Range extensions for Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos), Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas), and Iowa Darter (Etheostoma exile) in Ontario, Canada

Authors

  • Derek E. Goertz Northeast Biodiversity and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, 5520 Highway 101 East, South Porcupine, Ontario P0N 1H0
  • R. Dean Phoenix Northeast Biodiversity and Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, 5520 Highway 101 East, South Porcupine, Ontario P0N 1H0

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v129i3.1722

Keywords:

Northern Redbelly Dace, Chrosomus eos, Fathead Minnow, Pimephales promelas, Iowa Darter, Etheostoma exile, Hudson Bay Lowlands, range extension, Ontario

Abstract

Relatively little is known of the distribution of small fish in the far north of Ontario, Canada, particularly in the Hudson Bay Lowlands. Between 2009 and 2014, we sampled 81 locations across six study areas in Ontario’s far north to determine the extent of species occurrences beyond their reported ranges. We used galvanized minnow traps and a standardized effort as well as incidental sampling that included dip and seine netting. We documented 25 fish species across the region, including three species beyond their known geographic ranges: Northern Redbelly Dace (Chrosomus eos, Cyprinidae), Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas, Cyprinidae), and Iowa Darter (Etheostoma exile, Percidae).

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2015-10-21

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