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Razorback sucker
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Catostomidae
Genus:	Xyrauchen; Eigenmann & Kirsch in Kirsch, 1889
Species:	X. texanus
Binomial name
	Xyrauchen texanus; (Abbott, 1860)

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The razorback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus, is an endangered sucker (Catostomidae) of rivers in the Colorado River drainage of western North America.

This large (up to 91 cm length) sucker is most notable for the sharp-edged bulge on the anterior part of its back, between the head and dorsal fin, giving rise to its common name, as well as to the alternative "humpback sucker". The dorsal fin is longer than high, and somewhat quadrilateral in shape, with 15 rays.

Formerly it occurred throughout the medium-sized and large rivers of the Colorado basin, and was apparently a staple food in the diet of Native Americans dwelling along those rivers. It was also recorded from the Salton Sea in the early part of the 20th century. Its range has shrunk to the river above the Grand Canyon, and to Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, and Lake Havasu on the lower part of the river. The likely reason for the decline is habitat loss from damming and the diversion of the river through irrigation canals. The state of California designated it as endangered in 1974, followed by the United States government in 1991. A young population of over 3,000 fish in Lake Mohave has been created by an augmentation program in Lake Mohave using larvae that were produced naturally in the lake. In addition, reintroduction programs have released hatchery raised fish into Lake Havasu, the Colorado River below Parker Dam, and the Verde River.

References

Template:IUCN2006 Listed as Endangered (EN A1bc v2.3)
Ira La Rivers, Fishes and Fisheries of Nevada (University of Nevada Press, 1994), pp. 357-362
California Department of Fish and Game page on the species
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Xyrauchen texanus". FishBase. May 2006 version.

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 The '''razorback sucker''', ''Xyrauchen texanus'', is an endangered sucker ([[Catostomidae]]) of rivers in the [[Colorado River]] drainage of western [[North America]].
 This large (up to 91 cm length) sucker is most notable for the sharp-edged bulge on the anterior part of its back, between the head and dorsal fin, giving rise to its common name, as well as to the alternative "humpback sucker". The dorsal fin is longer than high, and somewhat quadrilateral in shape, with 15 rays.
-Formerly it occurred throughout the medium-sized and large rivers of the Colorado basin, and it was apparently a staple fish in the diet of [[Indigenous peoples of North America|Native American]]s dwelling along those rivers. It was also recorded from the [[Salton Sea]] in the early part of the 20th century. Its range has shrunk to the river above the [[Grand Canyon]], and to [[Lake Mead]], [[Lake Mohave]], and [[Lake Havasu]] on the lower part of the river. The likely reason for the decline is habitat loss from damming and the diversion of the river through irrigation canals. The state of [[California]] designated it as endangered in [[1974]], followed by the [[United States]] government in [[1991]]. A young population of over 3,000 fish in Lake Mohave has been created by an augmentation program in Lake Mohave using larvae that were produced naturally in the lake.  In addition, reintroduction programs have released hatchery raised fish into Lake Havasu, the Colorado River below Parker Dam, and the Verde River.
+Formerly it occurred throughout the medium-sized and large rivers of the Colorado basin, and was apparently a staple  in the diet of [[Indigenous peoples of North America|Native American]]s dwelling along those rivers. It was also recorded from the [[Salton Sea]] in the early part of the 20th century. Its range has shrunk to the river above the [[Grand Canyon]], and to [[Lake Mead]], [[Lake Mohave]], and [[Lake Havasu]] on the lower part of the river. The likely reason for the decline is habitat loss from damming and the diversion of the river through irrigation canals. The state of [[California]] designated it as endangered in [[1974]], followed by the [[United States]] government in [[1991]]. A young population of over 3,000 fish in Lake Mohave has been created by an augmentation program in Lake Mohave using  that were produced naturally in the lake.  In addition, reintroduction programs have released hatchery raised fish into Lake Havasu, the Colorado River below Parker Dam, and the Verde River.
 ==References==
 * {{IUCN2006|assessors=Gimenez Dixon|year=1996|id=23162|title=Xyrauchen texanus|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Listed as Endangered (EN A1bc v2.3)
 *[[Ira La Rivers]], ''Fishes and Fisheries of Nevada'' (University of Nevada Press, 1994), pp. 357-362
 * [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/hcpb/cgi-bin/more_info.asp?idKey=ssc_tespp&specy=fish&query=Xyrauchen%20texanus California Department of Fish and Game page on the species]
 * {{FishBase_species|genus=Xyrauchen|species=texanus|year=2006|month=May}}
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 [[Category:Cypriniformes]]