Bonytail
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit flowing pools and backwaters, usually over mud or rock. Streamlined body may suggest occasional occurrence in swift runs .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Gila elegans can be distinguished from similar species Gila cypha by having terminal mouth, angle along anal fin base continues well above caudal fin, more slender caudal peduncle, smaller hump on nape, usually dorsal fin with 10 rays; and 75-99 scales on lateral line. Breeding males with red lower side and pectoral and anal-fin bases .: fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bonytail is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Bonytail is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Bonytail is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Temperate; 42°N - 32°N North America: Colorado River drainage in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and California in USA; and Mexico.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bonytail · bonytail chub |
| 🌍CES | Gila zdobena |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | carpa elegante |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 美丽骨尾鱼 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gila emoryi | Baird & Girard | 1853 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .
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