Species Profile
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Shortnose Sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris)

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

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  California/Nevada Region (Region 8)
Date Listed: Jul 18, 1988

  • States/US Territories in which the Shortnose Sucker is known to occur:  California , Oregon
  • US Counties in which the Shortnose Sucker is known to occur:  View All
  • USFWS Refuges in which the Shortnose Sucker is known to occur:  CLEAR LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , TULE LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE , UPPER KLAMATH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
  • For more information:  http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/E055.html

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 10 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
06/29/2009 74 FR 30996 30999 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Lost River Sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the Shortnose Sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris)
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
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
05/14/2002 67 FR 34422 34423 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker
01/31/1995 60 FR 5893 5894 ETWP; Public Hearing and Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker.

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
03/17/1993 Lost River (Deltistes luxatus) and Shortnose (Chasmistes brevirostrus) Sucker Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
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
    • Five Year Review
    Date Title
    07/25/2007 5-year review for the Shortnose sucker

    » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 1 of 1 )
    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    12/01/1994 59 FR 61744 61759 ETWP; Proposed Determination of Critical Habitat for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker Proposed Rule Not Required

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

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Shortnose Sucker

    » Petitions

    Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 3 of 3 )
    Date Citation Page Title Finding
    06/29/2009 74 FR 30996 30999 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Lost River Sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and the Shortnose Sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris)
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Not substantial
    • 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
    • 05/14/2002 67 FR 34422 34423 Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of 90-Day Finding on a Petition To Delist the Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker
  • Notice 90-day Petition Finding, Not substantial

    • » Life History

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

    » Other Resources

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    Last updated: February 9, 2010