Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Status of the Upper Black Warrior River Waterdog

Henry L. Bart; Mark A. Bailey; Ray E. Ashton; Paul E. Moler

doi:10.2307/1565387

Late Prehistoric Social Practice in the Rural Black Warrior River Valley

Rethinking Moundville and Its Hinterland ◽

10.5744/florida/9780813061665.003.0009 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 162-186 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

John F. Scarry ◽

H. Edwin Jackson ◽

Mintcy D. Maxham

Keyword(s):

Social Practice ◽

River Valley ◽

Late Prehistoric ◽

Black Warrior River

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New crayfish species records from the Sipsey Fork drainage, including Lewis Smith Reservoir (Alabama, USA): native or introduced species?

Freshwater Crayfish ◽

10.5869/fc.2015.v21-1.17 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

pp. 17-32

Author(s):

Susan B. Adams ◽

Craig Roghair ◽

Colin Krause ◽

Melvin L. Warren ◽

J. Allison Cochran ◽

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Keyword(s):

Introduced Species ◽

Native Species ◽

River System ◽

Orconectes Virilis ◽

Transition Zones ◽

Intestinal Contents ◽

Black Bass ◽

Community Changes ◽

Black Warrior River ◽

Crayfish Species

Abstract As part of a study of aquatic faunal community changes along riverine-lacustrine transition zones upstream of Lewis Smith Reservoir in northwest Alabama, USA, we collected crayfish from 60 sites in the Sipsey Fork, Brushy Creek, and selected tributaries (Black Warrior River system). After finding two unexpected and possibly-introduced crayfish species, we expanded our investigation of crayfish distributions to include crayfish obtained from stomachs of black bass (Micropterus spp.) caught at seven sites in the reservoir. To explore what crayfish species were in the drainage historically, we examined museum databases as well as stomach and intestinal contents of a variety of preserved fishes that were caught in the Sipsey Fork and Brushy Creek drainages upstream of the reservoir in the early 1990’s. Of the seven crayfish species collected, one, Orconectes (Procericambarus) sp. nr ronaldi, was not previously reported from Alabama, and another, O. lancifer, was not reported from the Black Warrior River system prior to the study. Three are known or possibly introduced species. Upstream of the reservoir, the native species Cambarus obstipus, C. striatus, and O. validus were common. The same three species were found in fish collected in the 1990’s. Orconectes perfectus was found only in the reservoir but may be native to the drainage. Orconectes lancifer was in the reservoir and in stream reaches influenced by the reservoir. Evidence points to O. lancifer being introduced in the drainage, but this is uncertain. Orconectes sp. nr ronaldi was found in a relatively small portion of Brushy Creek and its tributaries, in both flowing and impounded habitats, and may be introduced. Orconectes virilis is introduced in Alabama and was found only in stomachs of fish collected in the reservoir.

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Diversity within the Redeye Bass, Micropterus coosae (Perciformes: Centrarchidae) species group, with descriptions of four new species

Zootaxa ◽

10.11646/zootaxa.3635.4.3 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3635 (4) ◽

pp. 379-401 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

WINSTON H. BAKER ◽

REBECCA E. BLANTON ◽

CAROL E. JOHNSTON

Keyword(s):

New Species ◽

River System ◽

Species Group ◽

River Population ◽

Additional Species ◽

Cahaba River ◽

Black Warrior River ◽

Characteristics Development ◽

Redeye Bass ◽

Nd2 Gene

The Redeye Bass, Micropterus coosae, was described from the Mobile River basin, Chattahoochee, and Savannah rivers in Alabama and Georgia, USA, by Hubbs and Bailey (1940). At that time the authors recognized significant variation in the Black Warrior River population, and noted that with further study this form may be recognized as a separate taxon. An examination of variation in morphology and mitochondrial DNA supported this observation, and highlighted additional species-level variation, resulting in descriptions of a total of four new species: Micropterus cahabae, new sp., restricted to the Cahaba River system; Micropterus tallapoosae, new sp., restricted to the Tallapoosa River system; Micropterus warriorensis, new sp., from the Black Warrior River system; and Micropterus chattahoochae, new sp., from the Chattahoochee River system. Micropterus coosae is restricted to the Coosa River system. The new species differ from each other and from M. coosae by a combination of pigmentation and scale count characteristics, development of the tooth patch, and divergence within the ND2 gene. While two of these species are relatively common in upland streams within their ranges, M. warriorensis, M. cahabae and M. chattahoochae are uncommon and may warrant protection.

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