Sketch by Patricia Kernan

 

Papscanee Island BioBlitz 2000 - Results

Papscanee Island Nature Preserve - East Greenbush, NY

May 19 - 20, 2000



Fish
Total = 19

ID Common Name Genus Species Number Observed Location Notes
1 Alewife Alosa paudoharangus 6 Hudson
2 American shad Alosa sapidissima 1 Hudson found dead on shore
3 American Eel Anguilla rostrata 4 Creek
4 Fourspine Stickleback Apeltes quadracux 7 Creek
5 Common Carp Cyprinus carpio 1 Creek, Hudson
6 Gizard shad Dorosonia cepedianum 1 Hudson found dead on shore
7 Redfin pickerel Esox americanus 1 Creek
8 Tessellated darter Etheostoma olmsteadi 6 Creek, Hudson (84) 1 breeding male
9 Banded Killifish Fundulus diaphanus 2 Creek, Hudson (19)
10 Eastern silvery minnow Hybognathus regius 4 Creek
11 Brook Silverside Labidesthes sicculus 2 Creek, Hudson (1)
12 Redbreast sunfish Lepomis auritus 14 Creek, Hudson (7)
13 Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus 25 Creek
14 Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus 5 Creek, Hudson (2)
15 White perch Morone americana 3 Creek, Hudson (2)
16 Striped bass Morone saratelis 2 Hudson
17 Golden Shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas 3 Creek
18 Spottail shiner Notropis hudsonius 7 Creek, Hudson (55)
19 Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculata 5 Hudson

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