''Gila'' is a

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belonging to the family

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, native to the United States and Mexico. Species of ''Gila'' are collectively referred to as western chubs. The

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is a close relative (Simons & Mayden 1997), as are members of the genus ''

Siphateles ''Siphateles'' is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, native to the Western United States. They were formerly placed in the genus ''Gila (fish), Gila''. Species The species include: *''Siphateles alvordensis'' Carl Leavitt Hubbs, ...

''. Several members of the genus are endangered or extinct due to loss of habitat causing by diversion or overuse of water resources, particularly in the western United States.

Species

* '' Gila atraria'' ( Girard, 1856) (Utah chub) * '' Gila brevicauda'' S. M. Norris, J. M. Fischer &

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, 2003 (Shorttail chub) * '' Gila coerulea'' ( Girard, 1856) (Blue chub) * '' Gila conspersa''

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, 1881 (Nazas chub) * †'' Gila crassicauda'' ( S. F. Baird & Girard, 1854) (Thicktail chub (

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: late 1950s)) * ''

Gila cypha The humpback chub (''Gila cypha'') is a federally protected fish that lived originally in fast waters of the Colorado River system in the United States. This species takes its name from the prominent hump between the head and dorsal fin, which i ...

'' R. R. Miller, 1946 (Humpback chub) * '' Gila ditaenia'' R. R. Miller, 1945 (Sonora chub) * '' Gila elegans'' S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853 (Bonytail chub, Bonytail) * ''

Gila eremica The desert chub (''Gila eremica'') is a cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico. It inhabits the headwaters of the Sonora and Matape rivers of northwestern México Mexico ( Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country i ...

'' DeMarais, 1991 (Desert chub) * ''

Gila intermedia The Gila chub (''Gila intermedia'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States. The Gila chub is closely related to the roundtail chub.Rinne, J.N. 1969. ''Cyprinid fishes of the genus Gi ...

'' ( Girard, 1856) (Gila chub) * ''

Gila minacae The Mexican roundtail chub (''Gila minacae'') is a cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the ...

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, 1902 (Mexican roundtail chub) * ''

Gila modesta Salinas chub (''Gila modesta'') is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found only in Mexico, classified as endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwi ...

'' (

, 1881) (Salinas chub) * '' Gila nigra''

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, 1875 (Headwater chub) * '' Gila nigrescens'' ( Girard, 1856) (Chihuahua chub) * '' Gila orcuttii'' ( C. H. Eigenmann & R. S. Eigenmann, 1890) (Arroyo chub) * ''

Gila pandora The Rio Grande Chub (''Gila pandora'') is a cyprinid fish endemic to the United States. It inhabits the upper Rio Grande and Pecos River systems in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. The Rio Grande Chub is native to most of its current range includ ...

'' (

, 1872) (Rio Grande chub) * ''

Gila pulchra The Conchos chub (''Gila pulchra'') is a cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico. References

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'' ( Girard, 1856) (Conchos chub) * '' Gila purpurea'' ( Girard, 1856) (Yaqui chub) * ''

Gila robusta The roundtail chub (''Gila robusta'') is a cyprinid fish in the genus ''Gila (fish), Gila'', of southwestern North America. It is native to the Colorado River drainage basin, including the Gila River and other tributaries, and in several other ri ...

'' S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853 (Roundtail chub) ** '' Gila robusta jordani'' V. M. Tanner, 1950 (Pahranagut roundtail chub) ** '' Gila robusta robusta'' S. F. Baird & Girard, 1853 (Roundtail chub) * ''

Gila seminuda The Virgin chub or the Virgin River chub (''Gila seminuda'') is a medium-sized, silvery minnow, generally less than 15 cm long and reaching lengths of 25 cm. The back, breast, and part of the belly are embedded with small scales, naked ...

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, 1875 (Virgin chub)

References

* * (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. (HTML abstract) Chubs (fish) Taxa named by Spencer Fullerton Baird Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard {{Leuciscinae-stub