Table 2. Proposed changes to the taxonomy of Pantosteus species.
original taxonomy | changed taxonomy | distribution |
Pantosteus clarkii | unchanged | Lower Colorado River Basin |
P. columbianus | unchanged | Columbia River Basin |
P. discobolus | P. discobolus | Colorado River Basin |
P. discobolus | P. virescens | northern Bonneville and upper Snake River basins |
P. discobolus jarrovii | unchanged | upper Little Colorado River |
P. nebuliferus | unchanged | Nazas and Aguanaval basins |
P. platyrhynchus | P. bondi | Columbia River Basin (minus upper Snake) |
P. platyrhynchus | P. jordani | Missouri River Basin |
P. platyrhynchus | P. lahontan | Lahontan Basin |
P. platyrhynchus | P. platyrhynchus | Bonneville, upper Snake and Green River basins |
P. plebeius | unchanged | Grande, Guzman, Conchos, and Yaqui basins |
P. santaanae | unchanged | Los Angeles region |