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Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Laviniinae
Etymology: Gila: A river flowing from Southwest New Mexico westward across south Arizona into the Colorado River.
More on author: Girard.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique. Subtropical; 33°N - 30°N
North America: Mimbres River in New Mexico, USA; Lagunas Guzman and Bustillos, Chihuahua in Mexico.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 86798)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9; Rayons mous anaux: 8. Gila nigrescens can be distinguished by the following characters: lateral line with 67-78 scales; dorsal fin with 9 rays; anal fin with 8 rays; 1st gill arch with 9014 rakers; pharyngeal teeth 2,5-4,2; deep, compressed body; long, fairly slender caudal peduncle; terminal mouth on rounded snout; olive-gray above; silver side; clear to slate gray fins; and breeding individuals with red-orange mouth and paired and anal-fin bases (Ref. 86798).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Adults inhabit flowing pools of creeks and small rivers, usually near brush or other cover (Ref. 86798). Migratory behaviour is undetermined (Ref. 126106).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Vulnérable (VU) (B1ab(i,ii,iii,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,v)); Date assessed: 28 February 2019
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01148 (0.00455 - 0.02896), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
2.2 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100). 🛈 |