ETWP; 12-Month Finding for a Petition To List the Santa Ana Sucker as Endangered

The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announces a 12- month finding for a petition to list the Santa Ana sucker (Catostomus santaanae) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). The Santa Ana sucker is found in small shallow streams in southern California, and although described as common in the 1970s, the species has experienced declines throughout most of its range because of urbanization, water pollution, dams, introduced non-native fishes, and other human-caused disturbances. The Service finds that the petition to list the Santa Ana sucker is warranted but precluded by other listing actions of higher priority.