fluctuated from a low of 1,728 to a high of 24,888. Prior to listing, the population was estimated to be 1,500 to 2,000. In 2018, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials proposed removing federal protections. Robyn Thorson, the Service's pacific region director, said in a statement; "We attribute this impressive accomplishment to our partners who have worked so hard on the recovery of the dace. This news builds on other recent successes, including two Oregon fishes that were delisted due to recovery, the Oregon chub and the Modoc sucker." References Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada, website information on Aquatic Species at Risk. https://www.fws.gov/oregonfwo/Species/Data/FoskettSpeckledDace/ Species Fact Sheet / Foskett speckled dace / Rhinichthys osculus ssp. Rhinichthys Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard Fish described in 1856