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Salinas chub

Gila modesta (Garman, 1881)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the salinas 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 salinas chub live?

Not recorded

Is the salinas 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 salinas chub classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCypriniformes
  5. familyCyprinidae
  6. genusGila
  7. SpeciesGila modesta (Garman, 1881)

Synonyms Cheonda modesta

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Saltillo chubEnglish
  • gila salinaskáCzech
  • carpa de SaltilloSpanish
  • Carpita de SaltilloSpanish
  • Charalito SaltilloSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the salinas 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 salinas chub?

The salinas chub (Gila modesta) 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). Salinas chub (Gila modesta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/salinas-chub

MLA

“Salinas chub (Gila modesta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/salinas-chub.

BibTeX
@misc{salinas_chub_2026,
  title = {Salinas chub (Gila modesta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/salinas-chub},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}