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Extinct Fishes Of The United States And Canada
Konrad Schmidt - St. Paul, MN

Historic ranges (states and/or provinces) and approximate year extinction is believed to have occurred follows each species.


    Petromyzontidae

  1. Miller Lake Lamprey (Lampetra minima)-OR [1953]


    2. Salmonidae

  2. Longjaw Cisco (Coregonus alpenae)-IL,IN,MI,NY,OH,PA,WI,ON [1978]

  3. Deepwater Cisco (Coregonus johannae)-IL,IN,MI,WI,ON [1955]

  4. Lake Ontario Kiyi (Coregonus kiyi orientalis)-NY [1967]

  5. Blackfin Cisco (Coregonus nigripinis)-IL,IN,MI,WI [1969]

  6. Yellowfin Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki macdonaldi)-CO [1910]

  7. Alvord Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarki ssp.)-NV,OR [1940]

  8. Silver Trout (Salvelinus agassizi)-NH [1930]


    9. Cyprinidae

  9. Independence Valley Tui Chub (Gila bicolor isolata)-NV [1970]

  10. Thicktail Chub (Gila crassicauda)-CA [1957]

  11. Pahranagat Spinedace (Lepidomeda altivelis)-NV [1940]

  12. Marvillas Red Shiner (Notropis lutrensis blairi)-TX [1960]

  13. Phantom Shiner (Notropis orca)-NM,TX [1975]

  14. Rio Grande Bluntnose Shiner (Notropis simus simus)-NM,TX [1964]

  15. Clear Lake Splittail (Pogonichthys ciscoides)-CA [1970]

  16. Banff Longnose Dace (Rhinichthys cataractae smithi)-AT [1982]

  17. Las Vegas Dace (Rhinichthys deaconi)-NV [1975]

  18. Grass Valley Speckled Dace (Rhinichthys osculus reliquus)-NV [1950]


    19. Catostomidae

  19. June Sucker (Chasmistes liorus liorus)-UT [1935]

  20. Snake River Sucker (Chasmistes muriei)-WY [1928]

  21. Harelip Sucker (Lagochila lacera)-AL,AR,GA,IN,KY,OH,TN,VA [1910]


    22. Cyprinodontidae

  22. Tecopa Pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis calidae)-CA [1971]

  23. Monkey Spring Pupfish (Cyprinodon sp.)-AZ [1971]

  24. Raycraft Ranch Poolfish (Empetrichthys latos concavus)-NV [1960]

  25. Pahrump Ranch Poolfish (Empetrichthys latos pahrump)-NV [1958]

  26. Ash Meadows Poolfish (Empetrichthys merriami)-NV [1958]

  27. Whiteline Topminnow (Fundulus albolineatus)-AL [1900]


    28. Poeciliidae

  28. Amistad Gambusia (Gambusia amistadensis)-TX [1973]

  29. San Marcos Gambusia (Gambusia georgei)-TX [1983]


    30. Percidae

  30. Blue Pike (Stizostedion vitreum glaucum)-MI,NY,OH,PA,ON [1970]


    31. Cottidae

  31. Utah Lake Sculpin (Cottus echinatus)-UT [1928]



Literature Source

Miller, R. R., J. D. Williams, and J. E. Williams. 1989. Extinctions of North American Fishes During the Past Century. Fisheries 14:22-38.
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