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12-22-2016

Erimystax cahni

Erimystax cahni conservation information on more than 50,000 plants, animals and ecological communtities of the U.S and Canada. NatureServe Explorer provides in-depth information on rare and endangered species, but includes common plants and animals too. NatureServe Explorer is a product of NatureServe in collaboration with the Natural Heritage Network.The slender chub is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in the United States.

ITIS Reports — ITIS (the Integrated Taxonomic Information System) is a source for authoritative taxonomic information on plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world. Slender Chub The slender chub is one of the rarest fishes in eastern North America and has the dubious distinction of having the smallest range of any North American minnow. Only a few specimens have been collected in the past 20 years. A single specimen was collected in 1995.

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. Erimystax is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. Members are commonly known as slender chubs, though “slender chub” is also used for individual species local to some area, particularly Erimystax cahni.

Detailed information
Full Name: Slender chub (Erimystax cahni)
Where found: Wherever found
Critical Habitat:N/A
Species Group:Fishes
Current listing status
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
Threatened 10/11/1977 Southeast Region (Region 4) Wherever found
Experimental Population, Non-Essential 10/15/2007 Southeast Region (Region 4) U.S.A. (TN - specified portions of the French Broad and Holston Rivers; see 17.84(s)(1)(i))
  • Population location: Wherever found Listing status: Threatened
      • States/US Territories in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: Tennessee , Virginia
      • US Counties in which this population is known to or is believed to occur: View All
  • Population location: U.S.A. (TN - specified portions of the French Broad and Holston Rivers; see 17.84(s)(1)(i)) Listing status: Experimental Population, Non-Essential
Recovery
To learn more about critical habitat please see http://ecos.fws.gov/crithab
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
07/29/1983 Slender Chub View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
09/09/1977 42 FR 45526 45530 Final Threatened Status and Critical Habitat for Five species of Southeastern Fishes; 42 FR 45526 45530
Date
Title
Plan Action Status
Plan Status
07/29/1983 Slender Chub View Implementation Progress Final
Date
Citation Page
Title
Document Type
07/29/2008 73 FR 43947 43948 5-Year Status Review of 20 Southeastern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
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