Little colorado spinedace

The Little Colorado Spinedace are small, generally less than 10 cm in length.

The Little colorado spinedace lives in the demersal, freshwater environment.

* States/US Territories in which the Little Colorado spinedace is known to occur: Arizona * For more information: http://ecos.fws.gov/docs/life_histories/E04M. More

squirrel or Little Colorado spinedace indicating a change in classification may be warranted, we may propose a new rule that could do one of the following: (a) Reclassify the species from endangered to threatened (downlist); (b) reclassify the species from threatened to endangered More

The baseline for the Little Colorado spinedace did not rely on population surveys because such surveys can vary depending on the monitoring methods and fluctuations in natural stream conditions. More

population of Little Colorado spinedace, and is absent of exotics. Interim management activities for the properties include collection of baseline wildlife and habitat information, application of water rights to benefit spinedace, stream protection, and development of long term spinedace and spinedace habitat monitoring protocol. More

habitat for the Little Colorado spinedace (Lepidomeda mttata) in the Coconino and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests along East Clear Creek and its tributaries. More

The Little Colorado spinedace was listed as threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in 1987 and approximately 5 miles of Nutrioso Creek is designated critical habitat (USFWS 1987; USFWS 1998). The reach of Nutrioso Creek above Nelson Reservoir contained spinedace. More

The Little Colorado spinedace is a "counter-shaded" minnow, with a back of olive or bluish to lead gray, and a silvery lower body. More

The Little Colorado spinedace is small, even for a minnow, with a length of around 10 centimeters (4 in). The species has a small head and relatively large eyes. This fish spawns primarily in early summer, continuing at a reduced rate until early fall. More

The Little Colorado spinedace (Lepidomeda vittata), found only in creeks and small rivers of eastern Arizona, shares its genus with just two other species in the neighboring Vegas-Virgin ecoregion (Page and Burr 1991). More

The Little Colorado spinedace is a member of the tribe Plagopterini, a small group of minnows whose members are all disappearing. Spinedace rarely exceed 3. More

documented Little Colorado spinedace in East Clear Creek. Life History The Little Colorado spinedace is a member of the tribe Plagopterini, a small group of minnows whose members are all disappearing. More

The Little Colorado spinedace is known historically from the East Clear Creek watershed, Chevelon, Creek, and Rudd creeks, and the mainstem Little Colorado River. More

Little Colorado Spinedace 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation Little Colorado Spinedace 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation Arizona Ecological Services Field Office October 2008 453 Kb Link to the General Species Information document General More

Little Colorado spinedace, in particular. Speckled dace in an aquarium at Flagstaff Arboretum, 4/2008 The Little Colorado spinedace lives only in north-flowing tributaries of the Little Colorado River in eastern Arizona- specifically, Apache, Navajo and Coconino counties. More

Meanwhile, the Little Colorado spinedace minnow measures at most a few inches long, eats bugs, lives in fragmented stream habitat in parts of Arizona and is a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. Goliath, meet David. More

Common names

Lepidomeda vittata in Catalan (Català)
little colorado spinedace in English
Trněnka malá in Czech (česky)
刺鱥 in Chinese (中文)
刺鱥 in Mandarin Chinese

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