Southeast Region

Regional Concentrations of At-Risk

Fish and Mussel Species

Southeast Region

Imperiled Watersheds

Southeast Region

Priority Watersheds

Southeast Region

Ecological Considerations Diversity

• 7 of the 8 most ecologically rich rivers

in North America

• > 325 fish species

• > 300 bird species

• > 89 mammal species

• > 70 amphibian species

• > 61 reptile species

• > 2,300 varieties of plants

Tennessee has:

Southeast Region

Laurel dace (E)Tan riffleshell (E)

Cumberland elktoe (E)

Ruth’s

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aster (E)

Ecological Considerations rare species

Boulder darter (E)

Oyster mussel (E)

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Endangered Threatened

Listed Species in Tennessee (n=92)

Southeast Region

Imperiled Mussel Fauna:• Extinct = 16

• Federal Endangered = 42

• Federal Endangered endemic = 18

• Federal Candidate = 8

Southeast Region

Ecological Considerations Threats

Southeast Region

Southeast Region

Jess Jones FWS

Jess Jones FWS

Don Hubbs, TWRA

Don Hubbs, TWRA

TN Priority Mussel Restoration Streams

•Big South Fork Cumberland•Clinch & Powell•Holston & French Broad

•Nolichucky•Hiwassee•Duck•Elk

Endangeredspecies

Fluted Kidneyshell Ptychobranchus subtentum

Spectaclecase Cumberlandia monodonta

Phesantshell Actinonaias pectorosa

Cumberland Moccasinshell

Medionidus conradicus

Cumberland Combshell Epioblasma brevidens

Oyster mussel E. capsaeformis

Birdwinged Pearlymussel Lemiox rimosus

Dromedary Pearlymussel Dromus dromas

Non-listed species