Ecological Life History of the Warmouth (Centrarchidae)
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21900/j.inhs.v27.170Abstract
Overpopulation among certain warm-water fishes is now commonly recognized as a cause of poor fishing in many lakes and ponds of the United States. More than a decade ago, Bennett (1944:186) suggested that perhaps some sunfish not prone to overpopulation would, with little control by man, produce good fishing over a prolonged period. This suggestion stimulated a search for a species that has a low reproductive potential, a species that does not tend to overcrowd its habitat, and yet has good sporting qualities. The warmouth, Chaenobryttus gulosiis (Cuvier), appeared to be such a species. The study of its life history and ecology presented here may serve as a basis for an estimate of the potential value of the species as a companion for bass or other game fishes in lakes and ponds of Illinois and neighboring states.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 1957 University of Illinois Board of Trustees
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.