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Not native to Colorado. The largemouth bass resides in shallow water habitats such as reeds, water lilies, and other vegetation. Largemouth bass prefer no current and clear water lakes and ponds. Bass will feed on minnows, carp, trout, crawfish and any other species of fish that is available, even their own.
In Colorado, there is a total of 18 hatcheries raising 30+ species of fish which Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) operate. Twelve of these hatcheries are cold water facilities, two are warm water facilities, two are cold and warm water, and two are USFWS hatcheries. [3]
The Colorado Pikeminnow was once a species of fish that resided in much of the Colorado River Basin. Due to human impacts and the introduction of non-native fish species, the population has receded to the upper basin. According to the Native Aquatic Species Conservation in Arizona, the installation of dams has altered the fish's movement. [9]
The humpback chub (Gila cypha) is a federally protected fish that lived originally in fast waters of the Colorado River system in the United States.This species takes its name from the prominent hump between the head and dorsal fin, which is thought to direct the flow of water over the body and help maintain body position in the swift currents of the Colorado river.
Additional populations were found in 1965 and 1970, [citation needed] making possible the 1978 reclassification of the subspecies as threatened under the 1973 Endangered Species Act. [4] [a] Recovery efforts for the greenback cutthroat by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, assisted by Trout Unlimited, are ongoing.
Bonytail chubs were one of the first fish species to reflect the changes that occurred in the Colorado River basin after the construction of Hoover Dam; the fish was extirpated from the lower basin between 1926 and 1950. [8] They may still be found in the Green River of Utah and perhaps in the larger Colorado River water bodies. [5]
However, the US Forest Service lists this fish as a sensitive species. It is also listed as a sensitive species with the Bureau of Land Management. [4] Populations of the Rio Grande chub have significantly decided from historical levels. At one point, this chub was the most common fish in the Rio Grande Watershed.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management, Little Snake Conservation District, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Trout Unlimited have successfully reintroduced Colorado River cutthroat into the Little Snake River basin. Efforts have included improving stream habitat and removing non-native species.