Species of Greatest Conservation Need

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Species of Greatest Conservation Need (Approved On: 03/18/2024; Data Updated: 06/16/2025)
Scientifc Name Common Name Taxonomic Group Federal Status State Status Global Rank State Rank Endemic
Etheostoma grahami Rio Grande darter Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
07/18/1977
G2G3 S2 No
Etheostoma radiosum orangebelly darter Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G4 S3 No
Etheostoma thompsoni gumbo darter Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G3 SNR No
Gambusia gaigei Big Bend gambusia Fish - Freshwater E
02/24/1967
E
05/19/1974
G1 S1 Yes
Gambusia heterochir Clear Creek gambusia Fish - Freshwater E
02/24/1967
E
05/19/1974
G1 S1 Yes
Gambusia krumholzi spotfin gambusia Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
01/22/2009
G1 S1 Yes
Gambusia nobilis Pecos gambusia Fish - Freshwater E
10/13/1970
E
05/19/1974
G2 S2 No
Gambusia senilis Blotched Gambusia Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
01/30/1997
G3G4 SX No
Gila pandora Rio Grande chub Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
07/18/1977
G3 S1 No
Hiodon alosoides goldeye Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S3 No
Hybognathus amarus Rio Grande silvery minnow Fish - Freshwater E, XN
09/05/2007
E
01/30/1997
G1 SX No
Hybognathus nuchalis Mississippi silvery minnow Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4 No
Hybognathus placitus plains minnow Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G4 S4 No
Hybopsis amnis pallid shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G4 S4 No
Ictalurus lupus headwater catfish Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
03/30/2020
G3 S1S2 No
Macrhybopsis aestivalis speckled chub Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
03/30/2020
G3G4 S1S2 No
Macrhybopsis australis prairie chub Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
03/30/2020
G3 S1 No
Macrhybopsis hyostoma shoal chub Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 SNR No
Macrhybopsis marconis burrhead chub Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G4 SNR Yes
Macrhybopsis storeriana silver chub Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S3 No
Macrhybopsis tetranema peppered chub Fish - Freshwater E
02/28/2022
E
02/28/2022
G1 S1 No
Megalops atlanticus Atlantic tarpon Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S2S3 No
Micropterus treculii Guadalupe bass Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G3 S3 Yes
Minytrema melanops spotted sucker Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S3 No
Moxostoma albidum longlip jumprock Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed GNR SNR No