Species Profile for Spotfin Chub (Erimonax monachus)

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Spotfin Chub (Erimonax monachus)

Kingdom: Animalia

Class: Actinopterygii

Order: Cypriniformes

Family: Cyprinidae

Listing Status: Threatened and Experimental Population, Non-Essential

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Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Spotfin Chub

● Population location: Entire Listing status: Threatened ❍ States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur: Alabama , North Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia ❍ For more information: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/E012.html

● Population location: Tellico River, between the backwaters of the Tellico Reservoir and the Tellico Ranger Station, in Monroe County, Tennessee Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential ❍ States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur: Tennessee ❍ For more information: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/E012.html

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● Population location: U.S.A. (TN - specified portions of the French Broad and Holston Rivers; see 17.84(m)(1)(iii)) Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential

● Population location: Shoal Creek Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential

Current Listing Status Summary

Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed Southeast Region 10/11/1977 Entire Threatened (Region 4) Southeast Region Experimental Population, 08/12/2002 Tellico River, TN Non-Essential (Region 4) U.S.A. (TN - specified Southeast Region Experimental Population, 10/15/2007 portions of the French Non-Essential (Region 4) Broad and Holston Rivers; see 17.84(m)(1)(iii)) Southeast Region Experimental Population, 04/08/2005 Shoal Creek Non-Essential (Region 4)

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 9 : view all)

Date Citation Page Title Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 23 Southeastern 07/06/2009 74 FR 31972 31973 Species Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 09/13/2007 72 FR 52433 52461 Fishes in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston River, Tennessee Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 15 Freshwater Mussels, 1 Freshwater Snail, and 5 06/13/2006 71 FR 34195 34230 Fishes in the Lower French Broad River and in the Lower Holston River, Tennessee; Proposed Rule Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population for 04/08/2005 70 FR 17916 17927 Two Fishes (Boulder Darter and Spotfin Chub) in Shoal Creek, Tennessee and Alabama Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population for 10/21/2004 69 FR 61774 61784 Two Fishes (Boulder Darter and Spotfin Chub) in Shoal Creek, Tennessee and Alabama

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Most Recent Special Rule Publications (Showing 5 of 5 )

Date Citation Page Title Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population for 04/08/2005 70 FR 17916 17927 Two Fishes (Boulder Darter and Spotfin Chub) in Shoal Creek, Tennessee and Alabama Establishment of a Nonessential Experimental Population for 10/21/2004 69 FR 61774 61784 Two Fishes (Boulder Darter and Spotfin Chub) in Shoal Creek, Tennessee and Alabama ETWP; Establishment of Nonessential Experimental 08/12/2002 67 FR 52420 52428 Population Status and Reintroduction of Four Fishes in the Tellico River ETWP; Proposed Establishment of Nonessential Experimental Population Status for 4 Fishes Into the Tellico 06/08/2001 66 FR 30853 30860 River, From the Backwaters of Tellico Reservoir Upstream to Tellico River Mile 33, in Monroe County, Tennessee Final Threatened Status and Critical Habitat for Five species 09/09/1977 42 FR 45526 45530 of Southeastern Fishes; 42 FR 45526 45530

» Recovery

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Current Recovery Plan(s)

Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status 11/21/1983 Spotfin Chub View Implementation Progress Final

Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )

Date Citation Page Title Document Type Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 23 ● Notice 5-year Review, 07/06/2009 74 FR 31972 31973 Initiation Southeastern Species

» Critical Habitat

Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )

Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status

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Final Correction and Augumentation of Critical 09/22/1977 42 FR 47840 47845 Habitat Reorganization; 42 Final Rule Active FR 47840 47845 Final Threatened Status and Critical Habitat for Five 09/09/1977 42 FR 45526 45530 species of Southeastern Final Rule Active Fishes; 42 FR 45526 45530

To learn more about critical habitat please see http://criticalhabitat.fws.gov

» Conservation Plans

No conservation plans have been created for Spotfin Chub

» Petitions

No petition findings have been published for the Spotfin Chub.

» Life History

No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

» Other Resources

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