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Iotichthys phlegethontis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINIFORMES CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name: Iotichthys phlegethontis
Species Authority: (Cope, 1874)
Common Name/s:
English – Least Chub

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable B1+2ac ver 2.3
Year Published: 1996
Annotations:
Needs updating
Assessor/s: Gimenez Dixon, M.
Reviewer/s:
Contributor/s:
History:
1994 – Endangered (Groombridge 1994)
1990 – Endangered (IUCN 1990)
1988 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1988)
1986 – Vulnerable (IUCN Conservation Monitoring Centre 1986)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: I. phlegethontis is restricted to the Bonneville River basin, Utah.
Countries:
Native:
United States (Utah)
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): This species may be adversely affected by predation, competition , and hybridization with introduced fish species such as Speckled Dace Rhinichthys osculus.
Citation: Gimenez Dixon, M. 1996. Iotichthys phlegethontis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 26 May 2013.
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