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Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus)

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

Listing Status:   

Where Listed: WHEREVER FOUND

Map of Species occurrence

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This species is listed wherever it is found, but
    • States/US Territories in which the Lost River sucker, Entire is known to or is believed to occur:  California , Oregon
    • US Counties in which the Lost River sucker, Entire is known to or is believed to occur:  View All
    • USFWS Refuges in which the Lost River sucker, Entire is known to occur:  CLEAR LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, TULE LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, UPPER KLAMATH NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
    • Countries in which the the Lost River sucker, Entire is known to occur:  United States
    • For more information:  http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/E052.html
Current Listing Status Summary
Status Date Listed Lead Region Where Listed
07/18/1988 California/Nevada Region (Region 8) Entire

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 15: view all)
Date Citation Page Title
12/11/2012 77 FR 73739 73768 Designation of Critical Habitat for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker: Final rule.
07/26/2012 77 FR 43796 43799 Designation of Critical Habitat for the Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker Proposed rule; reopening of comment period
12/07/2011 76 FR 76337 76358 Designation of Critical Habitat for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker Proposed rule; reproposal.
10/18/2011 76 FR 64372 64374 Draft Revised Recovery Plan, First Revision, for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker; Notice of Availability
05/25/2011 76 FR 30377 30382 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon

» Action Plans

Action Plans (Showing 1 of 1)
Date Title
08/27/2009 Lost River and Shortnose suckers Spotlight Species Action Plan

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
10/12/2011 Draft Revised Recovery Plan for the Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker(Deltistes luxatus & Chasmistes brevirostris) View Implementation Progress Draft Revision 1
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 5 of 5)
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
10/18/2011 76 FR 64372 64374 Draft Revised Recovery Plan, First Revision, for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker; Notice of Availability
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
    • 05/25/2011 76 FR 30377 30382 Initiation of 5-Year Reviews of Species in California, Nevada, and the Klamath Basin of Oregon
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
    • 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 Lost River sucker

    » Critical Habitat

    Current Critical Habitat Documents (Showing 3 of 3)
    Date Citation Page Title Document Type Status
    12/11/2012 77 FR 73739 73768 Designation of Critical Habitat for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker: Final rule. Final Rule Final designated
    12/07/2011 76 FR 76337 76358 Designation of Critical Habitat for Lost River Sucker and Shortnose Sucker Proposed rule; reproposal. Proposed Rule Not Required
    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 Lost River sucker, Entire

    » 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 34423 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 16, 2013