Yaqui Chub
Gila purpurea
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Fish
The Yaqui chub is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows, and related species. It is found in northern Mexico and the United States. The Yaqui chub is a medium-sized minnow fish that historically occurred in streams of Rios Matape, Sonora, and Yaqui systems of Sonora, Mexico. It is one of the five species of the genus Gila in Arizona. The Yaqui chub is closely related to G. ditaenia and G. orcutti, and shares several physical characteristics with G. orcutti, but proves different by having a black wedge near the base of the caudal fin.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Leuciscidae
- Genus
- Gila