Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Salinas chub (Gila modesta), recorded as Endangered
Salinas chub (Gila modesta). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Salinas chub

Gila modesta

Salinas chub is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Gila modesta, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Gila modesta
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Gila

Range and habitat

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.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Salinas chub is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Salinas chub, Wikidata item Q308053. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Photograph of Gila intermedia (Gila intermedia), recorded as EndangeredEN

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Photograph of Humpback chub (Gila cypha), recorded as EndangeredEN

Humpback chub

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Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

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Quick answers

What is Salinas chub?
Salinas chub is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Gila modesta.
What is the conservation status of Salinas chub?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Gila modesta. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Salinas chub live?
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.
Why is Salinas chub in crisis?
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.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Gila modesta?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Salinas chub a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.