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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 3.
Published in final edited form as: River Res Appl. 2022 Jan 3;38(3):573–594. doi: 10.1002/rra.3920

TABLE A2.

List of proposed fish metrics

Metric code Metric code Metric description
Richness and species composition
1 TOTLNIND Total number of individuals per site
2 TOTLNTAX Total number of taxa per site
3 FAMNTAX Total number of families per site
4 CYPRNTAX Total number of Cyprinid taxa
5 CYPRPIND Relative abundance of Cyprinid taxa
6 CYPRPTAX Relative richness of Cyprinid taxa
7 INTRNTAX Total number of introduced taxa
8 INTRPIND Relative abundance of introduced taxa
9 INTRPTAX Relative richness of introduced taxa
10 LEUCNTAX Total number of Leuciscidae taxa
11 LEUCPIND Relative abundance of Leuciscidae taxa
12 LEUCPTAX Relative richness of Leuciscidae taxa
13 NATNTAX Total number of native and endemic taxa
14 NATPIND Relative abundance of native and endemic taxa
15 NATPTAX Relative richness of native and endemic taxa
Functional feeding groups
16 HERBNTAX Total number of herbivorous taxa
17 HERBPIND Relative abundance of herbivorous taxa
18 HERBPTAX Relative richness of herbivorous taxa
19 INVENTAX Total number of invertivorous taxa
20 INVEPIND Relative abundance of invertivorous taxa
21 INVEPTAX Relative richness of invertivorous taxa
22 OMNINTAX Total number of omnivorous taxa
23 OMNIPIND Relative abundance of omnivorous taxa
24 OMNIPTAX Relative richness of omnivorous taxa
Reproduction status
25 LITHNTAX Total number of lithophilic spawner taxa
26 LITHPIND Relative abundance of lithophilic spawner taxa
27 LITHPTAX Relative richness of lithophilic spawner taxa
28 PHYTNTAX Total number of phytophilic spawner taxa
29 PHYTPIND Relative abundance of phytophilic spawner taxa
30 PHYTPTAX Relative richness of phytophilic spawner taxa
Migratory status
31 MIGRNTAX Total number of migratory taxa
32 MIGRPIND Relative abundance of migratory taxa
33 MIGRPTAX Relative richness of migratory taxa
Habitat preferences
34 BENTNTAX Total number of benthic taxa
35 BENTPIND Relative abundance of benthic taxa
36 BENTPTAX Relative richness of benthic taxa
37 COLDNTAX Total number of cold-water taxa
38 COLDPIND Relative abundance of cold-water taxa
39 COLDPTAX Relative richness of cold-water taxa
40 EDGENTAX Total number of edge inhabitant taxa
41 EDGEPIND Relative abundance of edge inhabitant taxa
42 EDGEPTAX Relative richness of edge inhabitant taxa
43 FASTNTAX Total number of fast waterflow inhabitant taxa
44 FASTPIND Relative abundance of fast waterflow inhabitant taxa
45 FASTPTAX Relative richness of fast waterflow inhabitant taxa
46 ROCKNTAX Total number of rocky inhabitant taxa
47 ROCKPIND Relative abundance of rocky inhabitant taxa
48 ROCKPTAX Relative richness of rocky inhabitant taxa
49 SLOWNTAX Total number of slow waterflow inhabitant taxa
50 SLOWPIND Relative abundance of slow waterflow inhabitant taxa
51 SLOWPTAX Relative richness of slow waterflow inhabitant taxa
52 VEGNTAX Total number of vegetative inhabitant taxa
53 VEGPIND Relative abundance of vegetative inhabitant taxa
54 VEGPTAX Relative richness of vegetative inhabitant taxa