Species Information

Kingdom: Animalia
  Phylum: Craniata
    Class: Actinopterygii
      Order: Cypriniformes
        Family: Leuciscidae
          Genus: Gila
            Species: pandora

Rio Grande Chub - Gila pandora

Rio Grande Chub

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Species Extent (New Mexico)

General Description

Rio Grande Chub (Gila pandora) is a small (15 cm) fish that currently occurs in the Pecos River system, the Red River drainage in New Mexico, and in tributaries of the Rio Grande (it has been extirpated from the mainstem of the Rio Grande). They inhabit flowing pools with cover from vegetation and undercut banks in small to moderate sized rivers and creeks; they can also be found in reservoirs and lakes. The main threats to this species are stream dewatering, channelization, and non-native fishes.

Status

Global Rank: G3

State Rank: S3

State Status:

Federal Status:

USFS Status: R3 SCC

BLM Status: BLM SENSITIVE

SWAP Status: SGCN

NMRP Strategy Status:

Observations in Natural Heritage New Mexico Database

Number of Subpopulations: 57

Number of Mapped Locations: 322

Number of Observations: 648

Observation date range: 12-13-1900 to 09-27-2020

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