Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection

DEEP headquarters at 79 Elm Street in Hartford has partially re-opened to staff and members of the public as of Tuesday, February 3. The DEEP records room has re-opened. The DEEP Central Permit Processing Unit (CPPU) will be open to the public starting on Wednesday, Feb. 4. For updates, click here

Endangered, Threatened, and Special Concern Fish

Status
Common Name
Scientific Name
E Shortnose sturgeon+ Acipenser brevirostrum
E Atlantic sturgeon+ Acipenser oxyrinchus oxyrinchus
SC Blueback herring Alosa aestivalis
SC Sand tiger shark Carcharias taurus
SC Longnose sucker Catostomus catostomus
SC Slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus
SC Banded sunfish Enneacanthus obesus
E American brook lamprey Lethenteron appendix
SC Atlantic seasnail Liparis atlanticus
E Burbot Lota lota
SC Bridle shiner Notropis bifrenatus
E Rainbow smelt (anadromous populations only) Osmerus mordax
SC Radiated shanny Ulvaria subbifurcata

+ Federally Endangered

Effective August 5, 2015

Mammals | Birds | Reptiles | Amphibians | Invertebrates | Plants
Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species in Connecticut