Fishes in the mainstream of the Yellow River: assemblage characteristics and historical changes

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1003.2010.179

Abstract

Abstract:

To explore the status of fish assemblage characteristics and historical changes, investigations on fish assemblage were carried out in the mainstream of the Yellow River in spring (May-June) and autumn (September-November) of 2008. A total of 54 fish species were collected, belonging to 13 families and 7 orders, among which 4 species were endemic to the river basin. Cypriniformes were dominant, accounting for 68.5% of the total species captured. Fish assemblages in the upper section were relative simple, while those in the middle and lower sections were much more complex. Species richness increased from upper to lower sections. The ecological guilds of fishes in the Yellow River showed great variety in migration, feeding, spawning and inhabit. Although the catch composition was different from section to section, the dominant groups were all small fishes, including Pelteobagrusspp., Silurus asotus,Carassius auratus, Gobioninae and so on and fishes showed miniaturization significantly. Compared with historical data, fish abundance and diversity in our samples were dramatically lower and the loss of endemic species was severe. Over exploitation of water resources, construction of hydraulic engineering infrastructure, water pollution and the unreasonable utilization of resource are potential underlying reasons for observed shifts in the fish assemblages.

Key words: the Yellow River, fish assemblage, species diversity, ecological guilds

Huijun Ru, Haijun Wang, Weihua Zhao, Yaqiang Shen, Yong Wang, Xiaoke Zhang. Fishes in the mainstream of the Yellow River: assemblage characteristics and historical changes[J]. Biodiv Sci, 2010, 18(2): 169-174.

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年代 Time	目 Order	科 Family	属 Genus	种 Species	调查范围 Survey range	调查历时时间 Duration
1950s	4	8	36	43	8省区 8 provinces	2个月 2 months
1980s	13	26	85	125	8省区18断面 18 sections in 8 provinces	2年 2 years
2008	7	13	43	54	7省区18断面 18 sections in 7 provinces	5个月 5 months

年代 Time	目 Order	科 Family	属 Genus	种 Species	调查范围 Survey range	调查历时时间 Duration
1950s	4	8	36	43	8省区 8 provinces	2个月 2 months
1980s	13	26	85	125	8省区18断面 18 sections in 8 provinces	2年 2 years
2008	7	13	43	54	7省区18断面 18 sections in 7 provinces	5个月 5 months

种名 Species	生态类型 Ecological guilds	分布区域 Distribution areas
种名 Species	生态类型 Ecological guilds	上游 Upper	中游 Middle	下游 Lower	河口 Estuary
胡瓜鱼目 Osmeriformes
银鱼科 Salangidae
大银鱼 Protosalanx hyalocranius*	D, C, U			+
鲤形目 Cypriniformes
鲤科 Cyprinidae
鲤亚科 Cyprininae
鲤 Cyprinus carpio	V, O, De	+	+	+	+
鲫 Carassius auratus auratus	V, O, De	+	+	+	+
鱼丹亚科 Danioniae
马口鱼 Opsariichthys bidens	S-P, P, U		+
雅罗鱼亚科 Cyprinidae
草鱼 Ctenpoharyngodon idellus	S-P, H, L	+	+	+
青鱼 Mylopharyngodon piceus	S-P, O, De	+	+	+
赤眼鳟 Squaliobarbus curriculus	S-P, O, U	+	+	+
瓦氏雅罗鱼 Leuciscus waleckii waleckii	D, P, U			+
黄河雅罗鱼L. chuanchicus	D, P, U	+
鲌亚科 Culterinae
Hemiculter leucisculus	D, O, U	+	+	+
贝氏 H. bleekeri	V, O, U	+	+	+
红鳍原鲌Culterichthys erythropterus	V, P, U			+	+
翘嘴鲌 Culter alburnus	V, P, U		+	+
蒙古鲌 C. mongolicus	V, P, U			+
鳊Parabramis pekinensis	S-P, H, L	+	+	+	+
团头鲂 Megalobrama amblycephala	V, H, L		+	+
鲴亚科 Xenocyprinae
似鳊 Pseudobrama simoni	S-P, O, U		+	+	+
鲢亚科 Hypophthalmichthyinae
鲢Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	S-P, H, U	+	+	+	+
鳙 Aristichthys nobilis	S-P, C, U	+	+	+	+
鮈亚科 Gobioninae
花 Hemibarbus maculatus	V, C, De		+	+
麦穗鱼 Pseudorasbora parva	D, O, L	+	+	+	+
黄河鮈 Gobio huanghensis	S-P, O, L	+	+
棒花鮈 G. rivuloides	D, O, De		+	+
中间银鮈 Squalidus intermedius	S-P, O, L			+
大鼻吻鮈 Rhinogobio nasutus	D, C, De		+
棒花鱼 Abbottina rivularis	D, O, De	+	+	+
似鮈Pseudogobio vaillanti	S-P, O, L			+
蛇鮈 Saurogobio dabryi	S-P, O, L		+	+
鱊亚科 Acheilognathinae
大鳍鱊 Acheilognathus macropterus	D, O, U			+
兴凯鱊 A. chankaensis	D, O, U			+
高体鳑鮍 Rhodeus ocellatus	D, O, U			+
鳅鮀亚科 Gobiobotinae
宜昌鳅鮀 Gobiobotia (Gobiobotia) filifer	S-P, C, De		+
潘氏鳅鮀 G. pappenheimi	S-P, C, De			+
鳅科 Cobitidae
中华花鳅 Cobitis sinensis	S-P, H, De
泥鳅 Misgurnus anguillicaudatus	D, O, De	+	+	+
北方泥鳅 M. mohoity	D, O, De	+	+
黄河高原鳅 Triplophysa pappenheimi	D, O, De	+
斯氏高原鳅 T. stoliczkai	D, O, De	+
鲇形目 Siluriformes
胡子鲇科 Clariidae
胡子鲇Clarias fuscus	D, P, L			+
鲇科 Siluridae
鲇 Silurus atotus	D, P, L	+	+	+	+
兰州鲇 S. lanzhouensis	D, P, L	+
鲿科 Bagridae
黄颡鱼 Pelteobagrus fulvidraco	D, O, De		+	+	+
光泽黄颡鱼 P. nitidus	D, O, De		+	+
瓦氏黄颡鱼 P. vachelli	D, O, De			+
盎堂拟鲿 Pseudobagrus ondan	D, O, De			+
颌针鱼目 Beloniformes
鱵科 Hemiramphidae
间下鱵鱼 Hyporhamphus intermedius *	D, C, U			+	+
合鳃鱼目 Synbranchiformes
合鳃鱼科 Synbranchidae
黄鳝 Monopterus albus	D, C, De		+	+
鲈形目 Perciformes
鮨科 Serranidae
鳜 Siniperca chuatsi	S-P, P, U			+
鲈鱼 Lateolabrax Japonicus*	V, P, U				+
塘鳢科 Eleotridae
小黄黝鱼 Micropercops swinhonis	D, C, De		+	+	+
鰕虎鱼科 Goiidae
子陵吻鰕虎鱼 Rhinogobius giurinus	D, P, De			+	+
黄鳍刺鰕虎鱼Acanthogobius flavimanus**	D, P, De				+
鳢科 Channidae
乌鳢 Channa argus	P, P, De		+	+	+
鲻形目 Mugiliformes
鲻科 Mugilidae
梭鱼 Mugil soiuy *	P, O, U				+
合计 Total		20	30	41	17

种名 Species	生态类型 Ecological guilds	分布区域 Distribution areas
种名 Species	生态类型 Ecological guilds	上游 Upper	中游 Middle	下游 Lower	河口 Estuary
胡瓜鱼目 Osmeriformes
银鱼科 Salangidae
大银鱼 Protosalanx hyalocranius*	D, C, U			+
鲤形目 Cypriniformes
鲤科 Cyprinidae
鲤亚科 Cyprininae
鲤 Cyprinus carpio	V, O, De	+	+	+	+
鲫 Carassius auratus auratus	V, O, De	+	+	+	+
鱼丹亚科 Danioniae
马口鱼 Opsariichthys bidens	S-P, P, U		+
雅罗鱼亚科 Cyprinidae
草鱼 Ctenpoharyngodon idellus	S-P, H, L	+	+	+
青鱼 Mylopharyngodon piceus	S-P, O, De	+	+	+
赤眼鳟 Squaliobarbus curriculus	S-P, O, U	+	+	+
瓦氏雅罗鱼 Leuciscus waleckii waleckii	D, P, U			+
黄河雅罗鱼L. chuanchicus	D, P, U	+
鲌亚科 Culterinae
Hemiculter leucisculus	D, O, U	+	+	+
贝氏 H. bleekeri	V, O, U	+	+	+
红鳍原鲌Culterichthys erythropterus	V, P, U			+	+
翘嘴鲌 Culter alburnus	V, P, U		+	+
蒙古鲌 C. mongolicus	V, P, U			+
鳊Parabramis pekinensis	S-P, H, L	+	+	+	+
团头鲂 Megalobrama amblycephala	V, H, L		+	+
鲴亚科 Xenocyprinae
似鳊 Pseudobrama simoni	S-P, O, U		+	+	+
鲢亚科 Hypophthalmichthyinae
鲢Hypophthalmichthys molitrix	S-P, H, U	+	+	+	+
鳙 Aristichthys nobilis	S-P, C, U	+	+	+	+
鮈亚科 Gobioninae
花 Hemibarbus maculatus	V, C, De		+	+
麦穗鱼 Pseudorasbora parva	D, O, L	+	+	+	+
黄河鮈 Gobio huanghensis	S-P, O, L	+	+
棒花鮈 G. rivuloides	D, O, De		+	+
中间银鮈 Squalidus intermedius	S-P, O, L			+
大鼻吻鮈 Rhinogobio nasutus	D, C, De		+
棒花鱼 Abbottina rivularis	D, O, De	+	+	+
似鮈Pseudogobio vaillanti	S-P, O, L			+
蛇鮈 Saurogobio dabryi	S-P, O, L		+	+
鱊亚科 Acheilognathinae
大鳍鱊 Acheilognathus macropterus	D, O, U			+
兴凯鱊 A. chankaensis	D, O, U			+
高体鳑鮍 Rhodeus ocellatus	D, O, U			+
鳅鮀亚科 Gobiobotinae
宜昌鳅鮀 Gobiobotia (Gobiobotia) filifer	S-P, C, De		+
潘氏鳅鮀 G. pappenheimi	S-P, C, De			+
鳅科 Cobitidae
中华花鳅 Cobitis sinensis	S-P, H, De
泥鳅 Misgurnus anguillicaudatus	D, O, De	+	+	+
北方泥鳅 M. mohoity	D, O, De	+	+
黄河高原鳅 Triplophysa pappenheimi	D, O, De	+
斯氏高原鳅 T. stoliczkai	D, O, De	+
鲇形目 Siluriformes
胡子鲇科 Clariidae
胡子鲇Clarias fuscus	D, P, L			+
鲇科 Siluridae
鲇 Silurus atotus	D, P, L	+	+	+	+
兰州鲇 S. lanzhouensis	D, P, L	+
鲿科 Bagridae
黄颡鱼 Pelteobagrus fulvidraco	D, O, De		+	+	+
光泽黄颡鱼 P. nitidus	D, O, De		+	+
瓦氏黄颡鱼 P. vachelli	D, O, De			+
盎堂拟鲿 Pseudobagrus ondan	D, O, De			+
颌针鱼目 Beloniformes
鱵科 Hemiramphidae
间下鱵鱼 Hyporhamphus intermedius *	D, C, U			+	+
合鳃鱼目 Synbranchiformes
合鳃鱼科 Synbranchidae
黄鳝 Monopterus albus	D, C, De		+	+
鲈形目 Perciformes
鮨科 Serranidae
鳜 Siniperca chuatsi	S-P, P, U			+
鲈鱼 Lateolabrax Japonicus*	V, P, U				+
塘鳢科 Eleotridae
小黄黝鱼 Micropercops swinhonis	D, C, De		+	+	+
鰕虎鱼科 Goiidae
子陵吻鰕虎鱼 Rhinogobius giurinus	D, P, De			+	+
黄鳍刺鰕虎鱼Acanthogobius flavimanus**	D, P, De				+
鳢科 Channidae
乌鳢 Channa argus	P, P, De		+	+	+
鲻形目 Mugiliformes
鲻科 Mugilidae
梭鱼 Mugil soiuy *	P, O, U				+
合计 Total		20	30	41	17

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