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Yaqui chub

Gila purpurea (Girard, 1856)

Status not recordedbony fish

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

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Quick facts about the yaqui 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 yaqui chub live?

Not recorded

Is the yaqui 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 yaqui chub classified?

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

Synonyms Tigoma purpurea

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • 紫骨尾魚Chinese
  • gila nachováCzech
  • carpa púrpuraSpanish
  • 紫骨尾鱼Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the yaqui chub

Other species in the same genus Gila.

Gila chub

Gila intermedia

CyprinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the yaqui chub?

The yaqui chub (Gila purpurea) 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). Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/yaqui-chub

MLA

“Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/yaqui-chub.

BibTeX
@misc{yaqui_chub_2026,
  title = {Yaqui chub (Gila purpurea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/yaqui-chub},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}