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The Guadalupe bass (Micropterus treculii) is a rare species of fish endemic to the U.S. state of Texas, [2] where it also is the official state fish.It is restricted to creeks and rivers (including the Guadalupe River, hence the name Guadalupe bass), and is listed as near threatened. [1]
(sport fish) Micropterus dolomieu: 2005 [61] Channel catfish (state commercial fish) Ictalurus punctatus: 1987 [61] Texas: Guadalupe bass (freshwater) Micropterus treculii: 1989 [62] Red drum (saltwater) Sciaenops ocellatus: 2011 [62] Utah: Bonneville cutthroat trout: Oncorhynchus clarkii (subspecies utah) 1997 [63] Vermont: Brook trout (cold ...
Texas recognizes three official mammals: the nine-banded armadillo, the Texas Longhorn, and the Mexican free-tailed bat. State law protects numerous species. State law protects numerous species. The state also recognizes the Texas State Bison Herd at Caprock Canyons State Park since 2011, [ 6 ] the state Longhorn herd at multiple state parks ...
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has released nearly 1 billion saltwater fish into Texas bays over the last 40 years — an effort to revitalize historic fisheries and recover native fish ...
In 1963, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department was formed through merger of the State Parks Board and the Game and Fish Commission. [8] In 1983, the Texas legislature passed the Wildlife Conservation Act, giving the department the authority for managing fish and wildlife resources in all Texas counties. The department operates 95 state parks ...
The Texas cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus), also known as the Rio Grande cichlid, is a freshwater fish of the cichlid family, and the only cichlid species that is native to the United States. It is found in the lower Rio Grande drainage in Texas near Brownsville and northeastern Mexico .
Enacted 50 years ago on Dec. 28, 1973, this legislation has played a pivotal role in preserving and protecting hundreds of species. 18 Texas species supported by the Endangered Species Act over 50 ...
Four species are categorized as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature: the Barton Springs salamander, the Texas blind salamander, the black-spotted newt, and the Houston toad. Furthermore, Texas law protects several native amphibians, designating eleven species as threatened within the state and four others as endangered.