Gila (genus)
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Gila is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, native to North America and Central America. Species of this family are referred to as chubs. Several members of the family are endangered or extinct due to loss of habitat causing by diversion or overuse of water resources, particularly in the western United States.
[edit] Species
- Gila alvordensis, Alvord chub
- Gila atraria, Utah chub
- Gila bicolor, Tui chub
- Gila bicolor isolata, Independence Valley tui chub (extinct)
- Gila bicolor mohavensis, Mohave tui chub
- Gila boraxobius, Borax Lake chub
- Gila brevicauda, Shorttail chub
- Gila coerulea, Blue chub
- Gila conspersa, Nazas chub
- Gila crassicauda, Thicktail chub (extinct)
- Gila cypha, Humpback chub
- Gila ditaenia, Sonora chub
- Gila elegans, Bonytail chub or Bonytail
- Gila eremica, Desert chub
- Gila intermedia, Gila chub
- Gila minacae, Mexican roundtail chub
- Gila modesta, Salinas chub
- Gila nigra, Headwater chub
- Gila nigrescens, Chihuahua chub
- Gila orcuttii, Arroyo chub
- Gila pandora, Rio Grande chub
- Gila pulchra, Conchos chub
- Gila purpurea, Yaqui chub
- Gila robusta , Roundtail chub
- Gila seminuda, Virgin chub
[edit] References
- Gila (TSN 163541). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 11 March 2006.
- "Gila". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
