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Table 3. Fishes collected with Lampetra aepyptera in Terrapin Creek, Ken- 

 tucky, arranged in approximate descending order of relative abun- 

 dance. Percentages are of total number of fishes collected between 23 

 March 1978 and 4 June 1980. Asterisks indicate species taken only 

 from ( * ), or primarily from ( ** ), beaver slough area. 





Species 



Percentage 





Lampetra aepyptera 



16.6 





Etheostoma zonale 



15.4 





Etheostoma nigrum 



13.6 





Phenacobius mirabilis 



6.7 





Umbra limi ** 



6.3 





Semotilus atromaculatus 



5.0 





Etheostoma (Ulocentra) sp. 



3.8 





Notropis camurus 



3.7 





Etheostoma swaini 



3.3 





Noturus phaeus 



3.1 





Etheostoma gracile ** 



2.9 





Lepomis marginatus * 



2.8 





Erimyzon oblongus 



2.6 





Notropis umbratilis 



2.5 





Esox americanus ** 



2.0 





Etheostoma parvipinne ** 



1.8 





Lepomis cyanellus 



1.2 





Fundulus olivaceus 



1.1 





Noturus hildebrandi 



1.1 





Notemigonus crysoleucas 



0.9 





Lepomis macrochirus 



0.6 





Aphredoderus say anus ** 



0.6 





Elassoma zona turn ** 



0.5 





Percina sciera 



0.5 





Gambusia affinis ** 



0.5 





Lepomis gulosus * 



0.4 





Notropis fumeus 



0.1 





Lepomis megalotis 



0.1 





Ictalurus natalis 



0.1 





Ictalurus me las ** 



0.1 



represented. Young-of-the-year (age class 0) individuals had a mean TL 

 of 16 mm. Mean lengths for age classes I, II, and III were 38.6 mm, 65.0 

 mm, and 88.8 mm, respectively. The last curve on the frequency 

 polygon (Fig. 4) may include two additional age classes (IV, V). As 

 noted by other authors (Leach 1940; Hardisty 1961; Hardisty and Potter 



