Premium
The Stoneroller, Campostoma anomalum (Rafinesque), in Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Author(s) -
Len Robert E.,
Parker Phillip S.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1960)89[263:tscari]2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - fishery , fishing , salmo , rainbow trout , fish <actinopterygii> , national park , geography , reproduction , trout , abundance (ecology) , ecology , biology
The stoneroller (Campostoma anomalum) is one of the more important fish in Great Smoky Mountains National Park because of its abundance and habits. Although esteemed locally as a food and a bait fish, the stoneroller is exploited but little since the fishing regulations which govern the utilization of game fishes afford it a large measure of protection. Distribution is controlled by gradient with an upper limit of 4.4 percent. Stonerollers limit reproduction of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) by destroying trout redds. Artificial reduction of stoneroller populations is not considered a necessary management procedure.