Roundtail chub

Roundtail chub
Temporal range:
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Leuciscidae
Genus: Gila
Species:
G. robusta
Binomial name
Gila robusta
Baird & Girard, 1853
Synonyms
  • Gila emoryi Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Gila gracilis Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Guila grahami Baird & Girard, 1853
  • Gila elegans Baird & Girard, 1854
  • Gila gibboda Baird & Girard, 1854
  • Tigoma intermedia Girard, 1856
  • Ptychocheilus vorax Girard, 1856
  • Gila affinis Abbott, 1860
  • Leuciscus zunnensis Günther, 1868
  • Gila nacrea Cope, 1874
  • Gila nigra Cope, 1875
  • Squalius lemmoni Smith, 1884

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The roundtail chub (Gila robusta) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is found in southwestern North America. It is native to the Colorado River drainage basin, including the Gila River and other tributaries, and in several other rivers. It is part of the "robusta complex", which includes the Gila robusta robusta, G.r. grahami, and G.r. seminuda.