Extant and Extirpated Native Fishes of Aravaipa Creek (Stefferud and Reinthal 2004)

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1 Aravaipa Creek REMNANT NATIVE FISH COMMUNITIES IN THE GILA RIVER BASIN RETAINING FIVE OR MORE NATIVE SPECIES (not including species extirpated and then reintroduced) STREAM NO. OF NATIVE FISH SPECIES REMAINING NO. OF NATIVE FISHES COMMONL FOUND DURING ROUTINE SAMPLING APPROX. LENGTH OF WATER OCCUPIED B NATIVE FISHES ASSEMBLAGE (miles) Gila River, upper (NM) (inc. East and West Forks) Eagle Creek Aravaipa Creek 7 7 Fossil Creek White River (inc. East & North Forks) * Verde River, upper (above Verde Valley) 3 San Francisco & Tularosa Rivers Blue River (inc. Campbell & Dry Blue) Black River (upper) (inc. East Fork) 3 Bonita Creek 3 Hot Springs and Bass Canyons Redfield Canyon Sonoita Creek (below Patagonia Dam) Verde River, Verde Valley to Horseshoe Reservoir Cherry Creek Canyon Creek * Tonto and Rye Creeks Some species may be found only in local areas within the total reach, but are common in those locations. * Recent sampling records are unavailable outside of the White Mountain Apache Tribe. 3 Extant and Extirpated Native Fishes of Aravaipa Creek (Stefferud and Reinthal ) EXTANT NATIVE FISHES OF ARAVAIPA CREEK EXTIRPATED NATIVE FISHES OF ARAVAIPA CREEK FAMIL COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FEDERAL STATUS* FAMIL COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME FEDERAL STATUS* longfin dace Agosia chrysogaster Colorado squawfish Ptychocheilus lucius E speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus Catostomidae razorback sucker Xyrauchen texanus E spikedace Meda fulgida T Catostomidae flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis loach minnow Tiaroga cobitis T Poeciliidae Gila topminnow Poeciliopsis occidentalis E roundtail chub Gila robusta PE Cyprinodontidae desert pupfish Cyprinodon macularius E Catastomidae desert sucker Pantosteus clarki Catastomidae Sonora sucker Catostomus insignis *E = endangered; T= threatened; PE = petitioned for endangered; = formerly on the FWS category list, which contained those species for which indication existed that Federal listing might be warranted, but for which sufficient information was not yet available to make that determination. That list was abandoned by the USFWS in 99.

2 Agosia chrysogaster Speckled Dace - Rhinichthys osculus

3 Roundtail Chub - Gila robusta Aravaipa Fish Aravaipa Fish Spikedace Meda fulgida 3

4 Loach minnow Tiaroga cobitis Desert Sucker Panrosteus clarki

5 Sonora Sucker Catostomus insignis Non-Native Fishes of Aravaipa Creek (Stefferud and Reinthal ) NONNATIVE FISHES OF ARAVAIPA CREEK FAMIL COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ESTABLISHED EAR FIRST RECORDED IN STREAM Centrarchidae Green sunfish Lepomis cyanellus 93 Centrarchidae Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides? 93 Ictaluridae ellow bullhead Ameiurus natalis 93 Poeciliidae Western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis 9 Fathead minnow Pimephales promelas 93 Common carp Cyprinus carpio? 9 Red shiner Cyprinella lutrensis 99 Ictaluridae Black bullhead Ameiurus melas? 99 Ictaluridae Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus N 99 - in pond

6 Red Shiner - Cyprinella lutrensis ellow Bullheads - Ameiurus natalis Green Sunfish - Lepomis cyanellus Aravaipa Monitoring -Minckley (ASU) started monitoring upon his arrival at ASU in 93-9 sites seine by students - Best studied group of fishes in Arizona Number of sampling events per year greater or less than mean - Barber & Minckley ARAVAIPA CREEK FISH SAMPLING INTENSIT Schreiber Kepner Seibert Rinne n= mean = Williams Velasco Bettaso

7 Aravaipa Fish Monitoring Reinthal - U of A sampling since Fall and Spring sampling trips (9 sites) Depletion sampling - site Block and Shock - sites Aravaipa Sampling Fall G. Knowles 7

8 Eby, Fagen & Minckley 3 based on Minckley data set Upper reach Canyon reach Lower reach ear ear A. chrysogaster R. osculus M. fulgida G. robusta T. cobitis C. clarki C. insignis Eby, Fagen & Minckley 3 based on Minckley data set Number of exotic species captured ear Proportion of total community composition ear C. carpio C. lutrensis P. promelas A. melas A. natalis G. affinis L. cyanellus M. salmoides

9 Average Daily Flow Aravaipa Average daily flow log (m 3 s - ).. 9//9 9//97 9//99 9//97 9/3/973 9/3/97 9//977 9//979 9//9 9//93 9//9 9//97 9/9/99 9/9/99 9//993 9//99 9/7/997 9/7/999 Date Aravaipa Barrier 9