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Mohave tui chub

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Cyprinidae

Rank
  
Subspecies

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Cypriniformes

Genus
  
Gila

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Similar
  
Tui chub, Arroyo chub, Gila, Owens pupfish, Modoc sucker

2011 lewis center refuge mohave tui chub mark recapture


The Mohave tui chub (Gila bicolor mohavensis) is an endangered chub originally found only in the Mojave River. Even though named after the Mojave River, the fish's name is normally spelled "Mohave". It was named by ichthyologist Robert Rush Miller.

Mohave tui chub Lewis Center for Educational Research Mohave Tui Chub

The fish managed to end up in Mojave Chub Spring (MC Spring), possibly from flooding from the Mojave River.

In their original Mojave River habitat, the Mohave chub have hybridized with the coastal chub (Gila orcutti); because of this, the Mojave Chub Spring is now the main source for all genetically "pure" Mohave chubs. Other locations in California have been used as refuges for this pure variety by intentionally introducing the fish into the location.

Mohave tui chub Working with Mohave tui chub

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Mohave tui chub Mohave Tui Chub Siphateles bicolor mohavensis

References

Mohave tui chub Wikipedia