Native nongame fish program progress report January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1989
Sjoberg JC. 1990. Native nongame fish program progress report January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1989. Nevada Department of Wildlife
Nevada’s native fish program will establish a comprehensive inventory and status evaluation statewide of those fishes listed in the state's three protected categories, and will develop projects and programs to enhance and protect species threatened with extinction or extirpation from their native habitats. The State of Nevada's desert ecosystems support a large number of native fish species in numerous relict river drainages and isolated spring systems throughout the state. Of the 81 extant species and subspecies known to be native to Nevada, 49 are listed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Sixteen have been listed as endangered, and one species will be proposed for listing as endangered in the near future. Four species have been listed as threatened. The remaining 29 species are identified as candidates for federal listing. The native fish program's goal is to "maintain distinctive endemic fish species in viable wild populations". This report discusses the current status of the program.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Sjoberg, Jon
- Date of Issue
- 1990-01
- Publisher
- Nevada Department of Wildlife
- Units
- DEVA
- Keywords
- Absence (Biodiversity), Abundance (Biodiversity), Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Big Spring spinedace (Lepidomeda mollispinis pratensis), Devils Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis), Distribution (Biodiversity), Hiko White River springfish (Crenichthys baileyi grandis), Nevada, Pahrump poolfish (Empetrichthys latos latos), Phranagat Valley roundtail chub (Gila robusta jordani), Presence (Biodiversity), Railroad Valley springfish (Crenichthys nevadae), recovery program, Resources Management, Taxa Links To Datasets, Taxa Links To References, Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus)