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Threatened and Endangered Fishes of the US

Fishes Protected by the Endangered Species Act

By Laura Klappenbach, About.com

Gila Trout (Oncorhynchus gilae).

Photo © Craig Springer / US FWS.

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The following list is an adaptation of data published at the The US Fish & Wildlife Service's Endangered Species Program Website. For the most current data, please refer to US Fish & Wildlife Service database.

Sucker, Modoc (Catostomus microps)
Sucker, razorback (Xyrauchen texanus)
Sucker, Santa Ana (Catostomus santaanae)
Sucker, shortnose (Chasmistes brevirostris)
Sucker, Warner (Catostomus warnerensis)
Topminnow, Gila (incl. Yaqui) (Poeciliopsis occidentalis)
Trout, Apache (Oncorhynchus apache)
Trout, bull (Salvelinus confluentus)
Trout, Gila (Oncorhynchus gilae)
Trout, greenback cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarki stomias)
Sturgeon, white (Acipenser transmontanus)
Sucker, June (Chasmistes liorus)
Sucker, Lost River (Deltistes luxatus)
Trout, Lahontan cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarki henshawi)
Trout, Little Kern golden (Oncorhynchus aguabonita whitei)
Trout, Paiute cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris)
Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus)

Source

US Fish & Wildlife Service, 2005. 'Threatened and Endangered Amphibians' (On-line), The Endangered Species Program. Accessed December 24, 2005.

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