Occurrence | native | ||
Importance | Ref. | ||
Aquaculture | Ref. | ||
Regulations | Ref. | ||
Freshwater | Yes | ||
Brackish | No | ||
Saltwater | No | ||
Live export | |||
Bait | No | ||
Gamefish | No | ||
Abundance | scarce (very unlikely) | Ref. | Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 1991 |
Comments |
Known from the upper Rio Grande (above El Paso, Texas) in Taxas and New Mexico, and Pecos River in New Mexico. Has disappered over much of its former range due to reduced water levels in the Rio Grande system (Ref. 5723). Also Ref. 3881. Status of threat: Notropis simus pecosensis: endangered; status same as 1989. Criteria: 1,3,4,5; Notropis simus simus: possibly extinct. Criteria: 1,5 (http://fisc.er.usgs.gov/afs/) (Ref. 81264). |
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States/Provinces | New Mexico (native), Texas (native) | ||
States/Provinces Complete? | No | ||
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Country information | https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html |