Utah chub
📖 Overview
Adults occur in lakes, quiet pools of headwaters, creeks and small to medium rivers. Often found in vegetation over mud or sand . Migratory behaviour is undetermined .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Gila atraria can be distinguished by the following characters: deep, compressed body; large eye; short, blunt snout; 45-65 scales on lateral line; dorsal fin usually with 9 rays; anal fin with 8 rays; pharyngeal teeth 2,5-4,2; olive-brown to blue-black above; yellow to brassy side; clear to olive-yellow fins; and large males with yellow to gold-fin bases, mouth and side of the head, may be gold overall .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Utah chub is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate; 48°N - 38°N North America: Snake River system above Shoshone Falls in Wyoming and Idaho; Lake Bonneville basin (including Great Salt Lake drainage and Sevier River system) in southeastern Idaho and Utah, USA.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Utah Chub |
| 🌍CES | gila utažská |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hybopsis bivittatus | Cope | 1872 | Synonym |
| Hybopsis timpanogensis | Cope | 1874 | Synonym |
| Myloleucus parovanus | Cope | 1874 | Synonym |
| Myloleucus pulverulentus | Cope | 1872 | Synonym |
| Protoporus domninus | Cope | 1872 | Synonym |
| Siboma atraria | Girard | 1856 | Synonym |
| Siboma atraria longiceps | Cope | 1875 | Synonym |
| Squalius cruoreus | Jordan & Gilbert | 1881 | Synonym |
| Squalius rhomaleus | Jordan & Gilbert | 1881 | Synonym |
| Tigoma lineata | Girard | 1856 | Heterotypic |
| Tigoma squamata | Gill | 1861 | Synonym |
🦠 Common Diseases
The following diseases are known to affect Utah chub.
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 6 records indexed .
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