Species Profile
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Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae

Listing Status:    and  

Population detail

The FWS is currently monitoring the following populations of the Colorado pikeminnow 

  • Population location: Entire, except Salt and Verde R. drainages, AZ
    Listing status:  Endangered
    • States/US Territories in which this population is known to occur:  Arizona , California , Colorado , New Mexico , Utah , Wyoming
    • USFWS Refuges in which this population is known to occur:  BILL WILLIAMS RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , HAVASU NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , OURAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
    • For more information:  http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/E006.html
  • Population location: Salt and Verde R. drainages, AZ
    Listing status:  Experimental Population, Non-Essential
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
03/11/1967 Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) except Salt and Verde R. drainages, AZ
07/24/1985 Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6) Salt and Verde R. drainages, AZ

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 10 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
04/18/2007 72 FR 19549 19551 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Seven Wildlife Species and Two Plant Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
08/28/2002 67 FR 55270 55271 Notice of Availability of Recovery Goals for Four Endangered Fishes of the Colorado River Basin
11/23/2001 66 FR 58748 Reopening of Public Comment on Draft Recovery Goals for Four Endangered Fishes of the Colorado River Basin
03/21/1994 59 FR 13374 13400 ETWP; Determination of Critical Habitat for the Colorado River Endangered Fishes: Razorback Sucker, Colorado Squawfish, Humpback Chub, and Bonytail Chub
01/29/1993 58 FR 6578 6589 ETWP; Proposed Determination of Crititical Habitat for the Colorado River Endangered Fishes: Razorback Sucker, Colorado Squawfish, Humpback Chub, and Bonytail Chub; (Xyrauchen texanus, Ptychochelius lucius, Gila cypha, Gila elegans)
Most Recent Special Rule Publications (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
08/26/1987 52 FR 32143 32145 Proposed Determination of Experimental Population Status for Introduced Population of Colorado Squawfish; 52 FR 32143-32145
07/24/1985 50 FR 30188 30195 Determination of Experimental Population Status for Certain Introduced Populations of Colorado Squawfish & Woundfin; 50 FR 30188-30195
04/10/1984 49 FR 14149 14152 Proposed Determination of Experimental Population Status for Certain Introduced Populations of Colorado Squawfish & Woundfin; 49 FR 14149- 14152

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
08/28/2002 Colorado Pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) Recovery Plan (Amendment and Supplement for Recovery Goals) View Implementation Progress Final Revision 2
07/27/2006 Colorado Pikeminnow - Recovery Goals View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 2 of 2 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
04/18/2007 72 FR 19549 19551 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Seven Wildlife Species and Two Plant Species in the Mountain-Prairie Region
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
    • 08/28/2002 67 FR 55270 55271 Notice of Availability of Recovery Goals for Four Endangered Fishes of the Colorado River Basin
  • Notice Recovery Plan Avail.

    • » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    03/21/1994 59 FR 13374 13400 ETWP; Determination of Critical Habitat for the Colorado River Endangered Fishes: Razorback Sucker, Colorado Squawfish, Humpback Chub, and Bonytail Chub Final Rule Active
    01/29/1993 58 FR 6578 6589 ETWP; Proposed Determination of Crititical Habitat for the Colorado River Endangered Fishes: Razorback Sucker, Colorado Squawfish, Humpback Chub, and Bonytail Chub; (Xyrauchen texanus, Ptychochelius lucius, Gila cypha, Gila elegans) Proposed Rule Not Required
    09/14/1978 43 FR 41060 41062 Proposed Critical Habitat for the Colorado Squawfish Proposed Rule Not Required

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

    » Conservation Plans

    Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 1 of 1 )
    HCP Plan Summaries
    Salt River Project Horseshoe and Bartlett HCP

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Colorado pikeminnow.

    » Life History

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

    » Other Resources

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    Last updated: November 21, 2009