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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae Minnows or carps
Subfamily: Leuciscinae
Genus: Gila

(See list of species below)


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20 species (see list below)

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North America
Max. Length 56 cm TL
 
Gila atraria
[Utah chub]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Gila brevicauda
[Shorttail chub]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 41 cm TL
 
Gila coerulea
[Blue chub]
No picture found
North America
 
Gila conspersa
[Nazas chub]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Gila crassicauda
[Thicktail chub]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Gila cypha Miller, 1946

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Gila cypha
[Humpback chub]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North and central America
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Gila ditaenia Miller, 1945

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Gila ditaenia
[Sonora chub]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

North America
Max. Length 62 cm TL
Gila elegans Baird & Girard, 1853

Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Gila elegans
[Bonytail]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
 
Gila eremica
[Desert chub]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Gila intermedia (Girard, 1856)

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Gila intermedia
[Gila chub]
No picture found
North America
 
Gila minacae
[Mexican roundtail chub]

Photo by Contreras-Balderas, S.

North America

Gila modesta (Garman, 1881)

Photo by Contreras-Balderas, S.
 
Gila modesta
[Salinas chub]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Gila nigra
[Headwater chub]

Photo by Gratwicke, B.

North America
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Gila nigrescens (Girard, 1856)

Photo by Gratwicke, B.
 
Gila nigrescens
[Chihuahua chub]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 40 cm TL
 
Gila orcuttii
[Arroyo chub]

Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.

North America
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Gila pandora (Cope, 1872)

Photo by Shattuck, Z.R.
 
Gila pandora
[Rio Grande chub]
No picture found
North America
 
Gila pulchra
[Conchos chub]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Gila purpurea (Girard, 1856)

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Gila purpurea
[Yaqui chub]

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy

North America
Max. Length 43 cm TL
Gila robusta Baird & Girard, 1853

Photo by The Native Fish Conservancy
 
Gila robusta
[Roundtail chub]
No picture found
North America
Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Gila seminuda
[Virgin chub]
20 Species of Family Cyprinidae with Genus Gila
(Minnows or carps)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1856 Gila atraria Utah chub North America 56 TL
2003 Gila brevicauda Shorttail chub North America 12.9 SL
1856 Gila coerulea Blue chub North America 41 TL
1881 Gila conspersa Nazas chub North America
1854 Gila crassicauda Thicktail chub North America 25 SL
1946 Gila cypha Humpback chub North America 38 TL
1945 Gila ditaenia Sonora chub North and central America 25 TL
1853 Gila elegans Bonytail North America 62 TL
1991 Gila eremica Desert chub North America 8.5 SL
1856 Gila intermedia Gila chub North America 38 TL
1902 Gila minacae Mexican roundtail chub North America
1881 Gila modesta Salinas chub North America
1875 Gila nigra Headwater chub North America 38 TL
1856 Gila nigrescens Chihuahua chub North America 24 TL
1890 Gila orcuttii Arroyo chub North America 40 TL
1872 Gila pandora Rio Grande chub North America 18 TL
1856 Gila pulchra Conchos chub North America
1856 Gila purpurea Yaqui chub North America 14 TL
1853 Gila robusta Roundtail chub North America 43 TL
1875 Gila seminuda Virgin chub North America 38 TL



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