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Table 4.13-2 Special-status Fish Species Potentially Occurring in the Lower San Joaquin River Status I Species USFW t Habitat Potential to Occur in the lower San NMFS DFG Joaquin River Central Valley fall- SC SSC Requires cold,freshwater streams with Occurs in the Sacramento and San /late fall—run suitable gravel for spawning;rears Joaquin rivers,tributaries,and Delta. Chinook salmon seasonally in inundated floodplains,rivers, Occurs seasonally in the San Joaquin Oncorhyncus tributaries,and Delta. River in the project vicinity. tshawytscha Sacramento River E E Requires cold,freshwater streams with Occurs in the Sacramento River, winter-run Chinook suitable gravel for spawning;rears tributaries,and Delta.Unlikely to occur salmon seasonally in inundated floodplains,rivers, in the San Joaquin River in the project Oncorhyncus tributaries,and Delta. vicinity;however,occasional adult tshawytscha and/or juvenile strays may be present. Central Valley T T Requires cold,freshwater streams with Occurs in the Sacramento River, spring-run Chinook suitable gravel for spawning;rears tributaries,and Delta.Unlikely to occur salmon seasonally in inundated floodplains,rivers, in the San Joaquin River in the project Oncorhyncus tributaries,and Delta. vicinity;however,occasional adult tshawytscha and/or juvenile strays may be present. Green sturgeon T -- Requires cold,freshwater streams with Occurs in the Sacramento and San Acipenser suitable gravel for spawning;rears Joaquin rivers,tributaries,and Delta.Has medirostris seasonally inundated floodplains,rivers, potential to occur in the San Joaquin tributaries,and Delta. River in the project vicinity. Delta smelt T T Spawns in tidally influenced freshwater Occurs in tidally influenced segments of Hypomesus wetlands and seasonally submerged the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, transpacificus uplands;rears seasonally inundated tributaries,and Delta.Has potential to floodplains,tidal marsh,and Delta. occur in the San Joaquin River in the project vicinity. Longfin smelt -- SSC Spawns in tidally influenced freshwater Occurs in tidally influenced segments of Spirinchus wetlands and seasonally submerged the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, thaleichthys uplands;rears seasonally inundated tributaries,and Delta downstream of the floodplains,tidal marsh,and Delta. project area.Unlikely to occur in the San Joaquin River in the project vicinity. Sacramento splittail DT SSC Spawning and juvenile rearing from winter Occurs in the Sacramento and San Pogonichthys to early summer in shallow weedy areas Joaquin rivers,tributaries,and Delta.Has macrolepidotus inundated during seasonal flooding in the potential to occur in the San Joaquin lower reaches and flood bypasses of the River in the project vicinity. Sacramento River including the Yolo Bypass. Hardhead -- SSC Spawning occurs in pools and side pools of Occurs in the Sacramento and San Mylopharodon rivers and creeks;juveniles rear in pools of Joaquin rivers,tributaries,and Delta.Has conocephalus rivers and creeks,and shallow to deeper potential to occur in the San Joaquin water of lakes and reservoirs. River in the project vicinity. San Joaquin roach -- CSC Spawning occurs in pools and side pools of Occurs in tributaries to the Sacramento Lavinia symmetricus small rivers and creeks;juveniles rear in and San Joaquin rivers.Not likely to sp. pools of small rivers and creeks. occur in the San Joaquin River in the project vicinity. Legal Status Definitions Federal Listing Categories(USFWS&NMFS) State Listing Categories(DFG) E Endangered(legally protected) E Endangered(legally protected) T Threatened(legally protected) T Threatened(legally protected) DT Recently delisted from threatened status FP Fully Protected(legally protected, no take allowed) SC Species of Concern CSC California Species of Concern(no formal protection) Source:Data compiled by EDAW in 2007 EDAW Manteca WQCF and Collection System Master Plans EIR Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 4.13-4 City of Manteca