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Arroyo chub

Gila orcuttii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890)

Status not recordedbony fish

The arroyo chub (Gila orcuttii) is a species in the family Cyprinidae, order Cypriniformes.

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Quick facts about the arroyo chub

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the arroyo chub live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the arroyo chub as introduced in 1 country, and flagged as invasive in it.

  1. Mexicoinvasive

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the arroyo chub endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the arroyo chub classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusGila
  7. SpeciesGila orcuttii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890)

Synonyms Gila orcutti, Phoxinus orcuttii

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • gila OrcuttovaCzech
  • Carpa de CaliforniaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the arroyo chub

Other species in the same genus Gila.

Yaqui chub

Gila purpurea

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Gila chub

Gila intermedia

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the arroyo chub an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the arroyo chub as invasive in 1 country: Mexico. It lists it as introduced in 1 in all.

What kind of animal is the arroyo chub?

The arroyo chub (Gila orcuttii) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Arroyo chub (Gila orcuttii). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/arroyo-chub

MLA

“Arroyo chub (Gila orcuttii).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/arroyo-chub.

BibTeX
@misc{arroyo_chub_2026,
  title = {Arroyo chub (Gila orcuttii)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/arroyo-chub},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}