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Gila (fish)
''Gila'' is a genus of fish belonging to the family Cyprinidae, native to the United States and Mexico. Species of ''Gila'' are collectively referred to as western chubs. The chiselmouth is a close relative (Simons & Mayden 1997), as are members of the genus ''Siphateles''. 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 & W. L. Minckley, 2003 (Shorttail chub) * '' Gila coerulea'' ( Girard, 1856) (Blue chub) * '' Gila conspersa'' Garman, 1881 (Nazas chub) * †'' Gila crassicauda'' ( S. F. Baird & Girard, 1854) (Thicktail chub (extinct: late 1950s)) * '' Gila cypha'' 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'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bonytail Chub
The bonytail chub or bonytail (''Gila elegans'') is a cyprinid freshwater fish native to the Colorado River basin of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming in the southwestern United States; it has been extirpated from the part of the basin in Mexico. It was once abundant and widespread in the basin, its numbers and range have declined to the point where it has been listed as endangered since 1980 ( ESA) and 1986 (IUCN), a fate shared by the other large Colorado basin endemic fish species like the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, and razorback sucker. It is now the rarest of the endemic big-river fishes of the Colorado River. There are 20 species in the genus '' Gila'', seven of which are found in Arizona. Description A bonytail chub can grow to long. Like many other desert fishes, its coloring tends to be darker above and lighter below, serving as a camouflage. Breeding males have red fin bases. They have a streamlined body and a terminal mout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extinct
Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point. Because a species' potential range may be very large, determining this moment is difficult, and is usually done retrospectively. This difficulty leads to phenomena such as Lazarus taxa, where a species presumed extinct abruptly "reappears" (typically in the fossil record) after a period of apparent absence. More than 99% of all species that ever lived on Earth, amounting to over five billion species, are estimated to have died out. It is estimated that there are currently around 8.7 million species of eukaryote globally, and possibly many times more if microorganisms, like bacteria, are included. Notable extinct animal species include non-avian dinosaurs, saber-toothed cats, dodos, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gila Nigrescens
The Chihuahua chub (''Gila nigrescens'') is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Chihuahua, Mexico and in New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, Neomejicano, Nuevo Mexicano) , seat = Santa Fe, New Mexico, Santa Fe , LargestCity = Albuquerque, New Mexico, Albuquerque , LargestMetro = Albuquerque metropolitan area, Tiguex , Offi ..., United States. The males can reach 24 cm (9.5 in) in length. References * Chubs (fish) Gila (fish) Freshwater fish of Mexico Freshwater fish of the United States Fish of the Western United States Chihuahua chub Chihuahua chub Taxa named by Charles Frédéric Girard Fish described in 1856 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ESA threatened species {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope (July 28, 1840 – April 12, 1897) was an American zoologist, paleontologist, comparative anatomist, herpetologist, and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of 19. Though his father tried to raise Cope as a gentleman farmer, he eventually acquiesced to his son's scientific aspirations. Cope married his cousin and had one child; the family moved from Philadelphia to Haddonfield, New Jersey, although Cope would maintain a residence and museum in Philadelphia in his later years. Cope had little formal scientific training, and he eschewed a teaching position for field work. He made regular trips to the American West, prospecting in the 1870s and 1880s, often as a member of United States Geological Survey teams. A personal feud between Cope and paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh led to a period of intense fossil-finding competiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gila Nigra
The headwater chub (''Gila nigra'') is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico. Description The body of the headwater chub is thick and chunky to streamlined but not markedly attenuate. The maximum size of the male fish is about 50 cm females are about 10–18 cm total length. The coloration of the fish is dark olive-gray or brown above, with a silver side, and white below. The longitudinal stripes are often diffuse, and are rarely with dark dorsal-lateral blotches. The caudal peduncle is not pencil-like, its length is less than its head length; the fins are small to moderate in size, sometimes convex, and are rarely curved, with inter-radial membranes of fins variously pigmented. Scales are developed and cover the entire body, with the basal radii variable. There are 73-83 lateral scales, with usually 8 dorsal and anal fin rays, and rarely 7 or 9 fin rays.Minckley, W.L. and B.D. DeMarais, 2000. ''Taxonomy of Chubs (Teleostei, Cy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and invas .... References * Chubs (fish) Gila (fish) Endemic fish of Mexico Freshwater fish of Mexico Endangered biota of Mexico Salinas chub Fish described in 1881 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Leuciscinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seth Eugene Meek
Seth Eugene Meek (April 1, 1859, Hicksville, Ohio – July 6, 1914, Chicago) was an American ichthyologist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. He was the first compiler of a book on Mexican freshwater fishes. Together with his assistant, Samuel F. Hildebrand, he produced the first book on the freshwater fishes of Panama. He often collaborated with Charles H. Gilbert, and in 1884 on a collecting trip through the Ozarks, they discovered a new species, '' Etheostoma nianguae'', which only lives in the Osage River basin. Also with them on that excursion was David Starr Jordan, considered the father of modern ichthyology. After the Ozarks trip, Meek accepted the post of professor of biology and geology at Arkansas Industrial University (now the University of Arkansas). Tribute The American halfbeak was named in his honor ''Hyporhamphus meeki''. As is the Mezquital pupfish The Mezquital pupfish (''Cyprinodon meeki'') is a species of pupfish in the family Cyprinod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References * {{Taxonbar, from=Q5646653 Gila (fish) Chubs (fish) Cyprinid fish of North America Freshwater fish of Mexico Fish described in 1902 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Gila from the lower Colorado River basin''. Masters thesis, Arizona State University, Tempe. This species is commonly found in association with the Gila topminnow, the desert and Sonora sucker, and the longfin and speckled dace. Description The Gila chub has a large, chubby body, with large, thick scales. The body is dark overall, and sometimes is lighter on the belly. In larger females, a soft, fat, and broad hump sometimes develops on the nape of the neck. Mature, breeding males have a red or orange color on the lower cheek, back parts of the lips, and on parts of the fin. This coloration can also be found on the male's caudal peduncle (tail side).Minckley, W.L. 1973. ''Fishes of Arizona.'' Arizona Game and Fish Department, Phoenix. pp. 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce D
The English language name Bruce arrived in Scotland with the Normans, from the place name Brix, Manche in Normandy, France, meaning "the willowlands". Initially promulgated via the descendants of king Robert the Bruce (1274−1329), it has been a Scottish surname since medieval times; it is now a common given name. The variant ''Lebrix'' and ''Le Brix'' are French variations of the surname. Actors * Bruce Bennett (1906–2007), American actor and athlete * Bruce Boxleitner (born 1950), American actor * Bruce Campbell (born 1958), American actor, director, writer, producer and author * Bruce Davison (born 1946), American actor and director * Bruce Dern (born 1936), American actor * Bruce Gray (1936–2017), American-Canadian actor * Bruce Greenwood (born 1956), Canadian actor and musician * Bruce Herbelin-Earle (born 1998), English-French actor and model * Bruce Jones (born 1953), English actor * Bruce Kirby (1925–2021), American actor * Bruce Lee (1940–1973), martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatem .... References * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3767413 Chubs (fish) Freshwater fish of Mexico Gila (fish) Fish described in 1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gila Elegans
The bonytail chub or bonytail (''Gila elegans'') is a cyprinid freshwater fish native to the Colorado River basin of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming in the southwestern United States; it has been extirpated from the part of the basin in Mexico. It was once abundant and widespread in the basin, its numbers and range have declined to the point where it has been listed as endangered since 1980 ( ESA) and 1986 (IUCN), a fate shared by the other large Colorado basin endemic fish species like the Colorado pikeminnow, humpback chub, and razorback sucker. It is now the rarest of the endemic big-river fishes of the Colorado River. There are 20 species in the genus '' Gila'', seven of which are found in Arizona. Description A bonytail chub can grow to long. Like many other desert fishes, its coloring tends to be darker above and lighter below, serving as a camouflage. Breeding males have red fin bases. They have a streamlined body and a terminal mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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