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Gila robusta (Roundtail chub)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The roundtail chub, Gila robusta, is a cyprinid fish in the Gila genus, 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.
View Wikipedia Record: Gila robusta

Infraspecies

Gila robusta jordani
Gila robusta robusta

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Gila robusta

Attributes

Adult Length [1]  17 inches (43 cm)
Brood Dispersal [1]  In the open
Brood Egg Substrate [1]  Lithophils (rock-gravel)
Brood Guarder [1]  No
Litter Size [1]  45,125
Maximum Longevity [1]  8 years
Diet [2]  Carnivore, Planktivore
Female Maturity [1]  2 years

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Canyonlands National Park II 335430 Utah, United States
Montezuma Castle National Monument V 872 Arizona, United States

Predators

Buteogallus anthracinus (Common Black-Hawk)[3]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Schyzocotyle acheilognathi[4]

Range Map

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 1Frimpong, E.A., and P. L. Angermeier. 2009. FishTraits: a database of ecological and life-history traits of freshwater fishes of the United States. Fisheries 34:487-495.
♦ 2Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed February 01, 2010 at animaldiversity.org
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 4Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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