Iowa Fish Atlas

Native: Yes

State Rank: S3

ITIS Code: 159708

National Rank:  N4

Global Rank: G4

Modeled By: Anna Loan-Wilsey

State Range:

In 1987, the documented incidence of the American brook lamprey was a small number of spawning season collections in smaller streams in northeast Iowa (Harlan et al. 1987)  However, in recent years, it has been recorded throughout the Upper Iowa, Upper Wapsipincon and Turkey River drainages in the Eastern Broadleaf Forest Aquatic Subregion with a few scattered populations being found in the upper portion of the Iowa River drainage in the Central Plains Aquatic Subregion as well.  It is on the threatened species list in Iowa (571 IAC 77.2(2) (2004)).

Habitat Affinities:

American brook lampreys have requirements basic to other brook lampreys and are associated with permanent streams ranging in size from large creeks to medium-sized rivers.  It is sensitive to various types of pollution, including turbidity (Robison and Buchanan 1988) and avoids headwater creeks and large, silty rivers (Pflieger 1997). In Missouri, the American brook lamprey is found in clear water with slow to moderate current.  In Ohio the largest populations are found spawning in gravel riffles of upland creeks, at least 15 ft. average width, with high gradient (Trautman 1981). The American brook lamprey is commonly found only in small, upland creeks and rivers of east Tennessee (Etnier and Starnes 1993) and confined to small, clear streams in southeastern Minnesota (Eddy and Underhill 1974; Phillips et. al. 1982).

Predictive Model(s):

Statewide Model: by 8-digit HU [Decision Tree Analysis n=55]

The distribution is based upon existing collection records and professional review.

("FLOW" = 1 AND

((( "LINKR" > 1 AND "LINKR" <= 3) AND "GRADRCHR" <= 2) OR

(( "LINKR" > 3 AND "LINKR" <= 5) AND "SUBREGION_" > 1)))

Mississippi River Model:

The distribution is based upon existing collection records and professional review.

("pool" = 'S17')

Overall Prediction Model:

("FLOW" = 1 AND

((( "LINKR" > 1 AND "LINKR" <= 3) AND "GRADRCHR" <= 2) OR

(( "LINKR" > 3 AND "LINKR" <= 5) AND "SUBREGION_" > 1))) OR ("pool" = 'S17')

Literature Cited:

Eddy, S., and J.C. Underhill.  1974.  Northern fishes; with special reference to the upper Mississippi Valley.  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  414 pp.

Endangered and threatened plant and animal species.  2004.  Iowa Administrative Code 

571: 77.2(2).

Etnier, D.A., and W.E. Starnes.  1993.  The fishes of Tennessee.  University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, Tennessee.  681 pp.

Harlan, J.R., E.B. Speaker, and J. Mayhew.  1987.  Iowa fish and fishing. Iowa Conservation Commission, Des Moines, Iowa. 323pp.

Pflieger, W.L.  1997.  The fishes of Missouri.  Missouri Department of Conservation, Jefferson City, Missouri.  372 pp.

Phillips, G.L., W.D. Schmid, and J.C. Underhill.  1982.  Fishes of the Minnesota region.  University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota.  248 pp.

Robison, H.W., and T.M. Buchanan. 1988.  Fishes of Arkansas.  University of Arkansas Press, Fayetteville, Arkansas.  536 pp.

Trautman, M.B.  1981.  The fishes of Ohio.  Revised Edition.  Ohio State University Press in collaboration with the Ohio Sea Grant Program Center for Lake Erie Area Research,  Columbus, Ohio.  782 pp.

Data Sources:

Bernstein, N.P.  2003.  Personal communications and unpublished reports.  Mount Mercy

College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Cleary, R.E.  1958.  Summary of 1958 electro-fishing surveys in pools 9 through 19-

Mississippi River.  Project F-53-R.   Job Description Investigations Projects.  Iowa Conservation Commission, Des Moines, Iowa.

Decorah Fish Management.  2002.  Field notes and unpublished reports.  Northeast

Management District, Fisheries Bureau, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Decorah, Iowa.

Dowell, V.  1981.  Collections in Cedar River Basin, 1956-1981.  University of Northern

Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Eckblad, J.W.  1979.  A natural resource inventory of the aquatic habitats of the Volga

River recreation area with pre-impoundment predictions for the new lake.  Contract 8152. Iowa Conservation Commission, Des Moines, Iowa.

Gelwicks, G., J. Heitke, and G. Simmons.  2002.  Contemporary fish survey. Iowa

Department of Natural Resources, Manchester, Iowa.

Iowa State University Museum.  1985.  Collection of fishes catalog, 1878-1985.   Iowa

State University, Ames, Iowa.

Kaminski, M.T.  1996.  Smallmouth bass habitat and fish community relationships in

central Iowa streams.  Master’s thesis. Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Lyon,  D.  2002.  Personal communication.  Retired biology professor, Cornell College,

Mount Vernon, Iowa.

Manchester Fish Management.  2002.  Field notes and unpublished reports.  Northeast

Management District, Fisheries Bureau, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Manchester, Iowa.

Menzel, B.W.  1984.  Field notes: Iowa-Cedar.  Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Mount Mercy College Museum.  2002.  Vertebrate collection database report.  Mount

Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Olson, J.R. 1998.  Historic fish survey database.  Water Quality Bureau, Iowa

Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines, Iowa.

Paragamian, V.L.  1978.  Population dynamics of smallmouth bass in the Maquoketa

River and other Iowa streams: effects of habitat variation on the stream biota.  Project F-89-R-2, Study No. 602-1, Job No. 2.  Annual Performance Report.  Iowa Conservation Commission, Des Moines, Iowa.

Paragamian, V.L.  1979.  Population dynamics of smallmouth bass in the Maquoketa

River and other Iowa streams: effects of habitat variation on the stream biota.  Project F-89-R-2, Study No. 602-2, Job No. 2.  Annual Performance Report.  Iowa Conservation Commission, Des Moines, Iowa.

Schmidt, K.  1999.  Upper Iowa River 1998-1999 fish survey: database overview

summary.  Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Sullivan, D.J.  2000.  Fish communities and their relation to environmental factors in the

Eastern Iowa Basins in Iowa and Minnesota, 1996.  Water-Resources Investigations Report 00-4194, United States Geological Survey, Iowa City, Iowa.

Wilton, T., K. Krier, and J. Mootz.  2003.  Stream Biological Assessment Database.

Environmental Services Division, Water Quality Bureau, TMDL and Water Quality Assessment Section, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Des Moines, Iowa.

Additional References:

Becker, G.C.  1983.  Fishes of Wisconsin.  University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. 1052 pp.

Clay, W.M.  1975.  The fishes of Kentucky.  Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort, Kentucky.  416 pp.

Dean, B., and F.B. Summer. 1898.  Notes on the spawning habits of the brook lamprey, Petromyzon wilderi.  Transactions of the New York Academy of Science (16): 321-324.

Hardisty, M.W., and I. C. Potter, editors.  1971.  The biology of lampreys.  Academic Press, London and New York. 65 pp.

Hoff, J.G.  1988.  Some aspects of the ecology of the American brook lamprey, Lampetra appendix, in the Mashpee River, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.  Canadian Field-Naturalist 102:735-737.

Kelly, G., editor.  1986.  Animal habitat relations handbook.  Missouri Department of Conservation and U.S.D.A. Forest Service, Jefferson City, Missouri.  293 pp.

Lee, D. S., C. R. Gilbert, C. H. Hocutt, R. E. Jenkins, D. E. McAllister, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr.  1980.  Atlas of North American freshwater fishes.  North Carolina State Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, North Carolina.  867 pp.

Page, L.M., and B.M. Burr.  1991.  A field guide to freshwater fishes: North America north of Mexico.  Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, Massachusetts. 432 pp.

Robins, C.R., R.M. Bailey, C.E. Bond, J.R. Brooker, E.A. Lachner, R.N. Lea, and W.B. Scott.  1991.  Common and scientific names of fishes from the United States and Canada.  American Fisheries Society, Special Publication 20, Bethesda, Maryland. 183 pp.

Scott, W.B., and E. J. Crossman.  1973.  Freshwater fishes of Canada.  Fisheries Research Board of Canada Bulletin No. 184, Ottawa, Canada.  966 pp.

Wilson, F.W.  1955.  Lampreys in the Lake Champlain basin.  American Midland Naturalist 54(1): 168-172.

Photo Credits:

Upper left:         Photo courtesy of Konrad P. Schmidt, copyright Konrad P. Schmidt.

Upper right:      Photo courtesy of Konrad P. Schmid, copyright Konrad P. Schmidt.