Kentucky’s Federally Endangered and Threatened Species List

Mussels

Common Name

Scientific Name

Cumberland elktoe

Alasmidonta atropurpurea

Spectaclecase

Cumberlandia monodonta

Fanshell

Cyprogenia stegaria

Dromedary pearlymussel

Dromus dromas

Cumberlandian combshell

Epioblasma brevidens

Oyster mussel

Epioblasma capsaeformis

Tan riffleshell

Epioblasma walkeri

Purple Cat’s paw

Epioblasma obliquata

Northern riffleshell

Epioblasma torulosa rangiana

Snuffbox mussel

Epioblasma triquetra

Tubercled blossom

Epioblasma torulosa

Cracking pearlymussel

Hemistena lata

Pink mucket

Lampsilis abrupta

Palezone shiner

Notropis albizonatus

Ring pink

Obovaria retusa

Littlewing pearlymussel

Pegias fabula

White wartyback

Plethobasus cicatricosus

Orangefoot pimpleback

Plethobasus cooperianus

Sheepnose Mussel

Plethobasus cyphyus

Clubshell

Pleurobema clava

Rough pigtoe

Pleurobema plenum

Slabside Pearlymussel

Pleuronaia dolabelloides

Fat pocketbook

Potamilus capax

Fluted kidneyshell

Ptychobranchus subtentus

Ring pink

Obovaria retusa

Rabbitsfoot

Quadrula cylindrica cylindrica

Rayed Bean

Villosa fabalis

Cumberland bean

Villosa trabalis

Fish

Duskytail darter

Etheostoma percnurum

Relict darter

Etheostoma chienense

Cumberland darter

Cumberland darter

Pallid sturgeon

Scaphirhynchus albus

Blackside dace

Phoxinus cumberlandensis