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Independence Valley tui chub

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Rank
  
Subspecies

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Genus
  
Gila

Similar
  
Alvord cutthroat trout, Tui chub, Empetrichthys latos, Phantom shiner, Thicktail chub

The Independence Valley tui chub, Gila bicolor isolata, was a subspecies of tui chub endemic to the drainage of the Independence Valley in Elko County, northern Nevada.

Described as "abundant" when first collected and identified in 1965, it was extinct within less than a decade due to the introduction of sunfish, bass, and carp to the previously isolated watershed.

References

Independence Valley tui chub Wikipedia


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