Reintroduction of Four Imperiled Fishes in Abrams Creek, Tennessee
Shute JR, Rakes PL, Shute PW. 2005. Reintroduction of Four Imperiled Fishes in Abrams Creek, Tennessee. Southeastern Naturalist. 4(1):93-110
ABSTRACT: This project's goal was to restore populations of Abrams Creek, Blount County, TN. These species, all on and Threatened Wildlife List, include two catfishes, (Noturus bailey) and the yellowfin madtom (N. flavipinnis), (Etheostoma percnurum) and the spotfin chub (Erimonax propagation, reintroduction, and non-invasive monitoring for this restoration effort, which began in 1986. By 2000, reproduction for all four species. As of 2003, the number stocked in Abrams Creek was 3167 smoky madtoms, 1574 3430 duskytail darters, and 11,367 spotfin chubs. Increasing were indicated for three of the four fishes, and smoky darter abundances were nearly comparable to native Creek, Monroe County
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Shute, J; Rakes, Patrick; Shute, Peggy
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Abrams Creek, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, captive breeding, duskytail darter, endangered species, Erimonax monachus, Etheostoma percnurum, Fish, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-00050, Noturus baileyi, Noturus falvipinnis, osteichthys, reintroduction, SER, smoky madtom, Southeast Region, spotfin chub, yellowfin madtom