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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 is thought to direct the flow of water over the body and help maintain body position in the swift currents of the Colorado river.
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.
Similar species include the humpback chub (Gila cypha) and bonytail chub (G. elegans), however, these fish have extremely slender caudal peduncles, smaller eyes, angle along anal fin base continuing above the caudal fin. Large individuals have a hump on their nape, and a depressed head which is absent on the headwater chub.
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Humpback chubs can reach up to lengths of 20 inches in and weigh up to 2.5 pounds. Humpback chubs are known to be a long living fish having a life span of up to 30 years. [36] The Humpback chub is an opportunistic omnivore, their diet consists of insects, crustaceans, plants, seeds, small fish, and reptiles. [37] EN
The term chub refers to numerous fish of the family Cyprinidae in several North American and European genera; they generally belong to the subfamily Leuciscinae. The North American chubs are in this category.
There is contention about the reintroduction of the bonytail chub. [9] Some are concerned about the amount of water used to increase stream flows that are required for adequate bonytail chub habitat. [10] Bass fishermen are concerned about facilitating the recovery of the bonytail chub by the removal of smallmouth bass, a popular gamefish. [11]
Whale watch vessels Aurora, Sanctuary, Privateer IV, Whale Watcher and Sea Salt helped with humpback calf, rescuers said.