Mesohabitat and macroecological correlates for blue sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) occurrence in regulated rivers
Hannah A. Evans,
Meghan I. Booknis,
Noah S. Santee
et al.
Abstract:Blue sucker (Cycleptus elongatus) populations occur in the Mississippi River and Gulf of Mexico drainages of North America and are negatively affected by habitat fragmentation and flow regime alteration caused by dams. During fish assemblage surveys in August of 2022, we collected five juvenile blue suckers (312–428 mm total length) in the Angelina River upstream of Sam Rayburn Reservoir in East Texas (46,335 ha surface area) where the occurrence of the species was previously unconfirmed. Given this unexpected… Show more
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