Independence Valley tui chub
Independence Valley tui chub | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Cypriniformes |
Family: | Leuciscidae |
Genus: | Siphateles |
Species: | S. bicolor
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Subspecies: | S. b. isolata
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Trinomial name | |
Siphateles bicolor isolata C. L. Hubbs & R. R. Miller, 1972
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Synonyms | |
Gila bicolor isolata |
The Independence Valley tui chub (Siphateles bicolor isolata) is 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 considered extinct within less than a decade due to the introduction of sunfish, bass, and carp to the previously isolated watershed. However, it had been rediscovered by the year 2000, although it remains highly threatened.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jelks, H.L., S.J. Walsh, N.M. Burkhead, S. Contreras-Balderas, E. Díaz-Pardo, D.A. Hendrickson, J. Lyons, N.E. Mandrak, F. McCormick, J.S. Nelson, S.P. Platania, B.A. Porter, C.B. Renaud, J.J. Schmitter-Soto, E.B. Taylor and M.L. Warren Jr. (2008). Conservation status of imperiled North American freshwater and diadromous fishes. Fisheries 33(8): 372-407.
Categories:
- Chubs (fish)
- Fish described in 1972
- Fish of the Western United States
- Freshwater fish of the United States
- Fauna of the Southwestern United States
- Endemic fauna of the United States
- Elko County, Nevada
- Natural history of Nevada
- Siphateles
- Leuciscinae stubs