Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Growth and taxonomy of bull charr, Salvelinus confluentus, in Pinto Lake, Alberta

  • Full paper
  • Published:
Environmental Biology of Fishes Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Synopsis

Morphometric and meristic information confirmed the Salvelinus in Pinto Lake, Alberta, to be bull charr. The population was essentially electrophoretically monomorphic. Sub-yearling bull charr in Pinto Lake grew more slowly than fish from other populations in Alberta. Growth rate after the first year appeared to be linear until age 8 when growth declined. Concern was raised about the problem of anglers overexploiting the population.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References cited

  • Allen, J.H. 1980. Life history of the Dolly Varden char Salvelinus malma in the Upper Clearwater River, Alberta. Alberta Fish Wildl. Div. Rep., Edmonton. 59 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Allendorf, F.W. & S.R. Phelps. 1980. Loss of genetic variation in a hatchery stock of cutthroat trout. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 109: 537–543.

    Google Scholar 

  • Allendorf, F.W., N. Mitchell, N. Ryman & G. Stahl. 1977. Isozyme loci in brown trout Salmo trutta L.: detection and interpretation from population data. Hereditas 86: 179–190.

    Google Scholar 

  • Boag, T.D. 1987. Food habits of bull char, Salvelinus confluentus, and rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri, coexisting in a foothills stream in northern Alberta. Can. Field-Nat. 101: 56–62.

    Google Scholar 

  • Butler, J.R. & R.R. Maw. 1985. Fishing Canada's mountain parks. Lone Pine Publ., Edmonton. 126 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Carl, L.M. 1985. Management plan for bull trout in Alberta. pp. 71–80. In: D.D. MacDonald (ed.) Proceeding of the Flathead River Bull Trout Biology and Population Dynamics Modelling Information Exchange,British Columbia Ministry of the Environment, Cranbrook.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cavender, T.M. 1978. Taxonomy and distribution of the bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus (Suckley), from the American northwest. Calif. Fish Game 64: 139–174.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cavender, T.M. 1984. Cytotaxonomy of North American Salvelinus. pp. 431–446. In: L. Johnson & B.L. Burns (ed.) Biology of the Arctic Charr, Proceeding of the International Symposium on Arctic Charr, University of Manitoba Press, Winnipeg.

    Google Scholar 

  • Clayton, J.W. & D.N. Tretiak. 1972. Amine-citrate buffers for pH control in starch gel electrophoresis. J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 29: 1169–1172.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fraley, J. 1985. Status of the bull trout spawning run. pp. 25–27. In: D.D. MacDonald (ed.) Proceeding of the Flathead River Bull Trout Biology and Population Dynamics Modelling Information Exchange,British Columbia Ministry of the Environment, Cranbrook.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hanzel, L. 1985 Past and present status of bull trout in Flathead Lake. pp. 19–24. In: D.D. MacDonald (ed.) Proceeding of the Flathead River Bull Trout Biology and Population Dynamics Modelling Information Exchange,British Columbia Ministry of the Environment, Cranbrook.

    Google Scholar 

  • Harris, H. & D.A. Hopkinson. 1976. Handbook of enzyme electrophoresis in human genetics. North-Holland Publishing Company, Amsterdam. 306 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Healey, M.C. 1975. Dynamics of exploited whitefish populations and their management with special reference to the Northwest Territories. J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 32: 427–448.

    Google Scholar 

  • Healey, M.C. 1978. The dynamics of exploited lake trout populations and implications for management. J. Wildl. Manag. 42: 307–328.

    Google Scholar 

  • Healey, M.C. 1980. Growth and recruitment in experimentally exploited lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis populations. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 37: 255–267.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hubbs, C.L. & K.F. Lagler. 1958. Fishes of the Great Lakes region. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. 213 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hunter, J.G. 1970. Production of Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus Linnaeus in a small Arctic lake. Fish. Res. Board Can. Tech. Rep. 231. 190 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ihssen, P.E., J.M. Casselman, G.W. Martin & R.B. Phillips. 1988. Biochemical genetic differentiation of lake trout Salvelinus namaycush stocks of the Great Lakes region. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 45: 1018–1029.

    Google Scholar 

  • Johnson, L. 1976. Ecology of Arctic populations of lake trout Salvelinus namaycush, lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis, Arctic char S. alpinus, and associated species in unexploited lakes of the Canadian Northwest Territories. J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 33: 2459–2488.

    Google Scholar 

  • Johnson, L. 1983. Homeostatic characteristics of single species fish stocks in Arctic lakes. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 40: 987–1024.

    Google Scholar 

  • Leary, R. 1985. Electrophoretic variation within and between populations of bull trout in the upper Columbia River drainage. pp. 68 In: D.D. MacDonald (ed.) Proceeding of the Flathead River Bull Trout Biology and Population Dynamics Modelling Information Exchange,British Columbia Ministry of the Environment, Cranbrook.

    Google Scholar 

  • Leggett, J.W. 1969. The reproductive biology of the Dolly Varden char Salvelinus malma (Walbaum). M.Sc. Thesis, University of Victoria, Victoria. 111 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Markert, C.L. & I. Faulhaber. 1965. Lactate dehydrogenase isozyme patterns of fish. J. exper. Zool. 159: 319–332.

    Google Scholar 

  • Marnel, L.F. 1985. Bull trout in Glacier National Park, Montana. pp. 33–35. In: D.D. MacDonald (ed.) Proceeding of the Flathead River Bull Trout Biology and Population Dynamics Modelling Information Exchange,British Columbia Ministry of the Environment, Cranbrook.

    Google Scholar 

  • May, B., J.E. Wright & M. Stoneking. 1979. Joint segregation of biochemical loci in Salmonidae: results from experiments with Salvelinus and review of the literature on other species. J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 36: 1114–1128.

    Google Scholar 

  • McPhail, J.D. & C.C. Lindsey. 1970. Freshwater fishes of Northwestern Canada and Alaska. Fish. Res. Board Can. Bull. 173. 381 pp.

  • McPhail, J.D. & C.B. Murray. 1979. The early life history and ecology of Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma in the Arrow Lakes. Univ. British Columbia Rep. for British Columbia Hydro, Vancouver. 113 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Paetz, M.J. & J.S. Nelson. 1970. The fishes of Alberta. The Queen's Printer, Edmonton. 282 pp.

    Google Scholar 

  • Paine, R.T. 1974. Intertidal community structure. Experimental studies on the relationship between a dominant competitor and its principle predator. Oecologia 15: 93–120.

    Google Scholar 

  • Power, G. 1978. Fish population structure in Arctic lakes. J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 35: 53–59.

    Google Scholar 

  • Pratt, K. 1985. Habitat preferences of juvenile bull trout in the Flathead River basin. pp. 16–17. In: D.D. MacDonald (ed.) Proceeding of the Flathead River Bull Trout Biology and Population Dynamics Modelling Information Exchange,British Columbia Ministry of the Environment, Cranbrook.

    Google Scholar 

  • Ridgeway, G.J., S.W. Sherburne & R.D. Lewis. 1970. Polymorphisms in the esterases of the Atlantic herring. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 99: 147–151.

    Google Scholar 

  • Stewart, R.J., R.E. McLenehan, J.D. Morgan & W.R. Olmstead. 1982. Ecological studies of arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus, Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma and mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni in the Liard River drainage, B.C. E.V.S. Cons. North Vancouver, British Columbia for Westcoast Transmission Company and Foothills Pipe Lines Limited.

  • Utter, F.W, H.O. Hodgins & F.W. Allendorf. 1974. Biochemical genetic studies of fishes: potentialities and limitations. pp. 213–238. In: D.C. Malins & J.R. Sargent (ed.) Biochemical and Biophysical Perspectives in Marine Biology, Academic Press, London.

    Google Scholar 

  • Westaway, J. 1983. Trout troubles. Alberta Report 10: 21–22.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Author notes

  1. Leon M. Carl

    Present address: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Research Section, Fisheries Branch, Box 5000, Maple, Ontario, L6A 1S9, Canada

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Alberta Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries Branch, Edmonton, Alberta

    Leon M. Carl

  2. Alberta Fish and Wildlife, Fisheries Branch, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, T0M 1T0, Canada

    Melvin Kraft & Larry Rhude

Authors
  1. Leon M. Carl
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Melvin Kraft
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Larry Rhude
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Carl, L.M., Kraft, M. & Rhude, L. Growth and taxonomy of bull charr, Salvelinus confluentus, in Pinto Lake, Alberta. Environ Biol Fish 26, 239–246 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00002461

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00002461

Key words

Search

Navigation