USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Anchialine snapping shrimp Metabetaeus lohena Crustaceans Megalagrion nigrohamatum Black-line damselfly Insects nigrolineatum Bliss Rapids snail Taylorconcha serpenticola Snails
Bonneville cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii utah Fishes
Borax Lake chub Gila boraxobius Fishes
Bruneau hot springsnail Pyrgulopsis bruneauensis Snails
Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus Fishes
Burbot Lota lota Fishes
Chinook salmon - Lower Columbia River ESU Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Chinook salmon - Puget Sound ESU Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Chinook salmon - Snake River Fall Run ESU Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Chinook salmon - Snake River Spring/Summer Run ESU Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Chinook salmon - Upper Columbia River Spring Run ESU Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Chinook salmon - Upper Willamette River ESU Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes 1 Chinook salmon or king salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta Fishes
Chum salmon - Columbia River ESU Oncorhynchus keta Fishes
Chum salmon - Hood Canal Summer Chum ESU Oncorhynchus keta Fishes
Coastal cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii Fishes
Coho salmon - Lower Columbia River ESU Oncorhynchus kisutch Fishes
Coho salmon - Oregon Coast ESU Oncorhynchus kisutch Fishes
Coho salmon - Southern Oregon/Northern California ESU Oncorhynchus kisutch Fishes
Coho salmon or silver salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch Fishes
Columbia River redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii Fishes
Crimson Hawaiian damselfly Megalagrion leptodemas Insects
Desert valvata Valvata utahensis Snails
Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma Fishes
Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 1 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Eulachon - Southern DPS Thaleichthys pacificus Fishes
Flying earwig Hawaiian damselfly Megalagrion nesiotes Insects
Foskett Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus ssp. Fishes
green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris Fishes
Hapawai Neritina vespertina Snails
Hawaiian anchialine shrimp Procaris hawaiiana Crustaceans
Hawaiian hypogeal shrimp Calliasmata pholidata Crustaceans
Hihiwai Neritina granosa Snails
Hutton tui chub Gila bicolor ssp. Fishes
Kaku (great barracuda) Sphyraena barracuda Fishes
Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi Fishes
Lai (largemouthed leatherskin) Scomberoides lysan Fishes
Lauan anchialine shrimp Antecaridina lauensis Crustaceans
Leatherside chub Snyderichthys copei Fishes 1 Maui anchialine shrimp Palaemonella burnsi Crustaceans
Modoc sucker Catostomus microps Fishes
Mountain whitefish Prosopium williamsoni Fishes
Newcomb's snail Erinna newcombi Snails
No common name (Anchialine pool shrimp) Vetericaris chaceorum Crustaceans
Northern sea otter Enhydra lutris kenyoni Mammals
O`opu akupa Eleotris sandwicensis Fishes
O`opu alamo`o Lentipes concolor Fishes
O`opu nakea Awaous guamensis Fishes
O`opu naniha Stenogobius hawaiiensis Fishes
O`opu nopili Sicyopterus stimpsoni Fishes
Oceanic damselfly Megalagrion oceanicum Insects
Olympic mudminnow Novumbra hubbsi Fishes
Opae `oeha`a or Hawaiian prawn Macrobrachium grandimanus Crustaceans
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 2 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Opae kala`ole o (mountain shrimp) Atyoida bisulcata Crustaceans
Orangeback damselfly Megalagrion xanthomelas Insects
Oregon chub Oregonichthys crameri Fishes
Pacific Hawaiian damselfly Megalagrion pacificum Insects
Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus Fishes
Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Fishes
Pygmy whitefish Prosopium coulterii Fishes
Rainbow, Steelhead, Redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
River lamprey Lampetra ayresii Fishes
Snake River physa Physa natricina Snails
Sockeye salmon - Ozette Lake ESU Oncorhynchus nerka Fishes
Sockeye salmon - Snake River ESU Oncorhynchus nerka Fishes
Sockeye salmon, Kokanee Oncorhynchus nerka Fishes
1 Steelhead - Lower Columbia River DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Steelhead - Middle Columbia River DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Steelhead - Puget Sound DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Steelhead - Snake River Basin DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Steelhead - Upper Columbia River DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Steelhead - Upper Willamette River DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Ulua (giant trevally) Caranx ignobilis Fishes
Warner sucker Catostomus warnerensis Fishes
Western brook lamprey Lampetra richardsoni Fishes
Western pearlshell Margaritifera falcata Clams
Westslope cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi Fishes
White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Fishes
White Sturgeon Kootenai River ESU Acipenser transmontanus Fishes
Yellowstone cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri Fishes
2 Alligator gar Atractosteus spatula Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 3 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
American eel Anguilla rostrata Fishes
American paddlefish Polyodon spathula Fishes
Apache trout Oncorhynchus gilae apache Fishes
Arkansas darter Etheostoma cragini Fishes
Arkansas River shiner Notropis girardi Fishes
Beautiful shiner Cyprinella formosa Fishes
Big Bend gambusia Gambusia gaigei Fishes
Black drum Pogonias cromis Fishes
Blotched Gambusia Gambusia senilis Fishes
Bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus Fishes
Bonytail chub Gila elegans Fishes
Burrhead Chub Macrhybopsis marconis Fishes
Chihuahua Catfish Ictalurus sp. Fishes
Chihuahua chub Gila nigrescens Fishes 2 Chihuahua Shiner Notropis chihuahua Fishes
Clear Creek gambusia Gambusia heterochir Fishes
Colorado pikeminnow Ptychocheilus lucius Fishes
Comanche Springs pupfish Cyprinodon elegans Fishes
Conchos pupfish Cyprinodon eximius Fishes
Desert pupfish Cyprinodon macularius Fishes
Devils River minnow Dionda diaboli Fishes
Flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis Fishes
Fountain darter Etheostoma fonticola Fishes
Gila chub Gila intermedia Fishes
Gila topminnow Poeciliopsis occidentalis Fishes
Gila trout Oncorhynchus gilae Fishes
Guadalupe Roundnose Minnow Dionda nigrotaeniata Fishes
Headwater chub Gila nigra Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 4 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Humpback chub Gila cypha Fishes
Leon Springs pupfish Cyprinodon bovinus Fishes
Leopard darter Percina pantherina Fishes
Little Colorado spinedace Lepidomeda vittata Fishes
Loach minnow Rhinichthys cobitis Fishes
Longfin dace Agosia chrysogaster Fishes
Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae Fishes
Manantial Roundnose Minnow Dionda argentosa Fishes
Mexican Golden Trout Oncorhynchus chrysogaster Fishes
Mexican Redhorse Moxostoma austrinum Fishes
Neosho madtom Noturus placidus Fishes
Nueces Roundnose Minnow Dionda serena Fishes
Opossum Pipefish Microphis brachyurus Fishes
Ozark cavefish Amblyopsis rosae Fishes 2 Pahranagut roundtail chub Gila robusta jordani Fishes
Pecos Bluntnose Shiner Notropis simus pecosensis Fishes
Pecos gambusia Gambusia nobilis Fishes
Pecos pupfish Cyprinodon pecosensis Fishes
Peppered Chub Macrhybopsis tetranema Fishes
Plains Topminnow Fundulus sciadicus Fishes
Plateau Shiner Cyprinella lepida Fishes
Proserpine Shiner Cyprinella proserpina Fishes
Razorback sucker Xyrauchen texanus Fishes
Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus Fishes
Rio Grande chub Gila pandora Fishes
Rio Grande cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis Fishes
Rio Grande darter Etheostoma grahami Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 5 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Rio Grande Shiner Notropis jemezanus Fishes
Rio Grande silvery minnow Hybognathus amarus Fishes
Rio Grande sucker Catostomus plebeius Fishes
Roundtail chub Gila robusta Fishes
Sabine shiner Notropis sabinae Fishes
Saltmarsh Topminnow Fundulus jenkinsi Fishes
San Felipe Gambusia Gambusia clarkhubbsi Fishes
Sharpnose shiner Notropis oxyrhynchus Fishes
Shiner species Cyprinella Fishes
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Fishes
Smalleye shiner Notropis buccula Fishes
Sonora chub Gila ditaenia Fishes
Speckled chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis Fishes 2 Speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus Fishes
Spikedace Meda fulgida Fishes
Striped bass Morone saxatilis Fishes
Tamaulipas Shiner Notropis braytoni Fishes
Texas Silverside Menidia clarkhubbsi Fishes
Tex-Mex Gambusia Gambusia speciosa Fishes
Toothless Blindcat Trogloglanis pattersoni Fishes
Virgin chub Gila seminuda Fishes
Virgin spinedace Lepidomeda mollispinis Fishes
Widemouth Blindcat Satan eurystomus Fishes
Woundfin Plagopterus argentissimus Fishes
Yaqui catfish Ictalurus pricei Fishes
Yaqui chub Gila purpurea Fishes
Yaqui sucker Catostomus bernardini Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 6 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
American brook lamprey Lampetra appendix Fishes
American eel Anguilla rostrata Fishes
American paddlefish Polyodon spathula Fishes
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Fishes
black redhorse Moxostoma duquesnii Fishes
Black sandshell Ligumia recta Clams
Blackchin shiner Notropis heterodon Fishes
Blacknose dace Rhinichthys atratulus Fishes
Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii Reptiles
Bloater Coregonus hoyi Fishes
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Fishes
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Fishes
Butterfly Ellipsaria lineolata Clams
Caney Mountain cave crayfish Orconectes stygocaneyi Crustaceans 3 cave crayfish Cambarus aculabrum Crustaceans
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus Fishes
Channel darter Percina copelandi Fishes
Crystal darter Crystallaria asprella Fishes
Curtis pearlymussel Epioblasma florentina curtisii Clams
Cylindrical papershell Anodontoides ferussacianus Clams
Deertoe Truncilla truncata Clams
Elktoe Alasmidonta marginata Clams
Ellipse mussel Venustaconcha ellipsiformis Clams
Fantail darter Etheostoma flabellare Fishes
Fat pocketbook Potamilus capax Clams
Fatmucket Lampsilis siliquoidea Clams
Fawnsfoot Truncilla donaciformis Clams
Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 7 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Fluted-shell Lasmigona costata Clams
Gilt darter Percina evides Fishes
Greater redhorse Moxostoma valenciennesi Fishes
Greenside darter Etheostoma blennioides Fishes
Higgins' eye pearlymussel Lampsilis higginsii Clams
Hungerford’s crawling water beetle Brychius hungerfordi Insects
Iowa darter Etheostoma exile Fishes
Iowa pleistocene snail Discus macclintocki Snails
Ironcolor shiner Notropis chalybaeus Fishes
Kiyi Coregonus kiyi Fishes
Lake herring Coregonus artedi Fishes
Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Fishes
Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush Fishes
Lake whitefish Coregonus clupeaformis Fishes 3 Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides Fishes
Least darter Etheostoma microperca Fishes
Lilliput Toxolasma parvus Clams
Longnose dace Rhinichthys cataractae Fishes
Mapleleaf Quadrula quadrula Clams
Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus Insects
Monkeyface Quadrula metanevra Clams
Mottled sculpin Cottus bairdii Fishes
Mucket mussel Actinonaias ligamentina Clams
Mud darter Etheostoma asprigene Fishes
Neosho mucket Lampsilis rafinesqueana Clams
Niangua darter Etheostoma nianguae Fishes
Northern brook lamprey Ichthyomyzon fossor Fishes
Northern Cricket Frog Acris crepitans Amphibians
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 8 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Northern hog sucker Hypentelium nigricans Fishes
Northern pike Esox lucius Fishes
Northern riffleshell Epioblasma torulosa rangiana Clams
Ozark cavefish Amblyopsis rosae Fishes
Ozark Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi Amphibians
Ozark minnow Notropis nubilus Fishes
Ozark pigtoe Fusconaia ozarkensis Clams
Pallid shiner Hybopsis amnis Fishes
Pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus Fishes
Pink heelsplitter Potamilus alatus Clams
Pink mucket Lampsilis abrupta Clams
Pink papershell Potamilus ohiensis Clams
Pistolgrip Tritogonia verrucosa Clams
Plain pocketbook Lampsilis cardium Clams 3 Plains minnow Hybognathus placitus Fishes
Pugnose minnow Opsopoeodus emiliae Fishes
Purple cat's paw pearly mussel Epioblasma obliquata obliquata Clams
Purple wartyback Cyclonaias tuberculata Clams
Rainbow Villosa iris Clams
Redside dace Clinostomus elongatus Fishes
River darter Percina shumardi Fishes
River redhorse Moxostoma carinatum Fishes
Rock bass Ambloplites rupestris Fishes
Rock Pocketbook Arcidens confragosus Clams
Salamander Mussel Simpsonaias ambigua Clams
Sauger Sander canadensis Fishes
Scaleshell Leptodea leptodon Clams
Sharp hornsnail Pleurocera acuta Snails
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 9 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Sheepnose Plethobasus cyphyus Clams
Shortjaw cisco Coregonus zenithicus Fishes
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Fishes
Slenderhead darter Percina phoxocephala Fishes
Slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus Fishes
Slippershell Alasmidonta viridis Clams
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu Fishes
Smallmouth buffalo Ictiobus bubalus Fishes
Smooth Softshell turtle Apalone mutica Reptiles
Snapping turtle Chelydra serpentine Reptiles
Snuffbox Epioblasma triquetra Clams
Speckled chub Macrhybopsis aestivalis Fishes
Spectacle case Cumberlandia monodonta Clams
Threeridge Amblema plicata Clams 3 Topeka shiner Notropis topeka Fishes
Tumbling Creek cavesnail Antrobia culveri Snails
Variable Pleistocene vertigo Vertigo hubrichti variabilis Snails
Walleye Sander vitreus Fishes
Washboard Megalonaias nervosa Clams
Weed shiner Notropis texanus Fishes
Western sand darter Ammocrypta clara Fishes
White sucker Catostomus commersonii Fishes
White wartyback Plethobasus cicatricosus Clams
Winged mapleleaf Quadrula fragosa Clams
Wood turtle Glyptemys insculpta Reptiles
Yellow mud turtle Kinosternon flavescens Reptiles
Yellow perch Perca flavescens Fishes
Yellow sandshell Lampsilis teres Clams
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 10 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Alabama lampmussel Lampsilis virescens Clams
Alabama shad Alosa alabamae Fishes
Alabama spotted bass Micropterus henshalli Fishes
Alabama sturgeon Scaphirhynchus suttkusi Fishes
Alligator gar Atractosteus spatula Fishes
American eel Anguilla rostrata Fishes
American paddlefish Polyodon spathula Fishes
American shad Alosa sapidissima Fishes
Atlantic sturgeon -Carolina DPS Acipenser oxyrinchus Fishes
Atlantic sturgeon -South Atlantic DPS Acipenser oxyrinchus Fishes
Barrens topminnow Fundulus julisia Fishes
Beaverspond Marstonia Marstonia castor Snails
Blueback herring Alosa aestivalis Fishes
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Fishes 4 bluemask darter Etheostoma sp.
Bluestripe shiner Cyprinella callitaenia Fishes
Broadstripe Shiner Pteronotropis euryzonus Fishes
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Fishes
Brown trout Salmo trutta Fishes
Carolina heelsplitter Lasmigona decorata Clams
Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus Fishes
Chipola slabshell Elliptio chipolaensis Clams
Cobia Rachycentron canadum Fishes
Conasauga logperch Percina jenkinsi Fishes
Crystal darter Crystallaria asprella Fishes
Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii Fishes
Duskytail darter Etheostoma percnurum Fishes
Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica Clams
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 11 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Fat pocketbook Potamilus capax Clams
Fat threeridge Amblema neislerii Clams
Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris Fishes
Flatwoods Salamander Ambystoma cingulatum Amphibians
Gulf moccasinshell Medionidus penicillatus Clams
Gulf sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi Fishes
Halloween Darter Percina sp. cf. palmeris Fishes
Hickory shad Alosa mediocris Fishes
Inflated Spike Elliptio purpurella Clams
Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Fishes
Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush Fishes
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides Fishes
Logperch Percina caprodes Fishes
Louisiana pearlshell Margaritifera hembeli Clams 4 Ochlockonee moccasinshell Medionidus simpsonianus Clams
Okaloosa darter Etheostoma okaloosae Fishes
Oval pigtoe Pleurobema pyriforme Clams
Ozark Hellbender Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi Amphibians
Pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus Fishes
Panama City crayfish Procambarus econfinae Crustaceans
Piedmont blue burrower Cambarus hartii Crustaceans
Purple bankclimber Elliptoideus sloatianus Clams
Rainbow, Steelhead, Redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Red drum Sciaenops ocellatus Fishes
Redbreast sunfish Lepomis auritus Fishes
Redear sunfish Lepomis microlophus Fishes
Relict darter Etheostoma chienense Fishes
Reticulated flatwoods salamander Ambystoma bishopi Amphibians
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 12 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Robust redhorse Moxostoma robustum Fishes
Sauger Sander canadensis Fishes
Shiny-rayed pocketbook Lampsilis subangulata Clams
Shoal bass Micropterus cataractae Fishes
Shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Fishes
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Fishes
Sicklefin redhorse Moxostoma sp. Fishes
Slackwater darter Etheostoma boschungi Fishes
Smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu Fishes
Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus maculatus Fishes 4 Spotfin chub Erimonax monachus Fishes
Spotted bass Micropterus punctulatus Fishes
Spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus Fishes
Striped bass Morone saxatilis Fishes
Suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis Fishes
Trout-perch Percopsis omiscomaycus Fishes
Walleye Sander vitreus Fishes
White bass Morone chrysops Fishes
Yazoo darter Etheostoma raneyi Fishes
Yellowcheek darter Etheostoma moorei Fishes
Yellowfin madtom Noturus flavipinnis Fishes
Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus Fishes
American eel Anguilla rostrata Fishes
American shad Alosa sapidissima Fishes 5 Appalachian monkeyface pearlymussel Quadrula sparsa Clams
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar Fishes
Atlantic salmon, GOM DPS Salmo salar Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 13 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Atlantic sturgeon Acipenser oxyrinchus Fishes
Atlantic sturgeon -Chesapeake Bay DPS Acipenser oxyrinchus Fishes
Atlantic sturgeon -Gulf of Maine DPS Acipenser oxyrinchus Fishes
Atlantic sturgeon -New York Bight DPS Acipenser oxyrinchus Fishes
Blackside dace Phoxinus cumberlandensis Fishes
Blueback herring Alosa aestivalis Fishes
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis Fishes
Clubshell Pleurobema clava Clams
diamond darter Crystallaria cincotta
Duskytail darter Etheostoma percnurum Fishes
Dwarf wedgemussel Alasmidonta heterodon Clams
Fanshell Cyprogenia stegaria Clams
Hickory shad Alosa mediocris Fishes 5 Horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus
James river spinymussel Pleurobema collina Clams
Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Fishes
Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush Fishes
Maryland darter Etheostoma sellare Fishes
Northern riffleshell Epioblasma torulosa rangiana Clams
Oyster mussel Epioblasma capsaeformis Clams
Purple bean Villosa perpurpurea Clams
Rayed bean Villosa fabalis Clams
Roanoke logperch Percina rex Fishes
Shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum Fishes
Slender chub Erimystax cahni Fishes
Striped bass Morone saxatilis Fishes
Yellowfin madtom Noturus flavipinnis Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 14 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
American paddlefish Polyodon spathula Fishes
Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus Fishes
Arkansas darter Etheostoma cragini Fishes
Arkansas River shiner Notropis girardi Fishes
Banded killifish Fundulus diaphanus Fishes
Black crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus Fishes
Black sandshell Ligumia recta Clams
Blackchin shiner Notropis heterodon Fishes
Blacknose shiner Notropis heterolepis Fishes
Blackside darter Percina maculata Fishes
Blue sucker Cycleptus elongatus Fishes
Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus Fishes
Bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus Fishes
Bonneville cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii utah Fishes 6 Bonytail chub Gila elegans Fishes
Boreal Toad Anaxyrus boreas boreas Amphibians
Brassy minnow Hybognathus hankinsoni Fishes
Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus Fishes
Burbot Lota lota Fishes
Butterfly Ellipsaria lineolata Clams
California floater Anodonta californiensis Clams
Canadian toad Anaxyrus hemiophrys Amphibians
Central stoneroller Campostoma anomalum Fishes
Chestnut lamprey Ichthyomyzon castaneus Fishes
Colorado pikeminnow Ptychocheilus lucius Fishes
Colorado River cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus Fishes
Columbia River redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii Fishes
Common Shiner Luxilus cornutus Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 15 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Creek heelsplitter Lasmigona compressa Clams
Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii Fishes
Cylindrical papershell Anodontoides ferussacianus Clams
Delta hydrobe Probythinella emarginata Snails
Eastern narrowmouth toad Gastrophryne carolinensis Amphibians
Elktoe Alasmidonta marginata Clams
Ellipse mussel Venustaconcha ellipsiformis Clams
Finescale dace Phoxinus neogaeus Fishes
Flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis Fishes
Flat floater mussel Anodonta suborbiculata Clams
Flathead chub Platygobio gracilis Fishes
Fluted-shell Lasmigona costata Clams
Great Plains toad Anaxyrus cognatus Amphibians 6 Green frog Lithobates clamitans Amphibians
Green toad Anaxyrus debilis Amphibians
Greenback cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii stomias Fishes
Hornyhead chub Nocomis biguttatus Fishes
Humpback chub Gila cypha Fishes
Iowa darter Etheostoma exile Fishes
June sucker Chasmistes liorus Fishes
Kendall Warm Springs dace Rhinichthys osculus thermalis Fishes
Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi Fishes
Lake chub Couesius plumbeus Fishes
Lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Fishes
Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush Fishes
Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 16 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Least chub Iotichthys phlegethontis Fishes
Leatherside chub Snyderichthys copei Fishes
Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus Fishes
Mapleleaf Quadrula quadrula Clams
Mountain sucker Catostomus platyrhynchus Fishes
Mucket mussel Actinonaias ligamentina Clams
Neosho madtom Noturus placidus Fishes
Neosho mucket Lampsilis rafinesqueana Clams
Northern leopard frog Lithobates pipiens Amphibians
Northern pike Esox lucius Fishes
Northern Redbelly Dace Phoxinus eos Fishes
Ouachita kindeyshell Ptychobranchus occidentalis Clams
Pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus Fishes 6 Pearl Dace Margariscus margarita Fishes
Peppered Chub Macrhybopsis tetranema Fishes
Pink heelsplitter Potamilus alatus Clams
Plains minnow Hybognathus placitus Fishes
Plains orangethroat darter Etheostoma spectabile Fishes
Plains spadefoot Spea bombifrons Amphibians
Rabbitsfoot Quadrula cylindrica Clams
Razorback sucker Xyrauchen texanus Fishes
Redspot chub Nocomis asper Fishes
Rio Grande cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii virginalis Fishes
Rio Grande sucker Catostomus plebeius Fishes
Rock Pocketbook Arcidens confragosus Clams
Roundtail chub Gila robusta Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 17 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Sauger Sander canadensis Fishes
Scaleshell Leptodea leptodon Clams
Shoal chub Macrhybopsis hyostoma Fishes
Shortnose gar Lepisosteus platostomus Fishes
Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus Fishes
Sicklefin chub Macrhybopsis meeki Fishes
Silver Chub Macrhybopsis storeriana Fishes
Silverband shiner Notropis shumardi Fishes
Southern redbelly dace Phoxinus erythrogaster Fishes
Spring peeper Pseudacris crucifer Amphibians
Stonecat Noturus flavus Fishes
Strecker's chorus frog Pseudacris streckeri Amphibians
Sturgeon chub Macrhybopsis gelida Fishes 6 Suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis Fishes
Threeridge Amblema plicata Clams
Topeka shiner Notropis topeka Fishes
Trout-perch Percopsis omiscomaycus Fishes
Virgin chub Gila seminuda Fishes
Virgin spinedace Lepidomeda mollispinis Fishes
Wabash pigtoe Fusconaia flava Clams
Walleye Sander vitreus Fishes
Western fanshell Cyprogenia aberti Clams
Western pearlshell Margaritifera falcata Clams
Western silvery minnow Hybognathus argyritis Fishes
Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas Amphibians
Westslope cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 18 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Fishes
Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus Amphibians
Woundfin Plagopterus argentissimus Fishes 6 Wyoming Toad Anaxyrus baxteri Amphibians
Yellow perch Perca flavescens Fishes
Yellowstone cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri Fishes
Alaska blackfish Dallia pectoralis Fishes
Arctic char Salvelinus alpinus Fishes
Arctic cisco Coregonus autumnalis Fishes
Arctic grayling Thymallus arcticus Fishes
Arctic lamprey Lethenteron japonicum Fishes
Bering cisco Coregonus laurettae Fishes
Broad whitefish Coregonus nasus Fishes 7 Burbot Lota lota Fishes
Chinook salmon or king salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta Fishes
Coastal cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii Fishes
Coho salmon or silver salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch Fishes
Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma Fishes
Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus Fishes
Humpback whitefish Coregonus pidschian Fishes
Inconnu Stenodus leucichthys Fishes
Lake trout Salvelinus namaycush Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 19 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Least cisco Coregonus sardinella Fishes
Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus Fishes
Northern pike Esox lucius Fishes
Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus Fishes
7 Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Fishes
Rainbow, Steelhead, Redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Round whitefish Prosopium cylindraceum Fishes
Sockeye salmon, Kokanee Oncorhynchus nerka Fishes
Western brook lamprey Lampetra richardsoni Fishes
Amargosa River Pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae Fishes
Amargosa tryonia Tryonia variegata Snails
American shad Alosa sapidissima Fishes
Arroyo Toad Anaxyrus californicus Amphibians
Ash Meadows amargosa pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis mionectes Fishes
Ash Meadows pebblesnail Pyrgulopsis erythropoma Snails
Ash Meadows speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus nevadensis Fishes
Big Spring spinedace Lepidomeda mollispinis pratensis Fishes
Black Toad Anaxyrus exsul Amphibians 8 Bonytail chub Gila elegans Fishes
Bull trout Salvelinus confluentus Fishes
California Freshwater Shrimp Syncaris pacifica Crustaceans
California golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita Fishes
California Red-legged Frog Rana draytonii Amphibians
California Tiger Salamander Ambystoma californiense Amphibians
California Tiger Salamander - Central CA DPS Ambystoma californiense Amphibians
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 20 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
California Tiger Salamander - Santa Barbara DPS Ambystoma californiense Amphibians
California Tiger Salamander - Sonoma County DPS Ambystoma californiense Amphibians
Cascades frog Rana cascadae Amphibians
Chinook Salmon - California Coastal ESU Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Chinook Salmon - Central Valley Spring-run ESU Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Chinook Salmon - Sacramento River Winter-run ESU Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Chinook salmon or king salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Fishes
Clover Valley speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus oligoporus Fishes
Coastal cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii Fishes
Coastal tailed frog Ascaphus truei Amphibians
Coho Salmon - Central California ESU Oncorhynchus kisutch Fishes
Coho salmon - Southern Oregon/Northern California ESU Oncorhynchus kisutch Fishes 8 Colorado pikeminnow Ptychocheilus lucius Fishes
Columbia Spotted Frog Rana luteiventris Amphibians
Conservancy Fairy Shrimp Branchinecta conservatio Crustaceans
Crystal Springsnail Pyrgulopsis crystalis Snails
Cui-ui Chasmistes cujus Fishes
Del Norte salamander Plethodon elongatus Amphibians
Delta smelt Hypomesus transpacificus Fishes
Desert dace Eremichthys acros Fishes
Desert pupfish Cyprinodon macularius Fishes
Desert Slender Salamander Batrachoseps aridus Amphibians
Desert sucker Catostomus clarkii Fishes
Devils Hole pupfish Cyprinodon diabolis Fishes
Distal-gland springsnail Pyrgulopsis nanus Snails
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 21 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Elongate-gland springsnail Pyrgulopsis isolata Snails
Eulachon Thaleichthys pacificus Fishes
Eulachon - Southern DPS Thaleichthys pacificus Fishes
Fairbanks springsnail Pyrgulopsis fairbanksensis Snails
Flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis Fishes
Foothill Yellow-legged Frog Rana boylii Amphibians
grated tryonia Tryonia clathrata Snails
green sturgeon Acipenser medirostris Fishes
Green sturgeon - Southern DPS Acipenser medirostris Fishes
Hiko White River springfish Crenichthys baileyi grandis Fishes
Independence Valley speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus lethoporus Fishes
Kern Brook Lamprey Lampetra hubbsi Fishes 8 Kern Canyon Slender Salamander Batrachoseps simatus Amphibians
Kern River Golden Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss gilberti Fishes
Klamath Crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus klamathensis Crustaceans
Klamath lamprey Lampetra similis Fishes
Klamath largescale sucker Catostomus snyderi Fishes
Lahontan cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi Fishes
Leatherside chub Snyderichthys copei Fishes
Limestone Salamander Hydromantes brunus Amphibians
Little Colorado River sucker Catostomus Fishes
Little Kern golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss whitei Fishes
Longfin smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys Fishes
Longhorn Fairy Shrimp Branchinecta longiantenna Crustaceans
Lost River sucker Deltistes luxatus Fishes
Median-gland Springsnail Pyrgulopsis pisteri Snails
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 22 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Mexican Redhorse Moxostoma austrinum Fishes
Miller Lake lamprey Lampetra minima Fishes
minute tryonia Tryonia ericae Snails
Moapa dace Moapa coriacea Fishes
Moapa pebblesnail Pyrgulopsis avernalis Snails
Moapa Valley springsnail Pyrgulopsis carinifera Snails
Moapa White River springfish Crenichthys baileyi moapae Fishes
Modoc sucker Catostomus microps Fishes
Mohave tui chub Gila bicolor mohavensis Fishes
Mono Lake Brine Shrimp Artemia monica Crustaceans
Mormon White River springfish Crenichthys baileyi thermophilus Fishes
Nugget Pebblesnail Fluminicola seminalis Snails
Oasis Valley Springsnail Pyrgulopsis micrococcus Snails
Oregon slender salamander Batrachoseps wrighti Amphibians 8
Oregon spotted frog Rana pretiosa Amphibians
Owens pupfish Cyprinodon radiosus Fishes
Owens sucker Catostomus fumeiventris Fishes
Owens tui chub Gila bicolor snyderi Fishes
Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus Fishes
Pahranagat pebblesnail Pyrgulopsis merriami Snails
Pahranagut roundtail chub Gila robusta jordani Fishes
Pahrump killifish Empetrichthys latos latos Fishes
Pahrump poolfish Empetrichthys latos Fishes
Paiute cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris Fishes
Pink salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Fishes
Pit-Klamath brook lamprey Lampetra lethophaga Fishes
Point of Rocks tryonia Tryonia elata Snails
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 23 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Preston White River springfish Crenichthys baileyi albivallis Fishes
Railroad Valley springfish Crenichthys nevadae Fishes
Rainbow, Steelhead, Redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Razorback sucker Xyrauchen texanus Fishes
Red-legged Frog Rana aurora Amphibians
relict dace Relictus solitarius Fishes
Relict Leopard Frog Lithobates onca Amphibians
River lamprey Lampetra ayresii Fishes
Riverside Fairy Shrimp Streptocephalus woottoni Crustaceans
Rough Sculpin Cottus asperrimus Fishes
Sacramento perch Archoplites interruptus Fishes
Sacramento sucker Catostomus occidentalis Fishes
Salt Creek pupfish Cyprinodon salinus Fishes 8 San Diego Fairy Shrimp Branchinecta sandiegonensis Crustaceans
Santa Ana sucker Catostomus santaanae Fishes
Santa Cruz Long-toed Salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum croceum Amphibians
Shasta Crayfish Pacifastacus fortis Crustaceans
Shasta Salamander Hydromantes shastae Amphibians
Short-nose sucker Chasmistes brevirostris Fishes
Shoshone pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis shoshone Fishes
Siskiyou Mountains salamander Plethodon stormi Amphibians
slender sculpin Cottus tenuis Fishes
Southern Mountain Yellow-legged Frog Rana muscosa Amphibians
Speckled dace Rhinichthys osculus Fishes
Splittail Pogonichthys macrolepidotus Fishes
sportinggoods tryonia Tryonia angulata Snails
Springsnail, Big Warm Spring Pyrgulopsis papillata Snails
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 24 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Springsnail, elongate Mud Meadows Pyrgulopsis notidicola Snails
Springsnail, Lake Valley Pyrgulopsis sublata Snails
Springsnail, White River Valley Pyrgulopsis sathos Snails
Steelhead - California Central Valley DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Steelhead - Central CA Coast DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Steelhead - Northern California DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Steelhead - South Central California Coast DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Steelhead - Southern California DPS Oncorhynchus mykiss Fishes
Striped bass Morone saxatilis Fishes
Tehachapi Slender Salamander Batrachoseps stebbinsi Amphibians
Threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus Fishes
Tidewater goby Eucyclogobius newberryi Fishes
Trinity Bristlesnail Monadenia setosa Snails
tui chub Gila bicolor Fishes 8 Unarmoured threespine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus williamsoni Fishes
Vernal Pool Fairy Shrimp Branchinecta lynchi Crustaceans
Vernal Pool Tadpole Shrimp Lepidurus packardi Crustaceans
Virgin chub Gila seminuda Fishes
Virgin spinedace Lepidomeda mollispinis Fishes
Warm Springs pupfish Cyprinodon nevadensis pectoralis Fishes
Warner sucker Catostomus warnerensis Fishes
Western brook lamprey Lampetra richardsoni Fishes
White River spinedace Lepidomeda albivallis Fishes
White River springfish Crenichthys baileyi Fishes
White River springfish - subspecies Crenichthys baileyi baileyi Fishes
White sturgeon Acipenser transmontanus Fishes
Wongs Springsnail Pyrgulopsis wongi Snails
Woundfin Plagopterus argentissimus Fishes
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 25 of 26 USFWS-FAC Prioirty Species by Region Updated 12/08/2015
Region Common Name Scientific Name Taxonomy
Yosemite Toad Anaxyrus canorus Amphibians
FAC Priority Species 12-7-15 26 of 26