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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes adding new fish to endangered list

The U.S, Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list a small minnow-like fish known as the peppered chub as an endangered species and designate parts of rivers in Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and New Mexico as its critical habitat.

The agency on Tuesday published the proposal in the Federal Register.

The proposal says the fish, once found in each of the four states and in Colorado, is now found only in one river from New Mexico into Texas.

It says rivers in Kansas and Oklahoma must also be protected to ensure they could be relocated, if necessary, to prevent extinction.

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