Tiny Texas fish among 21 species removed from endangered species list due to extinction

Tiny Texas fish among 21 species removed from endangered species list due to extinction

Source: gulflive

10/17/2023

Credit: Courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Monday finalized a rule removing 21 species from the list of threatened and endangered species under the Endangered Species Act because of extinction, including a tiny fish found only in Texas.

The San Marcos gambusia hasn’t been seen since 1983. The tiny species of fish was once found in only a half-mile stretch of the San Marcos River.

San Marcos River

Gambusia, San Marcos

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