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Humpback chub

Gila cypha Miller, 1946

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the humpback 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 humpback chub live?

Not recorded

Is the humpback 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 humpback chub classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusGila
  7. SpeciesGila cypha Miller, 1946
Other names and names in other languages (3)
  • gila arizonskáCzech
  • Kuprainā gilaLatvian
  • Горбатая гилаRussian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the humpback 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

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What kind of animal is the humpback chub?

The humpback chub (Gila cypha) belongs to the family Cyprinidae in the order Cypriniformes.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Humpback chub (Gila cypha). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/humpback-chub

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“Humpback chub (Gila cypha).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/humpback-chub.

BibTeX
@misc{humpback_chub_2026,
  title = {Humpback chub (Gila cypha)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/humpback-chub},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}