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Gila chub

Gila intermedia (Girard, 1856)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the gila 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 gila chub live?

Not recorded

Is the gila 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 gila chub classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusGila
  7. SpeciesGila intermedia (Girard, 1856)

Synonyms Gila gibbosa, Gila robusta intermedia, Squalius lemmoni, Tigoma intermedia

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • carpa del GilaSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the gila chub

Other species in the same genus Gila.

Yaqui chub

Gila purpurea

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the gila chub?

The gila chub (Gila intermedia) 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). Gila chub (Gila intermedia). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/gila-intermedia

MLA

“Gila chub (Gila intermedia).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/gila-intermedia.

BibTeX
@misc{gila_intermedia_2026,
  title = {Gila chub (Gila intermedia)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/gila-intermedia},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}