razorback
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That's caused a loss of riparian forest, which supported birds and other wildlife, and pushed four native fish — humpback chub, bonytail chub, Colorado pikeminnow and razorback sucker — to the brink of extinction.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2022
Lake Mead Fish Hatchery, which used to breed endangered razorback sucker and bonytail chub, ceased operations earlier this year when the lake dipped below the point where the hatchery drew its water.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 17, 2022
It also follows a July Fish and Wildlife proposal to move another rare Colorado River fish, the razorback sucker, from endangered status to threatened.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2021
Kailua is barely half an hour from downtown and Waikiki, but separated by a soaring ribbon of razorback mountains, the Koolau Range.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2011
Shackleton and Worsley eyed the razorback ridges and glaciers that rose up into the clouds.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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