Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 503 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping; Miscellaneous Protective Measures › CLASSIFICATION AND TAKING OF WILDLIFE › Section 503.065 - Protected, endangered and threatened fish

Current through June 11, 2024
1. The following
			 species of fish are classified as protected:
Minnows (Cyprinidae)
Common Name
Scientific Name
(a) Chub
Alvord
Siphateles
alvordensis
Big Smoky Valley
							 Tui.............
Siphateles bicolor ssp.
							 8
Fish Creek Springs Tui ...........
Siphateles
bicolor
							 euchila
Fish Lake Valley
							 Tui..............
Siphateles bicolor ssp.
							 4
Hot Creek Valley Tui
							 .............
Siphateles bicolor ssp.
							 5
Independence Valley Tui
							 .......
Siphateles bicolor
							 isolata
Newark Valley
							 Tui..................
Siphateles bicolor
							 newarkensis
Railroad Valley Tui
							 ................
Siphateles bicolor ssp.
							 7
Sheldon Tui
							 .............................
Siphateles
bicolor
							 eurysoma
Virgin River (Muddy River Population)
							 .............................
Gila
							 seminuda
(b) Dace
Big Smoky Valley
							 Speckled....
Rhinichthys osculus
							 lariversi
Diamond Valley Speckled
							 ......
Rhinichthys osculus ssp.
							 10
Monitor Valley Speckled
							 ........
Rhinichthys osculus ssp.
							 5
Moapa Speckled
							 .....................
Rhinichthys osculus
							 moapae
Oasis Valley Speckled.............
.
Rhinichthys osculus
							 ssp.
Relict
							 .......................................
.
Relictus
							 solitarius
White River Speckled
							 .............
.
Rhinichthys osculus ssp.
							 7
(c) Spinedace
Virgin
							 ......................................
.
Lepidomeda mollispinis
							 mollispinis
Suckers (Catostomidae)
(d) Sucker
Meadow Valley Wash Desert
							 .
Catostomus clarki ssp.
							 2
Wall
							 Canyon............................
Catostomus ssp.
White River Desert ..................
Catostomus clarki
							 intermedius
Killifishes (Cyprinodontidae)
(e) Springfish
Moorman White River ........
.... Crenichthys baileyi
thermophilus
Preston White River ............
.... Crenichthys baileyi albivallis
2. The
			 following species of protected fish are further classified as endangered:
Minnows (Cyprinidae)
Common Name
Scientific Name
(a) Chub
Bonytail
							 .................................
..
Gila elegans
Pahranagat Roundtail ............
..
Gila robusta jordani
Virgin River
							 ..........................
..
Gila seminuda
(b) Dace
Moapa
							 ....................................
..
Moapa coriacea
Ash Meadows Speckled ........
..
Rhinichthys osculus
							 nevadensis
Clover Valley Speckled.........
..
Rhinichthys osculus
							 oligoporus
Independence Valley
Speckled
							 ................................
..
Rhinichthys osculus
							 lethoporus
(c)
Pikeminnow
Colorado
							 ...............................
..
Ptychocheilus
							 lucius
(d)
Spinedace
White River
							 ...........................
..
Lepidomeda albivalis
(e) Woundfin
Plagopterus
							 argentissimus
Suckers (Catostomidae)
(f) Sucker
Cui-ui .............................
......... Chasmistes
							 cujus
Razorback
							 ................................
Xyrauchen texanus
Killifishes (Cyprinodontidae)
(g) Poolfish
Pahrump
							 ................................
..
Empetrichthys latos
(h) Pupfish
Devils
Hole
							 ............
..
Cyprinodon diabolis
Warm Springs .......................
..
Cyprinodon nevadensis
							 pectoralis
Ash Meadows Amargosa
							 ......
..
Cyprinodon nevadensis
							 mionectes
(i) Springfish
Hiko White River ..................
..
Crenichthys baileyi
							 grandis
White River
							 ...........................
..
Crenichthys baileyi
							 baileyi
3. The
			 following species of protected fish are further classified as threatened:
Minnows (Cyprinidae)
Common Name
Scientific Name
(a) Dace
Desert .............................
......... Eremichthys
							 acros
(b) Spinedace
Big Spring ......................
......... Lepidomeda mollispinis
							 pratensis
Killifishes (Cyprinodontidae)
(c) Springfish
Railroad Valley .....................
..
Crenichthys nevadae
Suckers (Catostomidae)
(d) Sucker
Warner
							 ...........................
.........
Catostomus
							 warnerensis
Bd. of Fish & Game
				Comm'rs, part No. 1, eff. 7-1-69; A 7-1-70; 6-1-71; 1-1-73; 1-1-74; 5-15-74;
				10-1-76-NAC A by Bd. of Wildlife Comm'rs, 1-1-81; 12-15-81; 12-1-82; R137-98,
				9-25-98; A by
				R009-21A,
				eff. 2/28/2022; A by
				R009-21CAP,
				eff. 3/3/2022
NRS
				501.105,
				501.110,
				501.181