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Table 4 Changes in the occurrence rates which are defined as the percentage frequency of occurrence in the total number of sampling days of the 9 key protected species before and after the implementation of the fishing ban for the four study reaches, Potou Town (PT), Chishui Town (CZ), Chishui City (CS) and Hejiang County (HJ), in the Chishui River

From: Changes in fish resources 5 years after implementation of the 10-year fishing ban in the Chishui River, the first river with a complete fishing ban in the Yangtze River Basin

Species

PT

CZ

CS

HJ

Pre-

Post-

Pre-

Post-

Pre-

Post-

Pre-

Post-

A. dabryanus

0.00

0.48

0.00

21.92

C. guichenoti

2.18

2.74

P. pingi

12.70

11.11

0.00

4.44

O. angustistomata

3.17

3.70

P. rabaudi

3.17

14.81

3.39

37.78

36.22

42.38

25.33

46.55

M. asiaticus

0.00

7.62

8.30

15.07

L. elongate

1.59

0.00

20.68

20.00

0.26

0.48

0.87

1.37

L. rubrilabris

0.00

0.46

E. davidi

22.22

37.04

  1. – indicates species absent from this sampling reach