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Cypriniformes (Carps) >
Leuciscidae (Minnows) > Laviniinae
Etymology: Gila: A river flowing from SW Mejico to south Arizona; eremica: Name is Latinized from the Greek, meaning "of the desert", and alludes to the severe desert conditions in the region where this new species occurs. Rainfall in much of the nortwestern Sonora averages less than 150 mm a year..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico. Temperate
Distribución
Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri
North America: headwaters of the Sonora and Matape rivers of northwestern Sonora, México.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 39604)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total): 7-8; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 8. Differs morphometrically from G. purpurea in having on average a shallower caudal peduncle, shorter mean distance from origin of pectoral fin to origin of pelvic fin and longer upper jaw. Differs from G. ditaenia in its shorter caudal peduncle and longer post-orbital mean lengths and an average of 57 vs. 68 scales in the lateral line.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
DeMarais, B.D., 1991. Gila eremica, a new cyprinid fish from northwestern Sonora, México. Copeia 1991(1):179-189. (Ref. 39604)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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