Bonytail (Gila elegans)

Scientific name: Gila elegans Baird & Girard, 1853

Bonytail (Gila elegans)

The Bonytail (Gila elegans) is a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.

Biology

Inhabits flowing pools and backwaters, usually over mud or rock. Streamlined body suggests at least occasional occupation of swift runs.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Gila elegans
Family
Cyprinidae (Minnows or carps)
Order
Cypriniformes (Carps)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
62.0
Environment
Freshwater; benthopelagic; potamodromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
North America: Colorado River drainage in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona and California in USA, and Mexico. Extant only in Green River in Utah and perhaps in some large impoundments of the Colorado River.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Endangered (EN) (B1+2ac)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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