Endangered and Threatened Fish in Texas and the United States

Large River Fish | Minnows | Suckers | Catfish | Killifishes | Livebearers | Perches | Coastal Fishes

Large River Fish	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Shovelnose Sturgeon Scaphirhynchus platorynchus	Threatened
Paddlefish Polyodon spathula	Threatened
Minnows	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Mexican Stoneroller Campostoma ornatum	Threatened
Devils River Minnow Devils River Minnow (PDF 67.2 KB) Dionda diaboli	Threatened	Threatened
Rio Grande Chub Gila pandora	Threatened
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Hybognathus amarus	Endangered	Endangered
Arkansas River Shiner Notropis girardi	Threatened	Threatened
Bluehead Shiner Pteronotropis hubbsi	Threatened
Chihuahua Shiner Notropis chihuahua	Threatened
Bluntnose Shiner* Notropis simus	Threatened
Proserpine Shiner Cyprinella proserpina	Threatened
Suckers	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus	Threatened
Creek Chubsucker Erimyzon oblongus	Threatened
Catfishes	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Toothless Blindcat Trogloglanis pattersoni	Threatened
Widemouth Blindcat Satan eurystomus	Threatened
Killifishes	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Comanche Springs Pupfish Comanche Springs Pupfish (PDF 354.4 KB) Cyprinodon elegans	Endangered	Endangered
Leon Springs Pupfish Leon Springs Pupfish (PDF 354.4 KB) Cyprinodon bovinus	Endangered	Endangered
Conchos Pupfish Cyprinodon eximius	Threatened
Pecos Pupfish Cyprinodon pecosensis	Threatened
Livebearers	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Big Bend Gambusia Gambusia gaigei	Endangered	Endangered
San Marcos Gambusia * San Marcos Gambusia (PDF 468.3 KB) Edwards Aquifer Species Management (PDF 81.8 KB) Gambusia georgei	Endangered	Endangered
Clear Creek Gambusia Clear Creek Gambusia (PDF 172.2 KB) Gambusia heterochir	Endangered	Endangered
Pecos Gambusia Pecos Gambusia (PDF 354.4 KB) Gambusia nobilis	Endangered	Endangered
Blotched Gambusia** Gambusia senilis	Threatened
San Felipe Gambusia Gambusia clarkhubbsi	Threatened
Perches	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Fountain Darter Fountain Darter (PDF 468.3 KB) Edwards Aquifer Species Management (PDF 81.8 KB) Etheostoma fonticola	Endangered	Endangered
Rio Grande Darter Etheostoma grahami	Threatened
Blackside Darter Percina maculata	Threatened
Coastal Fishes	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Smalltooth Sawfish Pristis pectinata	Endangered	Endangered
Opossum Pipefish Microphis brachyurus	Threatened
River Goby Awaous banana	Threatened
Mexican Goby Ctenogobius claytonii	Threatened

*Species extinct

**Species extinct in the wild (except some experimental populations)

If you would like to look at more information about Texas Fishes, go to our Fishing Species links.