Desert chub
| Desert chub | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Leuciscidae |
| Genus: | Gila |
| Species: | G. eremica
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| Binomial name | |
| Gila eremica DeMarais, 1991
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The desert chub (Gila eremica) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species.[2] This species is endemic to Mexico. It inhabits the headwaters of the Sonora and Mátape rivers of northwestern Mexico.
References
- ^ Norris, S. & Hendrickson, D. (2019). "Gila eremica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191266A1974611. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191266A1974611.en. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Gila". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gila eremica". FishBase. April 2006 version.