Real photoREAL PHOTO

Thicktail chub (Gila crassicauda)
Specimen imageSPECIMEN IMAGE
Thicktail chub (Gila crassicauda) specimen
← Back to catalog

Cyprinidae

Thicktail chub

Gila crassicauda

Twenty Five Centimeters Carp of North American Waters

  • Temperate
  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Freshwater fish
  • North America
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Thicktail chub is a freshwater fish found around North America. It inhabits freshwater habitats. The largest recorded length is 25 cm.

Genus
Gila
Maximum length
25 cm
Water
Freshwater
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
North America: Extinct; formerly in USA (Sacramento-San Joaquin River, Clear Lake (Lake Co.), Pajaro River, Salinas River and San Franciso Bay drainages in Califormia).
Conservation status
EXExtinct

Generating…