Table 2.
Morphometric comparisons of smallmouth bass M. dolomieu collected at selected sites in the Potomac drainage and the Gauley River in spring 2006
| Site | n | Age (years) | Length (mm) | Weight (gm) | Condition factor (Ktl) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gauley | 17 | No data | 215.0 (18.9)a | 120.4 (32.7)a | 1.18 (0.07) |
| Petersburg South Branch | 20 | 3.1 (1.1)ab | 260.3 (48.6)b | 234.9 (138.4)b | 1.20 (0.09) |
| Moorefield South Branch | 20 | 2.9 (1.1)a | 258.0 (40.4)b | 234.2 (118.1)b | 1.26 (0.09) |
| Springfield South Branch | 20 | 4.2 (1.7)b | 264.3 (56.6)b | 266.1 (177.1)b | 1.26 (0.09) |
| South Fork Shenandoah | 20 | No data | 283.6 (38.1) | 322.8 (136.2) | 1.29 (0.09) |
| North Fork Shenandoah | 20 | (1.0) | 289.4 (42.5) | 333.3 (164.2) | 1.23 (0.13) |
Data are presented as means (standard deviation). Values within the same column denoted with the same letter are not significantly different. If no statistical differences were identified among sites for a given parameter, annotation was omitted to facilitate readability. The Shenandoah sites were compared separately due to different sampling times. The threshold for statistical significance was p ≤ 0.05