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Gila (fish)

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Gila
Bonytail chub, Gila elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Clade: Laviniinae
Genus: Gila
S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853
Species

About 20, see text

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 caused by diversion or overuse of water resources, particularly in the western United States.

Species

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References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gila". 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)