Roundtail chub
📖 Overview
Adults inhabit rocky runs, sometimes pools, of creeks and small to large rivers as well as impoundments. May hybridize with Gila cypha throughout their shared range except in Yampa River .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 9. Body deep and compressed. Head flat. Caudal peduncle slender. Caudal fin large and forked. Angle along base of the anal fin continues into the middle of the caudal fin. Mouth terminal, extending to front of eye. Dark olive-gray above, silver side. Breeding male may develop red or orange on lower half of cheek and paired-fin bases; Lateral line with 71-99 scales, usually more than 78. Dorsal and anal fins with 9 rays. First gill arch with 10 or more rakers. Pharyngeal teeth 2,5-4,2 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Roundtail chub is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Roundtail chub is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Roundtail chub is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous . Subtropical; 44°N - 28°N North America: Colorado River drainage in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, USA (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Gila Chub · Headwater Chub · Roundtail Chub |
| 🌍CES | gila nevadská · gila prostřední |
| 🌍EST | Jäme gilaturb |
| 🌍LAV | Parastā gila · Resnastes gila |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Обыкновенная гила · Толстохвостая гила |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | carpa cola redonda · carpa del Gila |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 粗壮骨尾鱼 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gila affinis | Abbott | 1860 | Synonym |
| Gila gracilis | Baird & Girard | 1853 | Synonym |
| Gila grahamii | Baird & Girard | 1853 | Synonym |
| Gila jordani | Tanner | 1950 | Synonym |
| Gila nacrea | Cope | 1871 | Synonym |
| Gila robusta jordani | Tanner | 1950 | Synonym |
| Gila robusta robusta | - | - | Synonym |
| Leuciscus zunnensis | Günther | 1868 | Synonym |
| Ptychocheilus vorax | Girard | 1856 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 16 records indexed .
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