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Western Chubs
Gila
Gila is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, native to the United States and Mexico. Species of Gila are collectively referred to as western chubs. The chiselmouth is a close relative (Simons & Mayden 1997), as are members of the genus Siphateles. Several members of the genus are endangered or extinct due to loss of habitat causing by diversion or overuse of water resources, particularly in the western United States.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
Arroyo Chub
speciesGila orcuttii
Roundtail Chub
speciesGila robusta
Utah Chub
speciesGila atraria
Sonora Chub
speciesGila ditaenia
Chiselmouth
speciesGila alutacea
Rio Grande Chub
speciesGila pandora
Blue Chub
speciesGila coerulea
Moapa Dace
speciesGila coriacea
Saltillo Chub
speciesGila modesta
Virgin River Chub
speciesGila seminuda
Humpback Chub
speciesGila cypha
Bonytail Chub
speciesGila elegans
Yaqui Chub
speciesGila purpurea
Chihuahua Chub
speciesGila nigrescens
Mexican Roundtail Chub
speciesGila minacae
Nazas Chub
speciesGila conspersa
Desert Chub
speciesGila eremica
Conchos Chub
speciesGila pulchra
Thicktail Chub
speciesGila crassicauda
Pahranagat Roundtail Chub
speciesGila jordani
Shorttail Chub
speciesGila brevicauda
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 88495.