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 December 31, 2024
1. The following species of fish are classified as protected:
Minnows (Cyprinidae)
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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(a) Chub |
Alvord |
Siphateles alvordensis |
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Big Smoky Valley Tui............. |
Siphateles bicolor ssp. 8 |
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Fish Creek Springs Tui ........... |
Siphateles bicolor euchila |
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Fish Lake Valley Tui.............. |
Siphateles bicolor ssp. 4 |
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Hot Creek Valley Tui ............. |
Siphateles bicolor ssp. 5 |
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Independence Valley Tui ....... |
Siphateles bicolor isolata |
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Newark Valley Tui.................. |
Siphateles bicolor newarkensis |
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Railroad Valley Tui ................ |
Siphateles bicolor ssp. 7 |
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Sheldon Tui ............................. |
Siphateles bicolor eurysoma |
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Virgin River (Muddy River Population) ............................. |
Gila seminuda |
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(b) Dace |
Big Smoky Valley Speckled.... |
Rhinichthys osculus lariversi |
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Diamond Valley Speckled ...... |
Rhinichthys osculus ssp. 10 |
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Monitor Valley Speckled ........ |
Rhinichthys osculus ssp. 5 |
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Moapa Speckled ..................... |
Rhinichthys osculus moapae |
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Oasis Valley Speckled............. |
. Rhinichthys osculus ssp. |
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Relict ....................................... |
. Relictus solitarius |
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White River Speckled ............. |
. Rhinichthys osculus ssp. 7 |
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(c) Spinedace |
Virgin ...................................... |
. Lepidomeda mollispinis mollispinis |
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Suckers (Catostomidae) | ||
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(d) Sucker |
Meadow Valley Wash Desert . |
Catostomus clarki ssp. 2 |
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Wall Canyon............................ |
Catostomus ssp. |
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White River Desert .................. |
Catostomus clarki intermedius |
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Killifishes (Cyprinodontidae) | ||
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(e) Springfish |
Moorman White River ........ |
.... Crenichthys baileyi thermophilus |
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Preston White River ............ |
.... Crenichthys baileyi albivallis |
2. The following species of protected fish are further classified as endangered:
Minnows (Cyprinidae)
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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(a) Chub |
Bonytail ................................. |
.. Gila elegans |
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Pahranagat Roundtail ............ |
.. Gila robusta jordani |
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Virgin River .......................... |
.. Gila seminuda |
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(b) Dace |
Moapa .................................... |
.. Moapa coriacea |
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Ash Meadows Speckled ........ |
.. Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis |
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Clover Valley Speckled......... |
.. Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus |
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Independence Valley | ||
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Speckled ................................ |
.. Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus |
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(c) Pikeminnow |
Colorado ............................... |
.. Ptychocheilus lucius |
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(d) Spinedace |
White River ........................... |
.. Lepidomeda albivalis |
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(e) Woundfin |
Plagopterus argentissimus |
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Suckers (Catostomidae) | ||
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(f) Sucker |
Cui-ui ............................. |
......... Chasmistes cujus |
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Razorback ................................ |
Xyrauchen texanus |
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Killifishes (Cyprinodontidae) | ||
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(g) Poolfish |
Pahrump ................................ |
.. Empetrichthys latos |
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(h) Pupfish |
Devils Hole ............ |
.. Cyprinodon diabolis |
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Warm Springs ....................... |
.. Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis |
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Ash Meadows Amargosa ...... |
.. Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes |
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(i) Springfish |
Hiko White River .................. |
.. Crenichthys baileyi grandis |
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White River ........................... |
.. Crenichthys baileyi baileyi |
3. The following species of protected fish are further classified as threatened:
Minnows (Cyprinidae)
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Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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(a) Dace |
Desert ............................. |
......... Eremichthys acros |
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(b) Spinedace |
Big Spring ...................... |
......... Lepidomeda mollispinis pratensis |
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Killifishes (Cyprinodontidae) | ||
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(c) Springfish |
Railroad Valley ..................... |
.. Crenichthys nevadae |
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Suckers (Catostomidae) | ||
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(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
