Mohave tui chub
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The Mohave tui chub (Gila bicolor mohavensis), also known as the Mohave chub, 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.
The fish managed to end up in Mohave 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 Mohave 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.
See also
References
- [Gila bicolor mohavensis (TSN 201919)]. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Accessed on 11 March 2006.
External links
- [Lewis Center Tui Chub Home] has a large amount of information about the Mohave tui chub, including pictures and a large [links page].
- [The detection of genetic and population changes in refugial Mohave tui chub populations: optimizing conservation and management strategy] from the Genomic Variation Laboratory at the University of California, Davis
- [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Threatened and Endangered Species System entry]
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