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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
Moxostoma austrinum Mexican redhorse Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G3 S1 No
Notropis amabilis Texas shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G4 S4 No
Notropis atrocaudalis blackspot shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G4 S3 No
Notropis bairdi Red River shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G4 S3 No
Notropis blennius river shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S3? No
Notropis braytoni Tamaulipas shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
03/30/2020
G4 S1S2 No
Notropis buccula smalleye shiner Fish - Freshwater E
08/04/2014
E
03/30/2020
G2 S1S2 Yes
Notropis chalybaeus ironcolor shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G4 S3 No
Notropis chihuahua Chihuahua shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
07/18/1977
G3 S2 No
Notropis girardi Arkansas River shiner Fish - Freshwater T
12/23/1998
T
11/16/2000
G2 S2 No
Notropis jemezanus Rio Grande shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
03/30/2020
G3 S1 No
Notropis maculatus taillight shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S1 No
Notropis megalops West Texas shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed GNR SNR No
Notropis oxyrhynchus sharpnose shiner Fish - Freshwater E
09/03/2014
E
03/30/2020
G3 S1S2 Yes
Notropis potteri chub shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
03/30/2020
G4 S2 No
Notropis sabinae Sabine shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G4 S3 No
Notropis shumardi silverband shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4 No
Percina apristis Guadalupe darter Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
03/30/2020
G4 S2 Yes
Percina maculata blackside darter Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
03/01/1987
G5 S1 No
Percina shumardi river darter Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4 No
Phenacobius mirabilis suckermouth minnow Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S4 No
Platygobio gracilis flathead chub Fish - Freshwater Not Listed Not Listed G5 S2 No
Polyodon spathula paddlefish Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
01/30/1997
G4 S3 No
Prietella phreatophila Mexican blindcat Fish - Freshwater E
06/02/1970
E
03/30/2020
GNR S1 No
Pteronotropis hubbsi bluehead shiner Fish - Freshwater Not Listed T
03/01/1987
G3 S1 No