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12-22-2016

Deltistes luxatus

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FWS Digital Media Library — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s National Digital Library is a searchable collection of selected images, historical artifacts, audio clips, publications, and video. The Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Catostomidae. It is the only living member of the genus Deltistes. It is found only in California and Oregon. Its population is much reduced from historical numbers for a number of reasons. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. This species is known as the C’waam by the local Native American Nation, the Klamath Tribes. This fish is one of the largest suckers, capable of reaching 86 cm (34 in) in length. It can be identified by its long snout with a small hump on top. It is dark on the back and sides and whitish or yellowish on the belly. Its lifespan can exceed 40 years. It does not reach sexual maturity until six to 14 years of age, most maturing around age 9.

Detailed information
Full Name: Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Fishes
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Endangered 07/18/1988 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) Wherever found
  • States/US Territories in which the Lost River sucker, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: California , Oregon
  • US Counties in which the Lost River sucker, Wherever found is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Lost River sucker, Wherever found is known to occur: Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge
  • Countries in which the the Lost River sucker, Wherever found is known to occur: United States
Federal register documents
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
01/12/2013 Revised Recovery Plan for the Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker (Deltistes luxatus and Chasmistes brevirostris) View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
01/12/2013 Revised Recovery Plan for the Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker (Deltistes luxatus and Chasmistes brevirostris) View Implementation Progress Final Revision 1
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
04/16/2013 78 FR 22556 22557 Revised Recovery Plan for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker; Notice of document availability
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
10/18/2011 76 FR 64372 64374 Draft Revised Recovery Plan, First Revision, for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker; Notice of Availability
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
05/25/2011 76 FR 30377 30382 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
03/05/2008 73 FR 11945 11950 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of 58 Species in California and Nevada; Availability of Completed 5-Year Reviews in California, Nevada and Southern Oregon
  • Notice 5-year Review, Completion
07/21/2004 69 FR 43554 43558 Notice of Revised 90-Day Petition Finding and Initiation of a 5-Year Status Review of the Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker
  • Notice 5-year Review
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Not substantial
01/19/1993 58 FR 5017 5018 Availibility of Draft Recovery Plan for the Lost River Sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and Shortnose Sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) for Review
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
Date
Title
08/22/2013 Lost River Sucker (Deltistes luxatus) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation
07/25/2007 5-year review for the Lost River sucker
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