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First record predation on white sturgeon eggs by sympatric fishes

January 1, 1996

We report the occurrence of white sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus eggs in guts of four species of fish from the Columbia River. Three of the species—northern squawfish Ptychocheilus oregonensis, largescale sucker Catostomus macrocheilus, and prickly sentpin Cottus asper—are native to the river and one, common carp Cvprinus carpio, is exotic.

Publication Year 1996
Title First record predation on white sturgeon eggs by sympatric fishes
DOI 10.1577/1548-8659(1996)125<0338:FROPOW>2.3.CO;2
Authors Allen I. Miller, L.G. Beckman
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
Index ID 70162701
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Western Fisheries Research Center