Stream Redesignation Evaluation Report
Water Quality Standards Review

Lizard Creek
Fish Collections

Table 4

Relative Abundance of fish collected by DEP at
Stations LC1, LC3, and LC5 on Lizard Creek and
unnamed tributary, Schuylkill County on December 17, 1997.
SCIENTIFIC NAME

(COMMON NAME)

 LC1 *
(ABUNDANCE) 		LC3 *
(ABUNDANCE)		 LC5 *
(ABUNDANCE)
Ambloplites rupestris

(Rockbass)

     Present
Catostomus commersoni

(White sucker)

 Common Abundant Common
Etheostoma olmstedi

(Tessellated darter)

 Common Abundant Abundant
Exoglossum maxillingua

(Cutlips minnow)

 Present Present Present
Lepomis macrochirus

(Bluegill)

 Present    
Luxilus comutus

(Common shiner)

   Present Present
Rhinichthys atratulus

(Blacknose dace)

 Common Abundant Common
Salmo trutta

(Brown trout)

 Present    
Salvelinus fontinalis

(Brook trout)

 Abundant    
Semotilus atromaculatus

(Creek chub)

 Abundant Present Present
Semotilus corporalis

(Fallfish)

   Present  
Total Fish Species Collected 8 7 7
* Refer to Figure 2 and Table 1 for station locations.

- Relative Abundance of fish collected at each station:
R-rare (<3 individuals), P-present (3-9 individuals), C-common (10-24 individuals),
A-abundant (25-99 individuals), VA-very abundant (>100 individuals)

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