Carpiodes velifer (Rafinesque, 1820)
Highfin Carpsucker

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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: G4G5

State Rank: SU

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: No

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): Yes

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: Data Deficient

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: swift sandy areas associated with sandbars, yoy found in backwaters and on margins of sandbars

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SWAP 2025 Threat Matrix

	Threat 1	Threat 2	Threat 3
General Threat	Natural system modifications	Pollution	None
Specific Threat	Dams & water management/use	Agricultural & forestry effluents	None

SWAP 2025 Conservation Actions:

• Action 1: Add to special concern list and track occurrences of species in the Biotics database
• Action 2: Complete a distributional survey to assess current range, conservation status or to identify best populations
• Action 3: Research genetics and taxonomy

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