleiner
Keyword(s):  
Natural Habitat ◽  
Death Rates ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
Natural Production ◽  
Forage Species ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Young Of The Year ◽  
Notropis Atherinoides ◽  
Rates Of Growth

Young-of-the-year emerald shiners (Notropis atherinoides) were exposed to mean constant temperatures of 6.9, 11.9, 16.0, 19.8, 24.0, 26.9, 28.9, 31.0, 32.8, 34.9, and 36.7 C for 6 wk. Maximum rates of growth and net biomass gain occurred at 28.9 C, but these rates were not statistically greater (P > 0.05) than those at 26.9 and 24.0 C. Death rates were low at test temperatures up to 32.8 C but high at 34.9 C and above. The upper incipient 7-day TL50 was estimated to be 35.2. The 1-day TL50 of fish taken from the natural habitat, where peak daily temperatures ranged between 20 and 25 C during the preceding few days, was 32.6 C. Natural production of this important forage species would probably be best where temperatures are at least 19 C but not above 29 C for extended periods.

Responses in a Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Lifecycle Test and in Wild White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni) Exposed to a Canadian Bleached Kraft Mill Effluent

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanne L. Parrott ◽  
L. Mark Hewitt ◽  
Tibor G. Kovacs ◽  
Deborah L. MacLatchy ◽  
Pierre H. Martel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Egg Production ◽  
Fathead Minnow ◽  
Pimephales Promelas ◽  
Fish Reproduction ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Liver Size ◽  
Paper Mill Effluent ◽  
Kraft Mill Effluent ◽  
Kraft Mill

Abstract To evaluate currently available bioassays for their use in investigating the causes of pulp and paper mill effluent effects on fish reproduction, the responses of wild white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) collected from the receiving environment at the bleached kraft mill at La Tuque, Quebec, were compared with responses of fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) exposed to effluent in a laboratory lifecycle test. White sucker collected at effluent exposed sites had increased liver size but none of the reproductive effects that had been documented in earlier field studies at this site. Exposure to 1, 3, 10, 30, and 100% bleached kraft mill effluent (BKME) in the lab led to significantly decreased length, but increased weight and liver size in male fathead minnow. Female length was also decreased and liver size was increased at high effluent exposures. Most effluent concentrations (1 to 30%) significantly increased egg production compared with controls. The fathead minnow lifecycle assay mirrored the effects seen in wild fish captured downstream of the BKME discharge. These results will be used to select short-term fish tests for investigating the causes of and solutions to the effects of mill effluents on fish reproduction.

Diet Selection and the Contribution of Detritus to the Diet of the Juvenile White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni)

1990 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Molly O. Ahlgren
Keyword(s):  
Field Data ◽  
Diet Selection ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Maximum Density ◽  
White Sucker ◽  
Quantitative Microscopy ◽  
Catostomus Commersoni ◽  
Invertebrate Prey ◽  
Invertebrate Abundance ◽  
Northern Michigan

The ash-free dry mass (AFDM) of detritus, invertebrates, and algae in the diet of juvenile white sucker (Catostomus commersoni) was determined by quantitative microscopy. Fish were collected from a northern Michigan pond from January through October 1986 and their seasonal diet was compared with benthc invertebrate abundance. The quantity of detritus in sucker foreguts was inversely related to benthic microcrustacean densities. In July, microcrustacean densities were high and they comprised 95% of the AFDM in foregut contents. By October, microcrustacean densities had declined to 13% of their maximum density and detritus comprised over 90% of the sucker's diet AFDM. In laboratory aquaria, sucker that were fed detritus mixed with four different densities of Artemia ingested significantly more detritus from diets that provided lower Artemia densities. In the presence of high Artemia densities, sucker completely rejected detritus and ingested only Artemia, The fact that juvenile sucker can separate detritus from invertebrates that they swallow demonstrates that detritus is not ingested incidentally. Both laboratory and field data support the hypothesis that detritus is ingested intentionally when preferred invertebrate prey are scarce.

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