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waffleslaw t1_j22vhs2 wrote

Reply to comment by WrightwoodHiker in [OC] The Number of Endangered Species in Each US State by malxredleader

Fish. A LOT of the south east endangered species are fish. TN and AL both swap which state has the most native species of aquatic fish, they keep finding more. Some populations exist in just one tiny water shed.

I don't know about other regions of the US (my ichthyology degree is decades out of date and I studied in the South East) but I suspect is very similar in California as well.

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thugdout t1_j23mldd wrote

> aquatic fish

As compared to the more common land-dwelling fish?

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waffleslaw t1_j24oyop wrote

As compared to marine fish, freshwater vs saltwater.

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WrightwoodHiker t1_j23zlsd wrote

There are a few (pupfish, golden trout), but CA has much lower freshwater fish diversity, because the water is mostly either cold or ephemeral. CA has a ton of small-range plants compared to the rest of the continental US and I believe it’s at or near the top in rare mammals.

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