Utah chub
| Utah chub | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Gila |
| Species: | G. atraria |
| Binomial name | |
| Gila atraria (Girard, 1856) | |
The Utah chub (Gila atraria) is a freshwater fish of the family Leuciscidae native to the western United States, where it is abundant in the upper Snake River basin and the Bonneville basin. The species name atraria references the latin word ater, which means black. The name is likely a reference to the dark coloration of the fins and body.