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Mississippi Silversides, Menidia audens (Atherinidae), Established in California
Author(s) -
Cook S. F.,
Moore R. L.
Publication year - 1970
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(1970)99<70:msmaae>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - fauna , fishery , forage , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , biology
Menidia audens were introduced into Upper and Lower Blue Lakes, and in Clear Lake, Lake County, during the fall of 1967, as a result of previous study indicating a high potential for this species as a biological control agent for aquatic midges, and as a forage species for game fishes. Although the species has not as yet been recovered from Upper Blue Lake, it is doing well in Lower Blue Lake, and has already become a predominant component of the fish fauna of Clear Lake.