Gila (fish)

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.

Gila
Bonytail chub, Gila elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Subfamily: Laviniinae
Genus: Gila
S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853
Species

About 20, see text

Species

References

  • Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2011). Species of Gila in FishBase. August 2011 version.
  • Simons, Andrew M. & Mayden, Richard L. (1997): Phylogenetic Relationships of the Creek Chubs and the Spine-Fins: an Enigmatic Group of North American Cyprinid Fishes (Actinopterygii: Cyprinidae). Cladistics 13(3): 187–205. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.1997.tb00315.x (HTML abstract)
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