Species Profile
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Bonytail chub (Gila elegans)

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

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Mountain-Prairie Region (Region 6)
Date Listed: Apr 23, 1980
Where Listed: entire

  • States/US Territories in which the Bonytail chub, entire is known to occur:  Arizona , California , Colorado , Nevada , Utah , Wyoming
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Bonytail chub, entire is known to occur:  BILL WILLIAMS RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , OURAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • For more information:  http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/E020.html

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 8 : 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
09/29/2006 71 FR 57558 57560 Notice of Availability: Programmatic Safe Harbor Agreement for Nevada Department of Wildlife, Clark County, NV
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

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
08/01/2002 Bonytail Chub Revised Recovery Plan Goals View Implementation Progress Final Revision 2
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 2 of 2 )
    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

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

    » Conservation Plans

    Habitat Conservation Plans (HCP) (learn more) (Showing 2 of 2 )
    HCP Plan Summaries
    Lower Colorado River MSCP
    Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Plan (LCR MSCP)
    Safe Harbor Agreements (SHA): (learn more) (Showing 1 of 1 )
    SHA Plan Summaries
    Razorback Sucker and Bonytail Chub Programmatic SHA in Clark County, NV

    » Petitions

    No petition findings have been published for the Bonytail chub, entire.

    » 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