Appendix 1 Name, common name, and trophic role for all fish taxa at the three study sites of the middle Yangtze River
Scientific name | Common name | Trophic role |
|---|---|---|
Ctenopharyngodon idellus | Grass carp | Herbivore |
Megalobrama amblycephala | Wuchang bream | Herbivore |
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix | Silver carp | Planktivore |
Cyprinus carpio | Common carp | Omnivore |
Carassius auratus | Crucian carp | Omnivore |
Coreius guichenoti | Largemouth bronze gudgeon | Omnivore |
Hemibarbus maculatus | Chinese minnow | Omnivore |
Pelteobagrus fulvidraco | Yellowhead catfish | Omnivore |
Distoechodon tumirostris | Round snout | Omnivore |
Hemiculterella sauvagei | Spotted steed | Omnivore |
Abbottina guentheri | Smallmouth gudgeon | Omnivore |
Hemimzon sinensis | Chinese hillstream loach | Omnivore |
Leptobotia elongate | Elongate loach | Omnivore |
Misgurnus anguillicaudatus | Weather loach | Omnivore |
Schizothorax prenanti | Prenant’s schizothoracin | Omnivore |
Botia superciliaris | Chinese sand loach | Omnivore |
Xenophysogobio boulengeri | Ray finned carp | Omnivore |
Saurogobio dabryi | Chinese lizard gudgeon | Omnivore |
Rhinogobio typus | Longnose gudgeon | Omnivore |
Silurus asotus | Amur catfish | Carnivore |
Ophiocephalus argus | Snakehead | Carnivore |
Siniperca chuatsi | Chinese perch | Piscivore |
Culter erythropterus | Redfin culter | Piscivore |
Leiocassis longirostris | Longsnout catfish | Piscivore |