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Cyprinidae
Headwater chub
Gila nigra
Near Threatened Fish from Mexican Waters
- Black
- Temperate
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Elongated
- Medium
- Temperate fish
Black
Temperate
Regional distribution
Elongated
MediumThe headwater chub (Gila nigra) is a species of fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Gila
- Maximum length
- 38 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- North America: Gila River system (Colorado River drainage) in New Mexico and Arizona, USA.
- Conservation status
- NTNear Threatened
Class
Family
Conservation status
