Gila atraria (Girard, 1856)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The Utah chub (Gila atraria) is a freshwater fish of the family Leuciscidae native to the western United States, where it is abundant in the upper Snake River basin and the Bonneville basin. The species name atraria references the Latin word ater, which means black. The name is likely a reference to the dark coloration of the fins and body.
Wikipedia contributors, Utah chub; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T22:36:33.544262+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gila atraria (Girard, 1856)
- Name authority
- (Girard, 1856)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cypriniformes
- Family
- Cyprinidae
- Genus
- Gila
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCypriniformes
- familyCyprinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyLeuciscinae Bonaparte, 1835
- genusGila Baird & Girard, 1853
- speciesGila atraria (Girard, 1856)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gila. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gila conspersa Garman, 1881 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila cypha Miller, 1946 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sonora ChubGila ditaenia Miller, 1945 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| BonytailGila elegans Baird & Girard, 1853 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mexican Roundtail ChubGila minacae Meek, 1902 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chihuahua ChubGila nigrescens (Girard, 1856) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila orcuttii (Eigenmann & Eigenmann, 1890) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila pandora (Cope, 1872) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yaqui ChubGila purpurea (Girard, 1856) | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila robusta Baird & Girard, 1853 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gila seminuda Cope & Yarrow, 1875 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Shorttail ChubGila brevicauda Norris, Fischer & Minckley, 2003 | CyprinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Hybopsis timpanogensis Cope, 1874 Cope, 1874 | synonym |
| Siboma atraria Girard, 1856 Girard, 1856 | synonym |
| Tigoma lineata Girard, 1856 Girard, 1856 | synonym |
| Squalius rhomaleus Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 | synonym |
| Tigoma squamata Gill, 1861 Gill, 1861 | synonym |
| Hybopsis bivittatus Cope, 1872 Cope, 1872 | synonym |
| Myloleucus parovanus Cope, 1874 Cope, 1874 | synonym |
| Myloleucus pulverulentus Cope, 1872 Cope, 1872 | synonym |
| Protoporus domninus Cope, 1872 Cope, 1872 | synonym |
| Squalius cruoreus Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 Jordan & Gilbert, 1881 | synonym |
| Siboma atraria longiceps Cope, 1875 Cope, 1875 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1019977 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3G2FV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.