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<br />'0 <br /> <br />MAJOR WILDLIFE RESOURCES <br /> <br />List of Fish <br /> <br />There are eight species of fish endemic to the Virgin River and all <br />belong in two families-Catostomedae and Cyprinidae. Endemic species <br />include (Bradley and Deacon, 1976;" Vaughn Hansen Associates, 1977): <br /> <br />Flannel-mouth sucker Catostomus Zatipinnis <br />Desert sucker CatostoTTlUs cZark <br />Sucker Pcmtosteus de~phinus <br />Sucker Pantosteus sp. <br />Roundta11 chub GiZa l'obusta seminuda <br />Speckled dace Rhinichthys oscu~us <br />Virgin River spine dace Lepidomeda mo~~ispinis <br />Woundifn PZagopte1'U8 a:r>gentissimus <br /> <br />Five exotic species from the Pocciliidae, Cyprinidae, and Centrar- <br />chidae families have been introduced by man. Exogenous species include <br />(Bradley and Deacon, 1967; Vaughn Hansen Associates, 1977): <br /> <br />Mosquito fish Gambusia affinis <br />Common carp CypZ'inus ca:z>pio <br />Red shiner NotZ'opis ~ut1'ensis <br /> <br />The woundfin P~opte1'US a:r>gentissimus is classified as an endangered <br />species. It is found in Virgin River and is of significant concern to <br />the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program. <br /> <br />Fathead minnow Pimepha~es p2'Ol/!e~as <br />Green sunfish Lepomis cyane~~us <br /> <br />List of Birds <br /> <br />This list of birds was divided into classifications used by the <br />Nevada Department of Wildlife. The various classifications and most <br />important species included in them are as follows: <br /> <br />Upland Game Birds <br /> <br />Gambe11's quail Lophorty~ gambe~ii <br />Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus co~chicus <br />White-winged dove Zenaida asiatica <br />Mourning dove Z. macl'oura <br /> <br />Migratory Game Birds <br /> <br />*Canada goose Branta canadensis <br />*Mal1ard Anas p~atyl'hynahos <br />*Pintail Anas acuta <br />*green-winged teal A. Ca1'o~inensis <br />*Cinnamon teal A. cyanoptel'a <br /> <br />*Shoveler Spatu~a c~ypeata <br />*Redhead Aythya americana <br />Lesser scaup A. affinis <br />*Bufflehead Buoepha~a a~beo~a <br />*Ruddy duck Qryura jamaicensis <br /> <br />C-3 <br /> <br />'-j (,.. I' tl <br />liJl,\):" <br />