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Environmental Atlas of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin

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Biological Resources: Habitat Inventory | Estuarine Living Marine Resources | Essential Fisheries Habitat | Submersed Aquatic Vegetation

Biological Resources - Biological Resources at Risk

Contributors: Milanes

The LPB region is divided into 23 sections shown in the Biological Resources Index Map. Each section has an area map of the particular region and visually displays the Biological Resources within the area. The Biological Resources at Risk Species List (below) includes 11 species of freshwater fish, 16 species and two assemblages of marine fish, 23 species and 1 assemblage of wading birds, 22 species and one assemblage of water fowl, 28 species and one assemblage of shore birds, 12 species of sea birds, 12 species of diving birds, 1 species of reptiles, 5 species of sea turtles, 5 species of mammals, and 7 species of invertebrates. The list also indicates the species threatened or endangered status as well as its seasonal presence and breeding potential. These species are given a random species number to identify their presence in particular areas. These biological resources are shown as icons in the Biological Resources section with the particular species number or assemblage letter in each of the sections of the LPB region. The biological resources in each mapped area are indicators of the environmental sensitivity of the defined area and the species that are represented there. However, the species icons only indicate the diversity of the species in each of the 23 outlined areas, not their abundance.

Biological Resources at Risk Species List
 
Seasonality
Species No. Common Name Scientific Name
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
Fishes
Freshwater Fish
163 Gizzard shad Dorosoma cepedianum B B P P
179 Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides B p P P
181 Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus P p P P
182 Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus P p P P
200 Blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus B B P P
201 Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus B B P P
202 White crappie Pomoxis annularis P P P P
203 Warmouth Chaenobryttus gulosus P P P P
204 Redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus P P P P
205 Freshwater drum Aplodinotus grunniens P P P P
206 Spotted sunfish Lepomis punctatus miniatus P P P P
Marine Fish
107 Spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus P   P P
109 Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus P P B B
111 Southern flounder Paraichthys lethostigma P P P B
113 Bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli B B B B
116 Striped mullet Mugil cephalus P P B B
121 Spot Leiostomus xanthurus P P P B
122 Black drum Pogonias cromis P P P B
123 Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus P P P B
127 Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus   P P  
124 Southern kingfish Menticirrhus americanus P P P P
137 Sheepshead Coryphaena hippurus B P P P
207 Sea catfish Galeichthyes felis P B P P
213 Gulf menhaden Brevoortia patronus P P P B
214 Gulf kingfish Menticirrhus littoralis P P P P
215 Sand seatrout Cynoscion arenarius P B P P
217 Gafftopsail catfish Bagre marinus P B P P
Fish Assemblage A
107, 109, 111, 113, 121, 122, 123, 124, 137, 163, 179, 181, 182, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 213, 214
Fish Assemblage B
107, 109, 111, 113, 116, 121, 122, 123, 124, 137, 207, 213, 214, 215, 217
BIRDS
Wading Birds
54 Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias B B P P
87 Little Blue Heron Florida caerulea B B P P
88 Great Egret Casmerodius alba B B P P
89 Snowy Egret Egretta thula B B P P
90 Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax B B P P
93 Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis P   P P
94 Tricolored Heron Hydranassa tricolor B B P P
97 Green Heron Butorides virescens B B P  
115 White Ibis Eudocimus albus B B P P
*116 *Roseate Spoonbill Ajaia ajaja P   P P
120 Yellow-crowned Night-heron Nyctanassa violacea B B P  
125 Clapper Rail Rallus longirostris B B P P
149 White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi B B P P
  *Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus B B P P
*163 *Reddish Egret Dichromanassa rufescens B B P P
178 Least Bittern Ixobrychus exilus B B P  
184 King Rail Rallus elegans B B P P
185 American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosus P   P  
187 Virginia Rail Rallus limicola P P P P
188 Sora Rail Porzana carolina B B P P
189 Yellow Rail Coturnicops noveboracensis P   P P
192 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus B B P P
212 Purple Gallinule Porphyrula martinica B   P  
Wading Bird Assemblage C
54,87,88,89,90,91,94, 115, 125, 149, 178, 185, 187, 188, 192
Water Fowl
12 Canada Goose Branta canadensis P   P P
14 White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons P   P P
15 Snow Goose Anser caerulescens P   P P
16 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos P   P P
17 Northern Pintail Anas acuta P   P P
19 Common Teal Anas crecca P   P P
20 Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata P   P P
21 Canvasback Aythya valisineria P   P P
22 Greater Scaup Aythya marila P   P P
23 Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis P   P P
24 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula P   P P
26 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola P   P P
33 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator P   P P
124 Redhead Aythya americana P   P P
*148 *Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis P   P P
162 Gadwall Anas strepera P   P P
169 American Wigeon Anas americana P   P P
180 Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris P   P P
190 Blue-winged Teal Anas discors P B P P
191 Wood Duck Aix sponsa P   P P
198 Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus P   P P
211 Mottled Duck Anas fulvigula P B P P
Waterfowl Assemblage E
12,15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 26, 33, 121, 124, 148, 162, 169, 190, 198, 211
Shorebirds
52 Wilson's Phalarope Steganopus tricolor P   P  
55 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus P   P  
56 Spotted Sandpiper Tringa macularia P   P P
58 Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca P P P P
59 Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes P P P P
60 Red Knot Calidris canutus P   P  
61 Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos P P P  
62 Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla P P P P
63 Dunlin Calidris alpina P   P P
64 Short-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus griseus P P P P
65 Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus P P P P
66 Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri P P P P
67 Sanderling Calidris alba P   P P
71 Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola P   P P
73 Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres P   P P
139 Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus P P P P
141 American Avocet Recurvirostra americana P   P P
142 Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus P P P P
*152 *American Oystercatcher Haematopus palliatus P P P P
153 Piping Plover Charadrius melodus P P   P
154 Wilson's Plover Charadrius wilsonia P P P P
155 Willet Catoptrophorus semipalmatus P P P P
156 Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus P   P P
196 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago P   P P
209 Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus P   P P
210 Marbled Godwit Limosa fedoa P   P P
213 Stilt Sandpiper Micropalama himantopus P   P  
214 Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria P   P  
Shorebird Assemblage D
52, 56,58, 59, 61, 62, 64, 65, 66, 142, 153, 155, 156, 196
Seabirds
38 Herring Gull Larus argenatus P   P P
40 Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis P   P P
42 Bonaparte's Gull Larus philadelphia P   P P
45 Common Tern Sterna hirundo P   P P
*86 *Least Tern Sterna antillarum B B P P
98 Laughing Gull Larus atricilla B B P P
133 Black Skimmer Rynchops niger B B P P
*134 Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica B B P P
135 Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis B B P P
136 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia B B P P
137 Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus B B P P
138 Foster's Tern Sterna forsteri B B P P
Diving Birds
1 Common Loon Gavia immer P   P P
5 Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus P   P P
6 Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis P   P P
179 Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps P   P P
*173 *White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos P P P P
*118 *Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis P B P P
8 Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus P   P P
121 Anhinga Anhinga anhinga P   P  
Raptors
*76 *Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus B B P P
*77 *Osprey Pandion hallaetus B B P P
*107 *Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinatus B   P P
182 American Kestrel Falco sparveius B   P P
REPTILES
3 American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis P B P P
Sea Turtles
*2 *Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas mydas P P    
*4 *Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys kempi P P    
*5 *Leatherback Sea Turtle Demochelys coriaea P P    
*6 *Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta P P    
*9 *Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata P P    
MAMMALS
8 River Otter Lutra canadensis P P P P
37 Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus P P P P
38 Mink Mustela vison P P P P
43 Nutria Myocastor coypus P P P P
44 Northern raccoon Procyon lotor P P P P
INVERTEBRATES
Shellfish
43 Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica B B B P
49 Blue Crab Callinectes sapidus B B P P
50 White Shrimp Penaeus setileus B P P P
51 Brown Shrimp Penaeus aztecus B P P P
82 Brackish-water Clam Macomia sp. B P P P
83 River Crayfish Procambarus acutus P P P B
84 Red Swamp Crayfish Procambarus clarkii P P P B
P = present, B = breeding season, * indicates threatened or endangered status.

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