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Pahranagut Roundtail Chub
Gila jordani
Leuciscidae · freshwater water fish
1 minute read · Species guide
About Pahranagut Roundtail Chub
The Pahranagat roundtail chub (Gila jordani), or White River chub, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species. This fish is endemic to the outflows of thermal springs in the Pahranagat Valley, as well as the Pahranagat River itself, although it is now restricted, in the wild, to a single spring within its historic native range.
Range
Where it lives
0%
37.8%of mapped records
Habitat
Water and movement
- Water
- WoRMS records this species in fresh water.
Classification
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Superclass
- Actinopterygii
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Gila
- Species
- Gila jordani
- ITIS TSN
- 1199105
- WoRMS AphiaID
- 1529103
- GBIF key
- 2360128
Common questions about Pahranagut Roundtail Chub
What is the scientific name of Pahranagut Roundtail Chub?
The scientific name is Gila jordani, in the family Leuciscidae. Classification follows ITIS.
Does Pahranagut Roundtail Chub live in fresh water or salt water?
WoRMS records this species in fresh water.
Where has Pahranagut Roundtail Chub been recorded in the United States?
GBIF has observations in 9 states, with the most records in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico. The map shows observation records, which do not establish the complete natural range.
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