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> Cypriniformes (Carps) > Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Laviniinae
Etymology: Gila:A river flowing from Southwest New Mexico westward across south Arizona into the Colorado River; alutacea:The specific name is derived from alutaceus (leathery) (Ref. 1998). More on authors: Agassiz & Pickering.
Môi trường: môi trường / vùng khí hậu / Mức độ sâu / phạm vi phân phối Sinh thái học
; nước ngọt gần đáy; di cư trong nước ngọt (Ref. 126106). Temperate; 55°N - 41°N
North America: Fraser and Columbia River drainages in British Columbia in Canada, Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada in USA; Harney River basin in Oregon, USA.
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Tuổi
Chín muồi sinh dục: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 30.0 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 86798); common length : 17.5 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 12193)
Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 10 - 11; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 9 - 10. Moderately compressed body, deepest in front of dorsal fin; strong tapering to narrow caudal peduncle; large, forked caudal fin; wide head; subterminal mouth; hard plate on lower jaw; large eye; dorsal-fin origin over pelvic-fin origin; rounded, protruding snout; decurved, complete lateral line with 85-93 scales; long intestine (at least twice length of body) ; black peritoneum; dorsal fin with 10-11 rays; anal fin with 9-10 rays; pharyngeal teeth 0,4-4,0 to 0,5-5,0; gray above, brassy silver side; yellow to brown fins; large individuals with gray dorsal and caudal fins, orange at pectoral and pelvic-fin bases (Ref. 86798). Tail large and flaring. Lower jaw bears a sharp edge, nearly square when viewed from beneath. Sharp part of lip consist of cornified epithelium which is sometimes slightly calcified. Internal to the fleshy upper lip is a small, hard plate upon which the lower lip bears. Young fish have a more rounded lower lip, when viewed either laterally or from below. Digestive tract in adults is about twice the length of the body, with most of its length consisting of a coiled section posterior to the entry of the bile duct (Ref. 52680). Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults occur in flowing pools and runs over sand and gravel in creeks and small to medium rivers; also in margins of lakes (Ref. 86798). Adults feed mainly on diatoms, also on filamentous algae; young feed on surface insects (Ref. 1998).
Page, L.M. and B.M. Burr, 2011. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 663p. (Ref. 86798)
Tình trạng Sách đỏ IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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