Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Craniata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Xyrauchen
Species: texanus
Razorback Sucker - Xyrauchen texanus
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Species Extent (New Mexico)
General Description
Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) is a large (over 0.91 m long) fish that occurs in the Colorado River system, though rarely above the Grand Canyon. In New Mexico they occur in Lake Mojave on the Colorado River and have been reintroduced to the San Juan River. They inhabit deep, fast flowing water in large rivers and backwaters and can also be found in reservoirs. They are threatened by non-native fish predation and loss of habitat.
Status
Global Rank: G1
State Rank: S1
| Rank Metadata |
| State Rank:
S1
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Rank Changed:
10/20/1991
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| Rank Reviewed:
01/29/2002
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| Reason:
N/A
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| Ecological Factors |
| Specificity:
N/A
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Range Extent:
N/A
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| Occurences:
N/A
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Population Size:
N/A
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| Area of Occupancy:
N/A
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Threat Summary:
N/A
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State Status:
Federal Status: Listed Endangered [LE]
USFS Status:
BLM Status:
SWAP Status: SGCN
NMRP Strategy Status:
Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database
Number of Subpopulations: 45
Number of Mapped Locations: 181
Number of Observations: 261
Observation date range: 03-31-1994
to 09-26-2023
External Links
Year
2014
Citation Platania, S.UWFWS Annual Permit Report for 2014. US Fish and Wildilfe Service Permit #TE001623-3. American Southwest Ichthyological ResearchersP. 2014.
Reference Code
E14PLA01NMUS
Year
2015
Citation Dudley, R.K. and S.P. Platania. 2015. Federal Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species Collecting Permit Report, TE-001623-4. American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers, LLC.
Reference Code
E15ASI01NMUS
Year
2015
Citation Pierce, L. 2015. Threatened and endangered species recovery permit report, TE-815409. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Submitted to USFWS.
Reference Code
E15DGF02NMUS
Year
2015
Citation James, A. 2015. Federal Permit data for the New Mexico Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office, TE-676811. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Reference Code
E15FWS01NMUS
Year
2016
Citation Pierce, L. 2016. Federal recovery and monitoring permit: annual report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-815409. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish.
Reference Code
E16DGF03NMUS
Year
2016
Citation Dudley, R.K. 2016. Annual federal permit data report for 2016. American Southwest Ichthyological Researchers.
Reference Code
E16DUD01NMUS
Year
2017
Citation Pierce, L. 2017. Fish, herp, and invertebrate data. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. Santa Fe, NM.
Reference Code
E17PIE01NMUS
Year
2017
Citation Various authors. 2007-2017. Annual NMDGF Permits. New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF).
Reference Code
E17VAR01NMUS
Year
2020
Citation Dudley, R. 2020. New Mexico Ecological Services 2019 annual report for Native Endangered Species Recovery Permit (TE001623-5).
Reference Code
E20DUD01NMUS
Year
2022
Citation Dudley, R. 2022. Permit report for various fishes TE001623-5.
Reference Code
E22DUD01NMUS
Year
2010
Citation Snyder, A. 2010. List of Fish Specimens for species on NHNM Tracking List. Division of Fishes, Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico
Reference Code
HATMSB01NMUS
Year
2012
Citation American Southwest Icthyological Researchers. 2012. Collection of federally-protected species. Report to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-001623. 22p.
Reference Code
R12ASI01NMUS
Year
2000
Citation Ryden, D. W. 2000. Monitoring of Razorback Sucker Stocked into the San Juan River as Part of a Five-Year Augmentation Report. USFWS Colorado River Fishery Project, Grand Junction. 49 p.
Reference Code
U00RYD01NMUS
Year
2014
Citation New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. 2014. 2013 Threatened and Endangered species recovery permit report. Submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, TE-815409.
Reference Code
U14DGF01NMUS