The Mohave tui chub (''Siphateles bicolor mohavensis'') is a species of

fish Fish are aquatic, craniate, gill-bearing animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish as well as various extinct related groups. Approximately 95% of ...

. It is an

endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and in ...

chub originally found only in the

Mojave River The Mojave River is an intermittent river in the eastern San Bernardino Mountains and the Mojave Desert in San Bernardino County, California, United States. Most of its flow is underground, while its surface channels remain dry most of the time, ...

. Even though named after the Mojave River, the fish's name is normally spelled "Mohave". It was named by ichthyologist

Robert Rush Miller Robert Rush Miller (April 23, 1916 – February 10, 2003) "was an important figure in American ichthyology and conservation from 1940 to the 1990s." He was born in Colorado Springs, earned his bachelor's degree at University of California, Berke ...

. In their original Mojave River habitat, the Mohave chub have hybridized with the coastal chub (''Gila orcutti''); because of this, the Mojave Chub Spring is now the main source for all genetically "pure" Mohave chubs. Other locations in

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

have been used as refuges for this pure variety by intentionally introducing the fish into the location.

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External links

Lewis Center Tui Chub Home
has a large amount of information about the Mohave tui chub, including pictures.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Threatened and Endangered Species System entry

Short history of the Mohave Tui Chub since the 1930s. Tui Mohave Endemic fauna of California Mohave tui chub Fish of the Western United States Freshwater fish of the United States Natural history of San Bernardino County, California, Mohave tui chub Endangered fauna of California, Mohave tui chub Siphateles Fish described in 1918 {{Leuciscinae-stub

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