Food habits of the native fishes in the Virgin River, Zion National Park, Utah
Hoefs NJ, Boyle TP, Deacon JE. 1993. Food habits of the native fishes in the Virgin River, Zion National Park, Utah. National Park Service, Water Resources Division. Fort Collins, Colorado
This study addresses the food preferences of the four species of native fish (speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus; flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis; desert sucker Catostomus clarki; Virgin spinedace Lepidomeda mollispinis mollispinis) found in the North and East Forks of the Virgin River inside the boundaries of Zion National Park. Fish food habits were evaluated at various times of the year and linked to seasonal distribution of available food resources
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hoefs, Nancy; Boyle, Terence; Deacon, James
- Date of Issue
- 1993-11
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Water Resources Division
- Units
- WRD , ZION
- Keywords
- Benthic Macroinvertebrates, Clemson, damming, Degradation, Desert Sucker, Flannelmouth Sucker, Food Habits, Habitat Loss, Marine Resources, Native fishes, Non-Native Species, speckled dace, Virgin River, Virgin Spinedace, Water Quality, WRBIB