Prospects
Many rough fish species are federally endangered, threatened, candidate, or species of concern. These native American fishes have limited and declining populations and are at risk of extinction. Because of this, they are listed under the Federal Endangered Species Act. Some rough fishes listed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service are:
- Blue sucker (Cycleptus elongatus)
- Razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus)
- Robust redhorse (Moxostoma robustum)
- Cui-ui (Chasmistes cujus)
- Gray redhorse (Moxostoma congestum)
- Sicklefin redhorse (Moxostoma spp.)
- Shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris)
- Flannelmouth sucker (Catostomus latipinnis)
- Greater redhorse (Moxostoma valenciennesi)
- Colorado squawfish (pikeminnows - Ptychocheilus spp.)
- Roundtail chub (Gila robusta)
- Humpback chub (Gila cypha)
- Bonytail chub (Gila elegans)
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