Gila brevicauda
Shorttail Chub
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Cypriniformes (Carps and Minnows)
Cyprinidae (Carps and Minnows)
Gila
Gila brevicauda (Shorttail Chub)
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated. Darkly pigmented (mottled flanks) than congeners in the adjacent basins. Caudal fin abbreviate, nearly always shorter than the caudal peduncle (Ref. 49525).
Distribution
North America: México.
Habitat Associations
Freshwater. pelagic.
Biology
Max length: 12.9 cm SL.
IUCN Red List Status: Data Deficient (DD), assessed 2018-10-09. Resilience: Medium (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
References
Norris, S.M., J.M. Fischer and W.L. Minckley (2003) Gila brevicauda (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), a new species of fish from the Sierra Madre Occidental of México. Ichthyol. Explor. Freshwat. 14(1):19-30.
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