| | Flathead Catfish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | The flathead catfish, Pylodictis olivaris, has been introduced to Atlantic slope rivers in the southeastern U.S. Given its rapid dispersal and growth rates and carnivorous food habits, fishery managers and anglers have been concerned with the impacts that introduced flathead catfish may exert upon native fish assemblages and fisheries. |
 | | Of special concern is the observed decline in native redbreast sunfish, Lepomis auritus, populations associated with increases in flathead catfish. |
 | | The goal of this research is to gain an understanding of population dynamics, predator-prey relations, and other aspects of flathead catfish biology and ecology to develop empirical relationships to estimate changes in fish population dynamics and assemblage structure associated with introduced flathead catfish occurrences. |
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