Biology:Chihuahua chub
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Short description: Species of fish
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Cypriniformes |
| Family: | Cyprinidae |
| Genus: | Gila |
| Species: | G. nigrescens
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| Gila nigrescens (Girard, 1856)
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The Chihuahua chub (Gila nigrescens) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species.[2] It is found in Chihuahua, Mexico and in New Mexico, United States. The males can reach 24 cm (9.5 in) in length.
References
- ↑ NatureServe (2019). "Gila nigrescens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T9189A129986215.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/9189/129986215. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Species in the genus Gila". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=species&genus=Gila.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Gila nigrescens" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q254803 entry
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