Students in Dr. Garrett Hopper’s ichthyology class (RNR 4145) teamed up with McNeese State University’s ichthyology class for a weekend field trip to Kisatchie National Forest. Students collected 26 species of fishes with backpack electrofishing and seining and were able to practice their species identification skills in the field. A total of 195 fish species have been collected from Louisiana freshwater habitats, with 31 species considered vulnerable, imperiled or critically imperiled by the state.

The LSU and McNeese University ichthyology classes after sampling fishes at Kisatchie Falls.