Data Series 286
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Data Series 286
Table 4. Summary of monthly median biomarker and physical characteristic data for female common carp (Cyprinus carpio) from Las Vegas Bay and Overton Arm, Lake Mead, Nevada, May 1999–May 2000.
[Abbreviations: TL, total length; W, weight; GSI, Gonadosomatic Index; Vtg, Vitellogenin; mm, millimeter; kg, kilogram; mg/mL, milligram per milliliter; follicles/kg fish, follicles per kilogram of fish; NA, not available]
| Site | Sample size |
TL (mm) |
W (kg) |
GSI | Vtg (mg/mL) |
Normalized fecundity (follicles/kg fish) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Bay | (16) | 508 | 1.81 | 17.52 | 2.337 | NA |
| Overton Arm | (15) | 456 | 1.36 | 18.15 | 1.974 | NA |
| June 1999 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Bay | (15) | 488 | 1.52 | 4.28 | 0.863 | NA |
| Overton Arm | (15) | 450 | 1.26 | 16.40 | .785 | NA |
| September 1999 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Bay | (10) | 500 | 1.63 | 6.00 | 1.433 | NA |
| Overton Arm | (10) | 473 | 1.18 | 4.07 | 1.125 | NA |
| November 1999 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Bay | (10) | 463 | 1.27 | 7.99 | 2.792 | NA |
| Overton Arm | (10) | 440 | 1.13 | 12.34 | 2.822 | NA |
| January 2000 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Bay | (10) | 529 | 2.20 | 14.53 | 3.003 | 190,883 |
| Overton Arm | (10) | 460 | 1.36 | 12.36 | 2.386 | 164,054 |
| March 2000 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Bay | (10) | 485 | 1.72 | 18.44 | 4.961 | 231,232 |
| Overton Arm | (11) | 465 | 1.30 | 14.57 | 4.661 | 162,409 |
| May 2000 | ||||||
| Las Vegas Bay | (8) | 504 | 1.77 | 10.30 | 9.368 | NA |
| Overton Arm | (10) | 452 | 1.29 | 19.29 | 11.126 | NA |
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