DOI: 10.5061/dryad.fqz612jwj
title: FishPass Sortable Attribute Database: Phenological, morphological, physiological, and behavioural characteristics related to passage and movement of Great Lakes fishes

description: In-stream barriers pose threats to fishes, including habitat loss,
 constraints on migration, and reduced connectivity between populations.
 Despite many negative consequences, barriers can serve to protect native
 species by limiting the spread of invasive species. For example, in the
 Laurentian Great Lakes, physical barriers have long been used to control
 invasive Sea Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) populations by limiting access
 to potential upstream spawning and rearing habitat. Selective fish passage
 systems could solve this connectivity conundrum but must efficiently pass
 multiple native or desirable species while blocking invasive species.
 Designing such fish passage systems requires an understanding of the
 phenology, morphology, physiology, and behaviour (attribute dimensions) of
 fishes in the community. Here, we describe the first comprehensive
 collection of sortable attributes associated with fish passage. The
 integrated database consists of 21 biological attributes that influence
 the movement and passage of 220 species in the Great Lakes. Data coverage
 varies with species, taxonomic orders, and attribute dimensions.
 Behavioural attributes were typically underrepresented in the literature
 and the ecology of potential invaders was not well understood. The
 synthesis described herein is a critical step towards a holistic approach
 to fish passage design and may help to inform management actions related
 to population connectivity.
description: General information: 1. Title of dataset: FishPass Sortable Attribute
 Database (FSAD): A database of morphological, phenological, physiological,
 and behavioural traits related to passage and movement of freshwater
 fishes of the Great Lakes 2. Author information: <br> a.
 Corresponding investigator information Name: David Benoit Institution:
 Great Lakes Fishery Commission & University of Toronto Email:
 d.benoit@mail.utoronto.ca <br> b. Co-investigator information Name:
 Dan Zielinski Institution: Great Lakes Fishery Commission Email:
 dzielinski@glfc.org <br> c. Co-investigator information Name: Reid
 Swanson Institution: Great Lakes Fishery Commission Email:
 rswanson@glfc.org <br> d. Co-investigator information Name: Andrew
 Muir Institution: Great Lakes Fishery Commission Email: amuir@glfc.org 3.
 Date of data collection: 2022 4. Geographic span of data collection: The
 Laurentian Great Lakes 5. Information about funding sources: Funding for
 this work was provided by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission
 Sharing/access information: 1. Recommended citation for this database: To
 be updated Data and file overview: File 1 Name:
 FishPass_Phenology_Database.csv File 1 Description: Dataset including five
 phenological/life history traits for 220 species of freshwater fish
 established, or at risk of becoming established, in the Laurentian Great
 Lakes File 2 Name: FishPass_Morphology_Database.csv File 2 Description:
 Dataset including nine morphological traits for 220 species of freshwater
 fish established, or at risk of becoming established, in the Laurentian
 Great Lakes File 3 Name: FishPass_Physiology_Database.csv File 3
 Description: Dataset including five physiological traits for 220 species
 of freshwater fish established, or at risk of becoming established, in the
 Laurentian Great Lakes File 4 Name: FishPass_Behaviour_Database.csv File 4
 Description: Dataset including two behavioural traits for 220 species of
 freshwater fish established, or at risk of becoming established, in the
 Laurentian Great Lakes Data-specific information for:
 FishPass_Phenology_Database.csv 1. Number of variables: 21 2. Number of
 rows: 220 3. Variable list: | Varible | Data type | Description | |
 ------- | --------- | ----------- | | Order | Character | Taxonomic order
 | | Family | Character | Taxonomic family | | Genus | Character |
 Taxonomic genus | | Scientific Name | Character | Scientific name of
 species | | Common Name | Character | Common name of species | | Migratory
 Status | Character | Migratory behaviour of species: can be migratory,
 nonmigratory, both, or undetermined | | Spatial Scale of Movement |
 Character | Scale of migratory movement: can be diadromous, potamodromous,
 or both | | Spawning Frequency | Character | Semelparous or iteroparous |
 | Spring Spawner | Binary | Presence (1) or absence (0) of spring spawning
 | | Summer Spawner | Binary | Presence (1) or absence (0) of summer
 spawning | | Fall Spawner | Binary | Presence (1) or absence (0) of fall
 spawning | | Winter Spawner | Binary | Presence (1) or absence (0) of
 winter spawning | | 1-8C | Numeric | Proportion of species-specific
 spawning temperature range that falls between 1 and 8 C | | 9-16C |
 Numeric | Proportion of species-specific spawning temperature range that
 falls between 9 and 16 C | | 17-24C | Numeric | Proportion of
 species-specific spawning temperature range that falls between 17 and 24 C
 | | 25-32C | Numeric | Proportion of species-specific spawning temperature
 range that falls between 25 and 32 C | | Reference_MS | Character | Source
 for migratory status | | Reference_SSM | Character | Source for spatial
 scale of movement | | Reference_SF | Character | Source for spawning
 frequency | | Reference_SS | Character | Source for spawning season | |
 Reference_ST | Character | Source for spawning temperature | 4. Missing
 data codes: NA Data-specific information for:
 FishPass_Morphology_Database.csv 1. Number of variables: 23 2. Number of
 rows: 220 3. Variable list: | Variable | Data type | Description | |
 -------- | --------- | ----------- | | Order | Character | Taxonomic order
 | | Family | Character | Taxonomic family | | Genus | Character |
 Taxonomic genus | | Scientific Name | Character | Scientific name of
 species | | Common Name | Character | Common name of species | | Maximum
 Total Length (cm) | Numeric | Total length of each species measured in
 centimetres | | Body Depth | Numeric | Body depth as a proportion of total
 length | | Body Shape | Character | Relative shape of the body: may be
 fusiform, elongated, eel-like, short/deep, or compressiform | | Aspect
 Ratio | Numeric | Aspect ratio of the caudal fin measured as height of the
 caudal fin^2 divided by surface area | | Caudal Peduncle Throttling |
 Numeric | Caudal fin depth divided by caudal peduncle depth | | Pectoral
 Fin Vertical Position | Numeric | Distance between the upper pectoral fin
 insertion and the bottom of the body divided by body depth | | Pectoral
 Fin Size | Numeric | Pectoral fin length divided by body length | |
 Vertical Eye Position | Numeric | Eye height divided by head depth | | Eye
 Size | Numeric | Eye diameter divided by head length | | Reference_MTL |
 Character | Source for maximum total length | | Reference_BD | Character |
 Source for body depth | | Reference_BS | Character | Source for body shape
 | | Reference_AR | Character | Source for aspect ratio | | Reference_CPT |
 Character | Source for caudal peduncle throttling | | Reference_PFVP |
 Character | Source for pectoral fin vertical position | | Reference_PFS |
 Character | Source for pectoral fin size | | Reference_VEP | Character |
 Source for vertical eye position | | Reference_ES | Character | Source for
 eye size | 4. Missing data codes: NA Data-specific information for:
 FishPass_Physiology_Database.csv 1. Number of variables: 15 2. Number of
 rows: 220 3. Variable list: | Variable | Data type | Description | |
 -------- | --------- | ----------- | | Order | Character | Taxonomic order
 | | Family | Character | Taxonomic family | | Genus | Character |
 Taxonomic genus | | Scientific Name | Character | Scientific name of
 species | | Common Name | Character | Common name of species | | Climbing
 Ability | Binary | Presence (1) or absence (0) of climbing ability | |
 Hearing Specialization | Binary | Presence (1) or absence (0) of hearing
 specializations | | Lateral Line Trunk Placement | Character | Lateral
 line placement on the trunk: may be complete, incomplete, or absent | |
 Trophic Level | Numeric | Trophic level of each species estimated from
 diet | | Presence of Ampullary Electroreceptors | Binary | Presence (1) or
 absence (0) of ampullary electroreceptors | | Reference_CA | Character |
 Source for climbing ability | | Reference_HS | Character | Source for
 hearing specialization | | Reference_LL | Character | Source for lateral
 line | | Reference_TL | Character | Source for trophic level | |
 Reference_AE | Character | Source for ampullary electroreceptors | 4.
 Missing data codes: NA Data-specific information for:
 FishPass_Behaviour_Database.csv 1. Number of variables: 9 2. Number of
 rows: 220 3. Variable list: | Variable | Data type | Description | |
 -------- | --------- | ----------- | | Order | Character | Taxonomic order
 | | Family | Character | Taxonomic family | | Genus | Character |
 Taxonomic genus | | Scientific Name | Character | Scientific name of
 species | | Common Name | Character | Common name of species | | Vertical
 Station | Character | Preferred location of fish within the water column:
 may be pelagic, benthopelagic, or demersal | | Schooling Behaviour |
 Character | Indicates whether the species exhibits schooling or shoaling
 behaviour: schooling or non-schooling | | Reference_VS | Character |
 Source for vertical station | | Reference_SB | Character | Source for
 schooling behaviour | 4. Missing data codes: NA