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Cyprinidae
Yaqui Chub
Gila purpurea
Fourteen Centimeters Carp of North American Waters
- Purple
- Tropical
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Freshwater fish
- North America
- Fusiform
- Small
- Tropical fish
Purple
Tropical
Regional distribution
Fusiform
SmallYaqui Chub is a freshwater fish of North America. The species occupies freshwater habitats. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 14 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Gila
- Maximum length
- 14 cm
- Water
- Freshwater
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- North America: Rio Yaqui basin in Arizona, USA and Mexico. Introduced to Leslie Creek (Whitewater Draw drainage), extreme southeast Arizona.
- Conservation status
- VUVulnerable
Class
Family
Conservation status
