An Annotated Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Texas, with Keys to Identification of Species

Forty-five families and 247 species of fishes are known to inhabit the freshwaters of Texas. We report on the distribution and status of these fishes and provide a key to their identification. Of the native fishes originally found in Texas, five taxa, Notropis orca (phantom shiner), Notropis simus s...

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Main Authors: Hubbs, Clark, Edwards, Robert J., Garrett, Gary P.
Format: Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Texas Journal of Science 1991
Subjects:
Texas fishes
annotated checklist
identification key
Texas Natural History Collection
conservation status
native fishes
endangered species
ecological associations
fish distribution
Marcos
Orca
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/62688
https://doi.org/10.15781/T2C53FH5V
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Summary:Forty-five families and 247 species of fishes are known to inhabit the freshwaters of Texas. We report on the distribution and status of these fishes and provide a key to their identification. Of the native fishes originally found in Texas, five taxa, Notropis orca (phantom shiner), Notropis simus simus (Rio Grande bluntnose shiner), Cyprinella lutrensis blairi (Maravillas red shiner), Gambusia amistadensis (Amistad gambusia) and Gambusia georgei (San Marcos gambusia) are apparently extinct, and three, Oncorhynchus clarki virginalis (Rio Grande cutthroat trout), Hybognathus amarus (Rio Grande silvery minnow) and Gambusia senilis (blotched gambusia) appear to be extirpated from the state. More than 20 percent of the remaining primary freshwater species appear to be in some need of protection. Integrative Biology

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