Desert chub

Desert chub
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cypriniformes
Family:	Cyprinidae
Genus:	Gila
Species:	G. eremica
Binomial name
Gila eremica DeMarais, 1991

The desert chub (Gila eremica) is a cyprinid fish endemic to Mexico. It inhabits the headwaters of the Sonora and Mátape rivers of northwestern Mexico.

References

1. Norris, S. & Hendrickson, D. (2019). "Gila eremica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T191266A1974611. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T191266A1974611.en. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Gila eremica". FishBase. April 2006 version.