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The Rio Grande silvery minnow or Rio Grande minnow (Hybognathus amarus) is a small herbivorous North American fish. It is one of the seven North American members of the genus Hybognathus, in the cyprinid family. The Rio Grande silvery minnow is one of the most endangered fish in North America, according to the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service ...
Hybognathus amarus (Girard, 1856) (Rio Grande silvery minnow) Hybognathus argyritis Girard, 1856 (Western silvery minnow) Hybognathus hankinsoni C. L. Hubbs, 1929 (Brassy minnow) Hybognathus hayi D. S. Jordan, 1885 (Cypress minnow) Hybognathus nuchalis Agassiz, 1855 (Mississippi silvery minnow) Hybognathus placitus Girard, 1856 (Plains minnow)
Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v. Bureau of Reclamation, called Rio Grande Silvery Minnow v.Keys [a] in its earlier phases, was a case launched in 1999 by a group of environmentalists against the United States Bureau of Reclamation and the United States Army Corps of Engineers alleging violations of the Endangered Species Act and the National Environmental Policy Act.
For the first time in four decades, the Rio Grande went dry in Albuquerque, New Mexico, last week. Miles of habitat for many endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow — a shimmery, pinky-sized native ...
The Rio Grande silvery minnow was listed as endangered in 1994 as its numbers dwindled to only 7 percent of its historic range. Lawsuit to protect minnow imperiled in Pecos River, Rio Grande of ...
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In 1996 they expanded to take on river issues, particularly the Rio Grande silvery minnow, which was brought to the brink of extinction when drought caused the Rio Grande to dry up for 60 miles. An official endangered species program was launched in 2001, and in 2007 a climate and energy program was started.
Brassy minnow (Hybognathus hankinsoni) Cypress minnow (Hybognathus hayi) Mississippi silvery minnow (Hybognathus nuchalis) Plains minnow (Hybognathus placitus) Eastern silvery minnow (Hybognathus regius) Bigeye chub (Hybopsis amblops) Pallid shiner (Hybopsis amnis) Highback chub (Hybopsis hypsinotus) Lined chub (Hybopsis lineapunctata)