Table 51. Endangered, rare, and threatened species of fish and mussels known to occur in the West Osage River Basin in west-central Missouri and east-central Kansas (MDC 1991, Pflieger 1975, Bill Busby, KNHI personal communication).
CATEGORY SPECIES COMMON NAME FEDERAL STATUS STATE STATUS
Fish: Hiodon tergisus Mooneye R (MO)
Nocomis biguttatus Hornyhead Chub T (KS)
Notropis buchanani Ghost Shiner WL (MO)
Notropis heterolepis Blacknose Shiner R (MO)
Polyodon spathula Paddlefish WL (MO)
Mussels: Anodonta suborbiculata Flat Floater E (KS)
Arcidens confragosus Rock-Pocketbook T (KS) R (MO)
Cumberlandia monodonta Spectacle Case C2 WL (MO)
Obovaria olivaria Hickory-nut WL (MO)

E = Endangered, R = Rare, T = Threatened, WL = Watch, List C2 = Candidate for Federal Listing

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