MONTANA FISH SPECIES OF SPECIAL CONCERN* As of November 1978. 



CLA SS A - Gene pool Insecure and/or limited habitats in Montana and elsewhere in 

 North America. 



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White sturgeon 



Pallid sturgeon 



Paddlefish 



Yellowstone cutthroat trout 



Arctic grayling 



C LASS B - Intermediate between class A and class C 



Westslope cutthroat trout 

 Upper Missouri cutthroat trout 

 Sturgeon chub 

 Shorthead sculpln 



CLASS C - Limited number and/or limited distribution in Montana, at least fairly 

 widespread and abundant elsewhere In North America, gene pool not in 

 leopardy if extirpated from Montana 



Shortnose par 

 Native rainbow trout 

 Creek chub 

 Flnescale dace 

 Trout-perch 

 Plains killifish 

 Spoonhead sculpln 



BRAr;(;iNG-SIZE FISH 



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Species Kg Lbs. 



Shovclnose sturgeon 2.7 6 



Paddlefish 34.0 75 



Mountain whlteflsh .9 2 



Knkanee .9 2 



Cutthroat trout .7 1.5 



Itainbow trout 1.4 3 



Brown trout 1.4 3 



Urook trout .5 1 



DoMy Vardcn 4.5 10 



Lake trout 6.R 15 



Arctic Graylinp. .9 2 



Golden trout .5 1 



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*A1 1 are native with possible exceptions of plains kllllflsh and flnescale 

 dace which arc assumed to be. 



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