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Speckled dace protections

WASHINGTON — The Santa Ana speckled dace, a minnow-sized fish native to California, should be listed as threatened, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says. Dams, water diversions, sprawl and competition from non-native fish have caused speckled dace to lose three-quarters of their habitat.

/ August 12, 2024
A close view of two Santa Ana speckled dace. (Paul Barrett/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via Courthouse News)

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