Regulation & law · 15/12/1998Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lists Topeka Shiner as Endangered Species

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the Topeka shiner, a small fish found in several river basins across the Midwest, is an endangered species due to habitat destruction and degradation, as well as impacts from introduced predators, and will receive federal protection under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.