Rio Grande chub

Gila pandora

Fish Reaching Eighteen Centimeters in North American Waters

Temperate
Upper river
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Freshwater fish
North America
Fusiform
Medium
Temperate fish

The Rio Grande chub (Gila pandora) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species. This fish is endemic to the United States. It inhabits the upper Rio Grande and Pecos River systems in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Minnows, Carps, and Loaches
Family: Cyprinidae
Genus: Gila
Maximum length: 18 cm
Water: Freshwater
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North America: Upper Rio Grande and Pecos River systems in Colorado and New Mexico, USA; isolated populations in Davis Mountains (Pecos River system) in Texas, USA. Introduced into headwaters of Canadian River (Red River drainage) in New Mexico.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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