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The Gila trout is native to tributaries of the Gila River in Arizona and New Mexico.The Gila trout is found historically in the Verde and Agua Fria drainages in Arizona. A note in the archives of Aldo Leopold, dated 1923, contains anecdotal evidence of a native trout in Tonto Creek, AZ.
The dorsal fin of the Utah chub contains nine rays and is located directly over the pelvic fins. [2] Coloration of this species is variable; the dorsal side is generally olive-green ranging to nearly black, and sometimes with a bluish shade, while the sides are silvery, brassy, or golden.
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 .
The state is mostly drained by the Colorado River and its tributary, with the main tributaries being the Gila River, the basin of the Little Colorado River, [3] For thousands of years, Arizona's native fishes have adapted to life in habitats ranging from small springs to the raging torrents of the Colorado River.
Gila Mountains (Yuma County), Arizona; Gila River, a Colorado River tributary in New Mexico and Arizona; Gila, New Mexico, a census-designated place; Gila National Forest, New Mexico; Gila Wilderness, New Mexico, the world's first wilderness area; Gila Desert, the informal name of Sonoran Desert, United States and Mexico
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. [2] This species is commonly found in association with the Gila topminnow, the desert and Sonora sucker, and the longfin and speckled dace.
The Mexican roundtail chub (Gila minacae) is a cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico. Gilas are very closely related, and scientist have had trouble characterizing them and have revised the western clade. Gila are known as western chub and are an old group. There are at least 19 described species and are confined to small portions of freshwater rivers.
The roundtail chub (Gila robusta) is a cyprinid fish in the genus 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 rivers. It is part of the "robusta complex", which includes the Gila robusta robusta, G.r. grahami, and G.r. seminuda.