Ecological Archives E089-048-A3

Julian D. Olden, N. LeRoy Poff, and Kevin R. Bestgen. 2008. Trait synergisms and the rarity, extirpation, and extinction risk of desert fishes. Ecology 89:847–856.

Appendix C. Terminal node predictions of the decision trees for species' rarity from Fig. 1, frequency of local extirpation from Fig. 2, and perceived level/source of extinction risk from Fig. 3.


Species
(Scientific name - common name)

Range
size

Frequency of local extirpation

Level and source of extinction


       
Catostomidae    

 

  Catostomus clarkii, desert sucker

A

C

E

  Catostomus discobolus,  bluehead sucker

A

F

E

  Catostomus insignis, Sonora sucker

A

E

E

  Catostomus latipinnis, flannelmouth sucker

A

A

E

  Xyrauchen texanus, razorback sucker

B

A

D

       
Cyprinidae

 

 

 

  Gila cypha, humpback chub

B

F

C

  Gila elegans, bonytail

B

A

C

  Gila intermedia, Gila chub

B

C

C

  Gila nigra, headwater chub

B

E

C

  Gila robusta, roundtail chub

B

F

C

  Lepidomeda mollispinis, Virgin R. spinedace

B

C

D

  Lepidomeda vittata, Little CO. R. spinedace

B

C

D

  Meda fulgida, spikedace

B

E

B

  Plagopterus argentissimus, woundfin

B

C

D

  Ptychocheilus lucius, Colorado pikeminnow

B

A

A

  Agosia chrysogaster, longfin dace

D

E

F

  Rhinichthys osculus, speckled dace

D

E

F

  Rhinichthys cobitis,  loach minnow

C

D

B

       
Cyprinodontidae

 

 

 

  Cyprinodon macularius, desert pupfish

B

B

B

       
Poeciliidae

 

 

 

  Poeciliopsis occidentalis, Gila topminnow

D

B

B

       

Salmonidae

     

  Oncorhynchus gilae apache, Apache trout

C

D

G

  Oncorhynchus gilae gilae, Gila trout

C

B

G


† Species endemic to the Lower Colorado River Basin.



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