Some Effects of Introduced Fishes on the Native Fish Fauna of Southern Nevada
Deacon JE, Hubbs C, Zahuranec BJ. 1964. Some Effects of Introduced Fishes on the Native Fish Fauna of Southern Nevada. Copeia. 1964(2):384-388
A number of fishes have been introduced into the depauperate fishfauna of southern Nevada. Many of the introductions have had adverseeffects on localized endemic species. Introduction of a cichlid and 5poeciliids near Lake Mead seems to have resulted in elimination of alocal race of Rhinichthys osculus; introduction of guppies at Prestonendangers the resident population of Crenichthys baileyi; and introductionof goldfish at Manse Ranch threatens the remaining stock ofEmpetrichthys latos. Three of the introduced fishes, Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum,Lebistes reticulatus, and Mollienesia mexicana, do not seemto have been previously recorded to be established in the United States.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Deacon, James; Hubbs, Clark; Zahuranec, Bernard
- Units
- LAKE
- Keywords
- fish introduced Nevada