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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.
More on authors: Baird & Girard.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; potamodrome (Ref. 126106). Subtropical; 44°N - 28°N
North America: Colorado River drainage in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona, USA (Ref. 86798); also Rio Yaqui south to Rio Piaxtla in northwestern Mexico (Ref. 5723).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 43.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 5723); common length : 30.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 12193); âge max. reporté: 8 années (Ref. 12193)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9; Rayons mous anaux: 9. Body deep and compressed. Head flat. Caudal peduncle slender. Caudal fin large and forked. Angle along base of the anal fin continues into the middle of the caudal fin. Mouth terminal, extending to front of eye. Dark olive-gray above, silver side. Breeding male may develop red or orange on lower half of cheek and paired-fin bases; Lateral line with 71-99 scales, usually more than 78. Dorsal and anal fins with 9 rays. First gill arch with 10 or more rakers. Pharyngeal teeth 2,5-4,2 (Ref. 86798).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Adults inhabit rocky runs, sometimes pools, of creeks and small to large rivers as well as impoundments. May hybridize with Gila cypha throughout their shared range except in Yampa River (Ref. 86798).
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))
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) |
2.0 ±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 (tmax=8). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Moderate to high vulnerability (55 of 100). 🛈 |