NAC503.065. Protected, endangered and threatened fish.

     1. The following species of fish are classified as protected:

Minnows (Cyprinidae)

		Common Name		Scientific Name
(a) Chub		Alvord Tui...............................		Gila alvordensis
		Fish Creek Springs Tui............		Gila bicolor euchila
		Sheldon Tui.............................		Gila bicolor eurysoma
(b) Dace		Oasis Valley Speckled.............		Rhinichthys osculus ssp.
	(c) Spinedace		Virgin........................................		Lepidomeda mollispinis mollispinis

Suckers (Catostomidae)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
(d) Sucker	Wall Canyon............................	Catostomus ssp.
	Warner.....................................	Catostomus warnerensis
	White River Desert..................	Catostomus clarki intermedius

Killifishes (Cyprinodontidae)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
(e) Springfish	Moorman White River.............	Crenichthys baileyi thermopilus
	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
	Independence Valley Tui........	Gila bicolor isolata
	Pahranagat Roundtail..............	Gila robusta jordani
	Virgin River.............................	Gila robusta 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) Spinedace	White River.............................	Lepidomeda albivalis
(d) Squawfish	Colorado..................................	Ptychocheilus lucius
(e) Woundfin		Plagopterus argentissimus

Suckers (Catostomidae)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
(f) Sucker	Cui-ui.......................................	Chasmistes cujus
	Razorback................................	Xyrauchen texanus

Killifishes (Cyprinodontidae)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
(g) Poolfish	Pahrump..................................	Empetrichthys latos
(h) Pupfish	Devil’s Hole............................	Cyprinodon diabolis
	Warm Springs..........................	Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis
(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)

	Common Name	Scientific Name
(c) Pupfish	Ash Meadows Amargosa........	Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes
(d) Springfish	Railroad Valley.......................	Crenichthys nevadae

     [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)