Species Profile
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Pecos gambusia (Gambusia nobilis)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Poeciliidae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Southwest Region (Region 2)
Date Listed: Oct 13, 1970

  • States/US Territories in which the Pecos gambusia is known to occur:  New Mexico , Texas
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Pecos gambusia is known to occur:  BITTER LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • For more information:  http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/E00V.html

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title
02/11/2009 74 FR 6917 6919 5-Year Reviews of 23 Southwestern Species
10/13/1970 35 FR 16047 16048 Appendix D - United States List of Endangered Native Fish and Wildlife; 35 FR 16047 16048
08/25/1970 35 FR 13519 13520 Notice of Proposed Rule Making (Conservation of Endangered Species and Other Fish or Wildlife)

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
05/09/1985 Recovery Plan for Pecos Gambusia View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
02/11/2009 74 FR 6917 6919 5-Year Reviews of 23 Southwestern Species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation

    • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Pecos gambusia.

    » Conservation Plans

    Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 1 of 1 )
    HCP Plan Summaries
    Balmorhea State Park

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Pecos gambusia.

    » Life History

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

    » Other Resources

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009