Saltillo Chub
Gila modesta (Garman, 1881)
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
Salinas chub (Gila modesta) is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Leuciscidae, which includes the daces, chubs, Eurasian minnows and related species. This species is endemic to northeastetern Mexico in the Chorro stream, part of the headwaters of the Río Salinas catchment in the Rio San Juan basin near Saltillo in Coahuila , it is classified as endangered.
Wikipedia contributors, Salinas chub; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:51.771584+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gila modesta (Garman, 1881)
- Name authority
- (Garman, 1881)
- Common name
- Saltillo Chub
- 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 modesta (Garman, 1881)
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 |
| Gila atraria (Girard, 1856) | 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 |
|---|---|
| Cheonda modesta Garman, 1881 Garman, 1881 | 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=1466594 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:3G2GN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.